The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-20
TOWN and VICINITY.

E. A. Moore passed Tuesday in
Lewiston on business.
John G. Griffin is expected home
tom orrow from a business trip to
New York City.
The Congregational Working Lea
que will meet at the Parlors next
Wednesday afternoon at two O'Clock.
A. NJ. Thompson, real estate agent,
reports the following sales: The A.
f. Leavitt residence in Athens to
Forrest Elliott OF Athens, and the
Harrison Salley wood lot in Madison
TO Eben Dean of Madison.
Wilmont b. Whittier, past master OF
Skowhegan Grange has just received
notice from State Master e. S. Stet-
son of appointment as one of his dep
uties. The territory covered by the
appointment will be announced later.
Among the out of town people i'll
attendance at the masquerade dane
Jag party at Milburn hall last evening
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jewell OF
Fairfield, John Day of New York City
and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis w. Briggs
of Pittsfield.
Meeting of Russell Relief Corps,
this week, Friday afternoon. Mem
bers are invited to bring needles,
thread, and thimble A basket pic
ME supper will be served. Members
please bring your box. Coffee will
be furnished.
We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of the
Skowhegan Savings Bank. We are
assured by the trustees that the
same conservative policy pursued by
the late Mr.. Page will be continued in
seeking only sound investments with
a safe and sure return of income.
On Feb 22nd Washington's birth
day, the postoffice will be closed AS
follows: From $50 A. Nj. to 1890 A.
M; from 1915 A. NJ. to 1870 p. M;
from 1890 p. NJ. to 2.3o P. NJ; from
2.40 p NJ. to 4.50 2. NJ. and at 800 at
night. City carriers will make the
regular forenoon trips. There will be
no delivery by Rural carriers on this
date.
Mrs. j. H. Wood left Friday for
South Woodstock, Me-, where she
will remain for the next 10 days. Mrs.
Wood has been in charge of the mis-
sion rooms here of the Seventh Day
Advents since they were started and
goes to Woodstock to supply the pull
pit for the next two Sundays in the
church of that denomination in that
town.
A. ID. Prescott has gone to Augusta
where he has position as attendant
at the Maine Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Prescott has been playing the
saxaphone in Company E Band of this
place for the past two years and the
same instrument with the Lakewood
Band, of which Mr.. Z. E. Towne is
leader, for the past nine months. He
will become a member of the Hospit-
al Band and orchestra at Augusta
Misses Alice Whittier and Ella G.
Nash, both formerly of this place,
who are now the pastors in charge of
the Baptist Church and Parish at Jay,
Me-, have just issued card directory
for the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor of their church,
giving the hours of meeting for the
various services and a complete list
of the officers and committees of the
Christian Endeavor society. Topics
for the weekly prayer meetings, to
and including the month of July, with
the name of the person in charge of
each meeting are also given and the
whole gives a system to the work
which must aid greatly in making it
effective.
Diaries for 1908 at one half price at
Bucknam's.
Leave orders for piano tuning at
Smiths music store.
j. D. Symons wants one hundred
thousand tobacco tags.
Fogg has just imported from Ger
many the latest thing in souvenir
post cards, all Skowhegan views.
Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcements,
calling cards, ETC., taken at the RE
PORTER Office.
Don't throw away your bills, letters
and other valuable papers when you
can keep them in alphabetical order
in dust proof filing case. The
"Somerset" is the best; you can buy
them of Buchanan for Doc.
''Pity is akin to love-" And a