The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
TOWN and VICINITY

Special candy sale at Lambert's,
next Saturday.
Mrs. Forest Goodwin is passing the
presenkweek with friends at Augusta
Mrs. A. E. Lawrence of Danville
Junction is the guest of her brother,
LIewellyn Goodwin, and family.
Miss Gertrude Weston arrived
home on Friday of last week from a
fortnight's visit to Boston.
Miss Clara B. Varney, who had been
on two weeks trip to New York
City, arrived home last Saturday.
William H. Hawes went to Bangor
on Monday to take the examination
necessary for the admission to the
practice of law.
Mrs Ira A. Norton arrived home
Saturday evening from brief visit at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Annie
Upham in Lewiston.
Mrs. Mabel Philbrick is to enter.
tain the Ladies' Afternoon Whist
Club at her home on Coburn avenue
tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Ida Keene of Waterville
passed Sunday in town as the guest of
Miss Florence Wyman. Miss Keene
is the assistant teacher IN the Oak
land High school.
The Skowhegan Boys Club. junior
Y. M. G. A. is planning on a supper,
for members only, to be served in the
vestry of the Congregational Church,
on Saturday evening, February 13.
The officers of the Somerset Gen.
trail Agricultural Society are to hold
meeting in the parlor at Grange hall,
at two O'Clock tomorrow friday
afternoon. Life members or other
citizens interested in the affairs of
the society will be welcome to attend.
By reference to the Church notes in
this issue it will be seen that exercises
in commemoration of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln are to be held in
connection with the evening SER
vices, next Sunday in some of the
churches.
John A. Mcfarland of Lewiston was
in town for a few hours yesterday.
Mr.. Mcfarland was resident of
Skowhegan until 1882, moving to
Pittsfield at that time, and from that
town to Lewiston twelve years ago.
He is at present following the trade
of painter.
The members of the class of 1909,
Skowhegan High School, are to pass
tomorrow evening as the guests of
one of their number, James o. Reed,
at the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Clara B. Leavitt, on the Norridge-
wock road. Mr.. Reeds invitation to
the class included the information
that he would furnish conveyance.
Saturday and Sunday last witnessed
another very severe snow storm and
the weather since has been of the
most wintry sort with very low tenn
perature. Yesterday morning the
thermometer fell to twenty two be-
low zero and record very much the
same seems to have been reached
this morning.
The fifth annual concert and ball of
Mohican Tribe. Improved Order of
Red Men is to occur at Grange hall on
Monday evening, February 15. The
committee of arrangements are B. 8.
Flagg, G. E. Norcross, j. F. McQuade,
DR.. l.. L. Salley and James Brown.
The invitations announce concert
from eight to nine with the grand
promenade at nine fifteen.
The football eleven of the Skowhe-
gan High school which played very
successful season last fall, have their
fame further perpetuated by the issu-
ance of souvenir postal card with
an excellent picture of the members
of the team, costumed ready for the
game, accompanied by their mana
ger. They are sturdy looking youths
and this card will serve as a memento
of their victories of the season of
1908, for many years to come.
Sunday, February Ia, is to be OBJ
served as Y. M. G. A. day by the
Skowhegan Churches. Four of the
State Y. M. G. A. secretaries are to
be here and will occupy the local pull
pits for the morning services. Union
services will be held in the afternoon.
The visiting speakers will be enter
tanned on the preceding Saturday
evening at banquet given under the
auspices of the Skowhegan Junior Y.
NJ. G. A. club. The names of the
speakers and other particulars will be
given in the next issue of the REPoR-
TER.
Chas. G. Heselton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. II. Heselton of this place,
who went to Cuba few years since
III the signal service of the United
States Government, Is now in charge.
of the electrical department of one Of
the largest sugar plantations in the
Island. The plantation is at Jatiboni-
co and Mr.. Heselton commenced his
duties there in November. 1t ap-
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