The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-11-06
and VICINITY
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A new line of leather goods at Buck
nam's.
Miss Grace Cain visited her aunt in
Benton, Saturday.
Holiday goods arriving daily at Hesel-
tons.
The Maine Farmers Almanac for 1903
at Fogg's drug store.
J. F. Holman. Esq. of Athens was IN
town on legal business, Saturday.
C. E. Dealey, clerk at the Bay View,
Watervlle, was at home over Thursday
night.
Miss Ethel Brown of Augusta is visit
ing at the home of her uncle, John
Delano.
f. C. Taylor has added an employ
ment agency to his other lines of
business.
There were 81 couples at the hook
and ladder dance In Grange hall, last
Thursday night.
Lunch at Delano's when in town; you
will be served quickly and we'll and the
cost is but little.
f. F. Fairbrother was IN Augusta,
Tuesday, remaining over night to hear
election returns.
Mrs. George r. McNally Of Clinton
was the guest over Thursday night
of her sister, Mrs. Brown.
A. B. Calden was In town, Thursday
afternoon, on his way home to Madison
from business trip to Watervile.
William Lessor of Lynn, Mass. was
In town, the first of the week, coming
here to attend the wedding of his sister.
Frank A. Wilson of the Kennebec
Journal office, Augusta, was the guest,
last week, of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Delano.
Fred Pickett and Kay Savage enlisted
in the U. S. cavalry, last week, and
left, Friday morning, for Fort Ethan
Allen.
Clarence Manter was called to Angus
ia, Monday, TO relieve Mail Clerk, james
Wade, a few days on the Augusta-Port-
land run.
Register of Deeds, Llewellyn Good
win, and wife went to Pittsfield, Tues
day afternoon, for few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Briggs.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton went to Augusta,
Friday afternoon, and that night attend
ed a reception given to the presidents
of the Maine Women's clubs.
Delano says he doesn't sell all the oys-
tiers In Skowhegan, but he must come
pretty near it, and his customers all say
they never had the like before.
C. A. Marston, A. G. Blunt and
Edward Gledhill went to New York
Saturday morning, on business con-
nected with the Marston Worsted Mills.
Among those who attended the
Coburn-Hebron foot ball game at
Waterville, Saturday afternoon. were
II. C. Woodbury., r. B. Simpson, Lynn
Playse and <. c. Dunton.
DR.. J. e. Wadsworth attended ban
ouet of the Maine General Hospital sur.
geons at Portland, last evenings rendered
to DR.. Hunt, the retiring superintendent,
after twenty-seven years of service.
W. Fl. Norton and Lawrence Hayden
arrived In town, yesterday afternoon,
from The Austin, bringing in the hind
quarters and head of bull! moose shot by
them the day previous. 1t weighs near
ly 600 lbs.
W. B. Brown, Esq. of Hartland,
George E. Washhurn of Canaan, VIM.
Il. Draper of Providence, r. l. and
Mr.. Stoddard of Boston left town, Sat
urday noon, for the Austin on a weeks
hunting trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Durrell, who
have been at Mouse Island the past
summer, were among the arrivals on
the afternoon train Of Thursday. Mr..
Durrell reports very successful season
at the Samoset.
Benjamin Fairbrother has relic which
he prizes highly. 1t is knitting sheath
very common at the close Of the eight
eenth century and was handed down
from several generations. 1t bears the
date of 1776 with other artistic markings.
Capt. F. H. Wing, Department Com
mander, Adj. Gen. Charles Folsom Jones,
Jefferson Savage, H. 2. Cannon, n. p.
Brown, Amherst Spoford, John :Lashon
of this place, H. H. Cross of Norridge-
wock, and Alden Buchanan and Leonard
Taylor of Athens left here Monday to
attend the annual meeting OF the Union
Veterans Union, held In Augusta.
Members of Echo Lodge, X. p Of Nor
ridgewock, In good numbers, visited
Skowhegan Lodge, last Thursday even
ing, bringing with them two candidates
who were initiated In the mysteries OF
the knight rank, conferred by the local
lodge. Following the work refresh
ments were served In the banquet ball,
below. A special car was In waiting for
the return of the visitors.
| Rev. G. c. Phelan of Lewiston, late
pastor of the Park street NJ. K. church