The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-08
). C. H. Jones of Athens is In town,

| touay.
Dow & Carter's ad. will interest low
buyers.
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin was in Augusta
for the day, Wednesday.
N. C. McCausland of Old Town, inter-
nal revenue collector, was in town on
business this week.
Miss E. B. Dunton who had been 10
Athens visiting friends returned to her
home In Boston, Saturday.
Miss Emma Hutchinson returned to
Bar Harbor Saturday afternoon where
she teaches In the public schools.
Mrs. M. C. Monroe returned, Tuesday
afternoon from Lawrence, Mass, where
she spent two weeks the guest of her
sister.
A fat mans ball is advertised to take
place in Grange hall, Saturday evening
next, the 10th inst. Lees orchestra
furnishes music.
Blaine Viles after a vacation of two
weeks passed with his parents here,
returned to the Yale School of Forestry
at New Haven, Conn.,, yesterday after
| noon.
| The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held next Thurs
day evening. One of the visiting evan
gelists will preach In that church Sum-
day morning.
Miss Mabel Pooler, after passing the
holiday vacation, with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. 7. Pooler, returned to
Auburndale, Mass. Wednesday morning
where she is attending Lasele seminary.
w. S. Wight, the well known vocal
music teacher is expected to organize a
class here in singing 10 the near future
for both old and young, which all will,
be glad to know. Mr.. Wight has begun
his second season In Madison and 9TH
er towns with great success.
The following officers of Carrabassett
Lodge, No. 81, 1. o. o. F., were elected
Wednesday evening, Dec. 81 for the
ensuing year as follows: Edward Spear,
N G; Fl W Kimball, V G; r D Baker,
R Sec; A B Lamb, P Sec; C N Lambert,
Treas. The installation will take place
Jan. 18th.
Some of the friends of Mrs. Hiram
Spofford who were instrumental In
rolling up" the large score she made
In our recent range contest, we're bound
she should have new range anyway,
as they have raised the funds necessary
among themselves and purchased ore
for her from the Steward Heating &
Plumbing Co.
Mrs. Ella Jordan, former clerk in
W. P. Ordway's, who for the past nine
months has been employed In Soper's
store at Madison, visited friends here
two days this week before starting,
Wednesday afternoon. for San Paula,
Cal. She will remain at least year
and may decide to make her residence
there permanent.
w. J. Estabrook received q bad fall,
last week, while engaged in looking
after the repairs of some cutters in
house in Cornville. He took hold of
hook that was supposed to be solid, but
which gave away under his weight and
he fell some fifteen feet to the ground,
but fortunately escaped with no more
serious injury than sprained ankle.
The friends of Mr.. Ansel Allen will
regret to learn of the misfortune that
has come upon him. 1t seems that he
diseased corn on his toe and In pairing 1t
do gn blood poison set 10, making it
necessary first to amputate the toe and
later the foot. He Is at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. F. A. Coolidge in
Scion, and we learn there is every fee.
ing that the worst is over.
In noting business change of man
we'll known 10 Skowhegan and who
makes this his summer home, the Boston
Home Journal says; "Mr. Charles
Green, clerk of the Hotel Lenox, has re-
signed his position and has returned to
the Hotel Ess' X, where he was for one
and one half years, going with the house
at the time it was opened. What is The
Lenox's loss is The Essex's gain"
At Hotel Heselton, tomorrow evening,
will occur the midwinter banquet of the
Skowhegan Mems Club. Supper will lie
served at $50, to be followed by sn
attractive toast list, including L. G.
Cornish of Augusta and j. E. Nelson Il
Waterville. Kendall's full orchestra
will furnish music. The public general
ly are invited. Tickets can be secur, d
at Bucknam,s. The sale closes at 8
o'clock Friday morning.
Augustus II, Pierce, formerly Of
Skowhegsn, At one time 10 the employ
Of A. II. Lang, but more recently living
In Madison, Is now making his home Ia
Boston, where he is employed as a con-
ductor by the Boston Elevated Railway
Company. He Is on the surface lines of
Division OF the company's system,
which connects Boston proper" with
the "Charlestown district" and the
northern suburbs of the city.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin, member of the
Senate for Somerset, and Mr.. E. p. Page,