The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-02
Hot Frankforts at Benson's.

j. a. Roderick mas plenty OF domestic
ham, also green stuff of all kinds.
Miss Lizzie Currier left, yesterday
morning, for Florida, where she is Il
pass the spring months.
Colonel Isaac Dyer and Levi c. Emery
are at Augusta, today, witnessing thu
proceedings of the legislature.
F. c. Dunlap has four ard one-hali
horse power gasoline engine to sell at 4
bargain, used only four months.
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Onstott were il
attendance at the session of the District
Conference at Oakland, yesterday.
Miss Alice Danforth went to Boston
this morning. She is to visit relative,
in that city for the next six weeks
Il. L. jackson, scientific optician. cot.
tinues the practice OF his profession a
his office over the Merrill shoe store.
There is to be meeting of Skowhe
gan Lodge, Degree Of Honor, next Nor,
day evening. 1t will be a box social anc
each lady is requested to bring box.
There will be a meeting of Wildes
camp No. 16 Sons of Veterans, Friday
evening, March Sd, in G, A. R. Hail
All members are requested to be present
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment elsewhere announcing the opening
of the new clothing and gents furnish
ing goods store of Bison & Mnrrisette,
next Saturday.
William G. Lord, the eleven-yes old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Lord
WAS operated on for appendicitis this
morning, by DR.. L. A. Dascombe of this
place and DR.. +. w. Russell OF Lewiston
There is to be a rehearsal of the
degree staff of Priscilla Rebekah lodge.
Monday evening, March 9th at seven
thirty, sharp; any member unable to be
present is requested to send substitute.
Isaiah Crowel Of Plttsfleld was in
terday. Mr.. Crowell was for many
years resident Of Canaan and during
that time did much business in Show
hogan,
William H. Paine was elected grand
guide at the session OF the Grand Lodge
OF the Ancient Order OF United Work
men, held in Lewiston last week. MI.
Paine is past master workman OF Skow-
hogan Lodge and takes much interest in
the order.
Dr. and Mrs. F. o. Sawyer went to
Portland, this morning, to attend a re-
fornis, last summer, to the Knights Tenn
plar conclave. This ia to occur at Riv
erton where there is a banquet and re-
ception, this evening.
Charles Danforth has closed his lunch
rooms which he has conducted for seV-
eral years past at the corner of Madison
avenue and Elm street. The location is
soor to be occupied for millinery store.
Mr.. Danforth is TO continue his business
as soon as he can find a desirable loca-
ton.
Road Commissioner Webb has done
good turn to the much abused animal.
the horse, of late. Every morning a
good sled load Of snow, measuring
cord or so, is placed on the Railroad
crossing on Water street in such way
as to form good snow road across the
track. This enables teams loaded with
wood, lumber. etc. to go along over
this unusually hard place very easily.
Friday evening, February 17Ch, Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Robinson entertained the
members OF the first Auxiliary to the
Skowhegan Grange degree team. An
enjoyable evening WAS passed and a club
WAS formed to be known as the Auxil-
larry club and the pleasant associations
OF fhe past are to be continued by an oc-
casional meeting. The next to occur
will be at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r
F. Homsted, March 18th.
The Skowhegan Grocers' and Feed
Dealers Association have settled upon
Friday, March 10th, as the date for their
second annual banquet, which will oc-
cur at Hotel Coburn. A first class or
chestra will be In attendance and foe
program for the evening is now receiv-
ing the attention OF the committee of ar
engagements These gatherings tend to
promote goodfellowship among the mer-
chants OF the town and this is the princi-
pal object for which they are held, but
the prime movers in the affair also have
in mind the need which Skowhegan has
for some organization that shall perform
the work usually attended to by a board
of trade. Beyond question the retail
dealers of the town have its best interests
at heart and are best situated to know
what Ia necessary to be done and how to
do it,
Announcement has Just been received
of the awards 10 the January competi-
ton among the school children of the
United States for prizes offered by the
publishers OF the School Arts Book
Among drawings submitted from schools
in nearly all the states of the union,
Skowhegan has two out Of the seventeen
prize winners, and two in list of seven
ty who received honorable mention. The
prize winners are Gertrude Gordon Sec