The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-11-15
TOWN and VICINITY

7. II. Anderson returned from Boston,
Saturday evening.
Wanted-A stenographer. Apply at
Geo. W. Covers.
Chester Fl. Mills, Esq. passed Sunday
with friends in Bangor.
f. y. Merrill, Esq. was in Portland
on legal business, Saturday.
Postmaster Fl. l.. Wyman of Brighton
was in town one day, last week
Landlord Henry Washburne of the
Weston House, Madison, was in town,
Saturday.
One year ago last Sunday Skowhegan
people enjoyed their first sleigh ride of
the season.
Henry Hudson, ESQ.,, Guilford at
torney, was at the court house one day,
last week.
William H. Halves of Colby passed
Sunday in town with his mother, Mrs.
+. C. Dunton.
Wilkie Clarke went to Bangor Saturday
morning, to attend the Bowdoin-u. OF
NJ. football game.
}. f. Holman, Esq of Athens was in
town, Friday, visiting his son, Ernest,
clerk ATTIC. r. Fogg's.
T. A. Linn of Hartland was in town
over Tuesday night, to attend the con-
cave of De Molay commandery.
Walter York of Portland, who passed
his early boyhood days in Skowhegan,
was in town over Sunday, renewing old
aequaintances.
Silas Ieland went to Lawrence, Mass,
Friday informing, called there by the
death of his business partner, Roswell
T. Taylor.
Fred Towle, clerk at the Skowhegan
House, has been confined to his room,
the past week, but is reported to be
better, this morning.
Mrs. Eta Scvano left, Monday morn
ing, for Ocean Park, where, with her
sister, Miss Lena Cook, she will pass the
winter ut her cottage.
Fancy worsted, blue serge and other
remnants, suitable for dress goods, Sl.00
to sl.75 per yard, Sc inches wide, at the
Marston Worsted Mills. 4w
F. C. Whitehouse of Topsham, general
manager of the Bowdoin Paper Manu-
featuring Co., was In town, Friday, the
guest of F. r. Philbrick.
Subject at Christian Science church on
Sunday morning next, "ADcient and
modern Necromancy, or Mesmerism and
Hypnotism," Revelation, II: 10.
The work of labelling, boxing and ship
ping this seasons pack of corn, beans
and succotash at the Skowhegan cannery
of the Portland Packing Co. was finish
ed, last Friday.
A sociabe and candy pull was held in
the vestry of the First Baptist church,
last Friday evening, under the auspices
OF the Young Peoples Society of Christ
ian Endeavor.
Fred n. Wing and Wilkie Clarke re
turned home, Tuesday of last week, from
their hunting trip to Moxie pond.
While there they shot doe weighing
nearly 200 pounds.
George A. West, conductor on the
Skowhegan-Wate run, made his
first trip into town, last Thursday, after
a vacation Of 10 days which was spent in
the vicinity of Lambert Lake in the
plantation Of the same name in the
county OF Washington. Mr.. West went
there to get a deer and he succeeded in
doing the trick, shooting fine buck on
Saturday, Nov. 3, which dressed $50
pounds.
A man, who, to Judge from appear
ances, had acquired during the wee sma'
hours of the morning, a load of some
thing stronger than water, attracted con-
siderable attention at the depot, Satur-
day morning. He did not fully make up
his mind to take the train until it start
ed, and would not have taken it then had
1t not been for the glad hand extended
by the rear brakeman who pulled him
onto the platform just in time to save
him from nasty fall. 1t was the same
old story of fool for luck.
On account of the storm the poverty
ball in the Armory, last Thursday, was
poorly attended. Those who did brave
the Indictment weather, however, were
rewarded with a very pleasant time.
No cash prizes were awarded as the re.
ceipts idid not warrant it, but had this
been done first money would have gone
to Chester Hodgdon of the REPORTER
press room. By a strange coincidence
an employe of the REPORTER job depart
ment secured first prize at the last pow
erty ball held here some four years ago.
The high school foot ball team suffer-
ed their first defeat on the home grounds,
yesterday afternoon, at the hands of the
team representing Cohurn Classical In
stitute of Waterville. Owing to the
cool weather the attendance was small.
The visitors won their choice of goals in
the first half and choose the one with the
high wind to assist them, thus securing
quite an advantage. From the start they
played lively ball making gains in almost