The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-30
TOWN and VICINITY
Straw Dow & Carter's.

with his brother, FREQ b. brown.
1t seems practically assured that
most of the retail places of business
will remain closed all day today.
Mrs. F. L. Tozier of Washburn,
Aroostook county, arrived Saturday
and is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. P. Pennell.
Parties desiring stove wood, either
soft or hard, will be supplied If
postal is sent to F. B. Heselton, k.
f. D., No. 6, Skowhegan.
Mrs. Fred w. Palmer who has been
the guest of her father, John w. De-
lano during the month of May return
ed to her home in Dover Tuesday.
Mrs. D. H. Bartlett arrived home,
Saturday evening, after "a visit OF
several weeks with relatives in West
Medford and other Massachusetts
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs Edw. w. Heath of
Waterville were calling on Show
hogan relatives Sunday, making the
tourney to and from their home in
their new automobile.
Somerset Chapter is to hold a
stated, convocation tomorrow, Fri
day. evening, for degree work and
other important business Refresh :
ments are to be served.
i Ar. Jewett and Fred r. Holmes
arrived home from Augusta, yester-
day, after attending the State Con
vention of the Knights of the Macca-
bees, as delegates from Crescent Tent
r. F. Wilson of this place, a train
messenger of the American Express
Company, running between Skowhe-
gan and Boston, commenced his an
nual vacation of ten days, last Mon
day.
N The places of business of the Skow
hogan Grocers and Feed Dealers
Association area open Wednesday
evening of the present week but will
remain closed all day Thursday, Me-
mortal day.
The Memorial Day program, under
the auspices of Russell Post, which
wasIpublshed in full in our last issue,
will be carried ont at Grange hall
this Thursday afternoon, commenc-
49,. ~ 1 an ojalonk
Mrs. Chas. Church of Mortified, Vt.
is passing few days in town this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Church were
former residents of Skowhegan and
are running hotel in their new home.
They still own the farm here upon
which they formerly lived.
Stephen Gilblair, son of Augustus
Gilblair of this place, WAS united in
marriage to Miss Mary Currier also
of skowhegan, at st. Mary's Church,
Monday morning, by the Rev. Father
Lacroixs The bride, who is the
daughter of Levi Currier, was attend :
ed by the groom's sister, Miss Julia
Gilblair, as maid of honor, and Mr..
Frank Currier, brother of the bride,
was best man.
A notice, signed by j. c. Martin and
others published elsewhere in this is
sue, gives particulars regarding new
highway, about six miles in length,
which is asked for by the citizens of
The Forks and surrounding territory,
from a point in The Forks to the So
merset Railroad near Mosquito Mar
rows. The County Commissioners
have appointed hearing on the mat
ter to be held on September 30.
Rev. Bowley Green, the we'll known
Portland evangelist, gave his lecture
of ENGLAND and the English" at the
Methodist church, Monday evening,
under the auspices of the Epworth
League. Mr.. Green was born in Eng
land and received much of his educa-
tion there so that the country and its
people made an ideal subject for him
to speak upon. He has no hesiten cy
in saying that he prefers America, as :
signing as a reason that it is in this
country that the Industrious are re
warded more largely than in any other
nation sons ithe7.g globe. He admires
greatly the love of home and family,
in which characteristic he believes
the English greatly excel us and
counts this as one of the great
redeeming qualities which must be
placed to John Bulls credit. There
were present In Mr.. Green's audience
many who made his acquaintance at
the time OF the revival meetings con-
Quoted by him in tue Skowhegan
churches last December and in intro
ducing the speaker, the Rev. B. B..
Merrill referred very pleasantly to his
work at that time by saying that it's
result had been very substantial
growth for all our religious societies.
The lecture was one of series of en-
tertainments which have been held
under the management of the Ep-
worth League to raise funds for the