The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-21
TOWN and VICINITY

at Juuhine'
All kinds of lawn seed at Steward
Bros, at Island grist mill.
lee cream made of pure cream with
fruit fl4vors at o. F. Knowlton Co.'s.
Levi C. Emery went to Augusta and
Gardiner on business trip, Monday.
Miss Marion Osborne of Waterville
was the guest of friends In town, Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Butler were the
guests of relatives at Benton Falls
Sunday.
steward Bros. have just received a
GOOD lice OF lawn mowers. Better call
and see them.
Parties in want of shifting pole will
find good line to select from at Chase's
carriage epository.
Remember j. Fl. Wood & Co. are still
doing watch, clock and jewelry repairing
at prices in reach Of all.
C. Wesley Grover and Fred c. Dunlap
are attending the sessions of the Grand
Lodge, K. Of P, at Portland.
Weymouth has got in very large
stock of trunks, bags and suit cases. Call
and look them over and get prices.
Mrs. Josephine Farrar of Starks, who
is passing several weeks at the home of
D. W. Lewis, left, this morning, for a
visit to relatives in Massachusetts,.
Miss Annie Maddocks, who was
called home some days ago by the seri
Gus illness of her mother, returned,
Monday morning to bingham, Mass,
where she is teaching.
Mrs. Helen S. Coburn arrived home
from Boston, where she passed the win.
ter, Monday afternoon. Miss Louise FL.
Coburn is attending the Baptist anniver-
sares at Buffalo, N. Y this week.
G. R. Fogg, the druggist, informs US
that the new preparation, Bloodine, for
catarrh and catarral affections, for which
he has the exclusive agency, is meeting
with gratifying success and his sales are
rapidly increasing.
The United Order of the Golden Cross
recently organized in town has arranged
to hold its meeting In the q. A. R. Hall
the second and fourth Monday evening
of each month. The next meeting will
occur May 10th and the second and
third degree will be conferred on several
candidates.
Joseph K. Goodrich will represent
Skowhegan High school in the speaking
contest of preparatory schools to be
held at Orono, Friday evening. This Is
an Invitation contest held under the
auspices Of the University of Maine, and
representatives from all the leading
schools OF the state will compete.
Albert Clark of South China died sud-
denly, Saturday afternoon, at the home
of Mrs. Isaiah Lord, where he was WIS.,
itng bis granddaughter, Mrs. W. o.
Wildes. The Cause of his death was
heart failure. The deceased was eighty
three years of age. Brief funeral SER
vices were held, Monday morning, after
which the remains were carried to Vas
saboro for interment.
A tbook social" was held at the M. E.
vestry, Friday evening, for the purpose
of securing new books for the Sunday
School library. Each one present con-
tributed one or more books, or the price
of book. An entertaining program of
songs, recitations, instrumental selections
and pantomime was followed by refresh
ments and a social half hour. The con-
tributions received will make substan-
tial addition to the library.
As the warm weather puts In appear
ance, thoughts Of Lakewood enter the
minds of our pleasure loving people, and
we learn the Somerset Traction Co. are
making extensive improvements at their
popular resort preparatory to the open
ing OF the summer season, about June 6.
plans as last year, and Mr.. Ed P. King,
who so successfully managed the affairs
for the company last season has been
secured for the present year.
0 wing to the breaking of the ball-cock,
the valve regulating the flow Of water to
the large storage tank in the attic of
COburn Hall was thrown out of opera
ton sometime during the night, We'd
nesday, and this morning, nearly the
entire lower portion Of the building was
flooded. The damage will fall chiefly
upon F. w. Bucknam, whose stock of
books and wall paper received the great
er part of the water Chas. F. Ward
and the Blunt Hardware Co. will also
sustain more or less damage, as well as
vast amount of inconvenience from the
accident.
A COW belonging to Chauncey Foss
met with peculiar experience, Monday
night. On her way home from the
pasture the animal in some way took
fright, and rushing down Water street,
headed for the bank Of the river in the
rear Of Geo. Weymouth's residence.
Before she could be stopped, abe had
plunged over the embankment. For
tunately, her fall was broken, but she
took second leap and struck the water.
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