The Somerset reporter., 1903-11-19
TOWN and VICINITY


you buy it of Bucknam?
Sunset Chapter o. E. S. will meet
Friday evening, Nov. 20.
DR.. F. c. Thayer of Wateryille was In
town, Tuesday, called here professionally.
Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd and Miss Lola
B. Goodwin are passing the week in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Billadeau of Au-
gusta we're in town, over Tuesday night,
on brief visit.
Last Thursdays afternoon train was
nearly five hours late, caused by an ac-
cldent to the engine at Belgrade.
Work is progressing favorably on the
dam across north channel. More tn n
half the log work is accomplished.
Hon. z. F. Danforth and Hon. L. L.
Walton were at Augusta, yesterday in
attendance upon meeting of the A. o.
L. W.
Place orders for Miss Pages cheese at
simpsons grocery for Thanksgiving.
He is to receive a large new lot, Tuesday
next.
Delanos oyster trade still increases.
Over 200 families supplied last Sunday.
II not already customer why not j)in
his list.
The annual sale of the Congregational
Working League has been postponed
ha I ~ nd nd m no RI i
of December.
Mrs. Tobias Lord of Portland, return
ed to her home, Monday, after spending
few days at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Lucy W. Lord.
Roland T. Patten. who has been In
Mississippi for six months past on bust
ness, was among the arrivals by last
Tuesday nights train.
George t. Fletcher, Joplin, No., was
10 town this week, called here by the
sickness and death of his father. He
left today on his return.
The M. E. church closed most sue
cessful lecture course, its third annual.
on Monday evening last, Mr.. Onstott
delivered the closing lecture.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Unversalist church the even
ing OF Thanksgiving day, with sermon
by Rev. w. Fl. Spencer, d. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Bruce, who had
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Elliott, returned to their home in South
Lawrence, Mass, Friday morning.
Herbert L. SWEET went to Boston,
Tuesday afternoon and will remain for
the Yale-Harvard foot ball game which
occurs Saturday afternoon of this week.
Miss Lizzie Williams, who has been
passing a vacation of several weeks with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
B. Fairgrieves, returned to Boston, yes
terday.
Mr.. Frederick H. Koch of Boston,
monodramatic impersonater, will appear
before the Woman's Club and guests in
the Bethany church, Wednesday even
ing, Nov. % at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Daniel Olstott returned, Satur-
day, from Chattanooga, Tenn, where
she attended the convention OF the
Womans Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Alma Hanson met with an unfor-
tunate fall opposite the fruit store on
Friday last, by stepping off the curbing.
Owing to her extreme age it was almost
remarkable that she escaped with the
slight injuries reported
There is to be social dance In Grange
hall, Friday night of this week and
Thanksgiving ball, Thursday night of
next week; the managers of both events
being E. J. Kimball, c. D. Eaton, Angler
Goodwin and W. D. Bradbury.
The Skowhegan market has put on its
Thanksgiving attire, and surely no
choicer assortment of goods In their line
will be shown 10 Maine. Plenty of
choice native turkeys, geese, ducks,
chickens, Boston celery, Cape Cod crarr
berries, spinach greens, parsley, etc. 1t
creates an appettite just to pass through
the model market Of Mr.. Roderick, and
you may rest assured his prices are right
every time.
A boy who was playmate of the
Butler boy, heretofore reported, was
taken Ill last week and on Thursday
afternoon DR.. Merrill pronounced the
disease small pox In mild form. The
usual isolation was promptly made. The
time is now past for any further con-
tagion from the Butler cases. Shearin
has recovered completely and leaves town
with brother today.
The Town Improvement Society held
its regular meeting, Friday afternoon,
New. 13. The subject of the day was
New England. The exercises consisted
of piano solo, Miss Pearl Estabrook
paper, The man who made New England,
Mrs. Della Bartlett; Selections from
Lowell read by Mrs. Harry Dinsmore,
l, Bigelow Papers, q First Snow Fall,
3, Harvard Commentator Ode; singing
by the members, The Star Spangled
Ranner. a hook ravjew nm Hawthorne's