The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-04-26
TOWN and VICINITY


Bargains in chidren's trimmed straw
hats ut Judkins'.
A Fast night ball was given in Armory
hall, Thursday. There were 40 couples
in the grand march.
Road Commissioner j. W. Sterling of
Caratunk was calling on Skowhegan ac-
quaintances, Friday.
Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice
cream on sale, Saturday, at Knowlton q
rhompson's new store.
L. q. Whipple of Scion, bookkeeper
for the international Paper Co., was in
town on business, Friday.
Herbert Henries went to Providence,
r. L., Thursday afternoon, to visit his
family, returning Monday.
Mrs. D. F. Judkins went to Lewiston
on the afternoon train of Monday, where
she will visit for ten days.
C. c. Tozier has been reapponted
truant officer for the ensuing year and
the boys say be is good one.
Miss Flora Reed, who has been spend
ing few weeks at home, returned to
Boston, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Kelley and daugh-
ter of Waterville visited over Sunday
with DIR. W. M. Pulsifer and family.
Miss Withee is showing nice line Of
trimmed hats now and is able to attend
to the wants Of her customers. See ad.
Mrs. Lillian @. Baker of Waterville
was an arrival on the morning train,
Saturday, to visit with her mother for
several days.
Miss Bertha Pullen of Augusta, who
had been visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Pullen. returned home,
Friday morning.
Owing to high water the Anderson
Wooden mill and the Marston Worsted
mill have been shut down the greater
part of the past week.
Don't miss hearing that descriptive
piece by Kendall, "The Fire Alarm" 1t
is the finest piece ever given by an or
chestra In Coburn Hall.
Rev. Fl. w. Kimball went to Portland,
Wednesday, to attend meeting of the
executive committee of the Maine SUM-
dav School Association,
A large number from here went to
Waterville, Fast Day afternoon, to see
the ball game, but were disappointed as
the nine from the University of Maine
failed to appear.
The following named Somerset boys
have been selected for the freshman
reading at Colby college: A. Davenport
Cox, Cambridge; Augustus Fl. Pierce
and Carleton w. Steward of Skowhegan.
The Standard Coal Co. have just re-
ceived another large car load Of coke.
Mr.. d. w. Lewis, the manager, saws
they are selling large amount of coke
and that 1t Ia cheaper and better fuel
than coal or wood.
In addition to the appointments by the
Methodist East Maine Conference, noted
else W here in the REPORTER this week
for Somerset towns are K. e. Peterson,
Hartland and st. Adams o. F. Fernald,
Dexter and Ripley; t. S. Ross, Newport
and Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stanchfield went to
Portland, Friday morning, and the next
afternoon sailed from that port on one
of the steamers of the Allan line for
England. They will go to their old
home In Huddersfield and may remain
permanently.
Mr.. Samuel SkilliDgs, trainman on
the Skowhegan-Portla run and Miss
Alice Provincial we're married early this
morning by Rev. A. o. Lacroix. They
left on the morning train, FOR short
wedding trip, after which they will re-
turn and make this their home.
We learn that twice, recently, teams
that have been left hitched In the sheds
on the island have been taken out In the
owners absence, driven about and then
left in some other locality. 1t is evident
ly the work of some mischievous boys
who fail to realize the punishment that
would be melted out to them In case of
discovery. The police are watching out
for such.
About twenty-five members OF Madison
lodge, K. Of P, came down Thursday
evening". and attended the meeting Of
Skowhegan lodge. Three candidates,
two from Madison and one from here
were initiated In the rank of knight.
the work the company repair
ed to: the banquet hall below, where
they partook of a fine chicken supper
the Pythian Sisterhood, and
furnished by the present chancellor COM
mander, Daddy" Leach. The Madison
returned home on late car.
Aibarn on the river road mile or so
out of the village, was burned to the
ground, yesterday. just before noon
from fire sweeping over grass ground.
The fire Is said to have caught from
sparks from the smoke stack Of Maine
Central locomotive. The barn WAS not
a large one or very valuable. Its size
was about 36x40 feet, an oldish building,
but it contained moving machine,