The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-07
Shirt waists stamped for 35c at Miss


Cnas. F..Ward Co.'S. windows, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clark Of Carstunk
were in town yesterday, on their way
home from a down river trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gannett of Au.
gusta passed Sunday in town as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. o ,dway.
TT. O'Brien of Boston returned home
Tuesday morning, after brief visit In
town at the home of Hon. and Mrs. S. j.
Walton.
Denatured alcohol. for cooking, heat
ing, lighting and for mechanical pur-
poses, can be obtained at Fogg's drug
store.
The Second National Bank pays three
and one-half per cent on time deposits.
Interest commences the first d y of each
NJ nth.
Mrs. william T. Seekins left for B0s-
ton By the 8 % train, this morning. She
was to be joined at Waterville by Mrs. F.
Bridgham of Pittsfield.
Edland Savage of Ellsworth has been
passing The week In town. He formerly
resided here and attended the Skowhe-
gan High School for several years.
The Woman's Relief Corps will serve
nice hot dinner at G. A. r. hall, Mon-
day, March 1lth, town meeting day.
Tickets 25 cents. Every body is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Sides CT Ports
mouth, n. n. and Frank Williams OF
Newburyport, MASS, were In town, Sat-
urday OF last week, to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. J D. Symons.
The w. c. 7. U. will hold temper
ance prayer meeting In G. A. R. hall
next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. All
interested In the temperance cause are
cordially invited to attend this meeting.
BY a recent ruling of the postmaster
general, postal cards ornamented with
glass, mica or similar substances, liable
to cause injury to those handling the
mails, will not be mailable unless enclos-
ed 10 suitable envelopes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Pooler left here,
Tuesday morning for New York. Mr..
Pooler is to confer with Michael Piel
of that city in regard to building opera
lions at MIR. Pe's summer home at Lake
Parlin, to be carried out the coming sum-
mer.
The Rebekah degree was conferred on
seven candidates at the regular meeting
of Priscilla Rebekah, Tuesday evening.
The work was performed by degree
team composed OF nineteen ladies and
three gentlemen, who have been rehears-
ing since the first of the year.
Skowhegan's latest society was organ
lied at the Skowhegan House, last even
Ing, taking the name of the Bachelors
Club. VIM. 4. FAY was chosen presi-
dent; Chas. Hartley, secretary, and II.
A. Pope, treasurer. They propose to
hold social hop each Saturday evening
for the rest of the winter, in Miburn
Hall.
John II. Symons, a native OF the L.
land Of Gurnsey, died at his home on
East Maple street, Monday evening,
aged 81 years. He came by sailing YES
sal to Quebec, when "a years of age and
to this town 40 years ago. The cause of
his death was heart failure. Funeral
services will be observed this afternoon,
the Rev. F. A. Leitch, officiating.
The State Council of the Maine
Daughters of the Revolution held It's
annual meeting at Waterville, yesterday.
Mrs. Bertha Steward, Mrs. Mabel Phil
brick, Miss Louise COburn and Miss
Gertrude Weston, members OF the En-
nice Fsrnsworth Chapter Of this place,
and Mrs. r. S. McKenney of the Ruth
Heald Cragin Chapter of North Arson,
were in attendance.
Miss Mabel Witham has taken a lease
of the rooms over Merrill's shoe store,
formerly occupied by Miss Lord, and is
to open a new stock of millinery there on
March IS She has engaged Miss Grace
Wescott of New York City as her as
sistant. Miss Witham left here for New
York, Monday morning, to Join Miss
Wescott and together they will make the
necessary purchases.
Captain j. B. Mitchell of Portland,
representing the United States regular
army, was In town, Thursday of last
week, and made the annual inspection of
Company E, required by the present
military laws. The inspection was to
have taken place some weeks since, but
a heavy storm on the date first set, pre-
vented Captain Mitchell from reaching
here. The affairs OF the company and
the property in their care were found In
satisfactory condition.
Miss Berle l.. Walton left here Tues
day afternoon, accompanied by her faith
er, L. L. Walton, Esq, portion OF the
distance, on her way to meet Mr.. Ever
EFT M. Breed of Vancouver, British Co.
lumbia, where their marriage is 10 take
place. The days Immediately preceding
her departure were made pleasant by
the receipt of kind messages and many
ohnina nd baautjfnl nrpapnta from low