The Somerset reporter., 1902-02-20

lowell Saturday afternoon after
visit with friends here.
Nat Owen, who is passing the winter
at the soldiers home in Togus, was in
town over Friday night,
Mra. Jefferson Savage visited at the
home Of her son in Hallowell, Thursday
returning home on Friday.
W.. l.. Bonney and Fred F. Lawrence
attended the Colby Club banquet at
Waterville, Friday evening.
Mark Manley, q former Skowhegan
boy, now located In Slocum, B. c., was
calling on old friends last week
Mrs. Harvey d. Eaton returned to
Waterville, Thursday afternoon after
brief visit with relatives here.
Charles Frost, who had been passing
several days at his former home in Corn
Vile, returned to Maiden, Mass,
Thursday afternoon.
John Holden OF Moose River promi-
nent lumberman In attendance upon the
meetings of the log driving companies
in Augusta this week, was In town over
Monday night,
S. w. Philbrick, K. Z. Viles, j. p.
Viles, Charles Green and Forrest Good
win, Esq, went to Augusta, Monday
morning to attend the meeting Of the
log driving companies.
Hon. +. S. Burns, State senator for
Cumberland County and general agent
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, was in town Saturday on business
connected with his company.
At the First Baptist Church on Sunday
morning worship at 1045 with sermon
by the pastor upon the subject 1.-THE
! Christian as branch" Sunday School
at u. Junior Endeavor at 3. Union
Gospel meeting in Congregational Church
at O'Clock.
Street Commissioner Webb is busily
at work building the abutments
for the bridge across Cold brook. Noah
Reed superintends the mason work.
A contract has been made with the
| American Bridge Company for the
steel structure and it is to be placed in
position about March 18th.
l.. A. Anderson, agent of the Ameri-
can Wooden Company's mill at FaiI field,
with mis- wife and their guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Woodrow drove up from
Fairfield and dined at the Heselton, Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow are on "A
tour of the world havir & left their home
In Glasgow, Scotland, last April, going
eastward. They expect to arrive home
in April, thus consuming full year IN
their journey of pleasure and sightseeing.
A fire at the car barn of the Somerset
Traction CO., Tuesday morning practi-
cally ruined one of the closed cars. 1t
is supposed the fire caught from the heat
err, as Supt. Murphy who rooms in the
building heard something like a small
explosion just after the power was turn
ed on, about ) a. m, and 1t was only
through prompt and efficient work that
no more serious damages were sustained.
The loss will reach about $400 fully in
sured.
Mr.. Harry Lowe of Los Angeles,
CAL, and Miss Alice Lowe of Clinton,
Me-, were in town over Sunday, visiting
at the home of Francis Lowe. Harry
Lowe is on his way home from Manila
having served term of enlistment in
the 23d u. 5. regulars in the Philippines.
He went via San Francisco and Hon
olua and returned via the Suez canal
route Thus when he arrives home he
will have encircled the globe in the
service of "Uncle Sam.
Among those who attended the
State encampment of the Grand Army
at Augusta last week were Isaac Dyer,
Geo. b. Stafford, George E. Goodwin,
f. r. Buck, X. a. Wthee, f. w. Wilson,
E. l.. Walker, Charles Smith and j. o..
Smith; and among those who attended
the annual convention Of the National
Relief Corps for Maine were Mrs. Clara
B. Leavitt, Mrs. G. b. Stafford, Mrs.
X. A. Withee, Mrs. A. F. Bickford,
Mrs. f. l.. Walker, Mrs. Samuel Rob-
inson, Mrs. Cora L. Parker, Mrs, j. o.
Smith.
Miss Alice NJ. Sides, who is quite
we'll known in Skowhegan, and who
coached the graduating class of the
high school, several years ago, was
married in Portsmouth, n. II. on
Wednesday of last week to Capt. Frank
Williams of Newburyport, Mass. The
ceremony was performed/ by Rev.
George Z. leighton, formerly pastor
of the Universalist church here Mr..
and Mrs. Williams came to Skowhegan
bv the evening train of Thursday and
have been the guests since of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. u. symonds. she being a sister
of Mrs. Symonds