The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-24

Miss Jennie Davis Is visiting relatives
In Gardiner.
Preserve your fruits without cooking.
Ask Bucknam how.
Wanted-At once, an experienced
lady clerk at Heselton's.
Melvin Palmer, merchant, of East
Fairfield was In town, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Tobey of Andover, Mass,
is the guest of Mrs. Celia E. Tufts.
Ladies desiring a nice corset can find
the Redfern at Miss Williams
Bicycle riding on sidewalks must be
stopped. See notice in another column.
Mrs. Robert Houston of Guilford, ar
rived In town last night on visit to
friends.
Aliens removal sale continues only q
short time longer. See their ad. in an
other column.
Hon. s. j. Walton returned from a
business trip to Greenville and Jackman,
Tuesday morning.
R. L. Mitchell is employed in quite ex-
tensive repairs on machinery at his wood
working establishment.
II. Gaylord Wiltshire, the eminent So
cialist, is to speak at Lakewood, Sunday,
August 3rd, at 3 p. m.
Clarence Mantor and family passed
several days the past week with friends
in Portland and vicinity.
Hon. j. o. Smith and wife left this
morning for brief visit with his sister
at Cape Elizabeth, Portland.
Mr.. Drew T. Hawthorn, principal of
Wilton Academy, is In town for few
daya, visiting with friends here.
The next regular meeting of Bloom
field Assembly Pythian Sisterhood will
be on Friday evening, July 25th.
Clyde Hoxie has position as one of
the head walters at the Pleasanton hotel,
Revere Beach, Mass, for the season.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq, and L. L.
Walton. Esq, were in Augusta, Tues
day and Wednesday, on legal business.
English barefoot Sandals for children
of tender years-a protection for the
little feet, at Green & Barnard Shoe Co.
c. A. Ross has the contract for put
ting tin roof on the new high school
building in Winthrop and has men at
work there, this week.
The Blunt Hardware Co. have three
bicycles which they will sell at cost to
close them out. Two mems and one
ladies'. Call and see them.
Mrs. G. E. French and family left this
morning for visit of several weeks with
her people in Lisbon Falls, her husband
accompanying them for few days.
Mrs. Littlefield, Mrs. Clifford and Mrs.
Whittier, directors of the sewing school,
visited the sewing school of the Girls
Home at Good Will Farm, last week.
Mrs. Sarah j. Fogg, who has been
spending the winter with her niece, Mrs.
r. P. Boss, at Dorchester, Mass, ar
rived in Skowhegan on the evening
train, Saturday.
At parish meeting of the Universe
list Church, Friday evening last, it was
unanimously voted to extend an invita-
tion 20 Rev. Thos. J. Palmer of Troy, N.
Y, 20 become their pastor, the pastorate
to begin Sept. 1st.
Mrs. Emma Hanson Bartmess of Yon-
kers, N. Y, arrived Ia town, Saturday
night, on visit to her mother and
grandmother At the present time she
is passing few days with Emblem rela-
tives, but returns to Skowhegan to pass
next week.
Augustus Cone and Ida M. Adams
were arraigsed before Judge Bachelor.
Tuesday forenoon, charged with adul-
terry, on complaint of Willis C. Adams,
husband of the accused woman. After
hearing the case, the court bound Cone
over to the Supreme Court in the sum of
$500 and Mrs. Adams In the sum Of $500.
Next Sunday, July 27th, there are to be
excursions over the Somerset and Maine
Central r. R. to Lakewood, from Lewis
ton, Auburn, Oakland, Bingham and in-
termediate stations, via Madison. The
entertainment includes frequent band
concerts by Paine's famous Second Regl-
ment Band of Lewiston, ackno wledged
one of the best in Maine.
Alfred j. Bernard was taken complete
ly by surprise the evening of the 10th
inst. when twenty Of his fellow work.
men in the shoe factory drove to his
home two miles from this village and in
vaded the place. Perhaps the most
pleasant part of the evening was when
he was made the recipient of a beautiful
oak rocker accompanied by a speech by
one of the number. The gift was
thoroughly appreciated although Mr..
Bernard was at loss for suitable words
to express himself.
What was probably the largest ship
meut of stoves ever received in Somerset
county came to this station this week,
consigned to +. A. Wood, and they were
all Glenwoods, over $4,000 pounds In