The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

Mrs. Almon IL. Robinson of Lewis
ton arrived, here last evening and is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. c.
Tobey on the Tobey Hill road.
George Simpson, district deputy
grand chancellor, was in Maids on
Tuesday night, where he installed the
officers of Keystone Lodge, No. 100,
X. of P.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Bethany church will meet Friday
afte rnoon at go o'clock with Mrs.
A. NJ. Thompson, at her home on
Summer street.
Miss Addie Swain and Mrs. ]. r
Philbrick were i'll Fairfield, yesterday,
to attend the funeral of cousin, Miss
Mildred Swain, who died in that town
on Sunday last, aged 10 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p Viles left here
on the noon train today for Boston.
After few days passed in that city
they will go to Newport, n. H., to
visit their son, Blaine s. Niles.
William A. Clough of Portland ar
rived here yesterday and will be in
town until next week. He has some
lumber stored here at the J. II. Dane
mill from which finish is to be gotten
out for house to be built in Portland
the coming season by w. A. Clough,
Jr.
j. Wallace Blunt, manager of the
Marston Worsted Mills, arrived home
last evening from a weeks business
trip to New York City. The special
object of the journey was to be pres
ent at the commission house during
the opening of the Marston line of
heavy weight samples.
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 sound and sure return of income.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Skowhegan Savings Bank, held Fri
day of last week, David a. Haig was
elected a member of the board and s.
J. Walton was chosen president,
Both elections were to fill vacancies
resulting from the death of Edward
P. Page. The trustees voted to hold
meetings on the last Friday of each
month.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Lucine NJ. Carpenter
which occurred at Maiden, Mass. on
January %. Mrs. Carpenter was born
in Canaan 68 years ago, the daughter
of Joseph and Betsey Nelson. She
is survived by two sons, Richard d.
of Maiden and Jos. G.. of Cambridge,
Mass, also a nephew, V. W. Nelson of
this town.
Mrs. A. f. Jewett, chairman of the
finance committee of New England
for the Degree of Honor, left here for
Pawtucket, R. L., this morning. The
committee will hold its annual session
in that city during this week and after
it's business is finished Mrs. Jewett
will visit with the family of Harlan p,
Wyman i'll Rehoboth, Mass, and with
hor Il |
who is now stenographer i'll the office
of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston.
A district meeting was held last
evening in Odd Fellows hall of the
lodges in this district which includes
beside the one in this town Quinne-
bassett, No. 100, of Norridgewock and
Indian Spring, No. 115, of Madison.
The Third degree was exemplified by
Carrabassett Lodge, No, "a, of this
town. At the close of the work a
banquet was served in Grand Army
hall by Priscilla Rebekah Lodge. The
grand senior warden, Herbert Sears
of Portland, was present. There was
large attendance.
The contest, participated in by the
Catholic Order of Foresters, Skowhe-
gan Grange and Company E. Band.
for prizes offered by Walter r. Rob-
bins ended last Friday evening. The
Grange had led for some weeks but
the friends of the band turned in
enough votes during the last hour to
put them safely ahead. The final
figures were as follows: Company +
Band, 55,945; Skowhegan Grange,
137, 500; Catholic Order of Foresters,
s6, 095. The first prize was $50 in gold
and the second S24 in slverware.
The first of a series of Mothers
meetings to be held under the aus
pices of the w. c. T. U. will occur
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. IL, at 8
O'Clock in G. A. r. hall. Mrs. q. D.
B. Pepper of Waterville will read a
paper on "Botany for Common
Folksn and Miss Louise Coburn will
tell about the work of the Society for
the Protection of Wild Flowers.
There will be special music and re-
freshments will be served. Enter
tainment will be provided for the
children and a cordial invitation is
hereby extended from the union to
the ladiea of the town To attend this