The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-26
Ask to see the crow black suits at Nor

now in at Bucknam's.
You will flnd celery and lettuce at A.
II. Jewett's market.
cent extension sash rods, cents
each at Bragg & Varney's.
Hot water bottles-'he kind you can
depend upon at the price you are willing
to pay, al Bucknams.
Think of 1T Sixteen kinds of fresh
home. made candies at Delano's candy
store from Toe to 25c 10.
E, r. Danforth went to Nashua, N. H.,
Tuesday morning, for a consultation
with the New Hampshire state officials
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men.
Mrs. f. N. Merrill, MIS-. E. p. Viles
and Mrs. W. r. clifford are at Augusta,
to-day, In attendance upon the mid
winter meeting of the Maine Federation
of Women's Clubs.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet Tomorrow Friday the 9th. The
subject OF the meeting will be "Ver-
mont, the program being 10 charge Of
Mrs. Helen Brown.
Joseph RoderIck, who had been pass
ing three weeks vacation with his par
epts, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Roderlck, re-
turned to Massachusetts,, Tuesday,
where he has been employed for the
past two years.
Miss Mabel Pooler left for Boston this
morning. She will join her sister, Miss
Florence, who has been visiting for
week 10 Massachusetts, and they will
leave together, early next week, for
Summerville, s. c., to pass the remain
der of the winter.
A neighborhood quilting party took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |. J.
Smith on Madison avenue, Friday after
noon of last week. The ladies passed
the afternoon as usual on such occasions
and were joined by the gentlemen at tea
time and for the evening.
Ed. P. Whiting, mail carrier on local
rout number two, is on two weeks
vac ton, the most of which will be pass
ed in Boston. F. G. Hesld, who has
taken the required civil service examina-
ton and qualified for the position, takes
Mr.. Writings place during his absence.
A meeting of Russell Relief Corps was
held last Friday afternoon, when the
new officers of 1905 filled the chairs for
| the first time. The "Aim and Object of
the The National Relief Corps is to as
sists the Grand Army in their noble
work of caring for afflicted comrades
aud their dependent ones. Toencourage
loyalty, and inculcate lessons of pstrio-
tism, love Of country In the communities
in which we live and to perpetuate the
memory of our heroic dead In the sacred
observance of Memorial Day.. The
next meeting will occur. February Sd.
Directly after the departure of the
,35 train, Monday afternoon, snow
pow rap Of the track on the south side,
not fsffrom the round house. Ii was
beingtsken from a spur track to the
main line and when it left the rails 1t
was In such position that 1t blocked the
road for Incoming and outgoing trains.
A wrecking train came up from
Waterville to assist In the matter and
the plow was replaced at about four
o'clock. The mixed train which Ia due
TO leave at 2,40 was held here during the
afternoon and did not leave until after
the arrival OF the evening passenger
train.
The w. G. T. U. met at the usual place
for its regular meeting, Tuesday, Jan.
oath. After the opening exercises and
the business meeting, the following pre-
gram was carried out, the subject being
sabbath Observance. A newspaper
clipping on sabbath Observance" WAS
sent by former member, Mrs. II. A.
Bussey and read by Mrs. l.. w. Weston ;
solo, "Day of Rest and Gladness' by
Mrs. Paddock; "Thp Re sonable Oaserv.
ance of the Lords Day." by DR.. Hamlin,
read by Mrs. Grace Bean; "Does Sab
bath Keeping Pay?' by Mrs. Paddock.
The next meeting will be Frances
Willard meeting and will be public.
Seats for the Booker T. Washington
lecture, at Waterville, February lsf, are
to go on sale at SIMPSONS drug store to-
morrow friday morning, those first
purchasing to be allowed their choice as
to location. The sale will close Monday
noon as it ia necessary to advise the
manager at Watervile at that time how
nany are wanted here. One hundred
tickets must be sold or the project abal-
doned, but there would seem to be no
question on this score as pledges for
tickets to the number of seventy hav
already been received. The fare to Wat.
ervile and return is but fifty cents and
this makes it possible to place the price
of the transportation and admission to
the lecture at one dollar.
Skowhegan Grange is seriously consid-
erng an addition to their grange build
ing on Pleasant street, tha primary
object being TO increase the size Of their
hall on the second floor. The project
as now talked is to extend the building
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