The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-10
Christmas books at Bucknam's.

Mrs. I'd. 1. Pooler spent tile DAY IN
Waterville, Wednesday.
Mrs. r. F. Wilson went to Boston,
Monday last, for brief visit.
Will the finder of pair of child's leg
gins please return to the REPORTEr office.
Walter d. Larz lere of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Gledhill over Sunday.
w. FL. Fuller, E.q, passed Thanks
giving with his sister in Portsmouth, N.
H., returning home on Saturday night
last.
C. w. Day has sold the we'll known
horse, Miss Stirling 2.l8H to Quincy &
Carpenter of PAtten, Maine. The price
paid was 5000.
The N. w. Randall residence on Sum-
mer street has been purchased by j. r.
Mcclellan and Is to be occupied by o. F.
Knowlton and family.
N. C. Grover, Chief Engineer of the
photographic Survey of Maine was in
town, Wednesday morning. Mr.. Grover
is graduate of the University of Maine.
The Clover Leaf whist club were
pleasantly entertained, Thursday after
noon of last week by Mrs. F. r, Folsom.
At the close of play delightful refresh
ments were served.
N. B. Vigue & Co. have practically
completed arrangements for the occu
pancy of the Pumow block. 113 Water
st. They expect to be installed there by
Monday of next week.
The Skowhegan Choral Union held
their first meeting at the high school
building on Tuesday, E mer E. Towne
acting as director. There were about 80
In attendance and much interest was
manifested.
The Snowbound Club passed a most
pleasant afternoon with Mrs. George S.
Webb, last Friday, partaking of supper
with their hostess. A pleasing surprise
was arranged by Mrs. Webb for her
guests, a Christmas tree from which
each lady received present.
Bucknam, the druggist, informs US
that he has the largest line of Christmas
goods he has ever shown. His stock
consists of pocket hooks, purses, card
cases, wrist bags, music rolls, gift books,
pictures, picture frames, toilet cases,
perfumes, and other choice novelties
suitable for Christmas gifts.
The attractive stock of goods display
ed by J. P. Oak, house furnisher, should
appeal to all holiday shoppers who seek
useful and desirable Christmas gifts.
If it's an odd chair of fancy design,
handsome picture of artistic merit,
beautiful lamp, or anything In the line
of choice china and bric-a- brsc you may
be sure of finding in the complete line
on exhibition at this store something to
please at price you feel to pay. Wis
i ors always receive a cordial welcome.
Que of the handsomest pair of matched
horses that ever left Maine was shipped
from this station, Monday last, to Bos-
ton parties. They were sold by Brad
bury Bros. last week and the amount
received was not far from 500 These
horses were four and five years old, full
sisters, and were sired by Trotwood,
whose get always seem to command a
ready market at a good price. Another
good one of this horses get sold recently
at good price WAS the handsome bay
colt of DR.. J. E. Wadsworth
Ira W. Page, Jr., for fifteen years in
the employ of the firm in Hartland, now
known as the Moore Woodworking Co.,
has leased of Levi w. Weston the entire
upper fl )or of his factory building on
the Island and is now busy installing
machinery Of the most up-to-date pat
tern for the manufacture of blinds and
unglazed sash. He will start up on Jan.
lst, employing six men to be increased
to 10 soon afterward. The capacity of
his factory will be six hundred windows
and one hundred pairs of blinds per
week. The sale Of his product is already
arranged for, it going almost wholly to
the Portland wholesale market.
The mothers meeting of the w. G. T.
u, held In G.. A, X. Hall, Tuesday, was
we'll attended, many of the mothers
having their younger daughters with
them. A very interesting paper was
read by Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith giving
an account of Mothers Congress which
she attended at Washington d. C. O.her
parts of the program were the reading
of several poems by Mrs. ]. 2. Merrill
and song by Mrs. F. o. Sawyer Little
Ruth Nelson, child Of about five years,
also rendered song which was very
pleasing. After the completion of the
formal portion of the program ali hour
of general conversation was INDUCED in
during which time refreshments were
served and the children were entertained
10 the parlor where a table Of playthngs
had been provided for them. During
the meeting large amount of literature,
pertaining to temperance and educational
work, was exhibited.
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Picture frames at Bucknam's.