The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-05-17

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Mrs. G. A. Leighton left this morning,
for few days visit at Augusta.
You should try Thelma, the new per
fume, at Horatio w. Cushiug's only.
II. w. Jones of Madison was In town,
this morning, On his way to Boston.
Cream filled dates, lac per b., Satur-
day only, at Knowlton & Thompson's.
New lot of remnants of ginghams.
dimities and organdies just received at
Miss Williams
E. F. Fairbrother went to Rockland,
on this mornings train to attend IN in
surance meeting.
Mrs. John Brookings returned home,
Monday night, from her sea voyage on
her husbands vessel.
Wildes Camp, s. of V. had an oyster
supper for the comrades at their head
, quarters, Monday evening last.
For one week only at Mrs. F. A. Ben
ner's, hats that sold for Zoe, now soc,
and those that sold for Slips, now 75c,
at 80 Water St.
Eleven members of Mt. Moriah coun-
Gil F. and A. M, constituting the off,
GERS, visited Pittsfield by invitation,
Tuesday night, where they performed
the degree work upon several initiates.
At the next regular meeting of Wood
bine Lodge, D. of H., Monday evening,
May 81. There will be music, reading,
etc., and play entitled MRS. Perkins
close CALL" All members are earnestly
requested to be present and pass pleas
ant evening.
The call for Republican caucus to
nominate candidate for representative
to the legislature and to elect delegates to
the County and State conventions Zap
pears IN our columns this week. al 1t
comes off, this year, somewhat earlier
than usual and what has heretofore been
done at several caucuses will all be done
at one.
Recognizing the efficient service rem
dered by Skowhegan f1remen at the fire
which destroyed muchl property on the
island the night of April Goth, theISkow-
hogan Electric Light Co., through its
president, Ed P. Page, rendered all
members of the department an oyster
supper, last Saturday evening, 'at Engine
hall, an occasion much enjoyed by the
boys.
Harold j. Phillips. who has just CON-
pleted course at the University Of
Maine law school at Bangor, has located
here and opened up an office, in the Mil
burn block, the one formerly occupied
by DR.. W. T. Merrill. Mr.. Phillips is a
Skowhegan boy, a graduate of Skowhe-
gan high school, class 1916, and was adj
mitted to the bar as practicing attor-
ney at the September term of Somerset
county court.
Dr. w. Fl. Spencer went to Waterville,
Wednesday, to solemnize the marriage of
Charles F. Meserve, L. L. D., president
of Shaw University of Raleigh, N. c.,
and Miss Julia Frances Philbrick, daugh-
ter of John w. Philbrick of Watervile.
The groom is a prominent educator in
the South and the bride has many rela-
tives and friends in this town. Mrs.
Spencer accompanied DIR. Spencer to
Waterville.
The third annual June meeting of the
Madison Spiritualist Association will be
held at Lakewood Grove, Madison Gen.
ter, Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3.
Rev. F. A. Wiggin will be the leading
speaker and will address the meetings,
Saturday at p. M, and on Sunday at
10 a. no. and 2 p. M. The admission is
free and there will be special cars Oh the
Somerset Traction line each day, ample
to accommodate all.
w. M. Bailey of Maiden, Mass, visited
in town with his sisters over Tuesday
night, it having been eight years since
he was in Skowhegan. Since his gradua-
tion from the u. of NJ. he has been fol.
lowing his profession as civil engineer
with much success, having had charge of
many extensive contracts in New
England cities, and is now connected
with the Eastern Expanded Metal Co. of
80 Court ST., Boston, as consulting
engineer.
S. w. Philbrick, Esq, clerk of the
Kennebec Log Driving Company, and
Col. A. G. Blunt, attended a joint meet
ing of directors of the Kennebec Log
Driving Company, and the Kennebec
Water Power Company, and others in
terested, at Greenville and at the outlet
of Moosehead Lake, Saturday. The
object was to view the dam at the outlet
and make arrangements for rebuilding
that part not reconstructed last season.
The north side, about 300 feet, and the
sluice gates were rebuilt, last year. leav
ing about 200 feet to be rebuilt this sea-
son. This sluice gate originally was 40I
feet wide but when rebuilt last year it
was narrowed to 25 feet and is said to
work fully as well as the wider gate.
Sluicing logs began May 18th, this year,
May 10th, last season. Log driving is
first class this spring. Water is plenty
and all the logs are likely to come out of
all the streams and over the rapids and
falls where they sometimes hang up
the summer months or a full
year because Of low water.