The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-03
Wall paper sale at Bucknam,s.

Oysters aud CLAIMS at A. R. Jewett's
Miss Mollie Marston is passing a por-
ton of this week In Boston.
Hot water bottles In great variety may
be found at Fogg's drug store.
Ten per cent discount on all wool dress
goods purchased at Stewards, next Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Doran arrived
home, yesterday morning, after visit Of
two weeks with friends in Augusta.
Regular meeting Of the Skowhegan
Mems Club next Monday evening. A
suitable program has been prepared.
S. W. Phllbrck and E. P. Viles were
at Bangor, yesterday, at the meeting OF
the Maine umbermen's Association.
w. w. Cakes departed for Belfast,
Yesterday, expecting to be engaged on
matters of business in that vicinity for
the rest Of the week.
W. II. Pearson of Portland arrived,
yesterday morning, to pass the rest OF
the week as the guest Of his daughter,
Mrs. Fannie Cushing.
Mrs. Julia Wentworth, who had been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. p. II. 5.
Vaughan In Bangor for several weeks,
arrived home, Tuesday evening.
G. w. Emerson, who had been living
In Arson for the past two years, has
moved with his family to this town and
taken up his residence on Dinsmore
street.
Miss Gertrude Murphy visited for a
portion OF last week with her sister,
Miss Florence Murphy, teacher In draw
ing In the Skowhegan schools. She re-
tnrned to her home in Eaatport. Me-,
Monday.
Rev. l.. G. March of Athens took the
train from this station, yesterday morn
ing, for Wilton where he Is to assist the
Rev. Herbert L. Gale in the evangelistic
meetings which are being held there
this week.
The fifteen year old son of Adelard
King scalded bis arm severely while at
work at the shoe factory, Tuesday. He
made misstep while carrying a pail Of
hot water and 10 the fall his arm was
thrust into the pail
C. A. Williams & Co. are remodelling
the three trip hammers In their Ratchet
factory. These machines had been In
use for long time without repair and
the timber work in the foundations which
Ia now being replaced had not been dis
turbed for thirty years.
Arthur II. Elwood, opposite post
office, has recently added to the appoint
ments of his up.to-date barber shop Il
compressed air machine, the very latest
appliance for drying the face; also a
vibrator for facial massage. These things
belong to the fine art of his profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Wood passed Sur
day in Belfast whittier they had gone
with a brother of Mrs. Woods to &C.
company him home. The gentleman
was taken Ill while on a visit here sever
al months since and had remained with
them until this time.
The shipment of pipes received this
week at MerWn's cigar store, direct
from VIM. Demuth & Co., New York, ia
/ ter a ha lar nd lnf
ever received by a Skowhegan firm. l.
would be singular smoker that could
not find just what was wanted In the fine
line carried at this complete smokers
headquarteR.
Percy Berry was struck on the head
and shoulder, while at work on the new
bridge Tuesday, by an iron bar which
fell from distance of fifteen feet. Only
the fact that the blow was CHANGING
rather than direct saved him from very
serious II not fatal injury. AS 1t Is he is
confined to his home and suffers con.
siderable pain.
Messrs. d. A. & W. Z. Porter are ex-
cavatiDg cellars for two houses on the
lot purchased by them few weeks since
at the corner Of Water and Kennebec
streets. They plan to complete the
foundations, this fall, and in the spring
each gentleman will proceed to the
erection of home. The lot owned by
them has frontage OF eighty-tbree fcet
on Water street and one hundred and ten
on Kennebec street, and the locality Is a
very desirable one for residential pur-
poses.
A Halloween party was held at Grange
hall, Monday evening, under the man
agemeut of some of the young ladies of
the schools An invitation was given to
all pupils OF the school and their friends
to attend and this WAS quite generally
accepted. One of the events OF the
evening was the presentation of short
play entitled "rhe Tramp's Revenge"
written for the occasion by Arthur
Wood. The hours following were kept
busy with games, songs and dancing
with refreshments appropriate to Hal
loween eve.
William Vigue died very suddenly
from a paralytic shock last Saturday
morning at the home Of his brother,
Paul n. Vigue, where he had lived since
coming to this town five years ago. Mr..