The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-23
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pillow at Chas. F. Wards.
Large bottles of beef, iron and wine
only SOC at G.. r. Fogg's drug store.
Abner Knights of Auburn was the
guest of relatives here over Sunday.
Clarence P. Weston, Esq. of Boston
was in town several days, this week.
Don't miss the great mark down sale
at Ormsby's jewelry store. He is offer
ing some big bargains.
An extra car has been put on the
morning passenger for the use of the
American Express Co.
Ladies wishing high grade corset
would do we'll to look at the straight
front Redfern, Miss W Villains is showing,
This hot weather makes the need of
Ice very essential. Why not drop the
Skowhegan Ice Co. postal and they
will call regularly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Savage of Jack
man were in town, this week, coming
with their own team to Madison Centre
where they took the electrics.
Several days last week the Maine Cen
trail had a construction train engaged in
cleaning up the yard here. The spur
track near the electric mill was also
taken up.
Mrs. Adeline, widow of the late Charles
Hussey, formerly of this town, died in
Starks, Sunday, the 10Th instant. Burial
was at her old home, Readfeld, Tuesday,
the Dist inst
At the Congregational church, Sunday
morning, preaching by the pastor.
Music by the male quartette. Sunday
evening, peoples service in the church.
Address: tLife's Supreme Choice
Next week the REPORTER will be
printed one day earlier-Wednesday in
stead of Thursday Correspondents and
advertisers will please bear this change
in mind and govern themselves accord
ingly.
One day last week the construction
crew of the Somerset Traction Co.
caught black woodchuck. The ami
NAL escaped but was re.eaptured and is
now welcome addition to the zoo at
Lakewood.
Remember the matinee, Saturday
afternoon at $50, by the Linn Variety
Co. A first class performance of high
order, the dogs do their full act, ETC.,
and the price is only Zoe to all parts of
the house.
L. w. Chase, the carriage dealer, can
show you the most complete line of
carriages of all styles, ever exhibited in
Somerset County and the prices he is
able to quote this season have surprised
many purchasers.
Mr.. Donald Morrison and sisters,
Misses Zaidee and Margery Morrison
went to Waterville, Tuesday afternoon,
to be the guests of the Watervllle
Womans Club. Miss Zaidee gave an ex-
hibition of many of her sketches and the
musical part of the program was fur
nished hy Miss Margery and Donald.
Willie Leavitt of this town is doing
quite business in raising chickens, this
spring. He placed ID White Wyandotte
eggs under one of his hens and in due
time u lively chicks appeared and one
freak chick, possessing four wings, four
well developed legs and two not so well
formed. The freak did not live long.
The egg from which the many legged
specimen came was not of unusual size.
The Skowhegan ball team visited
Fairfield, Saturday afternoon last, play
ing with the Geralds of that place, con-
coded one of the best amateur teams in
Maine Our boys put up good game,
but showed lack of practice at critical
points, and were defeated by score of
8 to 5. Hamilton, who pitched for the
Skowhegans, was all that could be de-
sired in his position, and practice is all
the rest of the boys need to play win
ming ball.
The program for observance of
Memorial Day in town has been changed
from that heretofore announced in the
REPORTER. The decorations In both
cemeteries will be in the forenoon and
the exercises in Coburn Hall Will be in
the evening. This change was made so
that Russell Post can accept an invita-
ton of Bates Post to attend the dedica-
ton of a soldiers monument at Norridge-
wock, the afternoon of Memorial Day.
An athletic meet between the classes
of the high school was held at Farview
Park, Saturday afternoon. The events
consisted of 100, 900, $40 and $50 yard
dashes, $50 and 220 yard hurdles, high
Jump, pole vault, running broad jump,
throwing hammer, putting shot and one
mile bicycle race. The seniors scored 50
points; juniors, 8; sophomores, %.
Chas. W. Day acted as timer; Max C.
Clark as starter; Joe Goodrich and
Frank Pooler as judges. The result of
many of the events was surprise to the
boys and they feel more confident than
ever Of making good showing, Satur-
day, at the interscholastic meet at Bruins
wick.