The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-04
TOWN and VICINITY.

established Al Pishon's Ferry.
j. j. Poolef of Portland, was in town
last week, the guest Of K. W. Haines.
Bragg 4 Yarney do picture framing
nd can -ht~ You fine line of mould
ms. IT,
MI and Mrs. Charles Murphy return
ed from Orange, y. j., on the evening
train of Saturday.
The thermometers in town Monday
morning registered from Is to y
degrees below zero.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. p. Viles visited
relatives and friends in North New
Portland, last week
Miss Lola Marston entertained small
whist party at her home Saturday even
ing. Refreshments were served.
Miss Mary Frances Lord, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. (. =, Cot
tin, for several weeks, returned TO Port
land, Monday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. {. Davis Miller left town
Saturday morning for Washington, d.
{, where they will attend the inaugu-
ration OF Mckinley.
Misses Grace D. Bradley and Lizzie
Williams, who are attending the Normal
school at Pennington, returned home
by Friday evenings train.
Somerset lodge 81, F. and A NJ, con
ferred the =. NJ. and NJ. +. NJ. degrees
on w. F. Green and D. S. ITunnewell of
Madison, last Friday evening.
The Knights of Pythias and the
Pythian Sisterhood will hold their an
nual banquet at Hotel IIeselton ON
Tuesday evening, March 9th
A. b. Page of Shawmut, accompanied
by three other lumbermen, passed
through town last Thursday, on his
way to Canada, to view some timber
land,
The Legomathenian club held de
bate in the lyceum room at the school
house, last Friday evening. The ques-
ton was: "Resolyed that the schools
should be under national control
Saturday Judkins will sell mems SOC
underwear for 29e; mems 9l.00 under
wear for 49c; $500 blankets for S2.9s ;
$40 jackets for $2.9S; new zoe pcrcalc
shirt waists for 39c Bartlett yarn &c Il
skein.
The Skowhegan whist club met at the
Skowhegan House Friday evening.
Supper was served at 7.30 after which
the dining hall was cleared and the
game occupied the attention of the 60
guests present until late hour. All
report most enjoyable time.
Rev. {. b. Peckham of Hallowell, was
in town Sunday and spoke at the
Bethany Baptist church at the morning
service in the interest of the Baptist
Missionary societies, Foreign and Home.
He was present at the First Baptist
church at the evening service.
Mr.. Lemont SpoOner, a resident of
West New Portland, who is passing the
present winter with his daughter, Mrs.
+ p. Vies, suffered Il partial shock Of
paralysis Sunday evening, by which his
entire left side is affected. His extreme
age, 81 years, make the family appre-
hensive as to his recovery.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
closed their office here Sunday evening.
Mrs. Valney, the operator, has secured
position in Newburyport, Mass, and
will take charge there in about two
weeks, During her stay in skowhegan,
Mrs, Varney has made many friends
who will regret her departure.
Mr.. Ernest G. Walker, who was at one
time principal of the Skowhegan high
school and is now writer for the
Washington Post at the capitol, has
been rendered an appointment as aide
de-camp on the staff of the second
grand division of the inaugural parade
MI. Walker comes from Embden, Me.
p. l.. Belongia, for the past twenty
years in the employ of the Maine Cen
trial, for the past two years conductor
on freights between Skowhegan and
Portland, has rendered his resignation
as conductor and made his last run last
week. He has purchased meat and
provision store in Whitefeld, n. H. and
intends following that business in the
future.
William Fowler had close call for
his life, last Friday afternoon. He runs
an edge setter at the Bloomfield Shoe
factory, and was engaged in
repairing the belt which had become
unlocked. Mr.. Fowler wears glove
about his work, and in some way the
belt caught in his glove, pulling his arm
over the shafting. A workman stand
ing nearby caught hold of Fowler's feet
and held him from going over the shaft
until the speed was shut off The in
jured man was attended by Dir. L. IL.
Dascombe, who found both bones of the
right wrist broken, a very serious frae-
ture.
just 30 years ago Monday b f. Eaton
took charge of the Maine Central sta
ton, coming here from Fairfield,
where he occupied similar position.