The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-16
TOWN and VICINITY

day night
Carroll Goodwin passed Sunday With
his parents and returned to KepPs HILL
Monday afternoon.
Think Of il! Sixteen kinds OF fresh
home. made candies at Delano's candy
store from Toe TO Zoe 10.
Only four more Of those ranges left al
Healn's. speak quick If you want one
Also remember that little bill.
There is to be business of importance
At the meeting of the Degree of Honor
lodge. Monday evening, February 20th
Miss sarsh f. Coffin went to Lynn
Mass, Monday, and will pass the re-
msinder Of the cold season in that city
and In New York.
Ralph Bailey OF Bowdoin '0s returned
to Brunswick, Monday morning, after
spending few days with his mother
MRS. Augusta Bailey.
Bucknam says he ia opening up the
nrettiest stock of room papers he has
ever shown. II ia needless to state that
every pattern Is new
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge meets next
Tuesday evening, February 2lst. The
usual monthly supper will be served 70
members from five to seven o'clock.
Miss Mareery Morrison departed for
Massachusetts, Saturday, TO remain foT
a week or ten days She will visit with
Mrs. Lena Hill Taylor Of Springfield for
portion of the time.
There Is to be q meeting OF Russell
Relief Corps, tomorrow friday AFTER
noon. Members are requested to come
nrepared TO relate something in regard
to the life Of Lincoln.
C. J. Davis of Greenville Is 10 town,
this week, comforting with his partner,
C. A. Marston, In regard to numbering
operations which they are carrying on
this winter in the Moosehead Lake re-
ginn.
The Young ladies OF the junior class OF
the Skowhegan High school, forming
the club membership OF the Jolly Ten
are to give a party at the home OF Miss
Laura Hoxie on East Front street next
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Damon Berce entertain
ed about twenty OF their friends at whist
Monday evening. The consolation prize
was folder with the figure OF an OWL
embossed on its cover and printed with
the words "What you Know about
Whist.
All the schools of the town, both rural
and village, are to be closed next week,
Wednesday the 22nd, Washington's
Birthday. In few of the grades there
are to be appropriate exercises in mem
ory of our first president, Tuesday after
noon.
There will be a stated meeting of Sun
set Chapter, order Of the Eastern Star
tomorrow friday evening at 30
O'Clock. The entertainment will be in
the form of Valentine Party. Mem
bers are requested to be prompt in their
attendance.
Mrs. Fannie G. Wildes left here, Mon
day, for Boston and is to pass the next
few weeks visiting with friends in and
near that city. About the frat of March
she is TO be Joined by Miss Lizzie Currier
of this place and the two ladies will &c
to North Carolina for the spring months.
DR.. John Fl. Pooler died OF diabetes
complicated with other diseases at late
hour, Sunday evening. He WAS born II
NorridRewock in 1848 but had passed
nearly all OF his life 10 this towa, foI
MANY years practicing the profession oil
dentistrv. The only surviving relatives
are two sisters, who reside in Portland
The members Of Skowhegan Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen, have
arranged for mock trial to take place
at their lodge room tomorrow (Friday
evening. The cause in hearing is
breach OF promise suit, where one "Bet-
sey Maloneyn is the injured party. The
members of the Degree Of Honor are In
vited guests.
Lowell w. Chase left for Massachu-
setts on the five o'clock train, Tuesday
morning. He will be absent for Que OF
two weeks and will pass portion OF tht
time in Amesbury and other carriage
manufacturing centers. The trip is FOR
the purpose of getting fully in touch
with all that is going on in the carriage
line with reference to the coming season.
The rumor WAS current here the past
week that the Bailey oilcloth factories
in this town had been sold to Philadel-
phia syndicate. This appears to have
been incorrect and to have no further
foundation than the fact that negota-
tions looking to such transfer have
been pending for many months. Such
negotiations are, however, very far from
being consummated at the present time.
The three typhoid fever patients re
ported by US two weeks since, are now
reported as out OF danger and there
have been no new cases. The patient
afflicted with scarlet fever has also re-
covered and the premises have been
thoroughly fumigated 80 that 1t Is not
likely that there is now danger from