The Somerset reporter., 1899-10-12
TOWN and VICINITY

See the pretty line of Tams for ladies
and children at Chas. F. Wards.
Mr.. Wyman Steward and daughter,
Miss Alice, went to Bangor, Monday.
Mr.. C. w. Frost of New York, was
10 town today, on his way to Cornville.
C. Davis Miller and wife returned
home last night, from their visit to
Boston.
Mrs. Julia Nay Kncaid arrived home
from New York city by the noon train
of Monday.
C.. j. Dow and wife, George D. Arnold
and Nat Owen, went to Boston this
morning.
Rob't futile of the REPORTER force is
passing a weeks vacation with friends
in Auburn.
Miss Alice Wildes returned home,
Tuesday, from visit of several weeks
in different Maine towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Folsom left home,
Monday, on a visit of two weeks to
friends in and about Boston.
Mrs. Albert Fuller returned home
last night from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. r. M. Taylor in Melrose, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Flint of Calf
ornia, who are spending some months
in Maine, arrived in town this morning
Mr.. T. P. MCGOWAN, publisher and
European passenger agent of Portland,
was in town during the week, calling
upon Rev. Father Lacroix.
DR.. R. Fl. Pulsifer returned home
from Boston, Monday noon, and Mrs.
Pusifer who made brief visit to her
parents in Readfeld, returned, Tuesday
night.
The Skowhegan Woman's Club, Soro-
sis, and the Village Improvement
Society, are all largely represented at
the Maine Federation of Woman's Club
in session in Waterville, yesterday and
today.
The complete line of cameras and sup
plies carried by F. H. Wing is apprecia-
ted by the amateur artists, as his large
sales testify. He has everything in this
line and mail orders receive especial
attention.
Among the attorneys from other
towns who had business at probate
court, this week, were d. d. Steward,
of ST. Albans, Geo. G. Weeks and Geo.
A. Chapman of Fairfield, Abel Davis
and G. II. Morse of Pittsfield, c. A.
WILDER of Madison, A. Simmons, of No.
Arson, II. r. Croswell of Mercer, j.
F. Holman of Athens, W. X. Jordan of
Bingham. I. }. Young of Scion, L. B.
Barrett of Canaan.
The Kennebec is extremely low. 1t
is doubtful If it was ever lower than at
this time, and mills along the river are
having hard time to keep their wheels
running part of the time, only. This
condition is not confined to Kennebec
by any means. Other rivers and
streams are in like condition. Supple
mental steam power is a fine thing in
such times. The Anderson Wooden
mills, here, are now using such power
to advantage, and the Skowhegan
Electric Light Company have to de-
pend upon steam, largely.
The funeral services of Constant Il.
Benson, whose death was chronicled in
the REPORTER, last week, were held at
his late home on Summer street, Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by L.
B. Talbot, under direction of the Spirit
ualist society here, of which he was a
member. The Spiritualst burial code
was read by Mr.. Talbot. Mrs. A. NJ.
Haines, daughter, of Melrose, Mass,
accompanied the body to Boston, Satur-
day. <. H. Roberts and wife of Albany,
n, y, and John Roberts of Brockton,
Mass, arrived here, Friday and re-
turned, Tuesday.
Russell Post, G. A. r. held an I'M
usually interesting meeting, Friday
evening. A good number of the COM
rades were present and were favored
with very entertaining and pleasing re-
marks by Judge w. II. Foger, who is
holding court here. The Judge was a
gallant officer in the 10Th Maine Volun-
teers, having served in that regiment as
captain of Company 3D." He was com
missioned lieut. colonel ard colonel but
nor mustured. He was followed by
Rev. DR.. W. H. Spencer, Gen. Isaac
Dyer, Lieut.. Alvirus Osborn of the
18th Maine, and DR.. C. V. Richards. 1t
happened that Col. Fogler and Lieut..
Osborn had not met since the muster out
Of the regiment 10 1865, until that even
Ing, and they were much gratified to be
able to again clasp hands and recall the
stirring events of army life, after so
many years. Judge Fogler in his re-
marks in abiding to the recent war with
SPAN and its results, warmly approved
the course of President McKinley's ad-
mlnlstration and expressed his faith in
the destiny of our country to maintain
It's position as one of the very first
among the nations of the whole earth.
Have you tried a barrel of Choice
Patent -four at Woodburv's: best in