The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-05
TOWN and VICINITY

Carriage channels and sponges at
Bucknams.
You will find spring lamb at A. r.
Jewett's market.
W. r. Jordan, Esq, of Bingham was
in town yesterday.
Regular meeting of Sunset chapter,
o. E. s., Friday, May 6.
The thermometer registered 50 In the
shade at noon, yesterday.
Mrs. E. A. Palmer returned, last even
ing, from visiting friends In Watervllle
and Portland.
Mrs. Mary Bean and her daughter,
Miss Florence, spent the day In Water
vile Monday.
A competent girl can find a desirable
place to do homework by applying to
Mrs. E. T. Goodrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Webb have as their
guest this week, their neice, Mrs. Geo.
II. Morse of Pittsaeld.
Chas. F. Ward and bis head salesman,
Walter Hight, returned, yesterday morn
ing, from business trip to Portland.
J. j. Lander and wife w ere In town,
last week, and while here purchased a
fine ball-bearing carriage of L. W.
Chase.
Local dealers report q fine sale on the
cigars manufactured by G. A. Drake, the
Russell Street, &c, and Empire 1Oc. Try
those next time.
Mrs. Geo. Simpson departed Tuesday
morning with the two children for Son.
erville, Mass, where she Is to visit for a
month with her mother, Mrs. Maria Lowe.
Joseph Thompson, who has been pass.
ing the winter In Boston, arrived Tues
day, and will remain for the summer
with his brother, Chas. Thompson, in
East Madison.
Mrs. Thankful Noble of North Fair
field, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Addie Langley Of Auburn, passed
the Sabbath In town, the guest of Mrs.
Mobiles brother.
Ralph W. Ames, who, with Mrs. Ames
had been visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Allie 7. Whittier, returned
to Portland Tuesday. Mrs. Ames re-
mains for a longer visit.
Miss Mary E. Ward, daughter of Sum-
ner Ward of this town, has been elected
treasurer Of new chapter of the
d A. R. The public meeting for COM
pletion OF organization will be held
May 26.
Clyde Smith Of Hartland was In town
the first of the week renewing old &C
quaintances and forming some new ones,
having reference, doubtless, to his
candidacy for the office of Sheriff before
the coming county convention.
Gov. Hill has appointed a large num-
Der Of Maine citizens delegates to attend
the National Conference of Charities and
Correction to be held In Portland, June
15-29, among whom are Rev. G. w.
Hinckly of Fairfield, s. w. Gould, Esq,
and L. L. Walton, Esq, Of Skowhegan.
Skowhegan's accomplished story writ
er, Miss Harriet A. Nash, has delight
ful story In the May Atlantic. The title
is "The Judge" the location Bloomfi I'D
and Norridgewock and the time two
generations or more ago, In the days q
stage coaching and horseback iourneying.
Somerset people of this generation will
read the story with interest and pleasure.
Col. Charles II. Prescott, editor and
publisher of the Biddeford journal and
member of the Governors Council, was
in town, Monday, remaining until Tues
day morning. He is one of the leading
candidates for nomination for Governor
in the Republican convention to be held
at Bangor, June Goth, and, as Col. Pres
colt is an energetic Republican worker
of large experience, 1t Is fair to presume
he was here 10 the interest of his can
didacy In the Bangor convention.
Mr.. G. L. whitman, contract agent for
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., Is temporarily located in
Skowhegan for the purpose of xtending
the local service. He intends to make a
thorough canvass of the town and as a
special inducement to enlarge the resi-
Dental service is to offer three months
absolutely free trial. At any time he
will be pleased to call at your home with
full particulars while a card addressed to
the telephone Office will reach him aim ost
Immediately. The number of residential
subscribers Is at present smaller than
our town warrants and an extension Of
this class of service would be of great
benefit to our telephone system.
A hearing was In progress Thursday
and Friday of last week at the Court
house before l.. K. Folsom of Nor
ridgewock and w. D. Snow of this town
who were appointed referees by the S. j..
Court at Its last session. The action was
brought by Leroy Walton of Cornville
against Geo. s. Kicker & Co. of Fairfield
to recover balance of $3.50. which the
plaintiff claimed was due for saving and
planning he had done for the defendant.
Butler & Butler appeared for Leroy
Walton and Forest Goodwin for Geo. s.
Kicker & Co. The hearing involved the
nP of r.