The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. F. NJ. Yttum of Solon was in
town, yesterday.
Hon. A. H. Chase of Lexington WAS in
town, yesterday, returning home, today.
Miss Frances Hutchinson, who is teach
ing in Bar Harbor, Me, Is home for a
short visit
Christmas in Auburn with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Ham.
Miss Gertrude Townsend left on Mon-
day TO pass her vacation with friends 10
and about Boston.
The Skowhegan W. c. r. U. shipped
two boxes Of clothing to the Girls Home
at Belfast, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Palmer of Dover
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Delano for Christmas week.
Walter Wildes is at home from Bow
doin to spend Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Wildes.
The date of the Christmas Cantata at
the M. E church has been changed from
Tuesday eveing to Monday, the 2Sth inst.
Fred F. Lawrence of the Boston Uni
versity Law School arrived, Saturday
evening" and will spend the next ten
days in town.
John II. Corbin, representative of the
Bradstreet Commercial Agency, was in
town, last week, taking the 1.35 train
for Portland, Saturday.
w. Fl. Clark of Caratunk was register
ed at the Skowhegan house, Thursday.
While in town he bought pair of heavy
horses of Stanley Nay.
Miss Miriam Merrill OF the class of
1901, Skowhegan high school, and now
Ia the entering class of the Gorham
normal school, is in town, this. week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Spencer of Hamil-
ton, N, Y, and Mr.. Henry r. Spencer
of Columbus, Ohio. are the guests of DR..
aad Mrs. W. II. Spencer for the holidays.
Mileages are always cheaper than
regular fare and are decidedly more con-
venient than the ordinary ticket; R. T.
Patten will furnish you one over any
road In New England.
S. w. Gould, Esq, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis about one
month since, sits up for the first time
today; he expects to be able to go to his
office about New Years.
The ladies' afternoon whist club met
with Miss Sadie Ward, Middle ST., Fri
day. The souvenirs with which part
ners were drawn were arranged on a
Christmas tree. Dainty refreshments
were served.
Gordon Wildes, Franklin Danforth and
Clyde Giles are home from the Univer-
sity OF Maine to spend Christmas; Ned
Merrill, now attending the Harvard Law
School, and Donald Morrison, from Tufts
College, Medford, are also in town.
There will be basket ball game in
Coburn Hall, Friday afternoon, Dec. 20,
1903, between the Commonwealth Shoe
and Leather Co. and Skowhegan High
School Teams. The game will be called
a; three o'clock. Admission 25 cents.
W. N. Sanders of the firm of Sanders
& Williams of Athens was among the
arrivals on Wednesday evenings train.
He was met here by his partner, County
Commissioner Williams, and drove di-
rectly to Athens. Mr.. Sanders had been
Tor about 10 days at his former home in
East Boston.
Elijah Alden arrived here by Friday
mornings train, joining Mrs. Alden who
is making visit OF some months at the
home of her father, Mr.. Geo. Snow. Mr..
Alden Is In the employ of the we'll
known shoe manufacturers, Geo. b.
Keith & Co. of Brockton, Mass, repre-
santing that firm in their western terri.
tory.
Maine Central locomotive 28l, which
came In with our evening passenger train
last Thursday, met with a slight acci-
dent here. While engaged In shifting,
this engine was proceeding slowly down
the freight house track and when almost
exactly In the middle Of Water st. the
coweatcher caught on guard raj,
which prof 'cted too far above the sur
face, and was so damaged that 1t had
to be removed.
Ii. A. Dinsmore went to Portland,
Monday, to attend a meeting of Maine
Fire Underwriters which was held In
that city in connection with a meeting
of the Maine Committees of the N. f..
Insurance Exchange. Mr.. Dinsmore
went as delegate from the Somerset
Association of Fire Insurance Agents,
he having been chosen as their repre-
sentative at a meeting Of that body held
in SkoWhegsn on Saturday.
Chas. Green, who had been In Port
land for the greater part of the week
arranging for the sale of large tract OF
timber land, arrived home, Saturday
evening. The land In question was the
anuthuaot cnartar ~ uuhat Ia HpOun