The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07

Father A. O. Lscroix, pastor Oh d.
Mary's Catholic church, was In Water
vile Saturday, called there to participate
in the mass sung for Mrs. Charland,
mother of Father Narelsse Charland,
pastor of st. Francis de Sales parish OF
that city.
For some reason, of which the COM
mittee In charge have not as yet been
advised, President Geo. Emory Fellows
of the University of Maine failed to ar
rive here last evening to give his lecture
before Skowhegan Grange, as had pre-
viously been announced.
Monday and Tuesday evening OF next
week there are to be amateur plays at
Convent Hall for the benefit or 81.
Mary's Parish. Complimentary tickets
Issued and season tickets sold at the
time of the recent Catholic fair will be
accepted for admission.
There Ia to be farewell meeting at
the Salvation Army headquarters on
Water street, next Sunday evening
Captain Arthur Cummirgs. who has
been In charge of the Skowhegan WORK
of the army for the past two months,
bag been transferred to Bangor and is TO
20 to that city, Tuesday OF next week.
Mr.. and MIS-. Melvin s. Milliken OF
Stockholm, Me-, returned nome thls
morning. They had been In town to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Milliken's sister
Mrs. Samuel Nash. Mr.. Milliken was
in the shoe business here for few years
preceding 1890, as a member OF the firm
of Written & Miliken. This firm oc-
cupied location 10 the block which is
now the Norton clothing store.
EFT. Goodrich and A. M. Thompson
have formed co-partnership under the
firm name of G oodrch & Thompson for
the purpose of dealing In real estate,
mortgages etc. They are to be agents
for the 2. r. Leland Farm Agency OF
Boston and the A. M. Glidden Farm
Agency of Caribou. They have taken
lease of the suite of offices In the Second
National Bank building formerly occu-
pied by the Lakeside Worsted Co.
There will be a musical at N. K.
church under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League, Friday evening, Feb. g.
at 7.3O o'clock, with the following pro-
gram: Duet, Leila Fairbrother, Bessie
Allen; vocal solo, Carroll Goodwin {;
reading, Pearl Msddocks; song, FIRE.
donna Leitch; vocal duet. Fancher Saw
yer, Msbe Ross; violin solo, Folsom
Merrill reading, Mrs. Harry Dipsmore;
vocal solo, Rose Coombs; mandolin duet,
Ethel Ward, Gertrude Clark; entertain
ment to be followed by social. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake will be
for sale admission, l5c.
Complaints having been made that the
fire alarm whistle on the night OF the
Whittier block fire, did not give sufil-
cient volume of sound to waken the
members OF the department, investiga-
ton develops the fact that the usual
steam pressure CT 30 pounds was carried
at the boilers. The same complaint was
entered concerning the zone session"
school signal blown for Tuesday. Those
conversant with the matter give il as
their opinion that atmospheric coDdl-
lions are responsible for the variation in
volume OF sound. While this Is largely
matter OF conjecture, 1t may be an ex-
PLANTATION of the matter.
The Chas. r. Ward Co. have recognize
ed the season of st. Valentine in the ar
rangement Of one of their show windows
for the present week. The main feature
of the display is a heart Of mammoth
size, made by an arrangement of collars
on frame bent into the required shape.
Just back OF this stands their wax fig
ure posing as cupid, armed with bow
and arrow and aiming at the heart.
Showing through the sidelight of the
window is set of scales, an arrow be-
log used for the upright shaft and an
uustrung bow for the balance. One pan
of the balances bears a heart and in the
other is pile of bank notes, the scales
inclining toward the side of the heart.