The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-10-06
and VICINITY
Guns to let at J. D. symons.

Oct. 9TH and Sth are opening days al
Miss Withee's.
". b. Stewards Coat & Suit Opening,
Friday, Oct. l4th.
Forrest Goodwin, ESQ.,, went to Bos-
tor, Tuesday afternoon, on professional
business.
Roderick has smelts and bluefsh in
the complete stock now to be fouad at
his market.
Asa Reed Smith OF Veszie was in town
few days, last week, the guest Of
George King.
Morrison has for rent now a 6 room
small tenement, also the "Drew House"
south side, Nov. lat.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burrill Kenuebee street
is collecting Globe votes for Miss Hig-
gins. Any votes sent her will be ap-
preciated.
Mrs. Albert C. Bowman Of Hartland
has been passing portion Of this week
at the home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Dascomb.
II you do not get the best oysters this
season, it's your own fault, as Delano
will have plenty and his price is no high
er than "the other feler's.o
Until March 81, with the exception Of
Christmas week, the drug stores Of Show
hogan will close every evening except
Saturdays, at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Julia A. Wentworth went to
Bangor Tuesday afternoon, where she is
to visit with her daughter, Mrs. p Il.
s. Vaughan, for the month of October.
Mrs. C. c. Tozier, with her two daugh-
tiers, Misses Helen and Donna, is to re-
side in Waterville during the pext four
years, during the attendance OF Miss
Helen at Colby College.
The annual fall excursion OF the
Maine Central Railroad to Boston is an
nounced for October 10th, continuing
ten days, with rate of Sc 80 for the
round trip from Skowhegan.
Harry G. Whitman Of Providence, K.
l., Is passing months vacation with
his father, Isaac l.. Whitman, OF this
town. Mr.. Whitman is il the employ of
the Rhode Island Traction Co.
Regular meeting o. K. s., Friday even
Ing. Sunset Chapter has been invited to
visit Minerva Chapter Madison, Oct. IL,
and confer the degrees and 1t is hoped
there will be full attendance.
j. Abbott Kendall, director OF Ken
dall's orchestra, was fortunate enough
to be able to receive instruction during
the past summer from David Fisher, the
noted vIoinist, who was for several
months at Portland Harbor.l
Raymond Hoxie departed, Monday,
for Haverhill, Mass, to enter the en-
ploy of w. II. Wood, jeweler In that
city. Mr.. Hoxie recently returned from
Seattle, WASH, after nearly years at
sence and has been making brief visit
here.
Fred Fl. Clark of SmIthfeld took the
train for Winthrop from this station,
Friday. His duties as game warden
keep him very busy at this season of the
year and his visit to Winthrop was for
the purpose of an interview with COM
missioner Carleton.
The saying, "Once a customer always
customer" seems to prove good In the
sale of the Somerset cigar manufactured
by II. P. Merwin Of this place, as he
shipped box this week, to customer
Ia California, and last week made
shipment to England.
A three year old heller was shipped by
express from this station, Tuesday
morning, consigned to j. G. Geddes at
his present residence on Long Island.
The animal and crate weighed about 500
lbs. making an unusual shipment and
one somewhat difficult to handle.
Chas. G. Whittier Of Zeigler, ILL.,, ar
rived home, Saturday evening, and is to
pass q vacation of several weeks In
Skowhegsn and vicinity. Mr.. Whittier
has used the engineering education
which he acquired at the University of
Maine to good advantage, having held
for some time the position of superin-
tendent of the Letter coal mines In
Zeigler.
The class of '98, Skowhegan high
school and Bloomfield Academy, enjoyed
a pleasant reunion at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. G. Woodbury. on Elm street,
Friday evening. Those present were
Mr.. andlMrs. Wesley Grover, Miss Nellie
White, Miss Frances Stevens, Ches-
ter Fl. Mills, Harold j. Phillips,
Dams. Lawrence, W. Fred Turner, Bert
Avore, Edward J. Barry, and Mrs. A. G.
Bowman. The number graduating In
this class was twenty-two; this Is the
first reunion 1t has held since graduation.
DIR. Edmond..H. Stevens, who has been
vacatIoning for the past two months at
his summer home on the Bloomfield
road, has returned to hls home In Cam
bridge. Mass, accompanied by his son,
W. H. Stevens, Mrs. w. Fl. Stevens and
Mrs. Charles Walker. The rest OF the
family will remain few weeks longer.
The doctorshas passed his entire vaca-
ton of two months In Skowhegan In re-
cent years and intimstes that he hopes
To arranQa to pxnnaa himself from hla