The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-05

A. X. Butler, ESQ was in Portland on
! business, Monday.
Meeting of Russell Relief Corps this
week, Friday Nov. 6 h.
Miss Gertrude Viles of Augusta is the
guest of Skowhegan relatives.
L. L. Walton, Esq, was in Lewiston
on professional business, Tuesday.
Mrs. F. H. Carpenter and her mother
went to Boston, yesterday to pass sever
al weeks.
Bin Page returned Monday from an
absence of three weeks on a hunting trip
near Moosehead Lake.
Twenty different kinds of delicious
home made candies from l3c. to 25e. TO-.
at Delsno's Candy Store.
F. w. Bucknam and wife went to
Yarmouth, by the morning train Of
yesterday to pass few days.
Mrs. N. W. Randall removed to Water
vile last Monday, her husband having
a permanent position In Wlnslow.
DR.. W. s. Stinchfield and wife return
ed home, Saturday night, from their
three weeks visit In New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred York were in town
over Sunday to attend the funeral Of
Peter Vigue. Mrs. Vigne and Mrs.
York are sisters.
Sunset Chapter o. E. S. will hold a
regular meeting, Friday evening, Nov.
9th. Work: balloting on candidates and
probably initiation.
The first meeting of the Glover Leaf
whist club for the season was held yes
terday afternoon, the members being
entertained at the home Of Mrs. E. P.
| Viles.
County Commissioners Metcalf, Mer-
rill and Williams have been holding a
two days session of their court in their
rooms at the court house, this week.
The appointments for state roads were
gone over and many bills audited.
An exhibition and sale of oil paintings,
water colors, monotypes, etcetera, will be
held in No. s, Milburn Block from Tues.
day, the 10,h, to Saturday, the 14,h of
November, inclusive, from 10 to y, and
3 to 6 O'Clock, A cordial invitation is
extended to all who may wish to attend.
Mrs. w. H. Heselton received the sad
| intelligence last week of the death, from
diphtheria of her nephew, Clifton Gage,
which occurred at the family home in
Parker, OAK, Oct. 25th. Deceased was
the son of the late June Gage, and a
boy whose life gave great promise of the
future. With his mother, be visited his
aunt here in 1901.
The senior class of the Skowhegan
High school entertained friends at a
Halloween party In Milburn small hall,
Saturday evening. The first of the
evening was pleasantly spent at HALO
we'en tricks, ghost stories, and the like.
Apples, pop corn, and nuts were served.
Later the floor was cleared for dancing,
for which Manter's orchestra furnished
music.
A citizen of our town who has Oc-
casion to use the telegraph freely calls
our attention to the messenger service
of the Weston Union company here. 1t
appears the company pays or offers to
pay but two dollars week. No boy
willing to work can afford to take the
place for that wage. 1t would seem to
be a public necessity for the telegraph
office to be kept open for business dur
ing business hours, but at present the
operator is obliged to shut up the Office
when there are kilograms to deliver that
cannot be repeated by telephone. We
submit that 1t is short-sighted policy for
public corporation to render such in
adequate service to the public.
C. <. Jennings, post office inspector,
was here on Monday and looked over
our town with reference to the establish
ment of free delivery. He found the
town in good condition for the instaIla-
I
ton of such service with the exception
of the numbering of the houses. The
town is compact, the streets and walks,
excellent and we'll lighted The post
office department requires the numbering
of the residences, and If our citizens de-
sire free delivery it is up to them to at
tend to it. We are informed that towns
or cities In their corporate capacity
usually do this work and it would seem
to be the only way to have it done
thoroughly and effectively. 1t is a good
thing to think about.
The grange fair next week, Wednes.
day, Thursday and Friday, promises to
be an occasion of unusual interest. All
arrangements are nearly complete for
grand time. The colored minstrel
troupe, composed largely of ladies, in
their comic songs, duets, trio's, quar-
tetts and choruses cannot fail to make a
very enjoyable evening. On Thursday
evening will be given the comedy, "Aunt
Susan JONES'" followed by the farce,
"A Box of Monkeys" which is very
laughable as might be supposed by its
title. Ga Friday evening from five to
seven comes the ctzens's chicken pie
amman aatda from uvhinh on plahorutp