The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12
ALL THE N EWS
from Somerset towns,
Can aan.

Mrs. Frank FlemmIng of Skowkegan is
At work for Mrs Geo. Washburn.
Telephones have been put in several
places in town the past week by the Cen
szal Maine Telephone Co. on trial.
Mrs. Mertie Jewell Goodrich of Rum
lord Falls is caring for her mother, Mrs.
Joseph Jewell, who is quite i'll.
Phil Lowell took a string of horses to
Worcester Mass recently. The returns
show good sales and fair profits.
Mr.. ]. G. A. Butts has been in very
poor health all the spring aud is not yet
able to be out. He is missed on our
streets.
Mrs. Nettie Keene and baby Of Clinton
have been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. z. Buuii, the past week,
The ball of May 3 given by the East
ern Star was well attended and more than
$4,000 net was realized for the order.
Mrs. Mabel Harris and Mrs. Addle
Mason spent Saturday in Watervlle'
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Church of Show
hogan were in town, Sunday.
E. T. Mitchell OF Oakland, contractor,
was in town, Monday, to hire teams to
work on the canal being made on the Sc
basticook river near Clinton.
The remains OF Augustus Prescott Of
Skowhegan who died last winter were
brought to this place on Saturday for bur
ial. Monday the remains OF those who
we're put in the receiving tomb here were
inferred.
Messrs. William, Richard and Chas
Harris and their wives were the guests OF
their sister Mrs. Margaret Chase in Pitts
field on Sunday last.
William Harris has sold his nice driv-
ing horse to J. w. Manson Esq. OF Pitts
field for good sum.
A little daughter came to the home OF
Dir. and Mrs. Chas. D. Drawn on Tues
day May 10.
DIR. Shean accompanied Mrs. Oscar
Nut,ing and son to the hospital at Lewis
ton on Monday for an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mrs. Lucy Burril Smith of Kenduskeag
and son, Bella Burril OF Newport, and Mr..
Chas. Gee of Lewiston attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Nellie Atkins in this place
on Thursday last, Mrs. Smith remained in
town until Tuesday the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. M. E Kicker,
Davis Miller of Sko vinegar was in town,
Tuesday.
The heavy rain OF Monday afternoon
and night has freshened up the green
things growing and seemed to come along
abou, right, Some early planting has
been done.
The dining room Of the grange hall
was busy place on Tuesday. All day
the sound of the saw and hammer could
be heard. The patrons were out in force
and lathed the dining room which is to be
finished in good shape this spring.
Mr.. Will Marden and Miss Olive Bow
ers of Stcneham Mass. are visiting at L.
NJ Barnes.
1t is announced that State Superintend-
ant Stetson will speak in town hall Mon
day eve May I6. 1t is hoped that the
people OF this town will avail themselves
of this opportunity to hear this eminent
speaker. and give him good house.
Miss Annie Rand is teaching in Corn
vile. She has but recently returned from
visit to friends 10 Boston. and was ac-
compaped home by an aged relative Mrs.
Amy Goodrich who spent III winter there
with her son Wallace Goodrich.
Mrs. Lucinda Stevens who has been in
Waterville for ,h- past two months caring
for Mrs Nellie Atkins came home Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Alice B. Goodrich is home from
Fairfield Center where she has worked the
past winter.
MIR. and Mrs James jenkins have gone