The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-29
LOCAL MENTION

Postmaster Fred Clark of Caratunk,
and Mrs. Clark we're in town yester-
day.
There will be special meeting of
the Y. NJ. G. A. at their rooms at
seven O'Clock this evening.
Mrs. P. J. Pheeney and daughter,
Alada, of Portland, visited here this
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
G. Mayo.
Mrs. Joseph o. Smith who has been
passing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. w. B. Pierce in Beverly Mass,
arrived yesterday and has opened
her home on Water street.
Mrs. Fred Weston celebrated her
81st birthday yesterday by a visit to
her granddaughter, Mrs. Walter Pal
mer at Hinckley. She was accom-
panied from here by her great grand
son, Willard Dunbar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Hawley of Ida
no who have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francois Poulin and other Show
hogan relatives for the past six weeks
left here yesterday for journey to
New Hampshire and the Province of
Quebec.
William, the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. II. Wildes left here yes
terday morning for Mount Hermon,
Mass. where he is to attend summer
term at the Mt. Hermon preparatory
school. He is member of the Show
hogan High School, freshman class.
F. M. Crowell, for eighteen years
member of the fire department of
the city of Bangor, is in town, upon
invitation of the Skowhegan board of
fire commissioners, making the ac-
quaintance of the members of the
Skowhegan Department and study
ing the local fire conditions.
Three prisoners W ere released from
Somerset Jail yesterday, two by eX-
piration of sentence and one on par
don of the state executive, leaving 80
now confined there. The largest num-
Der at the Jail at any one time since
Sheriff Mooers assumed office, was 80,
this being the number of inmates
about one month since.
Mrs. A. L. Palmer died at her home
in Dover last Saturday, aged SO years.
She was formerly Miss Martha Peaks
of Fairfield and lived for time in
Skowhegan and in Ripley. -Four
children survive, Frank T. Palmer
and Mrs. Nelson w. Weston of this
place, also a son and daughter in
Dover, Fred w. Palmer and Mrs. C..
H. Parsons.
George E. Sampson, one of the
party to leave here next Monday
morning for the West, will visit with
his sister in Seattle and take in the
Alaska-Yukon exposition before
returning. +, A. Mantor of Madison,
for many years the proprietor of
drug store in that town, will be in
charge of the prescription depart
ment at the corner Drug Store during
Mr.. SIMPSONS absence.
Frank L. King, whose home is on
| the East Madison road, and Mrs.
Margaret II. Drew of this place, were
married by the Rev. George Merriam,
pastor of the Bethany Baptist Church,
at the parsonage, Wednesday. Mr..
King is prosperous farmer, owning
alarge farm and a fine set of build
ings at the location above mentioned.
Mrs. King is a native of Linton, Sun
bury County, N. B., and at her former
home was a member and an active
worker in the Baptist church.
The Methodist Conference at Ber-
lin, n. H., last week, in response to
the unanimous request of the official
board of the Centenary Church of
this place, reassigned DR.. Fred Leitch
to this field and he has already enter
ed upon the fifth year of his passionate.
The Centenary Parish dates back to
the organization of the first Metho-
dist Church in Skowhegan in 1927
In the early days pastor could re-
main but one year in place. Later
this was changed to two years, after
ward heightened to three, then four
and in comparatively recent time the
restrictions as to service with any one
parish have been entirely removed.
The present instance is the first, how
ever, so far as the Centenary Church
is concerned, that a pastor has been
returned here for the fifth year.
Both Pastor and people are looking
forward to a most successful year
| in the Church work of this Parish.
The usual col umn of church notes
will be found this week on page two.