The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-18
New ginghams at Stewards.

Five cents for good big bundle OF
old papers, REPORTER Office.
A. C. Bowman of Hartland was the
guest Of DR.. and Mrs. l.. A. Dascomoe
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Savage of Fairfield
spert Sunday In town, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred r. Philbrick.
w. Fl. Catlin, the well known horse
man, who had been 10 town for several
days, left for New York. yesterday
morning.
Miss Gertrude Rankin, the principal OF
the Skowhegan kindergartens, who had
been passing her vacation in Troy, N.
Y, returned, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Reed went to
Oakland, Wednesday morning. Mr.
Reed has crew OF men at that place at
work for the Cascade Wooden mills.
The usual effort has been made to c.
tsblIsh driving track on the river but
water was found over the surface OF tire
Ice to such an extent as to make 1t im-
practicable for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Croker formerly
of Lewiston arrived, Saturday, and will
make their home in Skowhegan. Mr.
Croker is employed In the moulding de-
partment Of the Island Machine Co.
Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, master
of the Maine State Grange, was in town,
Thursday OF last week. Mr.. Gardner
has been 10 Somerset county on business
connected with the grange quite IRE
quently Of late.
E. W. Marston of Oakland, California,
has sold his undivided interest in the
wild lands belonging to the Coturn
estates In Somerset, Piscataquis and
Franklin counties to Hon. Vim. T..
Haines Of Watervile.
Mrs. Byron j Robinson of CornVille
and her SOD, Frank II. Robinson, depart
ed, this morning, for Lynn, Mass, where
they will visit relatives for several weeks.
On their return journey they expect TO
stop 10 Brunswick for time.
Chas. Atkinson of So. Boston arrived,
Monday evening, for weeks stay In
this place aud Athens. Mrs. Atkinson,
who has beer visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Thompson, In
Athens, will accompany him when he
returns to Massachusetts,.
There has been d leak In the main of
the Skowhegan West Aqueduct Co. sinc"
Saturday, which hss now been located
az between Russell and Water streets,
causing a water famine In that vicinity
crew OF men are at work diging up
the pipe and they hope to have the break
repaired without further delay.
Basketball for this week, Friday ever
ing, as usual consists of game between
the two girls teams from the skowhegan
High School; also game between the
Milburn Club aud the Skowhegan high
school BOYS team. Basketball easily has
the lead among all indoor athletic games
this winter, here as elsewhere.
Foster Palmer OF Medford, Mass., al
rived, Tuesday evening. He returned
to Massachusetts, yesterday morning.
accompanied by his brother, Geo. Pa
mer, who is in poor health and goes to
the Massachusetts General hospital for
treatment. In early life Geo. Palmer
lived Ia Athens but went from that place
to Silver City, Idaho, many years ago
A few months since he came to Skowh' :
gan and has made his home with Mr..
and Mrs. D. G. Richards on Mechanic
street.
Edward A. Parker of this place was
one of a team OF four men from the Uni
yersitv of Maine who defeated the Tufts
College team In the 800 yard relay race,
In the Mechanics Fair Building In Bos-
ton, last week. This event was one OF
several athletic contests at an indoor
meeting held under the auspices of th'
Boston Athletic Assn, and represents
tiyes from all the colleges in New Eng
land were present. Mr.. Parker brings
home with him fine bronze clock as Il
prize.
Mr.. A. II. Waugh shot wildcat on
what is known as the 10000 acre lot in
Starks, Wednesday of last week. The
animal weighed fifteen pounds and was
a savage brute. Mr.. Waugh's dog To-
Gated the animal and pitched into it, but
was soon satisfied that the cat was more
than match for him and quit the
struggle. Mr.. Waugh then fred
charge OF shot into tho savage beast and
brought him to the ground. Mr.. Waugh
was In town this week and made ar
rangements for having the animal
mounted.
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