The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter DeWere pass

work in the kitchen at Hotel Coburn.
John W. Steward arrived home
Wednesday, from a business trip to
Boston
You are cordially invited to attend
Miss Walkers opening tomorrow
and Saturday.
Miss Withee makes an announce
ment to her patrons in our advertis-
! ing columns this week.
Judge O. r. Bachelor has been
seriously i'll since last Saturday with a
severe attack of grip.
H.F. Danforth of Madison passed
Sunday in town at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Geo. Hall.
Many think Fogg's chocolates are
the best in town. The price is no
higher. Have you tried them2
The dance under the auspices of
members of Skowhegan Grange will
occur Thursday evening, April Il.
Miss Amelia Cowan of Sydney re-
turned home Tuesday, after a brief
visit here as the guest of Mrs. Fannie
Cushing.
Mrs. Carl Hessel is passing the
present week in Brunswick at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Roberts.
Auction sale of crockery every
night at 730 at store under Hotel
Coburn. Odd pieces of fancy crock
cry a speciality,
Miss Edith Gledhill left here, Tues
day afternoon, for Sykesville, Md,
where she will be the guest of her
brother. Morris Gledhill.
Lena Preble of Richmond was in
town Friday of last week, to attend
the social at Milburn hall with her
cousin, Carroll Goodwin.
Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt gave a whist
party to a small company of her
friends, Tuesday afternoon, in honor
of Mrs. John Appleton of Bangor.
The forty first anniversary of Lees
surrender is to be observed this year,
under the auspices of Russell Post,
by banquet at the Skowhegan House
next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Groder went
to Pennington, Monday to attend the
f1noro1 90 +bai,, parbau Franz Gro
der, who died in that place the pre-
yious Saturday, aged 70 years.
Miss Bertha Palmer, who is teach
ing in the Massachusetts schools, is
passing the Easter vacation i'll town,
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Palmer, Pleasant st.
John w. Fogler of Washington, D.
c., treasurer of the company which
publishes the Washington Times, who
was called here by the death of B. F,
Baker, Mrs. Fogler's father, returned
home, Monday morning.
The final event in the series of
social hops, which have been given
during the present winter by the
members of the Skowhegan Fire De-
partment, will occur, Friday evening,
April 12. Music by Kendall's or
chestra.
S. H. Swain, District Manager for
the E. A. Strout Farm Agency of New
York and Boston reports the follow
ing sales the past week: The F. r.
Chapman farm in Athens to Carl
Hermann of Stanford, Conn; The c..
II. Cromwell farm in Harmony to
Orison Strait of Schonevus, N. y;
The II. P. Bush farm in Athens to
VIM. Mckinley Of Nashwauk, Mimi;
The Sherman Gray farm in Hartland
to Henry Straw of Guilford, Me.
On Tuesday evening occurred one
of the most enjoyable evenings of
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge No. SO. At
ter their regular meeting the doors of
the lodge room were thrown open to
invited guests to the number of about
100. An exciting peanut contest was
participated in by twelve of the "boys
and girls" delightful musical pro-
gram had been arranged after which
games of all nature were played
Refreshments were served by Caterer
Lambert.
William f. Briggs, who had been at
work for the Skowhegan Lumber Co.
as filler for the past winter, returned
to SO. Brewer, Monday, where he was
formerly employed. Mrs. Briggs
leaves tomorrow for Saugus, Mass,
where she will visit her sister, Mrs.
L. A. Ross until the last of April.
From Saugus Mrs. Briggs will go to
Join her husband in Brewer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Briggs have leased their home
on Mt Pleasant avenue to Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. II. Goldsmith, who are to
occupy it during the coming summer.
The lecture at the First Baptist
Church, last evening, by Professor
Roy L. Marston, on the public land
question, was just what would be ex-
pected from a gentleman who has
made lands and forestry a study for
more than ten years, seen the areas
which he wished to describe and TAX
Ell a prominent part in Investigations
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