The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-03
aEw ADVERTISEMENTS.
TOWN and VICINITY
1904 diaries at Bucknam's 8.

D. Wilder Colby was In Waterville on
business, Friday.
For good values in sleighs or robes
call on F. P. Moore.
Miss Sarah Swain spent Thanksgiving
with friends In Portland.
w. n. Wildes is In Boston, this week.
after Christmas novelties.
A full line of horse blankets and fur
robes at Blunt Hardware Cos.
Kendall's Condition Powders 10 car
tons at Fogg's drug store.
Low prices on horse blankets and fur
robes at Blunt Hardware Coz.
Mrs. A. W. Dennison left, Monday
morning, for North Attleboro, Mass.
Charles Grifis was the guest over
Thanksgiving of his sister In Lewiston.
Hon. C. A. Marston returned, Friday
forenoon, from the Moosehead lake
region.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 81. Anderson passed
Thanksgiving in town, remaining over
Sunday.
V.D. Hilton. local editor of the Union
Advocate, No. Arson, was in town, yes-
terday.
Russell Relief Corps held successful
cake sale In Grand Army hall, Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Philbrick were the
guests of her parents In Fairfield over
Thanksgiving.
J. Abbott Kendall has received a new
stock of fine old violins ranging in price
from So to 800.
Elmer E. Harris is in attendance upon
the meeting of the State Dairy Associa-
ton In Dover, this week.
Mrs. B. C. Wentworth visited with
friends In town, this week, returning to
her home at Old Orchard, this morning.
f. E. Greenwood, G. E. has returned
home from the west and south, where
he had been on general engineering
work for about IS months.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Clifford went to
Benton, Thursday morning, where they
passed Thanksgiving as the guests of
his brother.
Delqno is to make run on all his high
priced chocolates and other goods that
were slightly damaged by the recent fire.
He invites you to call with little money
and he will surprise YOU.
County Attorney Cover, who was
stricken with pneumonia on Wednesday
favorably and yesterday sat up for the
first time, but only for brief period.
Mrs. Pauline Hill left home by this
mornings train for visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Palmer Taylor, in Spring feld,
Mass. Her sister, Miss Anna Philbrick,
who had been her guest for several
weeks, returned to Boston on the same
train.
Blaine S. Viles is passing brief We
chlIOD db HIS uCICs duu nus pOCb
entertaining as his guests, two cousins,
Ray Viles OF Flagstaff and Harold Viles
of New Portland, the latter recently
graduating from the Boston Dental
College.
Skowhegan Savings Bank has been
assessed for the current year as state
tax. SIC, 407 81. This amounts to nearly
S35 per day for 800 days In the year.
A pretty good sum for one institution to
pay to run the state government. The
taxes of all the savings banks in Maine
for the year aggregate, $485, O46.59.
The reliable old family horse owned
by w. H. Wildes met with an accident
Friday morning last, that necessitated
his being killed. While being led to the
blacksmith shop he slipped on the ice
at the corner of Madison and Elm streets
and as a result of the fall broke his hip
as we'll as suffered internal injury.
Bragg g. Varney are making ready for
their holiday trade by lighting their store
throughout with electric lights, which is
sure to be of great benefit to customers
who shop by artificial light. We learn
that this firm are to make extensive
changes in the spring to satisfy the
needs OF their fast Increasing trade.
Our genial townsman, Charles W..
Pulleu, appeared out, yesterday, with a
bright carnation In his buttonhole, and
upon inquiries as to the cause we learn
1t was Ia celebration of his eightieth
birthday. Years have passed so lightly
over his head that we believe there are
many Others of his friends who will be as
surprised as we were and we know all
acquaintance will join the REPORTER In
wishing brother" many happy returns
of the day.
A most deplorable accident befell Mrs.
W. FL. Gannett Of Augusta, who was the
guest of Mrs. W. r. Clifford in Coburn
Hall, Monday evening. AT the close of
the entertainment, Mrs. Gannett, who
occupied an elevated seat was working
toward the aisle gradually, at the same
time carrying on conversation with a
friend. Most unexpectedly she reached
the step and being unable to save her.
saIF Foil acroaa the aisle strikinQ her side