The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-01-25
TOWN and VICINITY

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Bloomfield Assembly Pythian Sister
hood will install Its Ulcers at Its regular
meeting, January 26
Miss Lola Goodwin went to Pittsfield,
yesterday, 10 remain over Sunday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCoombs Of
Watervllle passed Sunday in town with
Mra. McCoombs' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul RCullard.
Ten members of Russell post attended
the meeting OF the Veterans Association
at Madison, Thursday Of last week.
They were Gen. Isaac Dyer, DR.. J. n.
Merrill and Messre. ). j. Walton, g. A.
Flye, j, fferson Savage, S. w. Smith, g.
W. Nash, J. D. Emerson, Francis II.
Wing, Charles Folsom-Jones and S. f.
Emerson.
Eureka Lodge, New England Order OF
Protection, held its installation, Tuesday
evening. The Ulcers, whose election
was reported in a previous issue, were
installed by deputy grand warden, Geo
w. Stevens OF Waterville. Twelve men,
bers have affiliated with the lodge during
the past two months.
Jere n. Lord, who is q member Of the
10Th Troupe, U. s. Cavalry, now station
ed at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, Ia home on
a months furough which he will spend
with his sisters, Misses Frances and
jeanette Lord. Mr.. Lord is Just re.
covering from pneumonia, which has
kept him In the hospital for the past two
months and is granted this leave of alb
sence for that reason.
Mrs. Celia 4. Tufts went TO Mechanic
Fails, Me-, Friday OF last week, where
she will remain for the next few months
with the family of her son, Frank +.
Tufte. M. Tufts has been in Mechanic
Falls for twerty years In the employ Of
the Poland Paper Co. He is now treas
urer of the Oxford Paper Co. OF Rumford
Falls, Ne. and will be located in Port
land for the future in charge Of their o.
fee in that city. He will remove his
family from Mechanic Falls to Portland
10 the spring.
The members of Russell Post passed
very pleasant evening as the guests OF
Russell Relief Corps at Grand Army
Hall, last Friday evening. Besides the
~ ho nj afi md
their husbands and wives. there were
few Sons Of Veterans present. The
ladies OF the Relief Corps served sup
per, commencing at 30, and the tables
were filled for the second time before all
the guests had partaken OF their hospi-
tally. Following the supper there was
a pleasant program of songs and recita-
tions.
Thursday evening of last week the
Skowhegan Central Labor Union passed
resolutions especially recommending Hor.
Forest Goodwin of Skowhegan and Hor.
William G. Bailey of Harmony, senators,
and Edw. N. Merrill of Skowhegan and
Cassius G. Kinsman of CornvillP, repre-
sentatives, all of whom voted for the
Initiative and Referendum in the last
Legislature. They also embodied
clause pl. dying the members OF the
union not to vote In caucus or ut election
for any one who would not pledge him
self to vote for the Referendum II elect
ed to the Legislature.
The following Skowhegan ladies at
tended the meetings OF the Maine FEEDER
alton of Womsn's Clubs at Waterville,
yesterday: Mrs. B. +. Eaton, Mrs. K.
Z. Viles, Mrs. W. II. Wildes, Mrs. j. z.
Merrill, Mrs. Esther Palmer, Mrs. Chas
Play ze, Mrs. W. +. Robbins, Mrs. A. B.
Lamb, Mrs. j. C. Griffin, Mrs. w. X.
Clifford, Mrs. Arthur Jewett, Miss Louise
II. Coburn, Miss Sarah j. Anderson,
Miss Elizabeth Webb and Miss Clara B.
Varney. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Merrill and
Mrs. Martha L. CIR fin gave reports for
the Skowhegan Woman's Club and the
Skowhegan Sorosis aud In the evening
Mrs.. Ada A. Viles presided at the Fo;-
estry session and made short address
on that subject.
A postal received at our Office, this
morning, advises us that Lewis McCord,
the we'll known actor, has Just completed
a very successful two weeks engagement
at one OF the leading theaters of San
Francisco. The card Ia in souvenir style
and bears picture of handsome brown
stone edtice, the publication and office
building of the San Francisco Chronicle
Mr.. McCold allows our correspondent to
say that he prefers to read the SOMERSET
REPORTER rather than the paper put
lished In the building just referred to.
The REP RTER can stand this sort OF
sentiment, either in jest or earnest, and
Mr.. McCord's Skowhegan friends will be
gratlfied to know he is still Interested in
them.
A recent issue OF the Cambridge
(Mass.) Chronicle contains likeness Of
DR.. L. II. Stevens of that city and an ac-
count Of reception given the doctor at
the home of q friend The whole affair
was in the nature OF surprise. The
doctor was summoned by telephone to
attend a patient and, on arriving at the
home from which the message had been