The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-25
TOWN and VICINITY


telephone has been put in the past
week by F. c. Pooler at Fairview Dairy
YARN.
Mrs. w. r. Richardson of Lewiston is
visiting with her father, George N.
Pishon, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dole Of Dexter
have been the guests, the past week, of
Miss Helen A. Sanborn.
Horatio w. Cushing's Cream of Rose
and Almonds for chapped hands and
rough skin is pleasing all who try it.
Edw. Gledhill, manager of the Mars
son Worsted Mills, has been confined at
his home, the past week, on account of
illness.
Sec'y. of State Boyd was in town, this
morning, arriving on the 1870 train and
intending to return on the .35 p. m.
train.
A stated convocation of Somerset
Chapter Royal Arch Masons will be held
tomorrow (Friday) evening. Work in
the Mark degree.
There is to be "Pulpmakers' Ball" in
Caratunk Hall, Scion, Friday evening of
this week, for which Pullen's orchestra
of Oakland, will furnish the music.
Amateur photographers should know
that the Eastman Co. now make a two
six and twelve picture film and they
may be procured at Wings drug store.
1t is rumored that a concert and ball
under the auspices of De Molay Com
mandery, No. 10, X. T., may materialize
after ALL and if so it will occur the latter
part of February.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet at. the library parlors, Friday p.
~, January 26sh, at $50 O'Clock. Sub.
ject, alexandria" Quotations from
Antony and Cleopatra.
This Thursday evening Deputy
Grand Chancellor, George Simpson, will
install the newly elected officers of
Skowhegan Lodge No. 70 K. P. and it is
expected the Grand Officers of the Order
H1diuc Will uS pIoeCDts
Capt. Wing is now at his new store,
81 Madison Ave-, where he is prepared
70 show as fine line of harness,
trunks, satchels, whips, collars, blankets,
robes, etc., as can be found 10 Somerset
County. Repairing done In a neat
manner. Call and see him.
Two pleasant whist parties have oc-
Cured the past week, given in honor of
Mr.. r tlph M. Sawyer, the first on Fri
day evening last, at the home OF his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. c. p. Sawyer, and
The other Monday evening, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Dow.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton had the extreme mis-
fortune to fall over a foot rest in her
home on the afternoon of Friday of last
week, striking upon her shoulder or arm
in such a manner that the arm was
broken above the elbow. 1t proved to
be bad fracture, which will confine her
to her bed for some weeks.
On the motion that verdict be set aside
in the case Goulett VS.. Anderson, in
which the plaintiff recovered verdict of
81 ,084, Judge Whitehouse has rendered
decision sustaining the motion unless
the plaintiff remit the amount of the
verdict above $500. II he shall SO remit
the motion is overruled.
The hearts of our people reach out in
sympathy Ito Mr.. and Mrs. John n.
Collins, in their recent bereavement, the
loss of their only child and daughter,
little Edna, whose death occurred on
Saturday last. Funeral services were
held from the home, Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. b. C. Wentworth of
South Berwick, their former pastor.
The native born Scotchmen who are
residents of Skowhegan and who never
tire of singing the praises of their
illustrous countryman Bobby" Burns,
are to hold banquet at Hotel Heselton,
this evening, to commemorate the ami
versary of his birth, and happy is the
man who has been hidden to the feast.
| Kendall's orchestra will furnish the in
strumental music.
The recent warm weather aud the
! brisk rain of Saturday was very oppor
tune. 1t elevated the river here above
, the falls about two feet and caused the
water to run over the dam from Sunday
until the present time, adding materially
! to the power and causing the wheels to
turn around merrily, much to the advan-
tage of all business depending upon wa
/ ter power on the dam.
The Republican county committee will
hold a meeting, Wednesday, February
18th, at 10. 30 a. M, at Hotel Coburn to
organize the committee for the coming
campaign. The members OF the COM
mittee are Messrs. j. F. Taylor, Pitts
feld; Thos. J. Young, Solon; C. FL.
Girdler, Mercer; s. S. Walker, New
Portland; j. B. LaBree, Cambridge; E.
p Vles, Skowhegan; w. r. Jordan,
Bingham.
You can buy as good a barrel of -four
as can be found In Skowhegan for $4.25