The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Bailey of Winthrop and NJ. L. Rowe
Of Bangor.
The members of the skowhegan
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, are to
attend the morning service of the
First Baptist Church, next Sunday,
accompanied by the local assembly Of
the Pythian Sisterhood. At the close
OF the services they will march to the
South Cemetery where they will hold
their annual memorial service, as
prescribed by the ritual OF their order
The acquaintainces OF Gen. Isaac
Dyer have noted with considerable
interest some very odd egg specimens
which the General has shown them
recently. They are two eggs, both
found the same day in the Generals
poultry house, one abo ut the size of a
hilbert and the other about twice the
size of an ordinary egg. The average
is all right but the contrast is rather
amusing.
The members OF Russell Post ap-
preciate the extent to which our
manufacturing establishments ceased
operations on Memorial Day, also the
closing of the stores and offices, which
was more general than usual.
Among other things of this nature
they recall at this time the vote of
the Some rset Central Agricultural
Society not to let its grounds for
races or sports of any kind on Memo
rial day, formal action which, so
far as the members of the CT and
Army of this place have been inform
ed, has not been taken by race course
and amusement grounds elsewhere.
At the request of the Women's
clubs of Skowhegan, we give the
following information concerning the
Biennial convention to be held in
Boston, June % to July LIST, to which
all club women are invited. Admis
sion to the session is by ticket only,
and they must be applied for in ad
vance, through the state president,
Rosetta c. White, sol Main street,
Lewiston Me. These tickets will be
ready for delivery at the committee
headquarters, Symphony Hall, during
Biennial Week. Mrs. Anna L. Bailey,
- Richardson street, Newton, Mass.
is chairman of the hotel committee
and will gladly give information.
Ascension day was observed by De
Molay Commandery with appropriate
exercises at their asylum last Sunday
afternoon. The program included
two formal addresses. One was the
Grafton given by the Grand High Pre-
late of the Grand Commandery of
Maine at the annual meeting of that
body in Portland in 1907, this being
read by D. II. Perkins, Prelate of De-
Molay Commandery. The other ad-
dress was given by Judge Augustine
Simmons of North Arson. There was
also singing by the choir of the Island
Avenue Congregational Church, MIR.
Elmer Harris, Mr.. Elmer ToWne, Mrs.
Georgia Simpson and Miss Gertrude
Webb, with Miss Edith Lewis as or
ganist,
About twenty five of the fellow
workmen and friends of Henry {.
Sheridan assembled last evening at
the waiting room of the Somerset
Traction Company and proceeded
together to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheridan on Middle street. a sur
prise was intended and, so far as Mr..
Sheridan was concerned, it was GER
tainly complete. He so little ex-
pected callers that he was just per-
pairing to retire when the company
arrived at the door. The guests
were however, welcomed with
enthusiasm and invited within to pass
the evening in most pleasant social
manner. From the fact that Mrs.
Sheridan was prepared to serve re-
freshments of several delightful
courses it may be surmised that she
must have known that a company of
considerable size was to visit her
home that evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheridan are left with a most sub
stantial reminder of the pleasant
evening passed with their friends in
the shape of handsome oak rocker,
brought as a gift to Mr.. Sheridan.