The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-22
TOWN and VICINITY

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business, Friday afternoon.
Buy your losded shells and Rifle cart
ridges of The Blunt Hardware Co.
philip Turcotte left, Friday after
noon. on brief visit to Montreal.
Miss s. b. Mcintyre of Philadelphia is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Isaac Whitman.
Frank Pooler and Leon Beautee are on
syist this week to Boston and Holyoke,
Mass.
Mrs II. G. Woodbury. returned home,
last night, from brief visit with friends
in Bangor. ms
Richard King of Boston was the guest
over Thursday night of MIR. and Mrs. j.
D. Symons.
John A. Mcfarland of Lewiston was
in town over Sunday, renewing old &C
quaintances.
Women who drive in winter need fur
driving coats. You can see a fine line at
Chas. F. Wards.
Col. and Mrs. T. q. Anderson of Port
land were in town over Sunday, the
guests of her parents.
John Waugh left, Friday morning, on
brief business trip to Connecticut re-
turning home Monday.
The high school football eleven went
to Waterville, Saturday, and were de-
feated by Coburn Classical Institute, 81
too.
The cattle show and fair at Athens,
last Thursday, was literally patronized
BY Skowhegan people who report good
exhlbition.e
Frank E. Tufts of Mechanic Fall and
Walter Tufts of Portsmouth, N. H..
were the guests over Sunday of their
mother, Mrs. Fl. Il. Tufts.
Baggage Master Hooper is acting as
conductor on trains II and Is during the
two weeks vacation of W. Fl. Richard
son, the regular conductor.
Mrs. Eugene Noel and two children,
who passed the summer as the guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Cayouette, left on the afternoon train of
Friday for Montreal.
The extensive Job of macadamizing on
Water street Is nearly completed. The
Waterville steam roller was dispensed
with, Tuesday. 1t Is one of the best
pieces of street In town.
Friday night deer was seen In o. F.
kuowton's garden on Mcfarland street.
The animal swan the river end next
morning was seen by several employees
Of the worsted mill and shoe factory.
Among the Skowhegan people in at
tendance upon the State Sunday School
Convention at South Paris, this week
are Gen. Isaac Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Noln, Mrs. Wesley Grover, Mrs. Bert
Lamb, Mrs. w. w. Cakes, Perley Will
liams and Rev. Fl. w. Kimball.
DR.. A. G. Young, secretary of the
Maine Board of Health, arrived in town
on the 10 80 train, this morning. He
found case of smallpox in boarding
house on the south side. The house has
been quarantined and prompt measures
will be taken to prevent spread of the
disease.
Herbert Judkins, clerk with d. F.
Judkins, and Elmer Thibault, with w.
+. Robbins, have bought out firm In
Clinton and will form partnership and
uar young men 10 their lines of business
here, and their many friends are sorry to
have them leave town.
The annual meeting of the Marston
Worsted Mills occurred Friday of last
week, and we learn the past year was
the most prosperous in the history of
this company. This fact, taking INTO
consideration the delay occasioned by the
time consumed in the moving and get
ting settled In their present admirable
quarters, IT fleets great credit upon it's
able and hustlng young manager, Mr..
Edwin Gledhill At the present time
the pay roll of this company averages
about 50 500 weekly.
Skowhegan horses were very much in
evidence at the Topsham fair races, last
week. In the 2.21 class, r. w. Haines'
pacing mare, Blanche P, took first
money in 5000 purse, while N. W.
\ Cleveland's hay mare. Miss Archer, did
the same trick Ia the 2 80 class. The
following day, C. W. Days fast PAGER,
Miss Stirling, captured the first heat Of
the 219 class In 2 1914 and made a dead
heat of the third heat, later losing the
race. Is 1t any wonder that Skowhegan
\ people in attendance had an enjoyable
s time.
The Town Improvement Society held
4 Its first literary meeting for the season
In the library parlors, Oct. l6. There
was large attendance. A report of the
summer work was given in full. Sing
ing of America by the members. A
report of the State Federation of Wo-
mans Clubs by Gertrude Weston. A
paper on "Freedom's Voyage to Amer
yea by Mrs, Seekins Mrs. Leavitt