The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. ". W. O4kes was summoned to
West Someryille Mas, today, by tele-
gram announcing the serious illhess Of
her father, John Lougrey.
Mrs. Harry W. Kimball OF So. Wey.
mouth, Mass. left here for home, yester-
day, after being the guest Of Miss Han
nah Page since Saturday Of lat week.
Mrs. Samuel skillings of Portland ia
in town for fortnlRht's visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Ptoveneal.
She Is accompanied by her young son,
| Clarence.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin leaves by the
noon train today for New York City on
professional business. On his return he
will take In the Harvard Yale football
game at New Haven, Conn, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E Briggs. who
have been living In Brewer for some
time, are to return, here for the winter.
Mrs. Briggs has already arrived and
opened her home on Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Charles Haines Of Gorham, Me. was in
town for the first few days OF the present
week. He is the son OF DR.. c. F. Haines,
who was engaged in the practice Of
medicine here for quite a time prior to
1882.
The regular meeting of the Town Im-
provement Society will be held in the
Library Parlors, Friday afternoon, Nov.
231, at &c. Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith
will give an address on "PictureEq1e
Mexico"
W. Il. Paine, one of the Officers OF the
Grand Lodge of Maine, Ancient o. der OF
United Workman, went to Pennington,
this morning, where he is to meet with
and address the local lodge. Mr.. Paine
is to go to Waterville next Tuesday OF a
similar errand.
Fred G. Head, formerly substitute
mail carrier at the local offlce, has been
appointed as regular carrier and will
assume bis duties at once BE will FL
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of John Navln, who has gone to Omaha,
Mr.. Heald's route will be on the south
side of the river.
Archie L. Weston. whose injury by
accidental shooting at Moscow was
chronicled in these columns, last week, i
making satisfactory progress toward re.
coVery. DR.. A. f. Gelinas is reported
AS gaining, though still seriously i'll.
Mrs. George Il. Burns is reported to be
very i'll with gastritis at her home Oh
Court street.
Capt. c. w. Exton and Captain NJ. F.
Smith of the 20 h United States Iutau-
try, passed Sunday in town at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs r. L. Marston and left,
Monday, with Mr.. Marston for week :
hunting in the vicinity of Brsssua lake,
These gentlemen have been with their
regiment at West Peint Military Acad.
envy and have made the acquaintance OF
Mr. Marston on the occasions when he
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charge OF his duties as experimenting
forester. They come to Maine st this
time on his invitation and will be quart
cred during their stay in the woods at
the Davis & Marston numbering camps.
Messrs Extou and Smith will do their
hunting with Krsg-Jorgenson riffs, un-
til recently the regulation military arm
OF the United States army. MIS-. Mar
ston left on the morning train and will
pass Thanksgiving with her mother,
Mrs. Henry Parmaee In New Haven,
Conn.
Preparations are now being made by
the members OF the Bethany Baptist
Church and Parish for their annual dis
tribution of Thanksgiving baskets to
such families OF Skowhegan as might
otherwise be unable to enjoy such re-
past as 1t is universally desired should
be within the reach Of everyone on this
day set apart for the purpose OF voicing
our gratitude. This custom is so 10
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and has been carried out In this way by
the Bethany society for so many years
that 1t does not require extended ex-
PLANTATION. The distribution is not con-
fined to the families of the Bethany Bsp-
fist Parish, but the effort is made to pro
vide every worthy family in the town
with dinner appropriate for the day
Donations OF food or funds or assistance
OF any kind will therefore be welcome
from any source. The pastor or any
officer of the church will sccept con-
tributions for this purpose and no con-
fribution will be considered too small or
too large to be applied to this most
worthy Effort.
Some people are always signing for the
"good old times The Oregon R. cord
administers to ttem a dose in these
words;
Rsturn to the good old times" would
YOU? Then rise on a cold morning and