The Somerset reporter., 1904-04-07

and Norridgewock electric railway, here
tofore announced In the REPORTER came
Of this morning. The property was sold
to A. K. Butler, Esq, for the sum of
$40, 500. Mr.. Butler informs US it Is not
determined what disposition will be
made OF the road.
Ice cream and ice cream soda daily at
Delano's.
II you are looking for rain coat, call
at Stewards
D. M. Ferry & Co. selected flower
seeds at NJ. B. Heselton's.
Colby C. Reynolds of Watervllle was
in town few hours Monday.
Full course dinner at the Hub Restau-
rant for 25c; next Am. Elk. Office.
Steward Bros. want single buncher;
inquire at Island mill or at saw mill In
Cornvlle.
For the next three months Mrs. j. A.
Dealey will do ladies' tailor-made skirts
and coats at her home, 81 Pleasant
street.
Blaine S. Vlles, who is home from the
Yale Forestry School for brief vacation,
is passing portion of this week in
HsllOwell.
W. l. Bonney of Waterville was in
H. min
cipal of the Skowhegan High school
some years since.
Mrs. William B. Keunison of Exeter,
N. Fl. arrived, last evening, and will be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. f. W. Buck
nam, during the coming week.
Mrs. Mary d. Sawyer, mother of DR..
G. z. Sawyer, will be at home to her
friends Saturday afternoon, the ninth
inst, the occasion being her 9th birthday.
Turner Boswell has just sold 600 BUSH
ellis of potatoes from his Norridgewoek
farm to Wallace Emery Of No. Arson
for 81 per bushell, who will ship them
from this station 30 market.
The High school opened Monday for
the spring tern. All other village
schools will commence next Monday,
and the rural schools will be opened as
soon as the roads are in suitable con-
dition.
The annual inspection of DeMolay
Commsndery occurred Tuesday even
ing. Very Eminent Sir Ermon D. East
man of Portland, deputy grand COM
mander of the grand commandery of
Maine, making his official visitation at
that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mulhern, who
have been conducting Hotel Oxford for
some time past, have retired and are sue
ceeded by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Conant.
Mr.. and Mrs Mulhern left last week for
Lewiston and, after short visit with
relatives in that city, will go to Mill.
nocket where they have already made
arrangements to conduct small hotel.
Mr.. & Mre. Barney McCollor dt-
parted this week for California where
they expect to make their home for the
next two years. They will stop on the
way at several of the larger cities in
Guiding Boston, Montreal and Chicago.
This change of residence is made with
the hope of benefltting Mr.. McCollor's
health which of late has been some
what impaired.
About quarter past seven last even
room Of the Anderson mills and an alarm
was run in from box twenty-five. The
heat had been enough to open the auto
matte sprinkler and the water from this
source had nearly extinguished the
flames when the discovery was made.
Practically no loss resulted but the IT,
cident was of interest as showing the
value of an automatic sprinkler system
for manufacturing plants
The remains of Miss Kate Haley, for
merly of Skowhegan, were brought here
from Massachusetts Friday morning for
burial in the Catholic cemetery. Ser
vices were held In st. Mary's church
Friday morning. She will be remem-
bered by many as domestic employed
for some years in the family Of Hon. 5.
j. Walton, and for shorter periods in
other families in this town. Her death
occurred in Boston, March % h, and her
age was AZ years.
The Snow-Bound club was delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mrs. j, A.
Dealey on Pleasant street Thursday af-
ternoon of last week. The decorations
of the table, prepared for the 6 o'clock
tea, were In keeping with the name and
memories of the club, white fDwers
being arranged among green foliage in
such manner as to suggest the work of
frost and snow. Each guest was pre-
scented with a souvenir in the shape OF
dainty hand-painted menu.