The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-25
TOWN and VICINITY

C. F. Jones made a business trip to
oakland, Tuesday.
Call at Bueknam's early for your Sat
urday candy.
Bernard Gibbs, Esq, of Madison was
in town on legal business, Friday.
Nothing 80 convenient as a mileage
book when you travel. Patten has them.
Leslie Cornish, of the law firm of Cor
nish & Bassett, Augusta, was in town
on legal business, Tuesday.
II YOU wish SOC white waist goods ut
25c, be on hand early, Friday, at W. II.
Wdes'.
Mrs. Linnle Withee went to Putnam,
Conn. Saturday morning where she will
be employed in a textile mill for the
next three months.
The Glover Leaf whist club passed one
of its most pleasant afternoons at the
home of Mrs. A. G. Blunt, on Elm ST.,
Thursday Of last week.
Miss Ethel johnson, who had been
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Viles for
several days, returned to her home in
Halowell, Saturday afternoon.
W. T. Seekins went to Saco, Monday
afternoon, being summoned by the York
County Bar Assn to testify in the pre-
ceedings regarding the disbarment of F.
w. Hovey.
Howard Snow, who had been in town
for the past two weeks, returned to
Brockton, Mass, Saturday afternoon,
where he Is employed in the hardware
store of Eoenez ar Alden.
DR.. and Mrs. Salley returned from a
weeks trip to Boston, Friday evening
Mrs. F. A. Deel of Ofono, a sister Of
Mrs. Salley, who accompanied them,
returned as far as Augusta.
W. q. Norton has just made his ship
ment of furs to London for the March
sales. This is the second consignment
of turs to the London market that Mr..
Norton has made this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Judkins departed
by the morning train, Monday, MI Jud-
kins for business trip to Boston and
Mrs. Judkins for visit of week with
Miss Emma Shorey in Lisbon Falls.
Mrs. L. n. Merrill returned from Au-
gusta, Friday evening, having gone to
this city from Fairfield, where she at
tended The sessions of the Maine Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs the previous day.
Misses Donna and Helen Tozier eD.
tertained a large company at their home
on Leavitt street, Tuesday evening.
The game of whist occupied the princi-
pal place in the evenings entertainment.
William II. Paine left, Tuesday after
noon, to visit his daughter, Laura, at
Kents Hill, where she is attending the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary. He also at
tends the session of the grand lodge Of
the A. o. U. w. at Watervile, today.
Adolph Burkhart spent Sunday in
Watervlle and returned here with Mrs
Burkhart, Monday. He and his family
moved to Waterville from Skowhegan
some months since and they are now to
make their home in Skowhegan again.
We are informed that an article IL to
be inserted In the warrant for the March
meeting of the town to see II the outlet
OF the sewer of the High school building
cannot be changed from above to below
the dam. This is hygenic question
worthy of due consideration.
Elijah Alden, who had been passing the
winter in town, left Saturday afternoon
for Brockton, Mass, to confer with his
employers, the Geo. e. Keith Co., manu-
facturers of the "Walkover" shoe. He
is to go at once as the representative of
this firm to South Dakota and other
states of the West.
A full house will no doubt greet the
Boston Ladies' Symphony orchestra,
which comes to Coburn hall next We'd
nesdsy evening. 1t was the unanimous
verdict that the concert given by this
musical organization in our town last
season was about the most pleasing en-
tertainment we had been provided with.
Seats at SIMPSONS drug store.
The regular meeting of the w. c. r..
U. was held In G.. A. r. hall on the af-
ternoon of Feb. % The subject consid-
cred at the meeting was Medical Tenn
persnce." Mrs. Pauline D. Lttlefield
read an interesting article on the "Dan.
ger and Harmfulness of Patent Medi-
cines," by Mrs. Martha M. Allen. Sub
ject for next meeting to be "Bible
Reading"
In the issue of the REPORTER Of Feb
ruary 10Th the Peoples Independent
Telephone Co. gave notice of their in
tention to ask the selectmen for the
right to set poles and string telephone
wires In many of the streets and roads
of the town. The gentlemen who have
associated themselves together in this
project are A. G. Blunt, Chas r. Ward,
John P. Clark, E. p. Viles, Carlton M.
Holt and S. w. Gould and they will be
prepared to state their purposes In full
at the hearing which Is to be held upon
their petition in the selectmen's office
next Saturday forenoon at ten o'clock.
This lie a matter of considerable import
onoa. tho hos ring ahonld hp we'll attand.