The Somerset reporter., 1902-12-18
TOWN and VICINITY
Fur lined gloves at Chas. F. Wards.
Xmas handkerchiefs at Miss Williams


Xmas handkerchiefs at Miss Williams.
Leave orders for green or dry cord
wood at Steward Bros.
DR.. S. F. Green OF Scion was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Polly's Secret" Miss Nash's new
book at Bucknsm's.
Hon. VIM. T. Haines of WaterVille
was In town on business, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Nipple of Sabattus
are in town, the guests of her parents.
Knowlton Corporation will deliver all
goods, Wednesday and Thursday,
Christmas week.
Miss Sadie Nelson of Clinton visited
with friends here over Sunday, return
ing home, Tuesday.
Plenty of dry hack wood, free burn
ing fuel, can be found at Wings drug
store at q low price.
Edwin c. Bunker, the Bangor Com
mercial representative, was In town
short time, Tuesday.
Mr.. A. L. Pettapgill is in town, this
month, in the interest of the Internation-
al Correspondence school.
Charles r. Written of the insurance
firm, Macomber Farr & Written, Angus
ia, was in town, Saturday.
The finest mother Of pearl knives in
chamois cases, a nice Christmas gift,
can be found at A. E. Bisson's.
Miss Mildred X. Bentley, teacher of
English In the High school, will pass
her vacation st her home in Wallace, N.
s.
Conductor Richardson of the Skowhe-
gar-Portland run is laying off this week.
Baggageman Frank Hooper being in
charge of the train.
Why not Christmas box of "Somer-
set" cigars for gentleman friend? You
can get them at Merwin's cigar store
and there are none better.
Miss Eunice Bodwell, teacher in the
high school, was called to Portland,
Wednesday, by the illness of her moth
er, who was making visit there.
A social was held at the NJ. E. church,
Monday evening, in which members of
the church and congregation participa.-
ed. A pleasant time was enjoyed.
The selectmen on Monday drew trsv-
erse jurors for the December term, as
follows: Fl. B. Friend, Wallace Ireland,
Edwin P. Richardson and Albert W.
Smith.
You should see the handsome full
dressed dolls being given away at Fogg's
drug store for limited time. They are
beauties. Call Ia and learn more about
them.
The county commissioners. who were
In session at the court house last week,
adjourned on Thursday afternoon to
meet, Tuesday, the 23d instant. They
want all accounts for the present year
presented on or before the Both instant.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Bethany Church will hold a Chinese
tea at the home of Mrs. Helen s. Coburn
Friday afternoon at 2,30 o'clock. Mrs.
Smith will give an account of her recent
visit to Chinatown, San Francisco. All
ladies of the Bethany congregation are
cordially Invited.
Officers of Russell Post, G. A. r.,
were elected on Saturday evening as
follows: Fl. P. Cannon, commander !;
j. p. Thompson. senior vice commander
N. s. Towle, junior vice commander; w.
II. Weston, quartermaster; G. V. Rich
ards, surgeon; Llewellyn Goodwin,
chaplain; Charles Smith, officer of the
day Prescott Cleveland, officer of the
guard. Delegates to State encampment,
f. l.. Walker and Charles Smith; alter
mates, George Goodwin, N. s. Towle.
All the schools in town closed last
week. The fall vacation is usually of
three weeks duration, but the length
this year depends upon the arrival Of
hard coal. II this useful and much
desirable mineral gets here in time the
schools will commence Jan. 20, if it is
delayed they will not begin until later
date. All our schoolhouses are heated
by steam and in only two of the boilers
can soft coal be burned. The rural
schools use wood for heating purposes
and their school year will not be effect
ed.
Charles Chute, superintendent of the
Portland Packing Company's plant here,
went to Fairfield Monday morning where
he will have charge of the can making in
that factory. He will also have charge
Of manufacturing the cans at Oakland
and Madison. Owing to the failure of
last years corn crop more corn will be
put up In Skowhegan next fall than u.s.
ual, total of about zoe, 900 cans. Four
hundred thousand Of these will have to
be made this spring. Mr.. Chute has
already contracted for an increased
acreage with our farmers and with
favorable season cannery No. II will be
a very busy place next September.