The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-02
Pure Witch hazel at Fogg's drug store.


Miss Mary Garland of Waterville spent
Sunday and Monday as the guest Of
friends 10 town.
There is to be a meeting Of Sunset
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, to-
morrow, (Frlday) evening.
Miss Gertrude Weston arrived home,
Friday evening, from two weeks visit
with friends In Massachusetts.
F. Fl. Colby and wife of Bingham
were In town over Friday night of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Savage were guests
of relatives In town, Sunday and Mon
day, returning to their home in Halo
well, Tuesday morning.
E. F. Danforth departed, Tuesday
morning, for Meadvllle, Pa, where he
has business In the interest Of the An
cient Order of United Workmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sedgley of Water
Vile visited friends In town the first of
the week, returning home, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. George Hoyt of Haverhill, Mass,
is the guest of Mrs. George a. Pishon.
Mrs. Hoyt will be remembered by many
of our people as Miss Annie Field.
William 81. Halves has entered upon
the study OF law In the Office Of Forrest
Goodwin. Mr.. Hawes Is a graduate OF
the Skowhegsn high school, class Of
1899 and of Colby College class 1908.
Amos Chapman of Athens passed
through the town with flock OF 1872
sheep and lambs, Friday afternoon,
which he had sold to Rev. A. D. Lacroix
for his farm on the Norridgewock road.
F, NJ. Simpson, Otis Hsyford and Geo.
Pottle, constituting the Board of State
court house next Wednesday to secure
information to enable them to adjust the
valuation of wild land In Somerset county
for the purpose of taxation.
The county commissioners held brief
session at the court house, this week.
The chairman, Mr.. Metcalf, made the
trip here from his home In New Port
land In new Stanley Touring Car, a
recent purchase, which he handles with
the skill of an accomplished chauffer.
Mrs. Sadie Ford nee Smith of Los
Angeles, Cal, and Mrs. Fronie Seaver of
Dorchester, Mass, arrived Saturday
evening and passed Sunday and Me-
mortal day as guests of their cousin, J..
N. Smith. The two ladies will visit
relatives in various parts of Somerset
county during the next four weeks.
Mrs. Ford removed to California is
years ago and this visit to her former
home Is her first.
Nine orphan children, who by previ-
Gus arrangement had been sent here from
different towns In Massachusetts were
found homes by Father Lacroix among
the families of st. Mary's parish. They
arrived Saturday evening and the cere-
mony of assigning them to their new
homes occurred at st. Msry's church
last Sunday morning. The fact develop
ed that there were other families that
would be pleased to receive and care for
these little waits and more of them will
be sent here to be provided with homes
IL, tho aap,o T,oppor
The summer schedule of the Maine
Central Railroad goes into effect on Mon
day, the Oh. L is important to note
that the morning train leaves at s 05,
instead of S.25 as formerly, and that the
Il ain formerly leaving at 35 will depart
at II so. The only change in arrivals is
that of the evening train which will be
due at $50 instead of 55. We shall
have new train on Sundays only, ar
irving at 10 45 a. m. and departing at
6 80 p. m. AS last season there will te
train arriving at 90 p. M, Saturdays,
and departing at 90 a. M, Mondays.
Mrs. Helen N. Howard returned Fri
day evening from an extended journey
during which she visited with the family
of A. R. Dyer and other friends In
Washington, D. c., also In Brooklyn,
N. Y, Boston, Mass, and Hallowell,
Me. While In Washington, In company
with s. Fl. Agnew, friend OF Jacob
Rlis', she was granted an interview with
President Roosevelt, the audience occur
ring In that portion Of the White House
known as the business offices. Mrs.
Howard was also privileged to meet Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Riis at their home at
Richmond Hill, Brooklyn, n. Y. Mrs.
Howard has been absent from Skowhe-
gan since last October and returns much
improved in health.
So far as they have been able to DE-
termine by authentic record, the Eunice
Farnsworth chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution have placed
markers at all the graves Of Revolution
airy soldiers in the Skowhegan GENIE
teries. The marker used is OF iron,
fashioned In the form OF the insignia of
the order, which is a spinning wheel
with distaff extending across Its face.
The device is about ak inches In diane
ter and is mounted on an iron standard
of convenient form to be driven into the