The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-26

al church next Sunday morning. The
congregation of the Baptist church nave
been invited to unite in the services so
there will be no morning services In the
Baptist church.
A delegation of the members OF
Quinnebasset Lodge |. o. o. +. attended
the district lodge at Madison last Friday
evening. leaving here on the regular
train at p. M. and returning at about
q. m. via special train. The session
was most interesting and instructive
one. There were about three hundred
members of the order present, nineteen
| lodges being represented. Supper was
served by the Rebekah Lodge of that
place after the session.
Mr.. E. s. Miller Is making prepare
lions for erecting a new house on Ward
street which he will either use for rent
ing or will sell. There has been need OF
new houses here for some time as 1t Ia
almost impossible to get rent.
Mrs. Kimball Of Pittsfeld, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs A. M
Greenwood, has returned home
A company has been formed consist
ing OF the following persons, who have
purch ased what is known as the Perkin's
acqueduct: Cony Russell, K. A. Hilton
z. ]. Watts, B. B. Wells, Nicholas Mil
Ter, Charles Farrand, Charles Whiting,
Mrs. Lydia A. Crosby and A. II. Morse
They will use the water to supply then
own buildings and will have the plant
thoroughly repaired this summer for
permanent use. We understand that
they will sell no water but that every
user must be an owner and tho expenses
be borne on mutual basis.
Rev. F. G.. Davis exchanged pulpits
with Rev. w. d. Plummsr of Hallowell
last Sunday, and on his return home,
Monday, he attended tho Central Maine
Theological Circle at Waterville. Mrs.
Davis and Miss Florence also spent the
day Monday in Waterville.
II. II. Cross and E. E. Barker return.
ed from Portland, last week, where they
had been attending the Grand Lodge X
of P. They report an interesting SEES
sion. Mr. Barker's name was run for a
prominent Office in the grand lodge and
he met with good support from all sec
lions but finally withdrew and left the
field open to the other candidate. Mr..
! Barker has been an earnest worker In
the order and bears good reputation at
the front. We trust that next year he
may again be a candidate.
j. M. Pierce has got moved into his
new residence on Railroad street after
having it thoroughly reiuvenated, paint
ing and papering throughout. We con-
graduate Mr.. Pierce In having secured
so nice home.
tephen Cleveland has so far recover
ed his health as to ride down town, this
week,
A very nice picture of "Sophia May"
has been placed in the library rooms by
the ladies of the V. |. s. and held pro-
found secret that Miss Clarke might be
surprised on her return home after
spending the winter away. And 1t shows
the appreciation of the ladies for the
very generous gift of the rooms by Miss
Clarke. They have been arranged very
cosy and homelike and the meetings are
much easier to get up than in the old
way of meeting about at the residences
of the members.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Bates Post will observe Memorial
Sunday, May 20, 1904 by attending the
regular services at the Congregations
church, Norridgewock at the q. m. ser
vices. All soldier and sailors are invited
to meet with the Post at G. A. R. Hal
at 10 a. m.
Memorial Day the following program
will be carried out. the procession will
leave G. A. r. Hall at 2 p. m. and march
to South Cemetery, where services will
| be held. From that cemetery the pro
cession will march to the soldier
monument in Monument Square, where
the services of decorating the monument
In honor of our noble dead will be per
formed. From Monument Square thu
procession will march to the Congrega
tional church, where will be delivered
the Memorial address by Rev. F. G
Davis of Norridgewock. At the tol
bridge the anniversary of strewing will
flowers the waters that run to the sea IL
memory of our sailor dead, will be per
formed. From the church the process
sion v Ill march to the North Cemetery