The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-10
TOWN and VICINITY
Wall paper sale at Bucknam's.

gu Will hbi ihC OiO ohd iCiiooAO
ner's Almanac for sale at Fogg's Drug
store.
Robert W. Haines and his sister, Miss
Lizzie, spent Sunday with friends In
Lewiston.
Household goods of Mrs. Marble, 20
Pleasant ST., will be sold at the house,
Thursday and Friday.
Henry Washburn will have work and
carriage horses on sale at the Weston
House stables, Madison, until further
notice.
Mrs Ethel Walker of Portland return
ed home, Saturday. after visit OF elk
weeks here the guest of A. Fowler and
family.
Have you seen the automobile at Mer-
wins cigar store? 1t will carry every
thing needed by a smoker and its price
is not prohibitive, as are most automo-
hiles.
A hearing was given before the NUM-
cipal court, Saturday last, on the liquors
seized at the recent search of the Show
hogan House, but no claimant appeared
and they were declared forfeited to the
state.
At the request of the local football en-
thusiasts, the Maine Central Railroad
has granted a round-trip rate of $500 to
Brunswick and return, next Saturday,
for the Bowdoin-B Bates game. The ticket
is good for that day only.
The ladies' of the M. <. Church will
have a sale of aprons and fancy articles
Wednesday afternoon and evening, Nov.
10Th. A chicken pie supper will be
served from to 7 o'clock. Price of sup
per 20 cents. Everybody invited.
Arthur Fl. Elwood opposite the post
office, has recently added to the appoint
ments of his up-to-date barber shop
compressed air machine, the very latest
appliance for drying the face; also
vibrator for facial massage. These
things belong to the ane art of his pro-
fession. 2w
Bert Daggett, while at work on the
street Saturday afternoon, raking up and
burning leaves, nearly lost his coat,
which he had hung on post and which
caught fire from the burning refuse.
The time books of the street department
were in the peck ts of the garment and
had very narrow escape from destruc-
ton, being rescued after good scorch-
Ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Palmer OF Boston
hGVe been in town, this week, to be
present at the marriage OF Mr. Palmer's
sister, Miss Clara, which occurred today,
and of which we give an account In an
other column. Mr.. Palmer was a grad
uate of the Skowhegan High school,
class of 1896 He is at present secretary
of the Ellwood W. Ward Co., Boston
furniture firm, located on Boyston
street.
The meeting of the Skowhegan We
mans Club was held Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Addition and MRS. Estes
as hostesses. The following program
was enjoyed: Song, Miss Mary E. Bur-
rill; paper, "The Nile and its Legends"
Mrs. Dora G. McNeeie; report OF the
meeting of Associated Charities at Port
land, written by DIR. Cora johnson, and
read by Mrs. Janette D. Judkins; read
ing, "a Dogs Tale" MARK Twain) Mrs.
Julia Robbins. At the close of which
the directors served tea.
One of the largest locomotives owned
BY the Maine Central company was run
here from the Waterville car shops, one
afternoon last week. 1t WAS one OF four
such machines built by the American
Locomotive Co. at Schenectady, N. Y. for
the Maine Central in 1908. They are
used for heavy freight traffic and are
rarely seen here; this being out for
trial run after an overhanling at the car
shops. 1t stood nearly twenty feet high
from the rails and its weight was given
as one hundred and fOrty-one tons. The
Maine Central company has recently
placed an order for five additional en-
gnes OF this class.
On page seven of this paper may be
found the order of exercises TO be observ-
ed at The Pathological meeting to be held
here next week by the State society.
The program Ia varied one and the ex-
ercses must be of value to all Interested
in the agricultural pursuits, especially
to orchardsts and florists. Anyone de-
string further information is advised to
address Nj. d II. Knowlton, secretary OF
the society, at Pennington, until the l4th
instant, after that date at Hotel Hesel-
ton, Skowhegan. Give this society good
large meetings and bring In your exhlb-
its. This s due the society from our
people, and II is for their interest, also.
The last legislature made an appropri-
alton and appointed commission to
erect monument at Andersonville, Ca,
In memory of the citizens of Maine who
died there, while prisoners OF war dur
ing the Rebellion. The monument has
been made and erected by a Maine firm
and is now ready to be dedicated and
turned!over to the State, and the Govern
or and Council leave Maine today to be
present at the ceremony. Hon. s. j..