The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-05
Miss Evelyn Elliott of Portland
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred
A. Leitoh. on Friday of last week.

Inc dran9erS must De up ana uo1nR
to keep up with Co. E Band in the
$50 gold prize contest at Robbins
Jewelry store.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Luce and their
daughter, Miss Lois. passed the day
yesterday as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. d. Bessey in Oakland.
Delano. the confectioner, has a
party next Saturday, all day, and in
vites everyone to come and partake
of his famous molasses kisses abso
lutely free.
Golden Rod Branch of the Inter
national Sunshine Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Belle Thomas,
No. /, Cedar street, next Wednesday,
December 11th
Weymouth has suit cases, leather
bags, and robes that make nice and
useful Christmas presents. Prices
right and the goods right. He in
vites you to call and look them
over.
Arrangements have been definite
ly completed for the appearance here
on Thursday evening, January I'd,
of the Glee Club of Tufts College, I'M
der the auspices of the Junior class,
s. H. s.
Messrs Clyde Smith and Chas.
Green have taken the agency for the
Elmore touring cars and each have
ordered a new machine for next
season. The Elmore car used by Mr..
Smith the past season has been pur-
chased by DR.. w. s. Stinchfield.
The Ladies' Circle of the Methods
church will open their fair with a
sociable and entertainment Wednes-
day evening, Dec. IL. A complete
line of aprons and fancy work will be
on sale, also refreshments. Thursday
chicken pie dinner will be served
from IL to 100. All are invited.
Skowhegan Grange held a special
meeting last evening, which was
very lar gely attended. The program
as announced in these columns last
week was carried out and the Sd and
4tb degrees conferred. The fair which
the grange will hold on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, Dec. II,
10 and 10, was discussed and arrange
ments further perfected. The COM
mittee on program for the year of
1908 submitted it's report which re-
ceived an informal vote of approval.
A supper was served after the close
of the grange session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hutchins,
who have been in Boston this week,
are expected home Saturday. Mr..
Hutchins has an option on the pur-
chase of a barber shop in East Boston
and this trip was for the purpose of
making final decision with regard to
it. 1t was the intention, in case of a
decision to take the Boston shop, to
also look up and settle upon a place
of residence. Mr.. Hutchins has al
ready bargained for the sale of his
home on West Front street in this
place, to William Mitchell, manager
of the Maine Spinning Company,
John w. Fogler, who had been for
brief visit in South Hope, Me-,
arrived home last week, accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. Martha Vogler,
whose residence is the Fogler home
stead in that town. Mrs. Vogler was
guest here for Thanksgiving and
remains through the present week.
Those who attended the Skowhegan
Grammar school for the few years
preceding 1880 will recall Mrs. Vogler,
then Mrs. Martha Leach, as their
teacher. Other guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fogler, on Elm street,
on Thanksgiving day, were their son
Ben, and his cousin, William A..
Fogler, both students at the Uni
versity of Maine.
At meeting of the directors of the
First National Bank, held last Sat-
urday morning, Forrest H. Colby of
Bingham was chosen member of the
board to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Albert H. Weston. The
Office of president, also vacant by
reason of Mr.. Weston's death, was
filled by the choice of Edward P.
Page. Bin w. Page was chosen
temporary cashier, an appointment
which, is likely to be made permanent
at the annual meeting of the directors
in January. Mr.. Colby, who thus
becomes identified with the manage
ment of the First National, one of the
largest financial institutions in the
county, is well known business man
and lumberman with extensive in
terests in northern Somerset. He is
the agent of the American Realty
Company in the Kennebec River
section and is frequently seen in this
place on business for that great corpo-
ration. He has many acquaintance
here and Skowhegan people will be
gratified at his election to this
dictatorship.
j. G. Griffin has for rent a desirable
house on Mechanic street.