The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-11
TOWN and VICINITY.
Try Occident Flour.

Tos DOCTORS bills, order all Rail
coal of the Lewis Coal Company.
Francois Poulin is now to be found
at his new location, No. Court st.
j. Smith Nutting returned on the
late train, Friday night, from bust
ness trip to Boston.
Mrs. Annie Upham and Mrs. Emma
Bigelow of Lewiston were guests OF
Mrs. Ira A. Norton over Sunday.
Harry Hilton of Waterville was in
town on Monday to attend The an
nual inspection of De Molay Com
mandery.
Miss L. NJ. Withee left here on Fri
day of last week to attend the MILL
merry openings in Boston and New
York City.
A. G. Church offers all his household
goods for sale, beginning Monday,
March 18th; residence, 50 West Front
Street.
Mrs. G. A. F. Emery of West Med
ford Mass, is passing the present
week as the guest of Skowhegan
friends.
Towne's orchestra of Madison will
furnish music for the Stokes lecture
at the Opera House tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening.
Tickets are now on sale, at the Of
fee of the Somerset Traction Co., for
the Colby Dramatic Club, at Opera
House, March 18th.
Miss Grace Russell, who has been
teaching in Kingston, N. H., arrived
in town last night. She will pass the
spring vacation with her mother and
sister.
Miss Stella Hutchins, who had been
the guest of her uncle, G. E. Sampson,
left Saturday for Readfield to visit
before returning to her home in
Strong.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Linn, Jr., of
Hartland passed Sunday in town as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Simpson, and Mrs. Linn remains the
present week.
There will be a smoke talk and en-
tertainment at the rooms of the A. o.
U. W., given under their auspices,
Friday night, March 10, to which all
members are invited. 2w10
Harlan P. Wyman, formerly resi-
dent of this place, was reelected first
selectmen of Rehoboth, Mass, for a
three year term, at the annual meet
ing in that town on March lat.
There will be "Chicken Pie" din
ner served in the vestries of the M. E.
church, Wednesday, March 18th,
from IL until 100 O'Clock. Every
body invited. Dinner 25 cents.
DR.. E. A. Stevens of Cambridge,
Mass. was in town over Sunday, COM
ing to attend the funeral of w. H.
Fuller. AS young boy DIR. Stevens
was employed for a time as clerk in
Mr.. Fuller's drug store.
Word comes from Portland, Ore
gon, regarding Harrison D. Barrett,
to the effect that he is very much i'm
proved in health. His friends are
greatly rejoiced at the news as he
had been reported as very seriously
ill, since paralytic shock which
came upon him last fall.
Eva Moore Greene having purohas-
ed the manicuring parlor OF Mrs.
Kate M. Turner kindly solicits all her
customers as well as new ones and
will endeavor to make the work
pleasing. Mrs. Turner will remain
until she considers Mrs. Greene COM
petent to conduct the business.
William Vaughn Moody, the author
Of 1.-THE Great Divide" is regarded as
the foremost of the younger poets.
He was professor Of English literature
at the University of Chicago, when he
wrote the play that made him famous.
1.-THE Great Divide" will be seen at
the new skowhegan Opera House
next Wednesday evening, Mar. 18th.
The Skowhegan Manufacturing 90.
at its annual meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
L. w. Weston; secretary
treasurer, F. R. Steward; directors,
Mr.. Weston, J. P. Merrill, A. G. Blunt,
Mr.. Steward and 9. A. Ross. This
built and owns the shoe
factory operated by the Common
wealth Shoe & Leather Co.
Mr.. A. g. Church, who has been
employed at the Island Mills for the
past year and half, is laying plans
to return to Wyoming, where he re-
sided for considerable period pre-
vious to his coming here in 1907. AT
that time he lived in New Castle but
he is now to GO to Beulah and will be
in Touring mill. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Church and
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans.
F. M. Kinds was in Benton Monday,
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