The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-12-15
TOWN and VICINITY

Christmas neckwear at Miss Williams.
Remember the sale at G. A. R. Hall,
Dee. u.
Dow & Carters ddIhis week will help
cut the Christmas shopper.
o. f. Knowlton Coz store will be
open every evening, next week.
Great sale OF fresh home made candies
at Delano's candy store on Saturday;
many varieties at little cost.
John Towne OF Portland, representa-
tive of the American Bridge Co.. was
transacting business here Tuesday.
Next Tuesday will be Ladies' day"
at Merwin's. or course they would be
shown the same courteous attention any
other day.
Start right now and keep a record of
important events for the coming year.
Full stock of 1905 diaries at Fogg's Drug
Store.
Mrs. j. A. Colby arrived home Mon
dav. after visit Of several months with
her daughter, Mrs, E. R. Vail, at Green
vile, Me.
Bucknam has those artistic Sawyer
pictures at prices from 60e to So. No
gift can be more acceptable to friend
who loves the beautiful in nature.
Mrs. Fannie G. Wides and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edwin Gledhill, went to Bos-
ton, Saturday, to view the holiday dis
plays in the shopping district of that
city.
There is to be an initiation and baked
bean supper at the grange Dec. 2lst.
The committee requests all members not
solicited from to bring cake, doughnuts,
biscuit or milk.
Frank w. Allen of Greenville, Me-,
has been passing the week in town. Mrs.
Allen had planned to accompany him
here, but was summoned to Msssachu.
sets by the Illness of relative.
Brace |. Lawley of Tewksbury, Mass,
who had been passing brief vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lawlev, returned home Monday morning
John Holden of lockwood was in
town on business the first of the present
week. He departed for home, today,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss Ha-
gel, who will return after the Christmas
holidays to resume her studies at the
Skowhegan high school.
William Fl. Miller, a we'll known trav-
cling salesman who makes his home at
Norridgewock, gave a dinner to about
dozen of his Skowhegan friends at
Pierce's restaurant, recently. Promi-
nent among the good things partaken of
was moose meat, served in various
STYLES, cut from an animal shot by Mr..
Miller on recent hunting trip.
Hon. S. j. Walton arrived home, yes
terday noon, from Aroostook county,
where he had been since last week.
Claims from citizens Of that section are
TO be presented to the Governor and
Council, arising from a small pox cpl
demic in 1903, and Mr.. Walton made
this trip by direction of his associates
that tie best information obtanable
might be at hand when the matter comes
before them for action.
AT an adjourned meeting OF citizens
interested in the banquet TO be given in
honor of sheriff Lang in Coburn Hall,
Friday evening, December 30, very er-
couraging progress was reported by
committees. Up to this time, $50 supper
tickets have been engaged, Coburn Hall
has been secured and other preliminary
work has been done, sufficient to guar
antee the success of the project. The
number will probably be increased to
200 or more. 1t is understood s. W..
Gould, Esq, will preside.
Additional street letter boxes for
the deposting Of mail have been erected
as foil, VS.: Madison street, near the res
idence of DR.. Wadsworrh; at the corner
of North and East Maple streets; corner
of Court and High streets, opposite the
court house; East Front street, near the
shoe factory; and at Mechanic street,
near the residence OF II. G. Gage The
postmaster requests patrons not to drop
money in letter boxes to pay postage; it
is not a part OF the carriers duty to
place stamps on mail matter and it inter-
feres with their making prompt collec-
tions.
For several days this week the report
was current that L. K. Parkman WAS
lost in the woods north of Hartland.
George Croker, who went from here
with him over a weel ago, returned I'M
der the impression that Mr.. Parkman
would leave the woods and come to
Skowhegan as early as Friday of last
week, Being alarmed, on Tuesday, Jesse
Hipple and Ira Judkins, sons-in-law OF
Mr.. Parkman, drove to Hartlsnd, only
to find that he had prolonged his stay
beyond what he had at first planned.
He had come out of the woods to farm
house every day, but did not realize that
1t was necessary to notify his people of
his change In plans or that they had be-
come concerned about him.
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The exhibit of cut-glass and hand
painted china at Philbrick's 10 the larg-