The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-17

X. w. Brown returned TO Boston or
the afternoon train of Saturday.
Mrs. j. z. Oak and Pauline were the
guests of Fairfield friends, over Sunday
| Mrs. Fl. A. Marley and two children
returned from Portland, Thursday even
| Ing.
II. NJ. Hilton, who had been on the
sick list, resumed bis run, last Friday
morning.
A. c. Houston, who had been In town
a few days, returned to Sangerville, Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Weymouth OF
Canaan were calling on Skowhegar
friends, Friday.
Fred Locke, who has situation with
o. A. Meader in Wsterville, was In town
a few days, last week.
Edw. Gledhill, manager Of the Mars
ton Worsted Mills, made business trip
to Boston, this week.
Cream OF Rose and Almond, the popu-
lar cream for chapped hands and rough
skin, at Fogg's drug store.
Mrs. White, who had been the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Merrill, returned to
Bangor, Saturday afternoon.
We will pay good price for few
copies of the SOMERSET REPORTER OF
the date January 8 and 10, 1901.
Frank q. Thompson, of the firm OF
the firm of Knowlton & Thompson, was
on the sick list several days, last week.
G. A. Leighton left home, Monday
morning, for Boston and other New
England cities, representing M. j. Allen.
The passenger train was Ave hours and
ten minutes late, Saturday night, owing
to freight wreck near Danville
Junction.
Frse.EGxx Thompson has bought the X.
W. Brown tenement house on Madison
avenue. The price is reported to have
been %, 700.
At a recent meeting of the school COM
mittee Rev. Fl. r. Kimball WIS chosen to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Gen. r. B. Shepherd.
X. F. Wilson substituted for Harry
Hilton as express messenger on the
Skowhegan-Bos run, last week, dur
ing the latter's illness.
Andrew Lumsden and family and
James Lumsden, who came here to at.
tend the funeral of their brother, re.
turned to Boston, today.
John FL. Lancaster was busy, Friday
evening, receiving the congratulations OF
his friends on the safe arrival, that morn.
ing, of baby girl in his family.
The annual meeting Of the UNIVERSAL
ist sewing circle will be held, this after
noon, with Mrs. s. l.. Whittier. Officers
for the ensuing year will be elected ano
other business transacted.
The recent heavy snow storm did moi
prevent the cars OF the Somerset
Traction Co. from making their trips
Some were hardly on schedule time bu
they all got there by little extra effort
Henry.S. Philbrick was In town for s
brief stay the past week, coming tt
Maine to call upon the Bath Iron Works
Co. In the interest of the large New
York iron manufacturing firm he repre-
sents.
Howard Snow, who ia officiating, this
winter, as clerk at the camps of Davis 4
Marston, lumber operators, at Moose
head Lake, was home for brief visit
the past week, returning Monday after
noon.
At the First Baptist Church on Sun
day morning, preaching by the pastor
the third In the home series of sermons
subject, "Children and parents" Young
peoples meeting at 6. Evening servic,
at o'clock. All cordially invited.
The S. & N. electric road has ceased
operations for the present, occasioned BY
the heavy snow storm of Saturday last
For the present daily stage will star
from Hotel Coburn stables at a. M. ant
$3.50 p. m. connecting with the trains OF
the Somerset Railway.
The l6.year-old son of Ephraim Cowitt
who works In the carding room of tn,
wooden mill, caught his left hand In tn
gears Of the machinery, Saturday morn
Ing. The little finger was entirel,
severed from the hand and the lowe
half of the hand terribly mangled. Tn
doctors were obliged to amputate half o
the hand.
G. E. Durrill, who Is one of the lead
ing poultry fanciers In Somerset county
brings to the REPORTER samples o
hen fruit which he gathered from hi
nests on Sunday last, one Of which egg
measured So inches and weighed Az
ounces, while the other was nearly o
equal size. They we're Of the .Partridg
Cochin variety.
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