The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-27
E. p. Page was in Augusta, over Sun

E. P. Page was in Augusta, over Sun
day.
Sheriff f. p. Pencil WAS in Fairfield
on business, Monday forenoon.
Ernest c. Butler went TO Phillips, Fri
day morning, to pass two weeks with
| his father.
o. H. Drake, A. NJ, principal of the
Maine Central Institute at Pittsfield, was
in town, Friday.
Miss Elsie Walton returned, Thursday
evening, from Wheaton Seminary to
pass the holidays with her parents.
Mrs. H. A. Markley and two children
went to Portland, Saturday morning,
to pass Christmas with her parents.
c. L. Jones of Watervile has been
acting as mail clerk on the Skowhegau-
Portland run during the temporary
absence of Clerk French.
F. G. Heald & Co. are busy, this week,
putting two acetyleDe gas plants into
Madison residences. The new Drake
generator is used.
Blaine S. Viles, Ned Merrill, Walter
Wides and Harry Palmer students at
Bowdoin, were among the arrivals,
Thursday evening.
Furnished room to let In the Frame
house on North Ave, modern convent
ences. Apply at the office of the Mars
ton Worsted Mills. 2w51
W. NJ. Aver of Oakland. superintend-
ent of the Somerset railway, aud F. II.
Pease Of Madison, station agent of the
road at that place, were in town one
day, last week.
At the regular meeting of Skowhegan
lodge, No. 20, A. o. L. W., held last
Friday night, these officers were elected ::
G. S. Benson, NJ. w; Charles Gammage,
F.. Hiram Langley, o.; Walter Ward,
g.; W. A. Bailey, recorder; George F.
Morrill,, fnancier; II. NJ. Weston, re.
ceiver; Fred Thomas, [. G., j. Il.
Williams, o. G.
At the First Baptist Church on Sun
day morning, the pastor, Rev. Henry F.
Huse, will preach upon the theme steps
Forward in the 10Th Century,. In the
evening the subject will be "How to end
the old year,. Singing by the chorus
choir under the leadership of Mrs. Philo
Steward. A hearty welcome to all.
A person standing on the depot plat
form, last Saturday morning., might
have had the idea that he was witness
ing the return of delegates to teachers
convention, but such would not have
been the fact. IL WAS simply the return
of half dozen young women from this
town and vicinity who are employed as
teachers in other states. The party con-
sisted of Miss Avis Anti, Manchester
by.the Sea, Mass; Miss Emma Good.
win, Everett, Mass. Miss Mae Good.
win, Melrose, Mass. Miss Addie Smith,
Springfield, Mass; Miss Elizabeth NJ.
Williams, West Rye, n. H., and Miss
Clara Hunnewell, who is studying music
in New Haven, Conn. They will pass
the Christmas vacation at their homes In
this and other nearby towns.
Deputy Sheriff G. B Haskell left here,
Thursday noon, Tor Bangor, having in
custody Charles w. Hynes who Is want
ed in that city for larceny. Hynes was
arrested in Pttsfeld. last June, on n
charge of larceny and has been in the
county Jail here since, The grand jury
at the September term of court found an
indictment against him, but owing to
the abrupt termination of the term he
was not sentenced. He was brought
before the court, Thursday forenoon, but
as he had been in Jail five months he was
discharged. Deputy Haskell at once
arrested him on warrant sworn out by
the chief of police 10 Bangor for n SINH.
lar offense. Hynes claims residence
In Cumberland Mills. While he was 10
the lookup In Pittsfeld he came near
escaping by breaking through brick
wall, and after reaching the jail here had
succeeded In saving through one Of the
bars to his cell before his attempt at
liberty was discovered