The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-23
TOWN and VICINITY.

MISS WltllamS mas new eIdnPlhB
patterns for shirt waists, collars and
ties.
There will be a May eve dancing
party III Milburn Hall, under the
same management as the recent
Easter Ball. Music by Roderick's
orchestra.
The High school will give a baked
bean and salad supper for the benefit
of s. H. s. athletic association in
Grange hall, Saturday, April 20, from
$50 to 7. Price 25c.
Mrs. Thankful Adams arrived home
last Monday evening. She had been
absent for four weeks, passing the
most OF the time with her sister, Mrs.
Walter Flint in Port Deposit, Md,
and on her way home visiting for a
week with her aunt, Mrs. Sumner
Pooler in South birmingham, Mass.
James A. Brown went to Island
Falls, Aroostook county, last Mon
day, where he has employment at his
trade in putting in the brick founda-
ton for a boiler at the plant of the
Emerson Lumber Company. This is
the same firm for which he worked
for several months during last sum
mer.
Miss Adelaide Boothby Smith, who
had been visiting here for the past
four weeks rs the guest of Miss Ger
trude Carter, left for Providence, K.
l. on Friday In that city she rejoins
the James Kennedy theatrical com
pany, of which she has been mem
Der for several seasons.
Earnest A. Rowell, mail carrier on
local route number three of the
Skowhegan office, represented the
letter carriers of this place at the
state convention of their association,
held at Bangor on Monday last. The
next state convention of this organi-
zation will be the fifteenth and will
be held in Rockland, on Patriots
Day, 1909.
The remains of Mrs. Edward Samp-
son, formerly of this place, who died
at Nashua, N. II. on Monday last,
were brought here by the evening
train, yesterday. She is survived by
three brothers, Richard, Peter and
George Lessor, all residing here, and
two sisters, Mrs. George Fortier of
Skowhegan and Mrs. Elmer Plude of
Kineo.
Carrabassett Lodge, No. "a, l. o. o.
F., will observe the seth anniversary
of the founding OF the order in
America by attending worship at the
Bethany Baptist Church on Sunday
morning next. Members of the order
are requested to meet at Odd Fellows
Hall at $50 A. M. The members of
Priscilla Rebekah are also to attend
and for this purpose will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. g. R. Fogg on
Pleasant street just previous to the
hour of service.
D. w. Colby, superintendent of the
schools, is to speak be-
fore the Piscataquis County Teachers
at Brownville, tom orrow,
on the subject, "Manual Training at
Five Hundred Dollars Per Year"
Mr.. Colby is selected as the speaker
on this occasion from the fact that
this is about the cost Of the manual
training department in the Show
hegan schools for the past year and
it is to be presumed he can tell how
this kind of instruction can be
maintained at the figures
given.
Priscilla Rebekah held Finch
Party, after the close of its lodge
session on Tuesday evening, partici-
pated in by one hundred OF more,
members of the order and invited
guests. The committee of arrange
ments were Mrs. w. A. Bailey, Mrs.
A. B. Lamb and Chas. N. Bragg.
Chatting dish refreshments were pre-
pared and served, the committee In
charge of this department being Mrs.
Flora Dealey. Miss Frances Powers,
Miss Eva Moore, Miss Ethel Locke,
Miss Eva Eames, Miss Sadie
McIlwrath, Miss Emma Bragg and
Miss Carrie Davis. A very enjoyable
evening is reported.
Sunset Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, held it's first children's
evening on Friday of last week, the
in charge being Mrs. Julia
Mrs. w. p. Ordway and Mrs.
Mary Lord. The little folks to the
of sixty gathered in the ban
duet hall, playing games during the
time that the lodge rooms were
occupied with brief session of the
Chapter. When all was in readiness
they were each furnished with a
flag, forming line they marched up
stairs to the main hall, where a very
pretty program of drills and marches
was carried out. The remainder of
the evening was devoted to songs
and recitations, participated in only
by the children. Among these was a
motion song, given by five young
ladies', Adelaide Lancaster, Velma
Fogg, Doris Cover, Eleanor Hawes