The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
Wood aches for sale at this office.

Simpsons.
Plenty of first quality dry wood a
Depot Store.
Millinery opening at Miss Withee'i
Friday and Saturday Of this week.
Miss Minnie Brown went to Boston
Saturday, for a visit Of two weeks.
Elk. Delano, confectioner, will pay
cash for 500 gals. of pure maple syrup
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Carpenter returned
Monday evening from weeks visit tC
Boston.
Remember Miss Lords Easter opening
of millinery, Friday and Saturday OF
this week.
Sunset chapter, o. E. s., will meet
Friday .evenlsg, April j. The degree
will be conferred.
Mrs. Mary Tenney departed Monday
for Boston and vicinity TO visit relatives
for several weeks.
The coffee at the Methodist supper
last week, was furnished by c. W. Day
and was pronounced very nice.
Ira Norton spent Sunday with rela
tives In Washington, Knox county, re-
turning home Monday evening.
j. W. Holt arrived home Tuesday
evening from Lawrence, where he was
summoned by the death Of his sister.
Miss Matte Powers went to Water
Vile Tuesday morning, where she will
visit friends during the coming week.
Mrs. Geo. Bishop returned TO her home
In Leeds Tuesday morning after visit
of week with her sister, Mrs. Adam
Simpson.
Frank Walker returned, Saturday to
his home 10 Portland after passing few
days here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
K. L. Walker.
Mrs. Thos. Il. Howard arrived home
Tuesday evening from weeks visit to
her sister. Mrs. berry BRIGHAM, in
Springvale, Me.
Newell Perkins, deliveryman for the
Skowhegan Office Of the American Ex-
press Co., visited relatives In Portland a
portion Of last week.
W. E. Hackett OF the Island Machine
Co., returned Tuesday morning from
Bangor, where he had been on business
since Friday Of last week.
A. s. Burke was In town, Tuesday, on
his way to his home In Bingham. He
had Just come from Boston where he had
been for several days on business.
DR.. W. S. Stinchfeld returned Tues
day evening from Lewiston where be-
went with Mrs. Ora Gilman who entered
the Sisters Hospital for treatment.
Gordon Wildes returned this morning
from the University of Maine at Orono,
accompanied by his brother, Robert, who
has been visiting him for several days.
John Dore ard family have gone to
Lakewood for the season. They are
prepared to furnish meals to the general
public at their cottage in Lakewood
grove.
Mrs. c. E. Mcdonald has just return
ed with fine line of millinery and will
have her Easter opening, Friday and
Saturday, Apr. lst and 2nd: rooms over
Lewia's shoe store.
Miss Eunice Bodwell, assistant In the
Skowhegan High school, went to Port
land Friday afternoon and will pass her
vacation In that city with her mother,
Mrs. Ella F, Bodwell,
L. G. Bateman, staff writer for the
Lewiston journal, spent some hours
here Saturday interviewing G. E. Ball
with regard to the plantation schools OF
which he has charge in Somerset and
Piscatsquis counties.
Miss Minnie Benson, daughter OF MI.
and Mrs. Gardiner s. Benson, died at the
home of her parents on Dyer street, this
Thursday morning, after long Illness
of consumption, aged q years. Funersl
services will be held on Sunday at ! 80
p. m.
d.. McGllcuddy of the firm of Mo
Gillicuddy & Morey of Lewiston was in
town Saturday. Mr.. McGillicuddy Is
quite we'll known In Somerset county
since the prominence which his firm a.
tanned here from connection with thu
Ferrio trial.
Friday morning Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Burrlll and Mr.. and Mrs. s. T. Steward
went to Waterville to attend the funera
of Mrs. Flora (BurrllD Branch. The dc
ceased was sister of Mr.. Burrill's snC
Of Mrs. Stewards, and In her early life
lived In East Skowhegan.
A meeting of those interested In form
ing local base ball team for the coming
season was held Wednesday evening
Mr.. E. L. Eaton was elected manager
and a committee of ways and means
consisting Of Messrs. Eaton, Spsulding
Murphy, Dugas and Pooler was chosen
1t was voted to hO,d a series Of bast
ball benefit dances in Milburn hall
beginning Saturday, April 8. Mr.. Eator
has had considerable experience in boti
school and minor league teams, and il
well known In base ball circles through
out the state and should receive TIL
Il t.