The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
TOWN and VICINITY

ed at Heselton's.
Miss Jeanette Lord has returned from
vacation at Ocean Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Knowlton are Wis
ting In Bangor and Holden.
Ninety tickets were sold at Skowhe.
gan station for Waterville, Wednesday
morning, to see President Roosevelt and
% to Bangor.
1t is proposed by the Maine lodges OF
A. o. U. w. to hold Field Day at the
State Fair grounds at Lewiston, Monday
next, Labor Day.
The congregation at the M. E. Church
was unusually large, last Sunday morn
ing and evening, to listen to Rev. D. B.
Holt, their former pastor.
Charles Wright of Fairfield, practi-
cal steam filter, Is to succeed G. C. To-
zier as janitor of the village schoolhouses
and has entered upon his duties.
Miss Berle Lewis entertained Rev, D.
B. Holt and daughter, Marion and Ethel
Brainerd, to carriage ride to North
ride to North Arson campmeeting, Wed
uesday.
Mrs. Sidney w. Curtis of Brooklyn,
\. Y, who has been the guest Of Mrs.
Edith s. Shepherd for some weeks, re-
turned to her home by this mornings
train.
Hon. j. H. Manley of Augusta arrived
in town, Tuesday on the 1890 a. m.
train and took an electric car for Lake.
wood where he spoke at the Pomona
grange meeting In the afternoon.
Sunday services at the Congregational
church: Morning worship at 1915,
preaching by the pastor, subject: The
Supreme Ambition. Special music; Sum-
day school at 1850; evening service in
the chapel at Z. All are always well
come.
Samuel B. Page of Woodsville, n. H.,
was in town, Tuesday, the guest of Hon.
S. W. Gould. Mr.. Page is one of the
Democratic campaigners assigned to this
county. He spoke at Canaan, Monday
evening, and at Norridgewock, Tuesday
evening.
B. F. Eaton, the efficient station agent
of the Maine Central railroad here, makes
out this week forty years continuous
service with that company. Thirty-five
aud one half years of that time has
been in Skowhegan. Few men have
made record of this kind.
The contract for building the new
sehoolhouse at Malbon's corner, about
four miles from town ON the road to
Canaan, has been awarded to w. A.
Clougb, the lowest bidder. 1t is to be a
one-room building of modern design and
its opening will centralize the pupils in
that section.
The work of razlng the small store
building occupied by G. r. Fogg's drug
store was commenced this morning pre-
paratory to the erection OF a handsome,
modern store on the site. While the
building is going on Mr.. Fogg has re-
moved his stock to the Colby store on
Madison Ave.
At the First Baptist church on Sunday
morning there will be worship at 10.45
with sermon by the pastor, Rev. H. F.
Huse. Subject, "Some interpretations
Of freedom" Sunday school at II;
juniors at o'clock; gospel praise service
at o'clock, subject, Christ's teachings
about "Man." All are invited.
Prof. w. II. Chapman will conduct his
final rehearsal at Waterville, Wednesday
evening, Sept. Sd and invites all the
skowhegan, Fairfield, Pittsfield, Oak
land and Augusta members of the Festi-
val Chorus to be present. He expects
large attendance and will arrange for
special rates on r. r. for chorus men,
bers.
Company E, 2nd Regiment Maine
National Guards returned from the State
muster field at Augusta, Friday, on the
regular afternoon train. The company
did good service there in sharp shooting
the various drills and parade. The
Skowhegan company is one of the bes,
in essential, soldierly qualities and re
liability In the State military force.
The Arion Musical Club of Boston, il
the attraction at Lakewood theater thil
week. The concert program rendered
by these young ladies should need nj
commentator from us as upon theil
former visits TO our town they were one
and all solid artists and entertained mos
oharmingly all hearers. Miss Sanborn
the reader, is still Of the company, o.
whom it may be said there are few /
any better before the public today.
Announcements have been received
the past week of the marriage OF vii
liam Allen Clough, Jr., the only son o
W. A. Clough of this place to Miss Ros
Ella Mason of Portland, which occurre'
Wednesday, Aug. Goth. Mr.. Clough /
a graduate of Skowhegan high school
Class of '96, and remained here up t.
about two years ago which he secured
responsible position with the King 4
Dexter Hardware Co. of Portland. H