The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-20
~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns II
Athens.


Mrs. Almon Locke has a new piano
A fine display of box stationery at
Jacobs & Hight.
Mrs John T. Hight has closed her
house for the winter and gone to SHOW
hogan to be with Mr. Hight, who for the
past two years has been employed at
that place.
Misses Jennie and Kathleen Fox have
engaged winter schools in Scion Both
schools began this week.
Miss Marion e. Holman, student at
! Shaw's Business College, Portland came
home last saturday TO be present at her
sisters wedding and will remain at
home TILL after the holidays.
NJ. g. Greene, station agent at Main
stream. Harmony, for the past four
years, has resigned his position at that
place and will remain at home for the
present
Sturgis Deputy G F. Aver, went o
Auburn last week on professional busi-
ness
You will find at the store OF Jacobs d
Hight fine line of fresh confectionery
Special services appropriate 10 the
| Christmas season, will be held at the
Union church, Sunday Dec. %, both
morning and evening, "Saved at sea" a
com plete service of story and song. will
be given by the choir, at the evening
service.
The Sunday School will hold the an
nual Christmas tree exercises at the
church, tuesday evening, Dec. 25.
Call and inspect the new display of
Xmas goods at the store of Jacobs Il
Hight.
There seems to have been some misun-
derstandDg in regard TO the part the
Woman's club took in recent art exhibit;
it is reported that the club shared in the
receipts. This was not the case, as the
club did not receive cent in any FORM
whatever. II did, however, furnish and
pay the lecturer, Mr.. thompson, with
out any coat to the exhibit or exhibitors
with no other purpose or thought than
to bel make the exhibit success and
swell the picture fund for the schools.
A citizen from the north part of the
town was before Trial Justice holman
last Thursday on complaint of our eff1-
cient officer, G. r. Dore, The matter
was very amicably arranged. The re-
spondent agreed to sin no more, the
court suspended sentence and all shook
hands. We trust this liz the Last case
that will be needed for years.
LORDS HILL.
A Christmas tree and service will be
the event at the Lords Hill school
house, saturday evening. Dec. %. The
Sunday school that was organized last
summer will close for the winter. The
friends regret that the school house is
not suitable for services during the cold
weather A good time is anticipated at
the hristmas exercises and all friends
are invited to be present.
The Leavitt saw mill property recent
| ly owned and operated by Roger
Brooks of Aroostook has been purcbas-
cd by Mr. Frank T. Hight.
WEDDING
The home of Mr. and Mrs John F.
Holman was the scene Of a very pretty
wedding, ednesday q. IL when their
daughter, Evelyn Alice, was united In
marriage to Mr.. w. G. Doane Candage,
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. b w.
t'audsge of Seal Hsrbor, Maine Shortly
after ten O'Clock the party entered the
psrlor to the strains OF the wedding
march, played by Miss Marion &. Hol
man, and took their places underneath
an arch of green and white, susI ending a
wedding bell. The bride was becoming
ly gowned in white muslin over white
taffeta, with veil. aid carried shower
bouquet of white roman hyacinths The
bridesmaid, Miss Polly B. Candsge, sis
ter OF the groom, wore lovely gown of
white silk and carried large bouquet of
pink carnations. The groom and best
man, Mr.. K II. Holman. brother of the
bride, were dressed in the conventional
black The full and impressive service
of the Methodist Episcopal church was
performed by Rev. l. G. March, In the
presence OF only the immediate relatives
of both bride and groom.
A wedding breakfast was served I'M
mediately after the marriage ceremony
and the newly welded couple left at once
for the train amid showers of confettie
and their means of conveyance thither
adorned with white streamers and old
shoes. After few days stay in Port
land and Boston they will go to Seal
| Harbor, where their home is being made
ready for them.
The bride Is a graduate of Kent's Hill
Seminary class '03 and for the past two
years has been an efficient and popular
teacher in our public schools. The
groom is a graduate of Higgins Classical
Institute, having also been student al
Rent's Hill and Tufts college. He Ii
now \ member of the firm of Candage
& Sons, contractors and builders al
Seal Harbor, Maine.
The newly married couple were the
recipients of many useful and valuable
gifts and carry with them to their new
bone the best wishes of a large number
of friends.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs b. w. Candage, parents oil
the groom, Mr.. @. A. Candage and Miss
Polly B Candsge, all of Seal Harbor.
CANAAN.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year at the last regular
meeting of { Rnaan grange, Thursday
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