The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-11-07
TOWN and VICINITY

5. W. Philbrick was In Augusta,
Saturday.
Mr.. Otis Sawyer of Smithheld was in
town, Monday.
Packing cases for sale at the Marston
Worsted Mills. Nv
Mrs. F. A. Benner went to Gardiner,
Saturday afternoon.
Small stable on Pleasant street to rent.
Inquire Of G. K. Fogg.
Miss Mary Donegan passed Sunday
with friends in Waterville
New picture moulding and artists
material at Folsom & Nutting's.
Clerk of Courts Seeklns made bust
ness trip to Waterville, Saturday.
Mrs. Z. M. Jewett left for Monmouth
on the afternoon train of Saturday.
The Blunt Hardware Co. claim to sell
the best SOC knife for the money in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson went to
Lewiston on the morning train of Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Emerson and daugh-
ter of Wateryille were In town over Sun.
day.
C. W. Hayden was In Readfield and
Wayne several days on business, last
week.
Miss Maude French gave Halloween
party, Thursday night, at her home on
West Front street.
Mrs. George f. Goodwin returned,
Friday, from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. A. C. Houston, in Sangerville.
Nickerson & Bailey of Searsport have
leased the mill at Malbon's Mills and
advertise for 1000 cords of spool wood.
&C. Cushing has removed with his
family to Bangor, the former home OF
Mrs. Cushing, and where her parents
now reside.
The very stylish long overcoats that
come from the clothing store of Chas.
F.. Ward are attracting q great deal OF
favorable attention.
Mrs. E. B. Currier of Phillips, who
was called here to attend the funeral of
her brother, Frank M. Bigelow, return
ed home, Friday morning.
Fine Oxford grey cloakings, grey
mixed goods, very heavy, also fine
dress goods, (black and blue), in rem
nants at the Marston Worsted Mills.
Jefferson Savage went to Portland
Monday morning, and before returning
will attend the annual encampment oi
the Union Veterans Union held In Saco
One day last week Mr. U. L. Foss paid
for his REPORTER year in advance, and
remarked that this was only the twenty.
third year he had made like payment
We appreciate such subscribers.
The Congregational Working League
will meet at the vestry every Monday
afternoon of this month. They will
hold their annual sale the first week in
December. Watch for later ad.
Ernest G. Butler was admitted to
practice in the courts of Maine at AT
examination held at Augusta, last week.
The examination was by a commission
created by law passed in 1899. The
other men examined and admitted were
John F. Dana, Percival p. Baxter, Port
land; Ruel w. Smith, Auburn, M. n
McCusick, Calais; Frank II. Swan
Westbrook.
Friday evening next is to be marked
with red cross in the calendars of the
Foresters OF. Skowhegan and their friends
and guests, including Court Mol Rock
of East Madison. Hon. II. G. Collins OF
Toronto, Supreme Treasurer of the or.
der, whom the Bangor News calls zone
of the most polished speakers heard in
Bangor for a long time" will be present
and also the high officers Of the State.
There will be fine musical and literary
entertainment, to be followed by refresh.
ments.
The first in the course of entertain
ments at the Methodist Church, Tuesday
evening last, was greeted by fine, large
audience of Skowhegan people. Rev. Z.
l.. House, the speaker, has hosts OF
friends here who were glad again to
greet him and to hear his entertaining
and instructive address. The illustra-
tions by the stereopticon were excellent
ones and the stirring events represented,
were graphically described by the
speaker. The first lecture of this popu-
lar course was a decided success.
Mrs. Joseph Libby died at the home of
her son, Albert j. Libby, and her son-in-
law, George Piper, Saturday morning,
the End instant, after an illness of six
months, aged 70 years. She is survived
by six children: Albert j., Joseph,
Phillip and Fred Libby, Mrs. George
Piper and Mrs. Thomas Piper. Mrs.
Libby was resident of Fairfield for
about 10 years. Her husband, Joseph
Libby, died in January last. Funeral
services were held at the Catholic church
here, Monday afternoon. The burial was
at Waterville.