The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-25
TOWN and VICINITY


had been in town as the guest of Miss
Hazel Holden, returned home yester-
day morning.
carleton P. Merrill and his son,
Warren, arrived home Tuesday even
ing from brief visit to their former
home in Pennington.
The members of the Glover Leaf
Whist Club are guests of Miss Theresa
spooner, at the residence of Mr.. and
| Mrs. E. p. Viles, this afternoon.
Nessrs Roy L. and Clair R. Marston,
and Mr.. Louis Friedman were in Au-
yusta Yesterday at the meeting of the
Maine Forestry association.
Lewis Anderson, Sewell w. Smith
and Chas. A. Ross attended the meet
ing of the Maine Coal Dealers Associ-
alton in Augusta yesterday.
Mrs. G. w. Nash is temporarily dis
abIed by reason of a sprained ankle,
the result of fall on Friday of last
week. She is improving but is un-
able to walk at present.
The Congregational Working Lea
que report very satisfactory atten-
dance at their "Old Fashioned Sup
peri, served last evening, notwith-
standing the decidedly unfavorable
weather.
Nessrs J. Harold Phillips, B. l. Rice,
III. C. Woodbury., Ernest Holman, and
other members of the local lodge of
Knights of Pythias, were in Saco last
evening attending the annual meeting
of that order known as the X. P. Jub-
lice.
Rev. George Merriam was summon
to Sharon, Massachusetts last week by
the illness and death of his sister in
law, Mrs. E. F. Merriam. He had the
opportunity of attending one of the
great Chapman Alexander meetings
in Mech anics Hall, Boston, when the
audience was composed of eight
thousand men. Mr.. Merriam supplied
the pulpit of the Baptist Church in
Sharon on Sunday.
The Glee and Mandolin Clubs of
Bowdoin College gave an entertain
ment at the New Opera House on
Monday evening, under the auspices
Of the class of 1909, Skowhegan High
School. After the completion of the
program at the Opera House a dane
ing party was given at Grange Hall,
under the same management, with
music by Kendall's orchestra, which
WAS largely attended.
The Catholics of Madison and
Skowhegan united in a celebration,
at the latter town, on Tuesday, the
last day before Lent. Members of
st. Mary's parish, requiring three
cars for their transportation, left here
Via the Somerset Traction Company
in the early evening, and gave an en-
tertainment program in Union Hall,
Madison, for the benefit OF Father
Silke, the resident Priest. Yesterday
was Ash Wednesday and the Lenten
season will end with Easter Sunday,
April 18th.
Emery Adell, for a number of years
Engineer OH the Skowhegan Portland
Freight, is in town renewing old ac
buaintances. He is accompanied by
bis daughter, Miss Emerald, who il
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Rus
bell. From here the family moved to
South Gardiner four years ago. Mr..
Adell has disposed of his property in
hat town and is undecided where he
will locate. He has been in poor
health for some time and is to under
30 surgical operation. His wife is
visiting relatives in Mercer.
Many Skowhegan people will recall
Dana w. Hall, who was principal of
the Skowhegan High School from 1890
to 1894, and will be interested to know
hat he has just been admitted to
partnership in the publishing house
u CHM & Co. of Chicago. Mr.. Hall
uttered the employ of this firm soon
liter leaving here and the association
has been continuous since that date.
inn & Co. are one of the largest pub
ishing houses Of this country, with
put doubt issuing more school text
books than any other house in Amer
ga. A partnership with them would
Be highly priced by any one in the
business world.
Alonzo Richardson, for many years
he valued correspondent of the Re-
PORTER from East Skowhegan, was in
own last week, the guest of his
granddaughter, Mrs. +. G. Nye. 1t is
probable that Mr.. Richardson is as
veil known to the readers of the
REPORTER, through his weekly
etters, as any citizen of this section,
md we have no doubt that many
mare with us in the regret that he
vas compelled to resign his position,
lot because of any lessening activity
his mind but because of slight
nhrmity of the hand which made the
abor of using the pen too irksome to
% continued. One of the chief mo-
Ives for his coming to town in this
eriod of stormy midwinter was a
'sit to our new municipal building.