The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-04
Suits marked down at Norton,s.

DUNBAR, the Expert OF maRlclans'
Over 200 lew Edison records just re-
ceived at Smiths music store.
Deputy Sheriff Durgin of The Forks
was 10 town on official business, Monday.
Rev. FIR. Charland of Watervlle arriv-
ed Friday morning, for very brief
visit to Rev. A. o. Lacroix.
Herbert SWEET attended the banquet
of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity
held In Augusta, Monday night.
Miss Addie Lawrence departed Wee
nesday morning, to visit with friends in
Boston, for the next few weeks.
Herbert Wentworth went to Augusts,
Tuesday, to serve as a referee In the ad-
ustment of insurance on a recent fire
loss In that city.
Sidney Ring of Dedham, Mass, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il. Howard.
About two years since Mr.. Ring worked
for time In Bassett's studio
George Wall, student of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, ia
passing his vacation In town, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Kinds.
The next regular meeting of the W.
c. T. U. will be held In Grand Army
Hall parlor, Tuesday, Feb 9th, at p.
N. to be a Frances Willard day.
The next regular meeting OF Bloom
field Assembly will occur on the evening
OF Feb. 12.h AS there will be business
it is hoped as many as can attend will be
there.
Five out of the sixteen men recently
examined for mail carriers in town,
passed the test, W.: John Maven, K. p.
Whiting Milford Withee, John Lancas
ter and Floyd q. Nye. Two of the fore
going will be selected for carriers and
one as substitute.
The New England Telephone and Tele.
graph Co. are to inagurate continuous ser
vice at their Skowhegsn exchange COM
mencing, Sunday, Feb 9TH. We have
with the exception Of certain hours on
Sunday. The exchange will now be
open every hour Of the day every day in
the week and the continuous service will
be much appreciated.
On Sunday evening at seven o'clock,
Mr.. Volney B. Cushing of Bangor will
address meeting held under the aus
pices of the local W. G. T. u. 10 the
Methodist church. Mr.. Gushing will
discuss Resubmission, Local Option
and High Licence. ALI the churches
of the town will unite in this meeting
| and a cordial invitation is extended to
/ all our townspeople to be present.
Friday night in Skowhegan has come
to be considered Basket Ball evening""
games being arranged for that evening
in nearly every week. Last Friday the
Milburn Club team defeated Company
E., "a to 13 and the s. II. s. team were
victorious over the Commonwealth, IA
to 0. There was a good attendance.
There Is sure to be a good audience to-
morrow, Friday evening, when the girls
and boys teams from the Fairfield high
school play against teams from the SkoW-
hogan high school.
A break In the water main somewhere
between the junction of High and Water
streets and the pumping station, run the
pressure down very low In the pipes,
Yesterday. The pump on the island was
put In use but the exceeding cold Interior
ed considerably with Its effective use, last
night. 1t Ia working well now, however,.
The break is supposed TO be on the
water company's land where 1t empties
into the brook 1t will be located and
repaired as early as possible.
The Woman's Club he'd its regular
meeting at the library psrlors, Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. 3, with the following
program: Piano colo, selection from
"Tannhauser," Mrs. Miriam Merrill !;
paper, Edgar Allen Poe. the Poet" by
Mrs. Anna A. Merrill, interspersed with
readings by Miss Nell Leavitt, of some
OF his best known poems; vocal duet,
"Till We Meet Again." beautifully ren-
dered by Mrs. Agnes s. Steward and
Miss Leora B. Withee; song, 1.-THE Fligh'
of the Ages" Miss Mary f. Burrill; book
review, "Sir Richard Calmady," Mrs.
Cornelia f. jackson; song loves Dill
emma" Miss Mary Burrill conversation,
"Are not changes In our ways of living
and 10 our thinking necessary to our
growth? ?" opened by Mrs. Lizzie Marble,
who was followed by Mrs. Lizzie Page,
Mrs. Margaret Goodrich, Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill and Mrs. Clemeptine A. Weston.
Hostesses for the afternoon, Mrs. Dora
G. McNeelie and Mrs. Lena E. Wen
worth The next meeting of the club
will be held Wednesday evening, Feb.
18th, at 7:45 O'Clock, at which time n
lecture reading will be given by Mrs.
| Helen Well of Washington. E ch men
bor mill ha pntitlpd m hiring Onp Oueet