The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-13
TOWN and VICINITY


Fisk B. Hutchings lie enjoying a vaca-
ton, this week, at bis former home In
Ashland, Mass.
Curtis has retained from New York
with all the new things In winter MILL
merry.
Regular meeting of Bloomfield Assem-
bly,, P. s., Friday evening, October 14th.
All members of the order will be wei
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savage of Fair
field were guests, Sunday, at the home OF
their daughter, &rs. Fred K. Phil
brick.
Miss Clara Yarney attended the state
meeting of the Universaist Sunday
schools and Young Peoples societies at
Gardiner this week.
Mrs. C. V. Hanson, who WAS the guest
OF Mrs. Helen s. Coburn for nearly a
week, returned to her home in Kenne-
bunk on Wednesday.
Mrs. A. D. Brooks, her daughter, Mrs.
F. Il. Carpenter, and Miss Hannah Page,
departed, Tuesday morning, for two
weeks visit to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isedore Trial with their
four children, arrived from Lewiston,
Saturday evening and are to make their
home In Skowhegan for the future.
]. Howard wymsn, who is attending
the Harvard Medical school In Boston,
has Just been awarded two hundred
dollar scholarship for excellence In rank.
Prescelle, the hypuotist and mind
reader, who carried through very sue
cessful engagement of one week here
last winter, 10 advertised for Pittsfeld
everv evening of the present week.
Court wesserrunsett, 1. o. f., is to
hold special meeting, Saturday even
ing, October 10Th. State deputy, C. Il.
Plsyse is to be present and initiate a
large class of new members. A full at
tendance is desired.
The Skowhegan schools were closed,
yesterday afternoon, complimentary to
Somerset Central Fair aud our manufac-
turers have shown their appreciation of
it by closing their works portion of the
time during its continuance.
The most taking feature of the fair,
yesterday, the race in which the horses
were driven by ladies who harnessed,
drove one mile and embarrassed, is tc be
repeated next Saturday afternoon an
additional purse having been offered.
The annual convention of Union Vet
etsns' Union of Maine will be held at
TOgus on Thursday next, the 20th inst.
Special rates of one and one-third fares
for the round trip will be furnished del
sgates, good to go 10 h and Goth and to
return 10th and 2lst instants.
The annual exhibition OF American
Carriage Manufacturers occurs in New
York City, this week, and l.. w. Chase
departed from here, last Friday, to at
tend it. Mr.. Chase will return in about
ten days, having other business in New
York and Boston to attend to in tht
same time.
In mentioning the dates for the first
meetings of Skowhegan's literary socie
it's in previous issue theREPoRTER gave
that of the Woman's Club as Wednesday
evening, October 26th; the date WAS cor
rectly given but the meeting Is to be in
the afternoon at the usual hour instead
Of in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Foss of Brighton
departed, this week, for Santa Rosa
CAL, where they are to pass the winter
Mr.. Foss has recently disposed Of large
part of the milling property and other
real estate owned by him in Brighton
aud vicinity and is now more at leisure
than he has been for many years.
We shall print in our next issue the
synopsis of lecture delivered at Dover,
Me-, Thursday evening Of last week, by
Bjcknell C. Young, G. S. b., of Chicago,
a noted lecturer on Christian Science
subj.cts. The audience was made up OF
people from all parts OF the state, among
them the folio wing Sko vinegar ladies
Mrs. G. E. Norton, Mrs. Harrison Baker,
Mrs. +. c. Taylor, Mrs. Geo. Weymouth
Mrs. Eugene Steward, Mrs. W. p. Ord
way and Mrs. Mary Patten.
The Skowhegan Mems Club held 1t:
first meeting for this season at the L.
brarY parlors, Monday evening. The
guest of honor and principal speaker fol-
the evening WAS Warren Philbrook, Esq
Of Waterville, who gave under the title
OF THE Business Man In Municipal
Affairs," one of the most interesting and
scholarly addresses the club has evel
listened to. Following Mr.. Philbrook''
paper a general discussion took place
and the business incident to the opening
meeting of the year was attended to
The next meeting will occur, Monday
evening, November 9TH.
Rev. d. A. Ball closed his pastorate Ii
this place with his sermon at Leavitt st
Universalist Church last Sunday morn
ing. 1t is universally recognized that he
has labored faithfully for the cause o.
Christianity and for the interests OF the
church given into his charge and he will
leave MANY warm friends when the time