The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-05-10
Curtis sells the SOC white sailor.

ders are warranted-no cure, no pay.
A. o. Frederic of So. Norridgewt ok
WAS In attendance upon Probate cour'
Tuesday.
w. L. Walker, Esq, chairman of the
board of selectmen of Starks, was in
town, Tuesday.
Charles Williams went to Halowell,
this morning, where he will visit rela-
tives for few days.
Fred Locke, who has been conductor
on the Somerset Traction line the past
winter, closed with that company, Mon
day night.
A handsome double decker show case,
the finest 10 town, has been put into G..
T. Wards clothing store In which to dis
play neckwear.
Mrs. d. C. Dorothy of Everett, Mass,
returned to her home, Tuesday morning,
after four weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Estes.
A good Chickering square piano, also
an Emerson, will be sold cheap. Call at
once, il you want a bargain on Walter
r. Gage, 81 Madison Ave-, Skowhegan.
Mr.. Frank Tannerhill, Jr., in IA
Young Wife" will be at the opera house,
one week from tonight. Mr.. Tannerhill
will be well remembered for his famous
Nancy Hanks"
C. A. Leighton was home from Angus
ia over Sunday and Monday, and while
here disposed of his store and residence
on Main street to J. P. Merrill. He re-
ports fine business in the capital city.
The W. K. Shurtleff residence at the
junction of High and Water streets,
owned and occupied by R. W. Brown for
three years past, has been purchased by
K. A. Bison, who will occupy it with
his family about June LIST.
Among the attorneys from other Som
erset towns in attendance upon the May
term of Probate court, Tuesday, we're
W. R. Jordan of Bingham, A. Simmons
of No. Arson, C. o. Small of Madison,
j. F. Holman of Athens, F. E. McFadden
of Fairfield and George Il. Morse of
Pitts field.
Ii is well worth ones time to pay a
visit TO the carriage repository of l.. w.
Chase at Hotel Coburn stables and see
the new styles in vehicles of all descrip-
,.,ht h. he. IL, k,,, do, oil
this years goods. Ii you have any idea
of purchasing a carriage of any kind he
can interest you sure, guaranteeing both
quality and price.
The family of Sheriff Pennell is having
a severe siege with measles. The son,
Guy, clerk 10 the store Of E. L. Good
rich, was the first taken down. He has
been confined to the house two weeks,
three daughters are just getting up from
the disease, and now the servant has
taken her bed. The disease prevails ex-
tensively In town.
Oren Hooper's Sons is the name of one
of the largest wholesale and retail fur
nirure and household furnishing firms in
New England. The propretors believe
in advertising IN Maine papers and their
advertisement appears In this weeks RE-
PORTER. They call attention to bicycles
and wall papers this week. Next week
it will be some other line of goods.
The loss suffered by M. L. Parsons, 10
his box factory was understated in the
REPORTER, last week. His palmer alone
cost him six hundred dollars and it had
been in operation but a short time.
This, with his other machinery and the
lumber burned, he states, must come
well up to 81 900 damage, aside from the
loss he suffers by interruption of bust
ness.
The high water of Friday, last, which
WIS the highest of the season, had bad
effect upon a portion of the stone wall
that formed the foundation of the L. w.
Weston building, recently burned. The
partitions above having been burned
away the full force of the current came
upon this wall and section about 80 feet
long was toppled over into the river
below. This will add considerably to
the expense of replacing the building.
Arrangements have been made for the
formation of lumber company in town
to be known as the Skowhegan Lumber
Company. 1t will be composed Of
gentlemen largely members of the Elec
trio Light Company and 1t is understood
E. P. Page will be president, and Edward
Vail, who has been with Mr.. Weston for
some years, will be retained by the com
pany as accountant and salesman. The
company has taken possession of the
Weston lumber yard and premises, and
will stock it with good assortment Of
lumber from Shawmut and will also take
orders for dimensions, boards, shingles,
clapboards, etc., and deliver them here
at Skowhegan by rail. The company
has in view the erection of II mill on the
site formerly occupied by the Weston
mill, but this will not be entered upon
very early, perhaps not this season.
The lumber yard arrangement will be a
desirable one to tide over the period that
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