The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-03
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old papers, REPORTER office.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Wescott passed
Sunday with friends in Bingham.
Letter slots, zoe and up; door mum
bers, Toe each at Henry Rswles'.
Miss Cora DUDE is at work In the local
exchange of the New England Telephone
& Telegraph Co.
Mrs. J. L. Gibson of North Conway,
n. H. ia visiting at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Walton.
Miss Frances Lord left Monday morn
ing to attend the millinery openings 10
Boston and New York.
Harvey B. Goodwin and family have
been called to Canaan by the death OF
his father, VIM. Goodwin.
Walter f. Robbins attended the meet
ing OF the Maine State Optical Associa-
ton In Portland, yesterday.
Sunset Chapter o. E. 8. will meet,
Friday evening, March 4, at which time
the degrees will be conferred.
You should make your plans to attend
the Canadian Jubilee Singers at the Nj.
E. Church next Wednesday evening.
The next regular meeting of the w.
C. r. U. will be held In Grand Army
Hall, Tuesday, March 8th at 3 o'clock.
w. T.. Hackett of the Island Machine
Co. returned, yesterday morning, from
business trip to Pittsfeld and Newport.
Mrs. D. A. Ball departed Saturday
morning for Cornish, Me-. where she
will visit her mother for a week or more.
Mrs. Cynthia W. Steward, who s pass
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Heath, In Waterville, was at home
over Sunday.
L. A. Danforth Of Boston, who had
been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. b. I.
Steward for several days, returned home
Monday morning.
DR.. C. V. Richards authorizes us to
state that be will be a candidate for
town clerk at the annual meeting to be
held the 14th instant.
Eugene W. Weeks of the Boston O1e
Price Clothing Co. went to Pittsfield
Monday morning. Mrs. Weeks and their
son, Carl, accompanied him.
Will B. Webb of Bowdoiu, class of
1905 has been elected captain OF the
track team which will represent his class
at an indoor athletic meet to be held,
March 18th.
Rev. Daniel Onstott went to Liver
more Falls, Monday morning, to attend
the Augusta District Conference held at
that place that evening and day and
evening following.
The next regular meeting of Russell
Relief Corps will be next Friday, Mar.
4. Every member Is requested to be
present as business Of Importance ls to
come before the meeting.
Among the recent farm sales OF s. Fl.
Swain are the Augustus Strickland farm
located In Skowhegan to Charles F.
Longfellow of Cornville and the John c.
williams farm In Madison to NJ. G.
Whitney Of Bingham.
The annual meeting of the Eastern
Horse Breeders Association occurred at
Waterville, yesterday. Those attending
from Skowhegan were F. G. Pooer, AL.
Thorndike, C. W. Day, G. Scott Robin
son, Chas. Chute, B. I. Steward, Jos.
Harville and Fred Kincaid,
At the labor union caucus held In q.
A. r. hall, Friday evening, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for Sc
lectmen and other town offices to be
supported at town meeting, committee
was appointed to present names for APP
proval at substq uent meeting,
Miss l.. NJ. Tardiff, who formerly con-
Quoted millinery store In the Murphy
block, will not resume business here as
she is unable to fiud a satisfactory loca-
ton. She has accepted a position as
head milliner In a prominent store in
Lowell, Mass. and departed for that city,
Wednesday morning.
Howe's Moving Pictures, last Friday
evening In Coburn Hall, were greeted by
a large audience though not larger than
the excellence Of their entertainment full
ly deserved. The company was brought
here under the auspices Of the Young
Peoples Christian Union Of the Univer-
sallst Society and the treasury of this
receives handsome sum as
Its share of the proceeds.
At regular meeting of the Woman's
Club, Wednesday afternoon, the follow
Ing program was enjoyed. Song, Mrs.
Sawyer; paper, "Anerica's Foreign Re-
lations and the Monroe Doctrine" Mrs.
Griffin; paper, "The National Spirit In
American Literature" interspersed by
readings of poems most characteristic
cally American, Mrs. Oak. A CONVERSE
ton upon the question, "What will be
the outcome OF Trsdes-union and Social
ism 10 America was participated In by
the following ladies, Mrs. Greenwood,
Mrs. Onstott, Mrs. Weston and Mrs.
Marble. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Ward
served the club as hostesses.
The program for the meeting of the
Skowhegan Grange, evening of March