The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-30

ridgewock was In town a few hours,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Durrell are
passing the week at Dead River, on a
fishing trip.
Miss Perry, formerly clerk at Judkins',
is now employed at Delano's bakery in
the same capacity.
George q. Morse, Esq. and j. W.
Manson, Esq. of Pittsf1eld were at the
court house, Monday.
s. J. Walton, ESQ.,, was in Oakland,
Tuesday, to attend meeting of the
railroad commissioners.
Mrs. Thomas Tantish returned home,
Monday, from a visit of several days
with relatives in Waldo county.
John Fl. Records household furniture
will be sold at his residence on Water
street, Tuesday next, June 4th.
Harry Vose of Waterville, accompanied
by his mother, were the guests OF Mrs.
Mary varney and family during Sunday.
Fl. G. Ormsby is closing out his Jew.
elry business in Skowhegan and is offer
ing some big bargains for that reason.
See ad.
A. G. Page of Rockland, representa-
tive of Bradstreets Mercantile Agency,
was in town calling on business men,
this week.
Rev. G. D. B. Pepper, d. D., and Mrs.
Pepper of Waterville were the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. W. n. Spencer, Monday
and Tuesday.
L. L. Walton, Esq, and f. N. Mer-
rill, Esq, have been In attendance upon
the session of the Law Court In Angus
ia, this week.
The Working League of the Congre-
gational Church will meet with Mrs.
John B. Turner on Turner Ave, Monday
afternoon next.
Mr.. Samuel Sayward Of the wholesale
grocery house, Thos. Wood & Co, Bos-
ton, was In town, over Sunday, and call
ed on business friends, Monday.
On Thursday, Memorial day, the Post
Office will be closed as follows From
10 45 a. m. to l.l5 p. N. from 100 p. IN.
to 230 p. ~, and from , 40 p. m. to $50
p. m.
II the man who took the shirts from
the case belonging to Chas. F. Ward
while In a Maine Central freight car, did
not get the right size, he can exchange
them at Mr.. Wards store and no ques-
tions will be asked.
The remains OF Mrs. Rosina p Bunker
who died at her home in Douglass, Mass,
the 25th instant of appoplexy, arrived at
this station, Wednesday morning, and
were taken by Charles Fairbrother to
Athens for burial. Mrs. Bunker's age
was IS years and she had relatives in
Athens which was her former home.
Preaching by the pastor, Sunday
morning, at the Congregational Church.
Music by the male quartette. Sunday
evening the last of the series, life from
the Christian Standpoint" Address,
"Life's Reward" All are cordially
invited. On account of the Memorial
service In Coburn Hall the Thursday
evening prayer meeting will be omitted.
Elsewhere we give a brief account of
the good work done by Skowhegan High
school boys In the athletic contests at
Brunswick Saturday last 1t is very
gratifying to the friends Of the school
and our citizens generally that our boys
show proficiency in these sports and have
won second place among so many COM
petitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wsyand Leighton of
Athens arrived in town, Monday, from
trip to Southern, Pacific and Western
States. They left home late in Novem-
Der, last and made a leisurely trip via.
Washington, the Southern States to
Southern California, making Pasadena
their principal tarrying place through
the winter. They visited San Francisco
and other principal cities of that State
and returning made brief tarry at Salt
Lake City, In Kansas, at Minneapolis
and Chicago. They stopped at Buffalo
and took In the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton. Mr.. Leighton is enthusiastic in
praise of Southern California as place
to pass the winter season in.
Owing to the fact of the limited
capacity of their finishing plant to keep
sp with the manufactured product, the
Marston Worsted Mills were obliged to
suspend the operating of their mill at
night some weeks since. We learn,
however, that this company have con-
tracted with a firm In Massachusetts to
flush a part Of their product and the "a
hour system will again be entered into.
This company, which has been so sue
cessful from the first, are much in need
Of enlarged quarters, and IL a suit
able building, could be secured their
dyeing and finishing plants would be re-
moved thereto, thus not only enabling
them to finish their entire product but it
would give ample room to increase their
busy plant, meaning the employment Of
more labor and larger pay roll. The