The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-02-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TOWN and VICINITY

Ice cream, sherbert and fancy ices,
ky the quart or gallon, at Lambert's.
Miss Margery Carleton of Oldtown
.assed a portion of last week here as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Stew
ard.
Elmer Nolin, now a student at Bow
dom Medical College, passed Sunday
in town with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Frank A. Nolin.
Harry Dow of Alberta, Canada, left
here to return home, on Monday OF
the present week, after visit with
his sister, Mrs. E. w. Simpson.
Celebrate Washington's birthday by
going to Bowdoin Glee Club at the
Opera House Feb. %. Concert fol-
lowed by a Dance in Grange Hall.
Music by Kendall's orchestra.
DR.. J. F. Hill, examining surgeon OF
the End Regiment, National Guard of
Maine, was in town on Tuesday in
consultation with Captain B. I. Rice
Of Company E, on military affairs.
Frank w. Bucknam passed quite a
sortion of last week in Portland with
his associates OF the Maine Board of
Pharmacy, conducting the examina-
tion of applicants for registration I'M
der the Maine pharmacy law.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Haines and Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Briggs of Pittsfield
were in town on Saturday of last week
to attend "The Wolf" the opening
performance at the New Opera House.
hey remained until Monday as guests
at the home of Mrs. Edith S.ohepherd.
The illness of Mrs. Ethel M. Hight
has made it necessary for her to re-
linquish her position as principal Of
the Academy schools, for the remain
der of the term, and Mrs. Alice F.
Cover of Winthrop has been engaged
to take her place until the Easter re-
cess.
Messrs. S. w. Pbilbrick, E. P.
Viles, John P. Clark, and w. D. Snow
of this place, and John Holden of
lockwood, took the train at the
skowhegan station, Tuesday, to at
tend the annual meetings of the Log
Driving Companies at Augusta.
David A. Haig, eminent COM
nander, Frank w. Buchanan, gener-
alissimo, and Alonzo P. Merrill, cap
tain general, all of De Molay Com
mandery, were in Bath on Tuesday
evening, witnessing the work in the
Malta degree as performed by Dun
lap Commandery of that city.
Russell S. Taylor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. W. Taylor of this place,
who is now principal of Hartland
Academy, has just completed the
winter term at that institution and is
passing the vacation in Boston. Mr..
Taylor is graduate of the Skowhe-
gan High School, class of 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Jacobs were
among the Skowhegan people to
attend the reception given on Tues
day by Governor and Mrs. Bert M.
Fernald at Augusta. Mr.. Jacobs was
a member of the 73d legislature and
the occasion furnished the opportu-
nifty to renew many pleasant acquain-
tances.
On Thursday of last week special
exercises were held in most of the
Skowhegan schools, commemora-
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sary of Lincoln's birth. Friday, the
18th, was holiday by both legisla-
tive and congressional enactment
and the school sessions in all grades
were omitted.
John O'Reilly was called to North
Vassalboro on Saturday of last week
to attend the funeral of Thomas
Flynn, native of Ireland, who died
in that place on the previous Thurs
day, aged a few months more than
100 years. Mr.. O'Reilly formerly
lived in vassalboro, was on terms of
close friendship with the deceased
and offlciated as one of the bearers at
the funeral.
William T. Clark writes from the
west, where the Salvation Nell Com
pany of which he is a member is hav-
ing very successful theatrical season
to commend the attractions which
he notes are already booked for the
Skowhegan Opera House. He can
not help expressing the wish that
his own company might be secured
for date here but fears the expense
would be prohibitive. The Salvation
Nell Company is made up of fifty
people and they travel by special
train which has two sleeping cars, a
day coach, a dining car and two cars
for the transportation of the scenery.
1t would be gratifying to Mr.. Olark's
friends in this vicinity to greet him in
our new opera house but it is to be
feared he will have to become a mem
Der of less pretentions and expen-
siye aggregation before that pleasure
is possible.
Fred Turner's Gold Cream is on sale
at 70 Water St., over Lewia's Store.