The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-17
TOWN and VICINITY
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G. h. Fogg Is displaying an unusually
fine line of thermometers In his show
window.
The Lotus Male Quartet Is coming,
Friday evening, November 18th. See
window hangers.
Company ( meets at its armoryI next
Tuesday evening, for its regular month
ly inspection and drill.
Mrs. L. A. Dascombe went to Wilton,
Monday morning for a visit with rela-
tives residing In that town.
Mrs. ]. A. Trask arrived home from
Boston last night, accompanied by her
slster-in-law, Mrs. B. S. Barlow
Mr.. John Turner departed for Dexter,
Monday morning, being summoned
there by the serious Illness OF relative.
c. F.. Young made business trip to
Augusta and Brunswick, Monday, in
the interest of the pulp mills with which
be Is connected.
The groeers and provision dealers are
to close their places Of business all day
on Thanksgiving day, next Thursday,
November oath.
Edwin GledhiIl arrived home from
Boston, this morning, where he had been
for several days on business for the
Maine Spinning Company.
G. L. Whitman of Boston, from the
contract department of The New Eng
land Telephone & Telegraph Co., passed
several &c sc seee he 6zst q The week
Jewett & Pencil expect to be able to
supply all their customers with prime
native turkeys and chickens but the sup
ply Of the best grades is limited this year
and their patrons will do well to place
their orders early.
On Monday evening, November 2lst,
will occur the second number in the en-
tertainment course of the NJ. E. church,
a lecture by the Rev. Henry K. Dunnack
of Augusta; sutiect, "Daniel OConnell,
the Irish Patriot"
w. K. Hackett Of this town and Geo.
Farnham of Canaan returned, yesterday,
from Caratunk, where they had been In
search of game since last week, Re-
ports from that section state that they
were very successful.
Arthur Merchant left for Boston yes
terday morning on the s.. % train. He is
to be employed at the Merrill piano fac
tory and will also so arrange as to con-
tinue his musical studies.
In accordance with the order of the
Postmaster. General, rural letter-carriers
are granted permission to observe
Thanksgiving Day as holiday. No dc
livery Of mail will be made to patrons on
r. F. d. routes on that day.
Miss Marion Brainerd, captain Of the
girls basketball team of the Skowhegan
high school. sustained a painful injury to
| her ankle in one Of the practice games
recently. She Ia able to continue at
school by riding from her home to the
high school building but will have to
omit basket ball for the present.
Express messenger r. F. Wilson, who
arrived here Tuesday evening, reported
that part Of the freight in his charge
from Boston to Portland on that day,
had been fifteen tons Of wire sent through
by express from New York city to Maine
to repair Western Union lines broken
down by the storm OF Sunday and
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Froeich and
their son, George, departed from this
station for New York City, Tuesday.
Mr.. Froelich and his family came To this
vicinity early last summer having pur-
chased the II. N. Longfellow farn ia
Cornville. They expect 10 pass the win
ter in the city and return to their farm
Ia the spring.
A. E. Bison & Son, the boot and shoe
dealers, invite farmers, lumhermen and
all that wear felts, heavy rubbers and
moccssins to inspect their line of new
goods before buying as they claim to be
able to save all money. Their goods are
strictly all new and all know what that
means to this grade Of footwear. Call
and see them.
A general invitation is extended to the
citizens of Skowhegan to attend the
meeting of the Mems Club, next Monday
evening, when A. N Bullens of Boston,
an official of the New England Tele-
phone Co., will speak on the general
subject of telephony. Mr.. Abbey's lee
ture on Electric Lighting, originally an
nouuced for this meeting, will be given,
December 9th.
Mrs. b. c. Wentworth of Old Orchard,
Me-, is enjoying her stay in Skowhegan
and has extended it somewhat beyond
the time she had originally planned.
Among other pleasant entertainments
arranged for her was an excursion to the
farm home of j. W. Packard on Bigelow
hill, last Friday evening. Twelve Of the
party went In a large team driven by ID.
w. Lewis and others made the trip in
single teams.
Tomorrow (Frlday) evening occur
the opening games Of the basketball see
son, in Coburn Hall. The Skowhegans
are to play a team from North Arson
and the Skowhegan High School team