The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-14
TOWN and VICINITY
Cooper Remedies at Bucknam'p.

Mrs. Roscoe Reed returned to he
home in Richmond, Friday, after a vis
here wish her brother, John n. Lancas
ter.
E.P Vies, Clyde Il. Smith, Waite
Hight and A. A. Thorndike were visitori
at the state capitol In Augusta, yester
day.
Deuatured alcohol, for cooking, heat
ing, lighting and for mechanical pur
poses, can be obtained at Fogg's drus
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Vail of Pittsfeld
with their daughter, Miss Margaret, have
been guests of Mr.. and Mra. D. W
Colby this week.
/ Green & Barnard have marked down
all their winter weight stockings lSC
tockings to 10c; 25c stockings to Ice
50c stockings to &c.
Mrs. f. l.. Marsh with her two child
rem, Elizabeth and Mandans, passed
Monday and Tuesday In town at the
home of Miss Hannah Page.
Miss Ida Town, who has been en-
ployed at Miss C. %. Williams for the
past six months has been enjoying a
weeks vacation at her home Ia Water
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Greenwo God were in
Waterville, yesterday, to attend the fu-
neral OF Mr.. Greenwood's uncle, Gilbert
Green God, who died In that city Tues
day morning.
Miss Mabel Wtham's opening of
spring and summer millinery is to occur
at her parlors on Water street, over
Merril's shoe store, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, March %, 30 and 80.
Miss Flora Reed, who had been passing
the winter 10 East Madison at the home
OF her brother, Reuel Reed, and In Show
hogan with Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Perkins,
returned to Cambridge. Mass, Friday.
Mrs. George Simpson, accompanied
by her two children, Fred and Helen,
left here yesterday for West Somerville,
Masa. They are to be the guests of Mrs.
simpsons mother, Mrs. Maria Lowe,
until some time in April.
The members of Priscilla Rebekah
are to serve a six o'clock supper at their
regular meeting, next Tuesday evening,
to be followed by entertainment and in
itiation. Seven candidates are to receive
the Rebekah degree.
A. M. Thompson went to Boston yes
terday to join his wife, who is visiting at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. c. II.
Atkinson. He had planned to go little
later but his visit is fastened by the H.
ness of his son, Wendell, four years OF
age, who 10 In Boston with Mrs. Thomp-
SOB.
Miss Louise Hurley entertained 30 OF
her friends at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hurley, on West
Front street Friday evening of last week
the occasion being her 18th birthday
Games were played and dainty refresh
ments served, the evening passing most
pleasantly. Miss Hurry was the recip-
lent of many pretty giftp.
AT the regular meeting held last week
In Odd Fellows hall by Canton Somerset,
No. 26, Patriarch Militant, it was voted
to hold a banquet on the evening OF
April 3, at the Weston House 10 Madi-
SOD. Members of the Parmenas En-
campment and their ladies will be invit-
ed and the trip will be made In special
cars over the line of the Somerset Trac-
ton Company. After the spread, cards
will be INDUCED 10, also a hop held 10
the dining hall.
Harlan P. Wyman, formerly of this
place, was elected first selectman OF the
town OF Rehoboth, Mase., at their ar
nual meeting on Monday. The import
ant issue Of the meeting WAS the ques-
ton OF license, under the Massachusetts
local option law. 1t would appear from
the record OF the Rehoboth meeting that
the power to grant or withhold licenses
rests with the selectmen and those who
are acquainted with Mr.. Wyman will
understand bis election as no license
victory. This is the light In which 1t is
viewed by the citizens of Rehoboth.
Skowhegan citizens should bear 10
mind that every one of the edition of
twelve hundred annual reports and all Of
the reports of the experimenting school
committee were distributed at the town
meeting OF Monday last. Every voter
who has a copy of either of these reports
should bring 1t to the meeting which Is
to assemble at 10 o'clock, Saturday
morning In Convent Hall. Those having
copies of the report of the special COM
mittee on Municipal Building, issued
last year, will also fiud them useful dur
ing the discussion which Is sure to take
place at this meeting regarding the ap.
preparation for town hall.
The members of the First Baptist
church and society rendered their recent
ly installed pastor, Rev. Theodore l..
Frost, a reception ae the church vestry
Monday evening. The event was largely
attended, everyone approaching the
opportunity to enlarge their acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Frost, to the mutual adj