The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
TOWN and VICINITY

business, Saturday.
A good 120 acre farm for sale, apply
at the REPORTER office.
Mr.. Walter L. Kenney of Bangor is
visiting friends in town.
Dance tonight In Miburn Hall with
music by Lees orchestra.
Mrs. c. B. Wade took the afternoon
train of Friday for Boston.
f. C. Bunker of the Bangor CONNER
cial staff was in town, Monday.
New picture moulding and artists
material at Folsom & Nutting's.
Mrs. L. A. Dascomb went to Wilton,
Friday morning. to visit relatives.
Chester II. Mills, Esq, was in Fair
field on business, Friday afternoon.
Robert Ordway went to Dover, Friday
afternoon, for brief visit with friends
Miss Margery Morrison returned from
Boston on the afternoon train of Thurs.
day.
Samuel Haines of Pittsfeld was the
guest of Mrs. Edith 5. Shepherd, over
Sunday.
Mr.. C. D. Holbrook of North Madison
made the REPORTER a call a few days
since.
Mrs. W. l.. Bonney has returned from
a months visit to relatives in Massachu-
sets.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Perkins of New
Sharon were the guests of Skowhegan
friends, Friday.
Dinsmore & Bickford have taken the
agency of Somerset County for the I7ers
& Pond high grade pianos.
The new saw mill of H. E. Spear on
the island has been rebuilt and again com.
menced operations, Monday last.
Luke Z. Brown of Waterville, FORM
er Skowhegan resident, was calling on
old acquaintances one day last week.
Ralph Ames was an arrival upon the
morning train, Friday, from Boston,
visiting his parents here over Sunday.
Dinsmore & Bickford have sold one
OF those elegant Needham pianos to the
futile Bros, for The Skowhegan House
parlors.
At the installation of officers of Show
hogan Grange No. 20S, Jan. %, refresh
ments are to be served and the ladies
are requested to bring food.
! Assistant Grand Patriarch Hugh Hur-
ley went to Newport, Tuesday, accom-
panied by Deputy Warden R. X. French,
and installed the officers of the Encamp-
ment, that evening.
Mrs. w. r. Clifford, Miss Gertrude
Weston and Mrs. X. T. Patten went to
Augusta Saturday morning, to attend a
reception given by Mrs. Hill, the wife of
Names chief executive, to the Maine
Order OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
On the sleep of the 10th sun, cold
moon, G. s. D., All, Mohican Tribe, No.
50, will raise up their chiefs. After
long talk by Dep. Great Sachem Henry
@. Gould, refreshments will be served.
All members requested to gather around
Council fire with invited palefaces.
At the First Baptist church on Sunday,
worship at l0.45, with sermon by the
pastor upon the subject "Worship".
Sunday school at II; Junior Christian
Endeavor at 3; evening service of praise
with short address by the pastor,
"Christ's Healing Touch" All are cor
daily invited.
Permission has been given to the
School Board by the Corporation Assess
ors to use the fire alarm whistle as sig
nal for no school and one session. By
their direction the following signals will
be used: For "no school," at 7.30 a. M,
give one blast, pause two minutes and
repeat; for one session, at IL a. M, one
blast, pause two minutes and repeat.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Atwood, accom-
panied by their daughter, Mrs. Charles
Tobey, took their departure from Show
hogan, last week, for Eugene, Oregon,
where they propose making permanent
residence. A son, who has been sue
cessful practicing physician in that town
for some time, was the influence that
brougtt about the change.
At the last regular meeting of Local
Union, 767, Carpenters and Joiners of
America, the following officers were
installed by installing officer H. B.
Goodwin: Pres, James P. Thompson ;
Vice Pres, Chas. w. Reed; Rec. Sec.,
G. Wesley Grover; Fin. Sec, Arson
Savage; trustee, Simon Grover. The
Union is in flourishing condition and
numbers nearly forty members.
Thursday morning last, Hotel Hescl-
ton, which for several months has been
RIM by r. w. Brown, changed manage
ment, G. w. Giddlngs of Falmouth
Heights, Mass, having leased the same
and assumed control. Mr.. Giddings Is a
hotel man of long experience and Is at
present proprietor of Vineyard Sound
House, a large hotel at Falmouth Heights,
one of Massachusetts fashionable water
ing places. 1t is the intention of Mr..
Giddings to remain here, with the ex-
ception of the short summer season when