The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-31
New white silk gloves at Judkins'

MISS Eluena smith went TO Old Or.
chard, this morning.
Special values In fine box stationery,
zoe box at Heleston's.
Headache powders-the kind that
cure, at Fogg's drug store.
Miss Helen OLSON of Lynn, Mass, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Holt
Mrs. C. W. Tilton of Boston is the
guest of her brother, c. Fl. Tilton and
family.
Miss Belle Colby of Bingham has been
the guest Of Skowhegan friends this
week.
Harold and Mabel Ross returned home,
Tuesday, from a visit with relatives In
Massachusetts,.
There is to be an excursion to Old
Orchard Beach next Sunday. See ad.
In another column.
L. C. Bailey and wife of Portland visit
ed the past week with her parents, E. L.
Walker and wife.
Mrs. o. F. Walker of Oakland has
been spending few days with her
sister, Mrs. E. F. Greene.
Mrs. E. H. Vail returned to Greenville
Friday afternoon after visit here with
her mother, Mrs. j. A. Colby.
Frank Walker, clerk at SIMPSONS
drug store, is passing his vacation in
Portland and at the Bay of Naples.
Master Howard Weston is spending
his vacation with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Palmer of Foxcroft.
Mark Savage and E. w. Moore, two
prominent Bingham merchants. were in
town on business one day last week.
C. j. Abbey returned home, Tuesday,
from business trip to Boston and New
York. Mrs. Abbey accompanying him.
Miss Ethel Walton and her guest, Miss
Marsh of Providence, R. l., went to
North Conway, n. H., Tuesday for a
weeks stay at the Sunset House.
Mrs. Mower of So. Berwick arrived in
town by last nights train for a brief
visit with friends. Her husband, Rev.
[. B. Mower is expected tonight.
We are informed that potato balls are
rare products in potato fields in recent
years but Mrs. j. I. Blanchard shows US
well developed sample just picked.
J. Seymour Rawles returned home
Thursday of last week, having served
out his three years enlistment in the U.
S. Army. During this time he has near
ly encircled the globe, and as he figures
1t out travelled about 10000 miles.
Mr., Henry Lewis, former Skowhegan
boy, now manager of the magnificent
Southern Hotel at st. Louis, has recent
ly had erected in the cemetery on the
south side a handsome monument of
Quincy granite to mark the resting place
of his parents. 1t is from the works of
Baker & Marble in this place.
The bright days of this week thus far
have been grand ones for haymakers and
they are improving them by housing
large quantities of hay in every part of
Maine. Because of the unfavorabe
weather the hay harvest is likely to ex-
tend into August in most parts of the
State, but many will finish haying this
week.
+. n. Merrill, Esq, has filed nomina-
tion papers with the secretary of State
in order to get his name on the official
ballot for Representative to the Legis-
lature from Skowhegan. This makes
three nominations for that office and
Skowhegan Democrats will probably
make another in their caucus, this even
ing.
The certificate of organization of the
o. F. Knowlton Co. was filed at the
register of deeds office, Saturday. This
corporation is to succeed the present
firm of Knowlton IL Thompson, under
which name Mr.. Knowlton has been
carrying on the business since the re-
tirement of Mr.. Thompson, some months
ago. The scope of the business which
the corporation will undertake is not
fully settled. The wholesale and retail
fruit and confectionery trade will be
continued and enlarged, and departments
for the sale of teas, coffee, provisions
and produce of all kinds, both whole
sale and retail, are also contemplated,
The question of location is also undeter-
mined. The present quarters are rather
limited for the extensive business, but
Mr. Knowlton has secured the refusal
Of the entire first floor of the building
in which be is now located which would
give ample floor space for their purposes.
The officers of the corporation are: w.
H. Davis, president; o. F. Knowlton,
treasurer; Chester H. Mills, clerk; w.
H. Davis, o. r. Knowlton and n. Fl.
Lambert, directors.