The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-31

j. N. & |. j, Smith report the largest
holiday sale they have ever had, having
sold nine pianos.
Jim Harlow of Dead River, proprietor
of Black Brook Camps, has been In town
this week attending to business interests.
Mr.. ana Mrs. George o. Smith and
their boys left home, Friday, for Boston,
on their way to Washington to remain
during the winter.
A large two story house, ell and large
stable must be sold at once to close up
an estate. Ten minutes' walk from post
office. Address box 997.
Mrs. Emma Hanson BartmessIof Yot-
kers, N Y. arrived in town, Monday
evening last, for visit of a week with
her mother and grandmother.
While they last we shall present all
subscribers, who pay one years sub
scription ia advance, copy of the re-
nowned Hicks Almanac. The supply Is
limited, first come first served,
Carrabasset Lodge No. "a will work
the second degree, Wednesday evening,
Jan, 6. The lodge is preparing for a
public installation for Jan. 10 at which
time several OF the grand officers are ex-
pacted to be present.
A very sensible oliday gift to form
er resident OF Skowhegan is a years
subscription to the SOMERSET REPORTER.
1t is an acceptable present and will
cause the recipient to think of you about
81 times during the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler, Misses
Florence and Mabel and f. G. Pooler at
tended the Turner-Totman wedding at
the home of the bride In Fairfield, last
evening, Mr.. F. C. Pooler officiating as
best man. The groom, Chas. F. Turner,
Is the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Flavius Turner of Los Angeles, CAL, and
the bride the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Totman. 1t was brilliant affair.
We have before called attention to a
wish, expressed by our manufacturers,
for more tenements to rent to their en-
poyes. They state that 1t often occurs
that families are deferred from coming
here simply from the fact that they can
not get rents. This being the case they
find that they have a comparatively
small percentage of family help and
the mills are largely filled with men
without families Who can get chance
lodging being fairly well supplied. 1t
would seem as though our capitalists
could make D investment greatly to the
advantage Of themselves and the town
and of much benefit to our manufact-
uring enterprises il they would build a
number of cottage houses to rent from
So 90 to $500 per month.
a horse from the livery establishment
of ira Mitchell, Watervlle, made a re-
markabe trip home from the Tohey farm
on the Watervile road last Sunday even
ing. Chas. T. Morrill,, formerly of this
place but now having fine position
with Allen q Pollard, grocers of Wins
| low, had driven to Skowhegan with this
team on Saturday and, having occasion
to go to the Tobey place on Sunday
evening, had driven out there, arriving
about twenty minutes past nine. As he
was to stay but. few minutes he left
the horse unhitched in the yard and the
animal promptly took the road for
Waterville, arriving in that city ard
being picked up on the street by police
man about midnight, having made the
distance fifteen miles in something like
two and one half hours, A most re-
markable thing about the matter is that
the robe lay over the fender hardly dis
turbed from the position in which Mr..
Morrill, had placed it when he left the
team in the Tobey yard. The wagon
was uninjured and nothing was lost
therefrom, and the horse was in good
condition for driving on the following
day.