The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-09

Live and boiled Holsters al A. r.
Jewetts market.
New table liner OF all kinds for
Thanksgiving at D. F. Judkins'.
There will be a rehearsal of Priscilla
Rebekah degree staff, Thursday evening,
November l6 h at seven o'clock.
Mrs. w. z. O.dway went to Portland,
this morning, to pass today and tomor-
row with Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Cashier.
Mrs. Anudell Murphy of Melrose
Highlands, Mass. was in town, this week,
for a brief visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Helen n. Howard.
Nj. and Mrs. K. B. Rowell accom-
panied by his sister, Mrs. c. B. Gardiner
Of Canaan, and Mrs Blanche Mcdonald
Of East Madison passed the day, yester-
day, at Augusta.
The members Of SBhowhegan Sorosis
will be entertained at the library parlors
the evening Of Tuesday, November IA h,
by Mrs. Frances Murphy, Mrs. Eiz ,beth
Green and Mrs. Minnie Alden.
At the regular meeting of Crescent
Tent, Knights Of the Maccsbees, Tues
day evening, there were fifteen visitors
present. A supper was served after the
completion Of the degree work.
One OF the signs of the coming season
Is the car load Of handsome new sleighs
received by l.. W. Chase the past week.
He tells US that this season one can buy
of him the best sleigh for the money he
has ever been able to sell.
Skowhegan young people are to have
an invitation masquerade assembly, Fri
day evening, December lst in Milburn
Hall, Ralph Burrill and John McIlwrath
being committee Of arrangements. The
young men now attending college from
Skowhegsn will be home on their vaca-
ton at that time and the date is selected
for that reason.
William II. Emery went to Westboro,
Mass, yesterday afternoon, to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law, Weston
Curtis. Mr.. Curtis daughter was among
the victims Of the dynamite explosion in
Melrose, some months since, and to that
sad event may be traced the decline in
his health ending with his death, Tues
day of the present week.
Canton Somerset No. &c. l. o. o. F.
held its annual election of officers on
Thursday, Nov. Pad, and, under the new
code, their installation will be at the
regular December cantoment. The new.
ly elected officers are Eben s, Miller,
commander; W. A. Bailey, lieutenant;
Geo. II. Webb, ensign; f. X. Brown,
clerk; Il. c. Taggart, accountant.
The music loving people Of Skowhe-
gan will be gratif to learn that prepar-
ations are well underway for a grand
concert to be given i'll the Congregation
al church early in December by the COM
biDed chorals Of Madison and Skowhe-
gan. The membership Of the two so
ceties is something above a hundred and
they will be assisted by Elmer E. Towne's
orchestra of Boston.
Fred H. Neil of Fairfield was in town,
Yesterday, on brief visit to his aunt,
Mrs. W. B. Reed, now over So years OF
age. Mr.. Neil passed quite part Of his
boyhood in Skowhegan. He attended
the Skowhegan high school and learned
his trade as druggist in the Skowhegan
stores, removing TO Fairfield in 1885 He
is now the proprietor Of the store in Fair
field conducted for many years by the
late Eugene Evans.
William Quinn, motorman on the Som
erset Traction Car due to arrive h-re at
10, was somewhat surprised yesterday,
as he came down Squirrels Hill, about
two miles from this place, TO see little
girl standing on the track. The little
one proved to be Farviole, the five year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Roderick, who, in coming from the fore
noon session Of the kindergarten on
LeaVitt street, had missed her way and
wandered off into the country through
the mud and rain. She was tired and
frightened and quite fearful, as might be
expected, but had considerable courage
left. She told the conductor she was
lost and wished to go to Skowhegan,
and In answer to questions told her name
and that she lived on Maple street In
SKowhegan. Que little rubber had pull.
ed off IN the mud and she had carefully
placed it in her stocking-leg cap, where
it was found by one Of the passengers
after she was taken aboard the car.