The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-04

Have you tried the milk bread yet at
City Bakery:
Were you one of the many who bought
Fogg's souvenir stationery, last week.
See notice In another column Of car OF
feed to be unloaded, Saturday, Jsny o,
by c. II. Gardner.
Mrs. Sarah l.. Whltcomb, who lie pass
ing the winter here with her daughter,
Mrs. Frank w. Bucknsm, IL spending
the present week in Boston.
The stated meeting Of Sunset Chapter,
o. f. \. will be held, tomorrow (FridaS }
evening at 30 O'Clock. Installation OF
officers will be followed by refreshments.
Guy L. Conant has given up his sltua-
ton in the shoe factory here and left for
Manchester, n. h, Tuesday morning.
where he will be located for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Webb Of New
Portland, accompanied by their two
children, have been guests OF j. h.
Hutchins and family during the present
week.
John Holden of lockwood, Me, was in
town this week. He WAS accompanied
by his daughter, who comes to resume
her studies at the Skowhegan High
School.
Messrs A. A. Thorndike, Fred G. Pool
er and Robert Wentworth are sight see
ing 10 Boston, this week, and attending
the sportsman show now In progress In
that city.
Miss Ethel Knowlton, daughter OF MI.
and Mrs. o. F. KnowltoD, is now among
the Skowhegan young ladies attending
Colby College, having commenced with
the beginning of the winter term
The next meeting Of Skowhegan Soro-
sis will be Tuesday evening, Jan. 0, and
will be at Engine hall, The Womau's
Club and Town Improvement Society
are to be guests of Sorosis at that time
Mra. Alice S. Baker, D. D. p, &c COM
panied by Mrs.. Mary Bailey acting
Grand Marshall and Mrs. Augusta Bailey
acting Grand Warden, visited Madison
last evening and installed the officers OF
Sterling Rebekah Lodge |. o. o. f
Mrs. s. W. Coburn left Friday for
Concord, Mass, where she will pass the
winter with her daughter, Miss Julia L..
Coburn. She WAS accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Nj. T. Pooer, who will
pass a few days in Boston shopping.
A large white owl, captured In Athens,
is on exhibition in the show window OF
Jewetts market on Madison avenue.
He Is pronounced by those familiar with
! bird lore to be OF the Attic variety and
! not common in he New England States.
BY request OF the members OF the Ep-
worth League the pastor OF the Cente-
nary Methodist Episcopal church will
give lecture on "Courtship and MAT
riage" on the evening of Jan. 10, in the
Methodist church. Tickets may be had
from the young people of the Epworth
League.
New tapestry carpeting has recently
been laid in the main hall and other
lodge rooms occupied by the ludepend
ent Order OF Old Fellows In the Ordway
block. The rooms have been retinlshed
and new furniture has been ordered for
the principal officers which will soon be
in place.
w. M. Butterfied of Manchester, n.
H., uperintending architect for Ward
q Philbrick on their new block,
WAS ia town, yesterday. Mr.. Butterfield
is also at work on sketches for the town
hall committee. He will be present NJ
the hearing on the town hall question
which is to occur in Engine Hall, Sstur
day afternoon, January 20
Everett M. Breed of Montreal, former
ly of Skowhegan, who passed the Christ
mas holidays In this town with bis par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Breed, and
later spent n few days in Brewer as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Hussey
left Monday for Montreal, where he has
a position as salesman for the Westlng-
house Electrical Co. of Pittsburg, Pa,
The Cooking Club, usually referred to
as the C. C. c. C. met at the Library
Parlors, Tuesday evening, for its usual
Christmas celebration. In the exchange
of gifts, besides the more valuable srti'
Giles, everyone present was remembered
with a souvenir of the occasion, which of
itself or by the inscription thereon serv-
ed to recall many amusing incidents to
minds of the club members.
On Saturday next will be started by
Bison & Morrisette what Ia announced
to be one of the greatest markdown sales
in clothing, gents furnishings ETC.. ever
inaugurated in Skowhegan. Early in
March they intend to remove to the store,
now occupied by Jas. Lewia, between
the postotiice and A. +. Bison Il SOH's
shoe store. This has long been contem-
plated, and an arch will be cut through
connecting the two stores. This sale is
being made to save the removal OF the
goods. Read all about it in their big
advertisement on page four of this issue.
Whist, Skowhegan's favorite game at
cards, received rather more than usual