The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-01-04
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Beautiful weather 80 far this winter
with very little cod and Just enoug b
snow to make good sleigbing

Getting nd t. writing 1861.
Pleatanl New Years crossings 10 a l.
The Inhalation Of the officers 10 SOM
erset Grange will take pace Thursday
evening OF this week
Among the pleasant home features Of
{ hristmas war the beautiful Chrstmas
tree at f Alltns, which was ar
ranged and decorated by Mr. Aliens
sister, Mrs Flora Whiting Of New York
who is spending a few weeks here visit.
ing,
An auction sale of the furniture of the
! NorrdgeWock Hotel and the horses
sleighs, wagons, etc Of the hotel livery
was advertised for ednesday OF this
week Mr. Fdfbrother having decided
to close out his business in order TO &C
cept position as construction manager
of a new line of railroad which is to be
built across one hundred and eighty
miles OF Indiana Territory 10 connect
the Wabash and Erie roads. this year
| The motive power which will be used
on this road, when completed. will be
gasoline. AS We remember it Mr.. Far
brother has bad some practical ex
peiieuce with this kind Of power for
across country work We shall be soTry
/
| that the hotel will be closed for the
present. It was al first arranged that
! Mir. r l. Gonant should buy and occupy
il, but this arrangement appears 70 have
fallen through and other arrangements
Will have to be made before the hotel Is
again open to the public.
The schools begin again next Monday,
after a vacation of two weeks
Rev. George Merriam of the Bethany
| Baptist church of ekowhegan was in
town one day last week, calling on
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Almon Sanford and
Mrs Fred Loomis Of SkoWhegan spent
Monday of this week, visiting At DR. J.
D. and F. l.. Ames
Fred Davis returned TO the Coburn
Classical Institute, Tuesday morning of
this week, after spending his holiday
vacation at home.
DR.. J D. Ames left Tuesday morning,
with a patient for the Maine General
hospital.
MIR Ralph Tibbetts left Monday, for
Waterville where he will spend a few
days of this week visiting relatives re.
turning the last of the week to Beverly.
Mass where he is employed in the
United Shoe Manufacturing Machine
Co.'S. shop. Mr.. Tibbetts has been at
work in this shop for several years and
has steadily been advanced. This year
he is to be promoted to the tool room
The annual roll call Of the Baptist
church haA been called for edpesday
evening of this week with supper at slx
o clock after which there will be The
business meeting, reading of letters
from absent members and the ro. cal
Mr. allaee L Nitham one Of on
popular mail carriers Of the K. +. d
and Miss Lena + Tarbor, a graduate Of
the y II ;. and one of our popular
teachers, were united in marriage At the
Baptist parsonage, sunday Dee 81, By
Rev. + q. DAVIS
MI. :. Kennison aud his wife are
both in poor health this winter, they
are fortunate in having the good home
care of their daughter and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs Gorham Bailey, viii
whom they live
Mr. Calvin Danforth still remains 81
the sick list, confined to the house
play ia in preparation to be given a
the coming Y | 5. far.
1t is requested that all members ot
committees for the V : fair TO be
held on Feb. 9th will be present at the
meeting on Friday, January 9Th, in order
that some general arrangements may bt
made.
Miss Blanche Emory returns TO tolby
on Thursday Of this week.
d, D. g. NJ sarah Il. Hutchins oil
Skowhtgan assisted by Miss Musette
Hale as Grand Marshal installed the fol.
lowing officers of Cedar Chapter No. 81
o.. + :. for the ensuing year Friday
evening, Dec 20, 1905 Mrs. Henrietta
d. Wood, W NJ O. F. Hall, ". P.
Mrs. Annie Vaughn, A NJ MRS. Blanche
T. Ward SEC; MIS- Lila Z. Hall, treas
urer; Mrs Grace Marcia, Con; MIS-
Grace Smith, Associate Con-; Mrs
Annie Mills, Mar Mrs. Minnie Emory
Chap Mrs Jennie Whiting, organsti
Mrs Annie Burgess, Adab; Miss Flor
ence Hall, Ruth; Miss Florence Davis
Esther; Miss Jennie Hale, Martha; Miss
Bell Hall, EIecta; Mrs. Nettie Dyer
" arder; Charles A. Ward, Sen. After
installation refreshments were served to
about one hundred members and guests
The Village Improvement Society vii
hold their regular meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. c. H. Hussey, Friday
afternoon of this week Subject, THE
Lewis and Clarke Exposition at Port
land Oregon.
Chauncey and Chester Smith lef
Wednesday of this week to finish iheii
courses Ia college.
Miss Edna Taylor, who was at homt
from sanford during the holidays, re
turned, Monday.
DR. Dean is taking his meals at Por
ter's since the hotel closed.
The Congregational society gave a tiYt
cent sociable al their yestry on Monday
evening of this week program Wal
furnished and tine evening finished NJ
in playing games
Fred Hale of New sharon was II
town, Monday.
W. Brown of Clinton VAS IN tow
over sunday visiting his hfother Or "
r. Brown.
The installation Of THE officers II
Quinnebassett Lodge |. Q. q. F. vi
occur next Monday evening
A very pleasant affair was the ce.e
brauon of the fifteenth anniversary o
the wedding Of Mr and Mrs Char.e'
Colby which occurred at their home II
the Longley ueighborhood, Saturday
evening Of last week About Il net3
were present which included relative
and friends. Coffee, SANDWICHES am