The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-02-18

Dry GoodS sale Will Dc postponed TO
Saturday, February twentieth.
F. j. Savage of Fairfield was in
town on Saturday last, the guest of
his daughter, Mrs. Fred R. Philbrick.
| Christian Endeavor cake and candy
will be on sale at the Congregational
church parlors Saturday Feb. Goth,
from $50 to 4.30 P. NJ.
J. Arthur Morrissette, who has been
confined at his home for nearly three
weeks with a severe attack of tonsili-
tbs is now getting out and about again.
The Congregations Working Lea
que will serve an Old Fashioned Sup
per, next Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary oath, commencing at half past
five. Price 25 cents.
George w. Cover went to Augusta
yesterday to present the charter to
incorporate the Skowhegan Water
District, as voted at the special town
meeting held on February 9Th.
Judson w. Packard is to go to New
berg, in the Penobscot river section,
on Saturday next, where he will con-
duct series of religious meetings
during the succeeding ten days.
Post Commander Chas. Smith left
here for Portland last Monday to at
tend the festivities occasioned by the
visit of National Commander G. A. R.
Henry w. Nevins to that city this
week.
Messrs. N. L. McQuillan and Fred
L. Pooler, proprietors of the Island
Planning Mills, were in Pittsfield yes
terday, attending the auction sale of
the wood working plant formerly
operated by the Bryant Manufactur-
ing Co.
Some bargains on separators, at the
Creamery. Now is the time to be
thinking about a new silo. Call on
them and become acquainted with the
Green Mountain. The best is the
cheapest in the end. Orders placed
this month will be given liberal dis
count.
On Monday Feb. 22nd Washington's
Birthday, the postoffice will be closed
as follows From $50 a. m. to 1920
a. m. from IL a. m. to 1915 p. m. from
1850 to 2.40 p. M, from 2.50 to 4.5o,
and at six O'Clock at night. City
carriers will make one delivery and
one collection the regular forenoon
trips There will be no service per
formed by Rural carriers.
On Friday evening of last week, D.
D. G. c., Mrs. Arnold of Augusta, was
present and installed the following
officers of Bloomfield Temple No. II,
Pythian Sisters: M. E. c., Emma Law
renee; E. c., Helen Knight; Ell. ,Jen-
ME Ford; M. of T., Emma Thompson;
M. of R. c., Annie Gilfillin; M. of F.,
Hattie Flagg; P. of T., Mrs. Prescott;
G. o. T., Mrs. Leach; P. c., Emma
Flagg; Representative to G. T ;, Emma
Lawrence; alternate, Helen Knight.
Refreshments were served by COM
mi6tee; next meeting, Friday, Feb. 26.
The fifth annual concert and ball of
Mohican Tribe, Improved Order of
Red Men, occurred at Grange Hall on
Monday evening. Owing to the storm
the attendance was not as large as it
has been at the anniversaries Of form
er years but in enjoyability the affair
of the present year was the equal in
every respect of it predecessors.
Kendall's orchestra gave its best or
chestra numbers in the hour from
eight to nine and the dancing follow
ed the latter hour. The refreshments
in the hands of caterer Ned II. Lam
bert, did their share toward making
the program for the evening complete
E. F. Danforth, L. l.. Walton, Jos.
Lacasce, VIM. H. Paine and Adam
Simpson left here yesterday, for Ban
gor to attend the annual session of the
Maine Grand Lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen. These gentlemen
hold important official positions with
the state and national divisions of this
fraternity and Mr.. Paine, having fill
ed the various offices to entitle him to
that honor, in the reoc gnized line of
promotion, will undoubtedly be
chosen Grand Master Workman, the
highest honor within the gift of the
Maine Grand Lodge. Previous in
cumbents of this Office have been
such we'll known citizens of Maine as
Leslie NJ. Staples of Knox county,
Rev. D. B. Phelan of Wateryille and
Edwin Stone, Esq, of Biddeford.
Something like 300 boys gathered
on Madison avenue at the appointed
hour, last Saturday morning, to
participate In the distribution of
marbles which had been announced
by F. w. Buchanan, druggist. AS
something like 600 packages were
handed out during the next half hour,
Mr.. Buchanan figures that some mem
bers of his marble party must have
absorbed more than the one bag per
capita which had been at first in
tended. This, however, is no dis