The Somerset reporter., 1904-09-29
Mrs. Z. Fl. Morrill, has some gooC
rooms to rent at 70 Court street.

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J. Il. Colby of Moose River was IL
town last week visiting friends and relA-
tlves and made the Reporter call.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Fl. Marble OF Hsr,
mony were shopping In town, Tuesday
coming here and returning to their home
by team.
Judge o. Fl. Drake of the Municipal
Court of Pittsfeld was In town, Friday
OF last week, in attendance upon the
Supreme Court.
Grover Green went to Boston, Monday
morning and will pursue the study OF
art, for which he has a decided talent, at
the Eric Pape school, the coming winter.
Bragg & varney announce that their
new lines of carpets, mattings and q Ior
oil cloths have arrived, and they invite
you to inspect them before purchasing.
Mrs. Hannah Jones and her daughter,
Miss Annie, returned, yesterday moru-
ing, to their home 10 Gardiner, Ill.,, after
passing quite a part of the summer with
relatives In town.
The Marston Worsted Mills finds Il
necessary to Increase Its production to
take care of the demand for It's goods
aud Ia to run until nine o'clock three
evenings each week.
Fred A Towle who has for over iiteen
years been connected with the Skowhe-
gan House has taken a lease Of the
Maine Central Hotel from 4 w. Brown
and will open the same TO the public
about November lst.
John Smith, always on the lookout for
anything that will Increase the profit
from his poultry, announces that he has
bought the ,'cublatora from his neigh
Dor, Warren White, who is dsposiug OF
his farm and farm machinery.
Bert C. Ayore arrived, last evening,
from sykesyllle, Md, where he Is at
present learning the wooden business In
the mill OF which Morris Gledhill is SUI
perintendent. Mr.. Ayore Is to return to
Maryland after very brief visit here.
Walter z. Ordway was among the
guests at the West End Hotel 10 Port
land, Saturday evening, at dinner CIV
en- by Herman NJ. Cashier, the proprie-
tor, on the occasion Of bis birthday, to a
company OF friends invited by him from
various parts OF the state.
Coburn Marston departed by the Sun
day evening train on his return Journey
to Annapolis, Md. to resume his studies
at the Naval academy He will stop en-
route to ylslt his brother, Roy L. Mars
ton In New Haven and will also make a
brief visit Ia Washington, d. G.
Edward P Barry of Kingston, Mass,
passed a part of this week In town. MI.
Barry learned the trade OF eweler
here, serving about four years with j.
r. Philorlck, and has followed this oc-
cupatlon 10 Kingston wherelhe has had a
flne position for the past three years.
Surprise was freely expressed upon
our streets when 1t became known that
the names OF certain persons accused OF
larceny of hens and chickens from sun.
dry premises In town were not included
In the lIst OF indictments returned at the
supreme court on Friday last. Current
reports led some people to conclude that
evidence 10 the cases was ample to sc
cure Indictment, but 1t has proved other
wise.
Miss Lillian French has resigned her
position In the New England Telephone
Exchange and is now employed In the
office of DR.. W. s. Stinchtleld. Miss
French has been with the telephone com
pany for nearly two years; since last
December In the Skowhegan office.
Her duties were very satisfactorily per-
formed 80 far as the patrons OF the office
were concerned and doubtless to her em-
ployers. She makes the change on &C.
count of her health, the work at the
switchboard being very exacting.
Business Is about over for the season
at the factory of the Portland Packing
Co. 20 far as the packing of corn Ia con-
cerned. The heavy frosts Of last Thurs
day and Friday night having cut off the
supply from the fields, not 30 much by
iniuring corn that had already matured
as by checking the growth of that which
required about one week more In which
to ripen. OF the crop that the number
of acres under contract was counted up
on to yield and which would have un-
doubtedly have come In had the frosts
held off another week, about 70 per cent
was secured A small crew will be occu-
pied for several weeks more in canning
beans and, with the succotash and beans
already put up, the total pack will nearly
or quite reach 100000 cans.
The alarm of fire at II :35, yesterday,
was for small bazs on the roof OF a
shed In the rear of the Rich property on
Madison street, which has been recently
purchased by DR.. Dascomb and John c..
Griflin. II was quickly extingulshed
and, Just "a the fire department were
planning to return to their quarters on
the Island, another blaze was discovered
on the roof of the block on the east side
of Madison street, owned by K. N. Mer-
ril and occupied by the o. F. Knowlton
Co. This WAS slightly more difficult to