The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-09

with his parents.
Wood choppers wanted at once at
Steward Bros Island mills.
Walter Pierce returned from Boston,
Tuesday afternoon.
Wood choppers wanted at once at
Steward Bros Island mills.
E. A. Strout of Augusta was in town
on business over Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Malbon were
guests last week of friends in Vassal-
boro.
Mrs. Forrest Colby of Bingham, ae-
companied by lady friend, was in town,
yesterday.
International stock food remedies are
for sale by G. r, Fogg, agent, IA Madi-
son street.
Miss Lola B. Goodwin visited over
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs
In Pittsfield.
DR.. E. D. Merrill and wife of Fox
croft were guests of DR.. Cora NJ, john
son over the Sabbath.
Miss Varney and Miss Harriet Narney
of Dover, n. H., are the guests of Mr..
F. II. Carpenter and wife.
Edw. Gledhill, general manager OF the
Marston Worsted Mills left home, last
night, on business trip TO New York.
Competent stenographer and book
keeper wanted. Apply by letter in own
handwriting to Box l1G5, Skowhegan
post office.
Remember the fair at Grange ball.
East Madison, Saturday, October 1S.h.
An attractive program is promised by
the managers.
There will be harvest dinner at the
Congregational vestry, Wednesday, Oct.
10Th, from 11.30 to l o'clock, % cts.
Supper from $50 to 7, u cts.
Rev. Mr.. Cole occupied the pulpit at
the Universalist church, last Sunday.
The church was handsomely decorated
with a profusion of cut flowers, present
ed by Mrs. E. H. Stevens, and raised at
Bloomfield.
Mrs. Helen Palacek OF Paris, France,
has been passing the summer months
with her mother, Mrs. George Wash
burne, at Lake George. Mrs. Palacek
will return to her home across the water
In about two weeks.
Mrs. Daniel Onstott left home yester-
day for Kansas City, Mo-, as arepresent-
alive from the Maine Conference Home
Missionary Society to the Home Mis-
sionary Society Convention of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
A reception will be held 10 Milburn
Hall, Friday evening, next, Oct. 10Th
by the Skowhegan High School, to which,
parents and citizens who wish to become
acquainted with teachers and students
are cordially invited to attend.
A small blaze In the dryer at the An
derson Wooden Mills. Monday afternoon
extended up through the blowers to the
upper floors, where the heat released
the automatic sprinklers, and there was
deluge OF water that smothered II.
The loss was small. Spontaneous COM
bustion was the cause.
There Is no anthracite coal for sale in
this town and but a small quantity OF
bitumnous. Dealers succeed in getting
a car load OF the latter at time and car
supply the call In small lots for i'm.
mediate use. Wood will be used foI
fuel much more generally, the coming
winter, than for many years.
The Garside Condit Mack stock com.
pany closed an engagement of five nights
at Coburn Hall, Saturday evening to the
largest number of paid admissions since
Dizzy appeared here several years ago
The play was "Jesse James," dramatic.
ed edition Of incidents In the life of this
notorious outlaw, and piece and players
scored big hit. Should this company
ever visit Skowhegan again they will be
greeted with what they richly deserve
a succession Of large audience.
Wednesday afternoon two young
ladies, employed at the Skowhegal
House, hired horse and carriage of L
w. Chase and drove to Canaan to attenc
the dance at the hotel there. Whet
they were ready to return home aftel
the ball it appears that the hostler hitch
ed the wrong horse into their carriage
one they could not control. The hors,
became unmanageable, went on the roat
to Pishon's Ferry instead of that tt
Skowhegan, ran over steep bank, WA
thrown head first with the carriage Oh
top of him and could not get up. Thu
carriage was badly wrecked. The youn,
ladies jumped from the carriage in tim,
to save themselves from injury. Tn,
horse was badly injured but was takei
back to Canaan.