The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-10

your own garden, at Roderick's Market.
Mascot stem wind and set watch,
guaranteed for one year, 98c, at J. D.
Symons.
Geo. o. Smith left for Washington, d.
c., Tuesday noon. He will be absent
for about two weeks.
Sorosis will meet with Mrs. Fl. c.
Bassett, Madison avenue, Wednesday
afternoon, Nov. 10Th, at 30 o'clock.
II you have small room which you
wish papered with neat, clean paper for
a small amount of money, call on Buck
nam.
Miss Hattie Lord arrived here, recent
", from Racine, Wis, and is to make
her home for the future with her sister,
Mrs. Amelia Pullen.
Mrs. VIVA l.. Hill was in Waterville
Saturday to see her brother, Charles
Pratt. who was seriously injured by a
fall from his locomotive at Lewiston,
several weeks since.
Archie Il. Clark, of the firm Of W. II.
Clark & Son, Caratunk, was in town Sat-
urday, engaging men for the numbering
operations which his firm is conducting
the present winter.
Mrs. Dean Swift returned to her home
In Norwood Mass, Saturday morning
She had been in Madison most of the
time for the past six weeks, called there
by the Illness and death of her aunt,
Miss Lucy Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Philbrick are To
pass the winter in the south and will
leave here about November 21st They
will GO to Orange City, Fla, this being
their third winter at that place. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred C. Dow are to occupy
their Madison avenue home during their
absence.
Mr.. Frank G. Green and Mrs. Clara A.
Shepherd, both of Skowhegan, were
married by Rev. Daniel Onstott at the
Methodist parsonage Tuesday noon. Mr..
and Mrs. Green took the LBS train for a
wedding journey 10 Massachusetts. On
their return they will reside on Mt. Pleas
ant avenue.
f. w. Heath of Waterville and Frank
r. Steward of this town made a bushes:
trip to Bingham last week, Mr.. Steward
returning here Monday, and Mr.. HEATH
proceeding to Watervlle by way Of Oak
land. Mrs. Heath accompanied her hus'
band to this place and remained as the
guest OF relatives over Sunday.
The Ladies' Afternoon Whist Clut
met at the home of Mrs. Agnes Morton
last Friday afternoon. The next meet
Ing they will be the guests of Mrs. Ag
mes Steward, Friday, Nov. 18Th. Mrs
Fannie Wildes entertained the Glover
Leaf Whist Club to-day, at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Alice Gledhill, OF
Madison avenue.
William d. Blagden of Portland has
been for several werks the guest OF hi:
sister, Mrs. Helen Brown. Mr.. BlagdeL
was for several years conductor on The
Maine Central but of late has been il
the employ Of the Grand Trunk Rail.
road. The special object OF his Visi
here at this time is rest with the hope OF
restoring his health which has becom'
somewhat impaired.
For several months past number OF
Skowhegan citizens have been In reeelp
of packages from the city Of New Or
leans, sent them without their order
containing tickets which offer chancr:
similar to the Louisiana lottery. The
scheme is clever one but Is so ques'
tionable that the postal authorities have
excluded it from the mails and 1t is not
unlikely that it will ultimately be sup
pressed as was its predecessor.
A large number of Skowhegan people
visited the home of l.. l.. Morrison on
High street, yesterday and today, to a.
tend the exhibition OF paintings and
drawings, the work Of his daughter,
Miss Z4idee Morrison. The studies
shown were much admired, many Of
them being portraits of Skowhegan peo-
pie and each demonstrating the ability
OF the artist. Miss Morrison's work has
gained her an enviable reputation
throughout the state.
Calvin Cleveland of Skowhegan went
to the polls about 10 o'clock on Tuesday
and ca t his vote for Roosevelt and Fair
banks. He is SO years of years OF age
and threw his first presidential ballot for
William Henry Harrison in 1910. MIR.
Cleveland looked around little before
voting to see If he could not find some
other Tippecanoe veteran to keep him
company In depositing his vote, but did
not succeed. We are not aware of any
such in town, beside Mr.. Cleveland,
Sixty-four years is long time to exer.
else the right Of suffrage.
Mrs. B. C. Wentworth of Old O:chard,
Me-, addressed the audience at the even
ing service of the NJ. f. Church, Sunday,
giving incidents of her recent California
trip, with special reference to Mormon
ism as che saw 1t in Utah. A singular
coincidence was the fact that Mormon
elder, who has been at work in Skowhe-
gan and other Somerset towns recently,
In the interests of his church, was In the