The Somerset reporter., 1902-04-24

E. c. Bunker of the Bangor CONNER
cial was In town, Monday.
H. A. Bennett and wife of Bangor
were guests of j. P. Merrill and family,
over Sunday.
Norman McCrlls went to Portland,
Saturday, for visit with friends in that
city and Lewiston.
Mr.. Walter L. Kenney returned to his
home 10 Bangor, after visit of ten days
in town with friends.
Miss F. Lillian Gould of Boston visited
few days the past week with her
brother, Geo. Gould.
Rev. w. W. Hooper will preach at the
Universalist Church Sunday forenoon,
April ~ at 1915 All are invited.
DR.. F. S. Bigelow has Il Berkshire
pigs of the Hood Farm stock, for sale,
two weeks hence, when they will be four
weeks old.
D. w. Colby and D. H. Perkins went
to Lewiston, Friday afternoon, and in
the evening attended a meeting of the
School Masters Club.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Nj. K.
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Maddocks, Summer street, Monday after
noon, at 30 o'clock. All are cordially
invited.
The young ladies of the Edgewood
Club rendered surprise party to Miss
Marion Brainerd, Saturday afternoon, at
her home on North avenue, it being the
l4th anniversary of her birthday.
AT the Centenary NJ. E. Church, the
PASTORS theme, next Sunday morning,
will be 1.-THE Race and the Coal The
evening subject will be "Christ Greater
than Solomon" All the other services
as usual. Come and welcome.
Grange Hall was the scene of an enjoy
able progressive whist party, Monday
evening, the largest yet held. Thirty
one tables were filled and this favorite
amusement continued until late hour
Refreshments of cocoa, sandwiches and
cake were served. The affair was under
the auspices of Canton Somerset.
The Village Corporation assessors
have in view two places for the location
Of police headquarters. One is the Ord
way building fronting on Russell street,
now occupied as a bicycle repair shop
the other the rooms on Court street for
merly occupied as ewelry store by l..
B. Talbot One of these two places is
likely to be selected.
Robinson Brothers are busly at work
repairing their mill that was so badly
story on part of the mill will be omit
ted in the repairs, leaving the structure
the same hight as the adjoining building
of the Skowhegan Pulp Co., three
stories with dormer windows in the
roof. An entirely new roof will be re-
quired.
Mrs. Mary Cushing Palmer of Newton
vile, Mass, formerly of this town left
Boston Wednesday Apr. %, for Los An
geles, California, where she is to attend
the Biennial Convention of Woman's
Club, as delegate from the Newtonville
Woman's Guild. Mrs. Palmer will re
main In California, short time for sight
seeing along the coast, returning from
San Francisco.
The first game of the season on the
diamond at Fairview park will be played |
Thursday afternoon, when the Skowhe- |
gans will cross bats with Waterville |
High. Congdon, the new pitcher, who
played, last season, on the Manchester
League team, is expected to arrive in
season to fill the box for Skowhegan,
and Faron will catch. Captain Jones is
also looked for in day or two. Fuller |
and Abbott will constitute the WaterVille |
battery.
The committee appointed at the annual
meeting of the Village Corporation in
connection with the assessors, to look
into the matter OF the disabled force
pump in the building of the Skowhegan
Pulp Company, looked the premises
over, Tuesday, and found things in a
very discouraging state so far as utiliz-
ing the wheel former used and the
pump for extinguishment of fires. The
committee will be prepared to report at
an early day, when corporation meet
ing will be called and the matter be re-