The Somerset reporter., 1904-05-12
Pure insect powders at Foge's drug

fure insect powders az FoRRs uruS
store.
Mackerel-the first Of the season at
A. J. Roderick's.
Miss Alice Getchell has a position as
saleslady at the store of NJ. B. Heselton.
A full line OF shifting poles of all
kinds at L. W. Chsse's new carriage re-
postory.
Read Mrs. R. W. Browns advertise
ment, this week, for announcement Of
interest In the millinery line.
Local dealers report fine sale on the
cigars manufactured by c. A. Drake, the
Russell Street, &c, and Empire l0c. Try
those next time.
Miss Maud McFadden and Miss
Camilla Page of Fairfield arrived, Tues
day noon, for brief visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred r. Phibrick.
Eugene w. Weeks has severed his con-
nection with the Boston One Price Cloth
ing Co. to accept position as book
keeper for a Hartland firm.
Bragg g. Varney announce that their
new lines OF carpets, mattings and floor
oil cloths have arrived, and they invite
you to inspect them before purchasing.
Harry A. Ball of Drewsville, N. a..
departed for his home, yesterday morning.
He came here few days since to see his
mother who Is seriously i'll at the home
her son, Rev. d. A. Ball.
nc. Bassett went to Pittsfeld, Tues
day morning, to photograph the mem
bers of the class of 1904, Maine Central
Institute, he having secured the order
for their commencement pictures.
A silver purse containing a small sum
of money was lost, probably on Madison
or Water street, Tuesday afternoon.
The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving the same at the REPORTER office.
A district meeting of the Old Fellows
is to be held at Madison, Friday evening,
May 20. The degree staff of Carrabas-
sett lodge of this place will work the
second degree. Rehearsals will be held
Friday, May 13, and Wednesday evening,
May 18th.
D. B. Phelan of DAnforth, grand
master workman, and A. G. Andrews Of
Augusta, grand recorder Of the Ancient
order of United Workmen, district OF
Maine, were present and addressed the
members OF the local lodge In their hall,
Friday evening. The attendance was
large and very pleasant aad profitable
evening was spent.
Miss Lila Beckford, who went to the
Sisters hospital In Lewiston, about five
months since, TO be treated for creeping
paralysis, has recently been removed
from that institution to the home of her
aunt in Dover, Me. She has thus far
received no relief from her trouble
which Is of very serious nature.
DR.. M. l.. MARI left for his home In
Dorchester, Mass, Tuesday, having been
in town on business since last week.
DR.. Mari has wide acquaintance in
Somerset county as he practiced in
Athens for Hine years and in Skowhegan
for about the same time previous to his
removal to his present location about
six years ago.
Chas. Drake ,returned home, Tuesday
morning, from a trip to Red Bank, n.
j., where he went to convey a valuable
blooded colt sold to settle the estate OF
his father. Another valuable colt, three
years of age, by Allette by Allerton;
dam by Nutwood, yet unsold from the
same estate, Mr.. Drake has brought here
and will handle him while looking for a
customer.
o. Saturday afternoon the two houses
on Middle street owned by the S. +.
Conant estate were sold to Clarence
Manter, who already owned the adjoining
property, for $3.50. Subsequently Mr..
Manter sold the house which had not
been completed, to S. W. Gould who
will move it to his lot on Pleasant street
and fit 1t for tenement. The other
house was purchased by Milford Withee
who will occupy it as home.
1t is probable that there have been
fifty cases Of illness in Skowhegan, since
January l, 1904, which our physicians
have heen warranted in diagnosing as
While local medical au-
thorities do not agree entirely in the
matter the weight of opinion seems to
favor the belief that this malady is more
prevalent than in former years though
the increase In the number OF cases Ia
not so startling "a popularity supposed.
The appearantly large Increase is prob
ably due to the fact that many cases of
are now correctly diagnosed
and reported that form rly were not
understood and were classed as other
diseases.