The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-19
Pure insect powders at Fogg's drug


Plenty of nice seed potatoes at the
depot store.
Black Cat stockings for rough and
ready boys at Chas. F. Wards.
Mrs. |. N. Farnsworth of Parkersburg,
V. A, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Josie
Packard.
Mrs. Chas. North went to Watervllle,
Monday for a brief visit with friends In
that city.
E. A. Moore went to Danvers, Mass.
yesterday morning, where he is to re-
main on business for the next few
months.
A K. & E. blouse waist, pair of
Black Cat stockings, good suit, bought
at Chas. F. Wards, and your boy is
well dressed and happy.
Mrs. Jos. Fl. Hutchins and Mrs. Gee.
e. Wsshburn went to Biddeford, yester-
day morning, to attend the Grand Chap
ter Of the Order of the Eastern Star
which is now in session In that city.
Carrabasset Lodge No. "a |. o. 0. F.
will attend the district meeting at Madi-
son, Friday evening OF this week. A
special car will leave at o'clock and re-
turn after the meeting. Fare 25 cents
for the round trip.
Mr.. Thomas G. Lord announces that
upon request of friends, he has consented
to become candidate for Representa-
tive to the Legislature from this town in
the caucus to be held in Coburn Hall,
Saturday afternoon, the 21st instant.
Mrs. A C. Day OF Cambridge, Mass,
and Mrs. John Berry of Bath, have been
10 town a few dsya, having been called
here by the death of their sister, Miss
Mary Game, whose death occurred at
the City Hospital, Lewiston, Friday
night, May 10.
Owing to unfsvorable weather and
other conditions, F. p. Moore has decid-
ed to put the remainder of bis stock of
carriages on the market at rock bottom
prices. Every job a bargain. Don't
forget he does first class carriage paint
ing and repairing of all kinds. Shop
opposite Hotel Heselton.
Charles E. Young and G. A. Ross went
to Portland, Tuesday morning, to meet
r. L. Mitchell who had preceded them to
that city. Together these gentlemen, as
directed by the Engine House" COM
mittee of the Skowhegan Village Corpc-
ration, visited the fire department build
ings in Portland and Lewiston making
a careful study OF them to determine
the best plan for the new building to be
erected here.
The Town Improvement Society met,
Friday afternoon, May 13, at the Congrc-
gational vestry. There were several of
the committee who reported their sum-
mer work we'll begun. Mrs. Daniel
Lewis rendered two songs 1.-THE Rose
Jar" and $50, So, Rockaby So" accom-
panied by Miss Zaidee Morrison. The
President read favorable reports Of other
Town Improvement Societies in this
state and others. Mrs. Laura Dinsmore
read extracts from" Awakening America"
written by the President of American
Park and Out Door Art Association.
Mrs. Anna Onstott read an article on
pansies, closing with an unique poem on
"The pansy."
The only appropriation made for
macadam zed streets at the last town
meeting was of 500. to be expended on
High street between Court street ana
North avenue. When commissioner
Webb commenced to look into the mat
ter with reference to doing this work he
found that there was no adequate system
of sewerage on this street and it seemed
to him desirable to provide for the con-
struction OF one before the work Of
macadamizing should be done. The ex-
pense Of sewer emptying into the one
on North Ave. would not be large and
the matter will doubtless be taken care of
by an article In the warrant which is soon
to be issued for special town meeting
to hear the report of the Bridge com
mittee.
The committee appointed by the town
at its last annual meeting, to make such
investigations as should be found neces-
sary with regard to the new south chaL-
mel bridge, advertised for bids for the
stone work and for the superstructure
and also for temporary bridge to take
care of the traffic while the new one is
being built. All these bids will be
opened this week. From inquiries re-
ceived it seems likely that there will be
fifteen or twenty firms who will submit
bids for the superstructure OF the new
bridge, which is, Of course, the
principle contract to be awarded,
and also that there will be a large num-
OF bidders for the mason work and the
temporary structure. The committee
hope to be able to prepare their recom-
mendations promptly, after these bids
are opened, and to call meeting to
submit them to the town the last days u
May or very early in Jnne.