The Somerset reporter., 1903-11-26
TOWN and VICINITY
1904 diaries at Buchanan s.

"Bassett's BEST lead all the rest.
Do you use pure cream tartarP Do
vou buy it of Bucknam?
Q. F. Knowlton went to Augusta on
business, Friday morning.
Low prices on horse blankets and fur
rooes at Blunt Hardware Co.'S.
Miss c. j. Williams is passing Thanks
giving with her people In Pennington.
Bassett's studio is now especially busy
with orders for "Bassett's best" for
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. A r Shaw went to
Richmond, Tuesday, called there by the
death of his mother.
F. P. Moore is selling the celebrated
mountain buff 10 robe, guaranteed wind,
water and moth proof.
Russell Relief Corps will give a cake
sale in Grand Army Hall, Saturday af-
ternoon, November 2S:h.
Election of officers in Russell Relief
NNlpo az hdSii hCAb iOS dlol 4
DC. All. Members please take notice.
You can get Kendsll's condition pow
ders in handy cartons at Foggs drug
store and they are guaranteed full weight.
The concert and ball at Madison, last
night, given by Kennebec local of the
International Brotherhood of Paper
makers, was quite largely attended by
Skowhegan dancers. Kendall's orches-
ira furnished music.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Philbrick will
leave for North Carolina, Dec. 3, where
they will pass the winter. During their
absence their Madison avenle residence
will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. F. c..
Dow.
The annual fair and entertainment
given under the auspices of the sewing
open in Coburn hall next Tuesday noon
when a chicken pie dinner will be served.
An operetta, "The Two Queens" will be
produced under the direction of Mrs D..
A. Ball and rehearsals of "1he Stolen
Will" are progressing favorably, direct
ed by Harry Bassett.
Mrs. F. II. Carpenter and her mother,
who had been visiting in Boston and
vicinity for three weeks past returned
home by Saturday nights train.
Edwin Gledhill, F. Il. Carpenter and
Col A. G. Blunt. of this place were mum
bered among the 10000 people who wit
messed the Harvard ale foot ball game,
last Saturday afternoon.
The next meeting Of Sorosis, which is
to be a chatting dish party, will be held
in the library parlors on Thursday even
ing, December 3, instead of Tuesday
evening, Dec. l, as previously announced.
Hon. Josiah Crosby of Dexter, Hon.
ID. d. Steward of st. Albans, Hon.
Turner Boswell of Scion, T. B. Barrett,
Esq, of Canaan and G. o. Small, Esq,
of Madison were among the members of
the legal profession at the court house,
Tuesday.
Ansel Holway returned home from
Kentucky, Saturday. He has been en-
ployed In organizing oranges 10 that
state and Iowa for some months past.
He expects to continue this work in
Wisconsin and Minnesota next month
and will leave home for this purpose
early.
AT the 49oh annual banquet of the
Zeta Psi fraternity, Kappa chapter of
Tufts college, which was held at Young's
hotel, Boston, Wednesday night of last
week, Donald M. Morrison, '05, was one
of the initiates. He also gave musical
rson of this town.
The New County Fair" was produced
in Coburn hall, Monday night last, be-
fore a good sized and appreciative
audience, and the piece, one of the most
pleasing of all the rural comedies writ
ten, was interpreted by an especially
well balanced cast The specialties in
trodueed were pleasing while the re-
production of the scenes at the county
fair and the horse race by moving
pictures was very realistic.
Samples Of the beer seized by Sheriff
Lang on Saturday, the IA n instant, were
Analysed by Prof. Parmenter OF Colby
College and he reports that he found
them to contain 50 per cent alcohol
in volume and 8 26 per cent by weight.
Thus the test shows them to be among
the liquors prohibited by statutes. The
sample sent to Brunswick for examina-
ton also indicated that alcohol was 10 1t
sufficient to cause It's sale to be in viola
ton OF law.
The Boston Ole Price Clothing Co. Of
SO Water St., Skowhegan, Me-, opened
its doors, Saturday morning, to a large
crowd of appreciative people. The store
is under the management of harrington
Salley, formerly of Madison, Me. He
has had ten years of experience In the
clothing business, and By selling first
class, reliable, up to date clothing by
honest methods. with the prices the low
est possible, he is in hopes to win the
confidence Of the people and to make the
BOSTON One Price Climbing Co.'S atorp a