The Somerset reporter., 1904-05-12
TOWN and VICINITY

guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Murphy
Sunday.
Mrs. A. 6. Bartlett went to Portland
Saturday morning for weeks visit with
relatives.
Do you know about the X. and E
blouse waists for boys? Chas. F. Ward
sells them.
Benilmln F. Baker departed, this
morning, for a months business trip to
Minneapolis, MINI.
Miss Ethel johnson of Hallowell was
guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
p Yies over Sunday.
There will be regular meeting OF
bloomfield Assembly, Pythian Sister
hood, Friday evening, May ID.
Mrs. Chas. s. Eldridge went to Boston
Saturday after short visit here with
her brother, Edward W, Wright.
Mrs. A. X. Stinchfi3ld, who has been
passing the winter with her daughters,
in Boston, arrived home Monday even
ing.
Amos K. Butler, Esq, has been ap-
pointed deputy grand master for the
masonic district embracing this town
and vicinity.
Miss Emma Ceilings went to Augusta
Monday morning where she has posi-
ton In the office of the Gannett & Morse
Publishing Co.
L. W. Chase had an order, this week,
for carriage to be sent to New York
State; this sale shows very plainly that
he cannot be under sold.
Jefferson Savage, s. w. Gould, E. F.
Farb-other and A. Fl. Lang represented
Skowhegan at the Democratic third
district convention In Fairfield Friday.
The Skowhegan High School baseball
team played the Fairfield High School in
Fairfield Saturday afternoon, the latter
club winning by a score Of eleven to
three.
M. c. Gushing, for many years a resi-
dent Of this place, has recently engaged
in the wholesale harness business In Ban
Ror. under the firm name Of the Cushing
Saddlery Co.
S. G. Wing of Fairfield attended the
Hop given by the members of the Show
hogan High School Friday evening. Mr..
Wing was the guest of John Wright
while in town.
One of our physicians informs US that
of the 214 births that have come under
his care, during nine years practice of
his profession just completed, exactly
half have been males and half females.
4. B. Barrett, Esq. of Canaan will
speak in Coburn Hall, Sunday evening,
the 22ld instant, upon the subject,
Education and Prohibition in the Con-
stitution." All are cordially invited to
attend.
Rev. B. B. Merrill went to Brewer
Tuesday afternoon and will return Sat
urday evening. He had intended to
pass the week here but was summoned
home to attend a funeral in family
of his former parish.
Professor Wales of Brattleboro Vt. ac-
c)mpanied by Rev. j. B. Reardon Of
kland, was in town Monday, confer
ring with Rev. d. A, Ball In regard to
the production here of the amateur must.
cal comedy, King Jolity.
There will be an opening ball at Lake
wood on Friday, May 9th, and on every
Friday night for the remainder of the
season there will be a dance after the
evening performance of the theatre,
with music by Lees orchestra.
The labor condition at the Marston
Worsted Mills has not changed very
materially during the past week. Sever
al of the former employees in the weave
room have left town to secure situations
elsewhere. While those that remain
appear, outwardly, as firm In the stand
they have taken as they did at the time,
if one can Judge wisely by quiet rumors,
1t would not be at all surprising If the
full quota wanted 40 weavers, were
again running their looms by Monday
next. We trust this may be 80.
The many friends of Mary Prescott
Chase will be interested to know that
she has recently been appointed mission
airy uLder the American Sunday school
union to establish Sunday schools in
country districts; she will reside at
Lacon, ILL.,, and has charge Of several
cities. Miss Chase Is niece Of the late
Abel Prescott and graduated from Show
hogan high school In the class of 1888.
Her sister, Miss Eliza Chase will work
with her for the present.
Almost every night our town is visited
by one or more locomotives from the
Maine Central Repair Shops at Water
vile, the company having adopted the
custom Of testing the machines as they
come out of the shop by run to Show
hogan and return. Previous to last fall
this work was done, for the most part,
between Fairfield and Waterville, with
an occasional trip to Oakland, but a
longer route was thought desirable and
the Skowhegan branch seems emnently
fitted as it is entirely free from regular
trains during the night.