The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-10
TOWN and VICINITY

Chicken pie supper tomorrow Fri
DAY evening, at Grange Hall follow
ed by a social dance.
john S. Kidder has gone to Scion
to pass the winter at the home of
Chas. French and family.
Geo A. Fly is passing the present
week in Vasselboro, at the home of
his brotherin law, Robert Snow.
skowhegan Grange gives a social
dance tomorrow Friday evening, as
the closing event of its annual fair.
Mrs Jennie T. Malbon, who had
been for a brief visit at the home of
Seth Dodge in Vasselboro, has re-
turned home.
The Skowhegan Grange chicken
pie supper comes but once a year.
Served tomorrow Friday from half
past fve,to half past seven.
Mrs. NJ. G. Black, who had been in
town since last September as the
guest of the Rev. B. B. Merrill and
IdIul19, ICIul uCNI w llCl llOillC III OdI
dypoint last week.
Mrs. Frank Goodspeed and her two
children, Ralph and Lawrence, who
had been here for a brief visit with
Mr. and Mrs q. B. Fairgrieves, re-
turned home last Saturday.
Mrs. W. j. McKinnon and little
daughter, Jesse Reed Turner who
have been i'll town during the illness
and death of her father, Jesse Reed,
returned to her home in Gardiner
Saturday.
w. R. Elliott. is expected home
next Saturday from Boston where he
has been during the week ate nding
a semi annual conference of the pay
masters from the various mills of the
American Wooden Company.
On Friday evening a Mite box
opening and social was held by the
Y. P. S. G. E. at the Bethany Church.
Mrs. A. A. Walsh, wife of the Evan
gelist, led the devotions, and sang a
solo. Mrs. Pepper was the speaker
of the evening, and entertained the
young peoplelin her own inimitable
way.
Saturday evening, Nov. %, Miss
Arlen McKenny entertained the
members of her class, Grade VIII, of
the GrammarSSchool, at her home in
Lakewood. A special car convt ying
the young people left Skowhegan at
seven O'Clock, and very pleasant
evening was enjoyed. Many Interest,"
i"g games were played and refresh
ments were served. The return trip
was made at half-past ten.
The Red Cross Christmas stamps are
now on sale in sixteen stores in this
town, and in the Public Library.
The stores which have kindly con-
scented to aid the Red Cross by put
ting them on sale are Indicated by
the picturesque red and white poster
in the window. Read the poster and
buy some of the stamps. Each stamp
put on letter or package during
this month carries a Christmas greet
ing, and helps the Red Cross in its
campaign against the White Plague.
Miss May Bowman, stenographer
in the law office of Forrest Goodwin,
is to leave here on Saturday for a
three months vacation. She will
ia Co.. Io.t Of Of Mru
Annie Marshall in Melrose, Mass, and
leave Boston for the Pacific coast
early next week. Los Angeles is the
first destination and the greater por-
tion of the time will be passed in
Fresno, Cal, as the guest of her sis
ters. Miss Bowman commenced her
duties in Mr.. Goodwin's Office in 1902
Her place will be filled during this
temporary absence by Miss Lois
Davis, a graduate of the Skowhegan
High School class of 1905, and of the
Shaw Business College, Portland.
The twenty fifth annual session OF
the Maine State Grange will assemble
at Waterville next week, opening at
ten O'Clock on Tuesday morning
Reduced rates will prevail over all
transportation lines in this and neigh
boring states and people of this
vicinity can buy round trip tickets,
from Skowhegan to Watervilleiand re
turn. for sixty cents. These tickets
will be good to 60 December IA, Is,
is, good to return December 10.
Watervile and Fair field hotels have
made special rates for visiting grang-
ers and the Waterville Board OF
Trade and the citizens of that city
generally have prepared to make
them welcome.
Rikers Violet Cerate at Bucknam's
Cooking utensils of all kinds at NJ
b. Heselton's.
Farmers Almanacs for 1909, al
Fogg's drug store.
Fur Coat, marked down for Christ
mas, at Ira A. Norton's.
Make a resolve in advance to KEEP
diary for 1909. Full line at Fogg''
drug store.
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