The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-10
TOWN and VICINITY

Don't forget the suit opening at W. ii.
Wildes' next Wednesday.
Miss Maud Freeman spent the after
noon In Watervile, Monday.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton and Mrs. j. p. OAK
spent Monday afternoon IN Fairfield.
Nothing SO convenient as a mileage
book when you travel. Patten has them.
All. Yeaton has moved into the Ord
wav house, corner of Water and kenne-
bee streets.
L. L. Walton departed, yesterday af-
ternoon, for business trip to st. Adams
aud Hartland.
Oramel Murray, postmaster OF Pitts
field, was in town, Tuesday, 10 attend
ance upon probate court.
Chas. L. Fox and C. o. Perry, both of
Portland, were in town, Friday evening,
returning, Saturday morning.
A.P. Gordon of Fryeburg, state Jail
inspector, made an official inspection OF
Somerset County Jail, yesterday.
Mrs. S. j. Walton and her guest, Mrs.
!. l.. Gibson of No. Conway, returned,
Friday evening, from short visit to
Bangor.
George Simpson, the popular grocer,
purposes to be a candidate for town clerk
at the annual meeting of our town next
Monday.
RORtOn.
Monday morning, to visit the millinery
openings and to purchase goods for the
spring season.
A. j. Roderick, proprietor of the
Skowhegan Market, has bought of A.
II. Yeaton his place, No. 26 Maple street,
and is to establish himself there with his
family.
Mr.. and Mis-. Horace s. Bickford, who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A f.
Bckford for time, went to Bangor,
Monday morning, where they will visit
with Mrs. Bickford's parents for few
weeks.
The WoI..an's Relief Corp will serve a
nice hot fisi ehowder, baked beans and
cold meat dinner next Monday, Mar. IA,
at G. A. r. hall for 25ets. Come and
see US. A l5ct supper will be served
from o'clock TO I.
W. H. Clark of Caratunk took the
train from this station for Greenville
Junction, Monday afternoon. His bust
uess in the Moosehead region at this time
is to look after final arrangements at the
end of the winters operations at some
of his camps.
Mrs. +. E. BRIGHAM and Miss Theda
Seekins, of the firm of BRIGHAM q
Seekins, went to Boston, Monday morn
ing. They will attend the millinery
openings in that city and make their
purchases for the coming season before
they return.
W. E. Remington took the afternoon
train for New York City, Monday, after
a short visit here on business with the
Anderson Mills. Mr.. Remington ia at
the head of the department in the COM
mission house of the American Wooden
Co that handles the product OF the
Skowhegan mill.
Miss Lola Goodwin. who went to
Pttsfield about ten days ago, returned,
Friday evening. During that time, 10
company with Mr. and Mrs. F. w.
Briggs, she visited Boston to meet Mrs.
Edith Shepherd and Mrs. Grace Curtis
and to see these ladies off on their voy-
age to the Mediterranean.
Among the attorneys at law from
other towns in attendance upon Probate
court, this week, were I. B. Barrett of
Canaan; }. F. Holman of Athens; Geo.
H. Morse Of Pittsfleld; ?. A. Smith of
Fairfield, c. O. Small and j. W. Foster
of Madison; w. r. Jordan Of Bingham
and W. S. Townsend of Newport.
Augustus Strickland, who has recently
sold his farm on the Canaan road, has
gone to Hallowell, where he expects TO
make his home for the future. Mr.
Strickland has a son, Charles, who has
lived in that city for 20 years, holding
Tue pO5lIlOu as DhHEakc hasbSl loi NhO
Maine Central railroad at their Halo
well station.
The program for basket ball, tomorrow
(Friday) evening, comprises game be-
tween the S. Fl. S. lst team and the Co
burn Classical Institutes of Waterville,
also game between the c. S. Il l.. Co.
team and the S. H. S. End team. The
first two teams mentioned met in Wa
terville, recently, 10 game won by the
Coburn. The Skowhegan boys hope to
reverse the score this time. This is like
ly to be the last game Of the season.
The regular meeting of the W. c. T..
U. was held in G. A. r. hall on the after
noon of Mar. 8th, with the following
program, after the usual opening exer-
cises and transaction OF some business ::
According to request in late number
of the Union Signal" Mar. 1st is cele-
brated as "Red letter day" by all the
W. C. T. u, this being the birthday Of
Mrs. L. M. Stevens, the National presi-
dent. A reading was given by Mrs.
Littlefield entitled "Mrs. Lillian M. N.
Stevens In her home" by Eva Kilbreth
Foster; poem, ''My Letter from Home"