The Somerset reporter., 1904-12-01
TOWN and VICINITY


Eggs twenty-six cents dozen at h.
7. Goodrch's.
Samuel Harding departed, Monday
afternoon, on ten days business trip to
Boston.
All kinds of carriage repairing done at
short notice at Chase's new carriage
shop Water street.
Great sale of fresh home. made candies
at Delano's candy store on Saturday !;
many varieties at little cost.
f. 6. Bradley returned to Lowell Nor
day morning. after passing weeks VA
cation In town at the home of his mother
Mrs. Leonora spaulding left here, yes
terday morning, to pass the coming
week with friends in Lewiston and
| Portland.
Don't forget to make your appoint
ments very soon for Christmas photos
at Bassett's. All the latest styles to
select from.
Miss Julia Folsom arrived home Mon
day morning from Augusta, where she
had been to pass Thanksgiving day and
| for short visit with relatives.
There will be a stated meeting OF Sur
set Chapter, o. f. s., tomorrow (Fri-
day evening The degree will be con-
ferred aud routine business transacted.
Bragg & Varney announce that their
new lines OF CARPETS, mattings aid floor
oil cloths have arrived and they invite
ven to inspect them before purchasing
| Miss Sarah c. fin, who has been pass
/ ing the summer with her niece, Mrs,
Mary c. Brainard, went to Lynn, Mass,
Monday morning, for an extended visit.
i Members OF Russell Post are requested
J to be present at the regular meeting to-
morrow friday evening as it Is the
annual election of officers and there will
be other business of importance.
Chas. r. Cook, Skowhegan agent OF
the American Express Co. finds himself
compelled by Ill health to take long
vacation and at his request I. D. Web
ster OF Portland has been assigned to
this flee TO remain until Mr.. Cook Is
again able to resume his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Avore entertained
small company at their home Saturday
evening, In honor of Mr.. Ayore's sister
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Gledhill, of Sykesville, Nd. Mr.. Gled-
hill left here for home, Sunday, his wife
remaining for visit OF several weeks.
Henry Leach left here for Boston,
Yesterday, and sailed from that port on
the Ivernia this morning en- route for his
home In Hudder, field, England Mr..
Leach had been three months in Amer
lea and had passed most of this time IN
skowhegan as the guest of his brother,
E. A. Leach.
Skowhegan has a large representation
at the University of Maine aud they
were nearly all at home for the Thanks
giving vacation. George p. Goodwin,
J. X. Goodrich, Robert X. Steward, Levi
b. Thomas Franklin Danforth, Raymond
Smith, Carl Smith, Dwight Smith and
Harold d. Ross returned together on the
morning train, Monday.
Rev. DAME o lstott filled an engage,
ment last evening Mt WaterVlle in the
Methodist Episcopal lecture course Of
that CITY, delivering his lecture "Arch'-
teets of Destiny Mr.. Onstott has a
short engagement to fill next summer
under the auspices of the Ghautanqua
Lecture Bureau and Is now preparing a
new lecture for that purpose under the
title of The Philosophy of Ofltorg.'
Miss Isabel Thomas OF the ninth
grade, SkoWhegan schools, recently re-
ceived honorable mention from he pub
fishers of the Applied Art Book, for
samples of drawing submitted. This
firm. each month, awards priz's for the
best work from pupils In schools where
their system is employed and honorable
mention for few of the specimens sent
them which are close up to the prize
winners in excellence.
The two fihal entertainments OF ar
nual fair of St. Mary's society are o
occur, Monday and Tuesday evening,
December 18th and 18Th instead of De-
cember 9Th and oh as at first announced.
The first of these two evenings will be
devoted to the minstrel entertainment
and on Tuesday evening there will be
play aud variety of things to interest
and the incidents and exercises which
usually attend the closing of the fair
Mrs. Chas. Gaylord arrived home from
Boston, Saturday evening, where she
had been for several weeks at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. II. l.. Burrill.
Miss Mamie Gaylord, her daughter, who
has been following the profession of n
trained nurse in Massachusetts for sever
al years, came home with her. Miss
Gaylord has recently accepted posi-
ton In Augusta for the coming year and
will go to that city after short visit
with her mother.
During the sojourn Of Mr.. and Mre. G
II. Pepper in Japan, concerning which
Mr.. Pepper spoke before the Sorosls,
Tuesday evening, he met Frank S. Cairns
in the city of Yokohoma, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Cairns are accustomed to pass the
summer months. Mr.. and Mrs. Pepper