The Somerset reporter., 1904-09-22
TOWN and VICINITY
Guns to let at j. D. Symons.


not so expensive as 1t will be later In the
season.
Lyman Howe's Moving Picture Co..
already favorably known here will ap'
pear In Coburn hall, October 1st
Bsrdway's Children's Orchestra 10 to
furnish the music for 1.-THE Power Be-
hind the Throne" company at Coburn
ball, this evening.
BRIGHAM & seekins have returned
from market and now have on sale a
complete line of up to date ready-to-we
hats which all are cordially invited to
call and see.
Leon Gage has returned to Worcester,
Mass. after passing the summer
with his parents here and at Mouse
Island, Me. He Is to continue his studies
at the University of Pennsylvania tho
coming winter.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will give "Harvest" dinner In
the vestries, Wednesday (September 2s)
from IL 80 until l o'clock. Price Of din
ner rs cents; all pupils Of the schools 10
cents. Everybody invited.
T. R. Buck has severed his connection
with the drug trade In Bingham and re-
turned to bis home here. Mr.. Buck was
formerly Of the firm of Bixby & Buck Of
this town and had been 10 Bingham for
the past ten years.
Chas. G. Heselton who had been In
charge of the Western Union telegraph
office here during the past summer, went
to Portland, Friday, and is to continue
telegraphic work In that city, either
with the Western Union or the Postal
system.
Fl. c. Bassett left, Monday morning,
for the West to be absent until Novem
Der. He goes first to st. Louis and after
taking in the Fair, will go to Bingham,
ILL.,, to attend the College of Photogra-
ply In that city. He also plans to stop
for few days In Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. B. Perkins have been
entertaining relatives, this week, who
have now gone to Pittstield and who will
return to their homes from there. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Randall OF
Lowell, Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
NJ. Randall Of Oakland, Cal.
The All America line of shoes for men
and women to be found In Skowhegan at
A. &. Blsson & Sons only has made a
decided hit with the public. The price
Ia $3.50 and $500, the styles many and
their equal for value will be hard to
duplicate. Anyone can be suited 10 their
extensive line.
Some party visited the vegetable gar.
den of Benz. F. Baker, Elm straet, one
night last week, and carried away a fine
squash which Mr.. Baker had intended to
exhibit at the Somerset Central Fair
Had the thieves been considerable they
could have taken smaller specimen
from the same or adjoining gardens
which would have been of little
or no loss to the owner and have been
equally useful to them, but they evident
ly had but little thought for this aspect
of the case.
The Town Improvement Society has
It's calendar for the winter of 1904-5 In
the hands Of the printer and 1t will be
ready for distribution among the MEM
bers about October lat. The subject for
the year is "New England" and the va
rious meetings are so planned as to take
1t up from historical, educational and
industrial standpoint, suitable reference
also being had to what has been accom-
plished by New England people in the
field of literature. The date of the nrst
meeting is Friday, October 18th.
We publish, this week, the list Of
premiums offered by the Somerset Gen.
trail Agricultural Society for their an
nual fair to be held on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, October 18th, 17th
and 18th. This Ia an event of importance
to all who follow the business Of agri-
culture and to every other citizen of the
county as well, and the officers Of the
association should be encouraged In
every possible way. They do vast
amount of work every year, for which
they receive no compensation, and the
public shonld show Its appreciation by
placing stock and the products Of the
farm and factory on exhibition and 10
attendance the three days of the fair.
The auxiliary pump of the Skowhegan
Water Co. which has been for some
years on the Island near the south dam,
10 to be removed and established In the
basement of the Sko ~hegan electric
light station. It 10 so arranged that
either water or steam power may be
available at any time, an important con-
sideratlon when 1t is remembered that
this pump 10 a part Of Skowhegan's
system Of fire protection. The Intake 10
at the power canal across the head Of the
ialand and will furnish water of q much
better quality for domestic uses than
was obtainable at the old location. 1t is
not purposed that the general aupply
shall come from this source, but 1t oc-
casionally happens that river water must
be depended upon for a few hours or
few days and In such emergencies II Is