The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-11-13

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5. H. Swain has sold the Eli Hoy
farm containing $50 acres at Madison tC
Mr.. Doolittle of Conn.
| Just as large an assortment of furs as
you would see in any large city store al
W. Fl. Wildes', next Thursday
The local camp of Spanish American
war veterans are contemplating giving
a play some time about January first.
II. NJ. SWEET and Gordon Wildes went
to Brunswick, Saturday morning, to at
tend the Bowdon and Bates football
game.
j. w. Blunt went to Bangor, Saturday
morning, TO attend the football game,
between Colby and the University OF
Maine.
The best oysters ana full measure
are either good drawing cards, and you
get both of them when ordering from
Delano.
| Edward Groder returned to Bangor,
| Saturday morning, where he has situa-
| ton as freight brakeman on the Maine
| Central.
The ladies of the C. c. c. c. held q
meeting, Tuesday evening, at the Lib
rary parlors. About a dozen members
were present.
Mrs. E. p. Mayo of Fairfield attended
the 10Th anniversary of the Women's
Club, Friday last. She was one of the
charter members.
Mrs. F. W. Allen of Augusta was In
town over Sunday, guest OF friends here
and attended the 20th anniversary Of the
Womsn's Club on Friday.
Miss Florence Pooler went to Concord
Mass, Saturday morning, where she
will pass the winter as the guest Of her
aunt, Miss Julia Coburn.
Samuel X. Harding of Norridgewock
left here for Boston, Monday morning,
on business trip. He shipped a
quantity of hay to that market, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Cote and sou of
Fort Fairfield passed Sunday, In town
with friends, leaving, Monday morning,
for Chattanooga, Tenn, where they
will pass the winter.
VIM. Walker of Washington State,
who is spending some weeks with rela.
tives In Skowhegan, went to Boston,
Tuesday, for few days accompanied by
his sister and her husband, Col. and
Mrs. W. r. G. Estes.
Henry N. Flanders, who had been
visiting his brother In Cornville for three
weeks, started, Saturday morning, on
the return trip to his home In Nebraska.
This was his first trip east since he went
west 30 years ago.
Henry Washburn of Bingham was In
town over Sunday, making preparations
for the removal of his family to town.
They will occupy his residence on Madi.
son Ave, that his daughter may have
the benefit OF our exceptionally fine
school.
1t is reported that movement is on
foot among the business men to petition
the Maine Central to hold the freight
train In Waterville, Sunday mornings
until 10 o'clock. This would give US
the Sunday papers by 1045, late mail
from Boston and close connections
from Bangor and the east.
Skowhegan friends of James F.
Lawrence will be pleased to learn of his
promotion from baggage master to con-
ductor on the Somerset railway, he
having been given the trains run so
many years by Deck Foster. Mr..
Lawrence few years ago was brake
man on the Skowhegan-Portlsnd run.
The Rev. Edwin H. Hughes will give
his lecture, 1.-The Cost of the Civil War"
on next Monday night, Nov. 18th, at
the NJ. E. Church, The lecture will
consider the subjects from the financial,
domestic and vital standpoints
as far as such thing can be put into
figures, in terms of money, time, emo
tion and blood.
Among the attorneys in town In
attendance upon Probate court were
Hon. d. d. Stewart of st. Adams, j.
W. Manson, Geo. II. Morse, Abel Davis
OF Pittsiield, c. o. Small, G. A. WILDER,
j. W. Foster of Madison, A. Simmons,
No. Arson, w. r. Jordan OF Bingham,
F. E. McFadden of Fairfield, w. E.
Parsons of Foxcroft.
The old and familiar pantomime
"Humpty Dumpty'', with James r.
Adams as the clown, was the attraction
at Coburn hall last Thursday night,
playing to small audience. The
company was not so strong as when the
piece was last seen here and the special
ties, with the exception of Mr.. Adams
act on stills, below the average.