The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-12-29
TOWN and VICINITY

Wlldes IRE sale.
Plenty of clans in the shell at A. R.
Jewetl's Market.
Blaine Owen OF Augusta was In town
over Sunday, the guest of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin.
Herbert L. SWEET, manager ofthe SOM
erset Traction Co. passed Sunday With
his parents in Bangor,
Dinsmore Bunker and his sister, Miss
Hannah, have been visiting, this week,
with friends in Lewiston.
The next meeting of the Mems Club
will be January 10. There will be no
meeting next Monday evening.
Clarence P. Weston, Esq, of Boston
made short visit, this week, at the
home of his mother, Mrs. lothian
Weston.
Chas. Heddle of oakland, designer for
the kland Wooden Co., was In town
over Sunday, the guest of his cousin,
David A. Haig.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Williams returned,
Tuesday evening, from Hallowell, where
they were called by the death of Mr..
Williams father.
Miss Bertha Palmer of Roslindale,
Mass, arrived here, last week, to pass
brief vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Fred Palmer.
The basket ball team of the Show
hogan High School defeated the Fair
field Highs at Fairfield, Tuesday even
ing, the score being 8 to 8.
Chas. Murphy, who had been visiting
In town for a week, returned to his
home in Norwich, Conn, yesterday
morning.
Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
holds its annual meeting for the election
of officers in Odd Fellows hall, Tomorrow
(Friday) evening.
Mrs. A. c. Church went to Boston,
Saturday, to pass Christmas with her
son, L. c. Church, who is student at
the Harvard Law School.
Abraham Lord OF Saco returned to his
home in Saco, Me-, Tuesday, after visit
ing since Friday of last week with his
mother, Mrs. Irene Lord, at her home on
North Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Pepper and their
son, Stephen, were in town to spend
Christmas at the home of Mrs. Peppers
mother, Mrs. Stephen Coburn. They re-
turned to their home in Concord, Mass,
yesterday.
Miss Linda Graves and Mrs. II. C.
Woodbury., accompanied by their aunt,
Mrs. Myra r. Arnold, went to Water
vile, yesterday afternoon, to see their
brother, Harry Graves, who was in that
city, last evening, with the Josh Spruce
bv Co.
+. P. Barber OF Foxcroft, formerly
superintendent OF the weaving depart
ment at the Marston Mills, was in town,
Saturday. Mr.. Barber now has a situa-
tion in Lowell, Mass. and was on his
way from that city to pass the holidays
at his home In Foxcroft.
In the changes in the Skowhegan High
School, occasioned by the resignation of
Miss Allen at the end of last term, Miss
Bodwel is promoted to the position of
teacher in English and Miss Margaret
Maggie of Gloucester, Mass becomes one
of the assistants OF the school. Miss
Maggie is graduate of Boston University
and of Gloucester Commercial School.
She has had two years experience in
teaching.
Some closing scenes of recent Christ
mas festivities were witnessed at the
Municipal Court, Monday morning.
Geo. e. Prescott and Jos. Quincy APP
peared before Judge Bachelor, having
been arrested by officer Clifford on Sun
day. The charge was intoxication, of
which each was adjudged gnilty and
sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars
and costs. The necessary amount was
forthcoming In both cases and they were
discharged.
Harold Bigelow, fireman on the freight
train which leaves here every forenoon
at 10. 80 a. M, met with a considerable
injury, Tuesday. He was engaged in
shoveling coal into the fire box In the
usual manner, when flames from an ac-
emulation of gas burst out of the open
furnace door, burning his clothing and
his face and hands quite severely. He
was unable to continue his duties and
returned to this town for treatment.
Samuel Robinson received severe in.
jury while at work In bis factory, We'd
nesday OF last week. He was at work at
cutting off saw and was struck In the
face with great violence by a piece OF
wood in which was concealed piece of
metal which caught on the teeth of the
saw. His cheek bone was broken and
his nose and other parts of his face
lacersted and bruised. Mr.. Robinson
has been in this business and among ma
chinery for over forty years and this Is
by far the most serious accident that has
befallen him during that time.
In our list Of Losses by the recent fire
which we published, last week, we fall
ed to include E. K. Delano, who lost the
dLahoa atluaruara or whiah no had at