The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15

Good stock of pianos and organs to
rent at smiths Music Store.
Thee is to be business Of Importance
at the A. 0. U. w. meeting tomorrow
(Ffiay) evening.
MIS-. Adam Simpson went to Hartland,
Yesterday afternoon, for a weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Linn, Jr.
The Blunt Hardware Co. announce
that they are closing out the remainder
OF their ga horse blankets at cost.
Somerset Lodge holds a special meet
ing this Thursday evening for the pur-
pose of comforting the entered appren-
tce degree.
Mrs. Levi Durham and Mrs, Helen
johnson of Portland, passed last week In
town as que Is of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
J. Mitchell.
The twenty-five cents window at the
Blunt Hardware Company's, which has
created 80 much interest, will be con-
tinued but one week longer.
1t is reported here that Miss Stella
Kimbal OF this place Is one OF seven
Maine girls who are seriously Ill with
typhoid fever at Midway, Mass.
Mrs. Geo. Simpson, accompanied by
her two children, Helen and Fred, went
to somervlle, Mass, yesterday, for a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Marish
Lowe.
Mrs. A. C. Bowman of Hartland ar.
rived here Monday evening and Is pass
ing the week In town, while Mr.. Bow
man and her father, DR.. l.. A. pascomb,
are visiting the Automobile Show 10
Boston.
Mr.. Louis Lscroix has purchased a
good farm In Vienna and will remove
there with his wife shortly to reside.
Mr.. Lacrox has long been an employe
of the Bailey oil cloth shops and thinks
he will now try the independent life OF
the farm.
Among the officers recently chosen at
the meeting OF the Somerset county ru-
raj mail carriers in this place, we're <.
A. Merchant, secretary, and Vernon
Wiley, treasurer, of that organization.
These gentlemen are both drivers on
routes from the Skowhegan Office.
At the meeting OF Eureka Lodge No.
l28 N. f. O. z. Tuesday evening March
18Th N. B. Heselton was elected Special
Representative with Alvin Sedgley al
ternate to a tend the eighteenth annual
session OF the Grand Lodge of Maine Of
the New England Order OF Protection
to be held at Portland on Wednesday,
April 4th, 1906.
Miss Florence Pooler went to New
York City, Monday, and from there she
goes to Washington where she will be
Joined by her mother, Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler,
and her sister, Miss Mabel, who leave
here for that city, Saturday. II is ex-
pected that Mrs Edith Shepherd, who
is now 10 New York, will be one OF the
party in Washington.
The dates of many of the agricultural
fairs to be held in Maine next fall are all
ready announced. Those Of the Somer-
set Central Agricultural Society and
others In which our readers may have
a special interest, are as follows: Ban
eor, August % to 81; Lewiston, Sep
TENDER to 7; Watervile, September II
to IA; Hartland, september 70 to % !;
Skowhegan, September 25 to 81; Farm
ington, October 2 TO 4.
There was large gathering Of French
speaking people, from various Maine
towns and cities, In Lewiston, Monday
and Tuesday. j. T. Thibodeau, Jos. F.
Poulin and Willie Breton of this place
were present. The convention discussed
the question of Parochial Schools, the
French language and other sutlests.
Committees on various matters were ap.
pointed, J. Il. Thibodeau being assigned
to that on the Judiciary.
A party of Odd Fellows started 10 a
special car last Friday night for MadI-
son, where connections were to have
been made with a special train over the
Somerset railway for Bingham. The
occasion was the union meeting In that
town OF districts % and %. When about
half way to Lakewood the Car became
stalled and it was necessary to return to
Skowhegan. Those who went up earlier
In the afternoon report a fine time al
though the trip from Bingham to Madi.
son was somewhat tedious owing to the
snow on the track.
Town Improvement Society.