The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-04-17
TOWN and VICINITY

Capt. w. H. Emery was in Fairfield,
yesterday.
DR.. Moulton of Portland was in town,
over last night.
All the best styles in corsets TO be
found at Miss Williams.
Miss Mary Donigan went to Augusta
Thursday afternoon.
Great bargains are offered in Mil
linery at E. B. Curtis.
Patterson & Goodrich have for sale
some very fine seed oats.
Mr.. Walter L. Kenney of Bangor is
visiting friends in town for week.
Hon. E. F. Danforth went to Dover,
Tuesday afternoon on legal business.
Best Tapestry Brussels carpets, 60c
per yard, at Aliens closing out sale.
G. R. Fogg, the druggist will sell you
large bottle of beef iron and wine for
50 cents.
L. L. Walton, Esq, returned from
Pennington, Saturday, where he had
been Oh professional business.
Henry Mathews enjoyed visit from
his brother s. Mathews of Northfield,
Mass, two days the first of the week.
C. A. Ross and Levi c. Emery went to
Augusta Thursday afternoon where they
attended meeting of Trinity command
cry.
Hon. j. O. Bradbury of Saco accom-
panied by F. M. Higgins, Esq, of LINER
lex, and Fl. Fairfield, ESQ.,, of Saco, WAS
in town on legal business, Friday of last
week.
Miss Frances Stevens who has spent
the past winter with her sister, Mrs. A.
H. Noyes at Peabody, Mass, returned
Monday and resumes her position at w.
?. Ordway's.
Sheldon Beal, one of our largest Or
Chardsts, shipped five barrels of choice
packed apples of the Northern Spy vari-
ety. to Boston parties, the past week,
for which he received $45.
Ia the window of J. D. Symons' res
taurant, Monday evening, was exhibited
three land-locked salmon taken from
Lake George that afternoon. John Pres
colt and E. F. Merrill were the FORUM
ate anglers.
Another motorcycle arrived in town
on the afternoon train Saturday and will
be a familiar object on our streets this
season. Fred Dow is the possessor of
this machine and Fred H. Wing, the
owner of the first to be used in town.
At the next regular meeting of Wood
bine Lodge d. of H. to be held on Mon
day evening next, April 81, they are to
celebrate their Sth anniversary, and en-
terrain the members of the A. O. U. w.
desired.
The friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Hattie Malbon, Water Street, may have
remembered that the mayflowers appear
in April, for may-basket was left at
her door on Saturday last. The basket
held decorated French China tea set
and several glass dishes. A card bore
these words "Our friend and one of
the very best of neighbors."
Application for Rural Free Delivery
routes have been sent to Congressman
Burleigh from South Norridgewock, and
Athens and he has applied for an inspec-
tor to examine these routes asked for.
Probably Inspector Boutelle will be or
dered to examine these routes at an early
day. The routes 3, 4 and from this
town will go into effect July 1st.
II seems assured that Skowhegan is
to have ball team upon the diamond
the coming season. Several meetings
have ready been held and we learn
those having the matter in charge are
receiving good encouragement of sup
port. An association has been formed
with Norman n. McCrills as manager
and L. E. Gordon, treasurer. 1t Ia hop
ed that Jones, captain of last seasons
nine may be secured, and strong team
promised.
Friday evening the choir of the Meth
odist church presented the PARTY of
the Seasons" in the church to a full
house. The affair was at first announ-
ced to come off in the vestry but novel
method of advertising was used with the
telling effect that caused the committee
In charge to realize early that the vestry
would not hold the audience. The
method was by circulating envelopes
containing an invitation in poetry to be
held as ticket of admission with the
request of free will Offering placed in
the envelope and returned. The audi
ence pronounced the entertainment sat
hfaetory, the choir was well repaid for
their efforts, and realized quite little