The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-10-13


for Bigelow, Me-, where he is TO do some
numbering the coming winter under con-
tract for Parker Sanborn.
Mrs. K. R. Vail and young daughter
of Greenville, Ne. passed Sunday and a
part Of the present week at the home OF
her brother, d. w. Colby.
Mrs. Nellie Goodrich Of Portland ar
rived, Saturday evening, and has been
visiting, this week, at the home OF her
parents, mir. and Mrs. +. l.. Walker
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Wildes of Lewis
ton, who had been vistng since last
week with Mis-. Irene Lord on North
avenue, returned home, Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd leaves today
noon for six weeks journey through
the West. She is to visit the fair at ST..
Louis and will 90 from there to Purcell,
|. T., where she will be the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph <. Leavitt.
Geo. Lynch left, Tuesday morning,
for two weeks vacation to be passed 10
Nashua, N. II. o. his way he stopped
at Bath, his old home, to witness the
launching of the battleship Georgia
which occurred at noon, Tuesday.
Geo. E. Farnham, who had been at
work nearly all summer at the south
channel bridge, has returned to his home
In Canaan. He was employed first by
the town In designing and building TIE
temporary bridge and afterwards by
Boswell & Ellis, the firm OF contractors,
who built the abutments.
Skowhegan friends will be interested
to learn Of the marriage of Miss Sadie
K. Harding, formerly of Skowhegan, to
William o. Chatfee, which occurred In
Cliftondale, Mass, Sept. 22nd. Miss
Harding Is the daughter OF Leander
Harding and was for some time com
positor in the office of the SOMERSET RE-
PORTER.
William Lumsden of Boston passed
Sunday in town with his mother and
sister. Mr.. Lumsden has only recently
come to the east from Colorado, where
he had been for the past twentY-six
years. and Is now associated with his
brothers, James and Andrew, who are
In the plumbing and steam heating busi-
ness In Boston under the firm name of
the Lumsden & Vanstone Co. This firm
Is installing boilers at Waterville aud
Mr.. Lumsden took advantage OF busi-
ness trip to that city which afforded him
an opportunity to visit Skowhegan.
Messrs. Fred F. Lawrence, Geo. o
Smith and Forrest Goodwin were pres
ent at the foot ball game In Waterville,
Saturday, and had the pleasure Of seeing
the Colbys win from the New Hampshire
team In a very lively game. Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Lawrence remained to the ex.
ercises of Colby Day, which were held
In memorial hall the same evening.
Colby Day is an institution of compare
lively recent years and Is designed to be
an annual reunion OF the alumni for the
purpose of discussing ways and means OF
increasing the usefulness Of Colby col
lege and enlsrging It's field of work.
A small company of the relatives OF
Levi w. Weston took occasion to call at
his home during the afternoon of Sunday
last to congratulate him on the arrival
of his eightieth birthday. Mr.. Weston
was born on the Island within an eighth
of mile of his present residence and
every one OF the four score years OF his
life have been passed in Skowhegan.
They have been years Of constant activ-
ity, not aore to his own advantage but
often to the advantage OF the commun-
ity. Mr.. Weston turns the eightieth
milestone in excellent health and there
Is every prospect that his life and useful
ness will be continued for many years.
The fall and winter schedule OF the
Maine Central railroad went into effect,
last Monday. There is no change In the
time of arrival of the two forenoon
trains from the summer arrangement,
the mixed train arriving at 7.15 and the
passenger at 10 80 as formerly. The
evening passenger train arrives at 4.5o,
which is five minutes later than during
the past summer. We also have a
new passenger train, or rather the train
which has been arriving here late Satur-
day evening and departing early Monday
morning is put on for every day In the
week except Sunday. 1t leaves here at
5.15 a. M, connecting with trains via
either Lewiston or Augusta, and reach.
Ing Boston at noon. Returning 1t leaves
Boston at 1880 p. m. making connections
by way Of either Augusta or Lewiston
and arrives here at $50 In the evening
The departures, other than the train
just mentioned, are the passenger trains
at 8 rs a. m. and l.35 p. m. and the mix
ed train at 2,40 p. m. The change In the
Sunday service omits the passenger train
which we have had through the summer
and leaves only the arrival Of the mixed