The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-27
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Wthee's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Plshon are In
Boston this week.
F. r. Buck has fine upright piano to
reut upon reasonable terms.
Small upright plano. slightly used, for
sale at Smiths music store.
Hot water bottles, the latest and best
and every one guaranteed, at Fogg's
Drug store.
The Glover Leaf Whist Club met this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank
Folsom on Madison avenue.
Rev. Daniel Onstott made a business
trip to Portland and Lewiston, last week
arriving home Saturday evening.
Mrs Josephine L, Murphy of Norwich,
Coun,, arrived last Friday and will be
the guest OF A. j. Bernard and family
for the next few weeks.
Jefferson Savage, Esq, attended the
annual encampment OF Maine Union
Veterans, at Togus, last week, delegate
from Abraham Lincoln Command OF this
town.
f. II. Carpenter and Edwin A. Parker
Witnessed the foot ball game In Lewis
ton, Saturday afternoon, between Bates
and University of Maine, In which the
former won by score of to 0.
A new sewer is being put in on Court
street this week. 1t commences at High
street and connects with the sewer To-
Gated some years since on Court street,
a distance OF two hundred feet.
David Staples, who has been firing on
the Maine Central for a number Of years,
has been promoted to be spare engineer
At present he is running the night pas.
senger between this town and Lewiston.
Mrs. Fl. L. Burrill OF Boston passed
the last few days at her former home in
COrnvllle, and returned to Massachusetts
yesterday, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Gaylord, who is to remain for a
months visit.
G. w. Cover, grand generalissimo
with the other Ulcers of the grand COM
mandery of Maine, was at Bridgton last
Friday evening to institute a new COM
mandery. There WAS quite an attend
ance of prominent masons from different
parts OF the State.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Emerson and their
daughter, Miss Hester, arrived, Thurs
day evening of last week and have been
guests at the home of Mr.. Emerson's
brother, s. w. Emerson. They are also
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Muir
ply before returning to Portland.
Rev. George Merliman the pastor of
Bethany church, on Sunday evening re-
ceived dispatch informing him of the
death Of his mother who resided in New
Hampshire, and left for there on the Is
q. N. train Monday, to be present at
the funeral services, Tuesday forenoon.
Capt. and Mrs. c. D, Riley, who have
been In charge of the Salvation Army
work here since la t March, have been
assigned to a new station and will leave
here early next week. The farewell
meeting will be held next Sunday even
ing. 1t is not as yet known who is to
succeed them.
The Maine Teachers Association is In
session at Bangor this week, and quite a
delegation of Skowhegan teachers are in
attendance. To make it possible for all
to go who wished to do so, the village
schools below the high school closed
last night for the balance OF the week and
the high school will be closed tomorrow
for the same reason.
The selectmen, as a result of various
hearings on the petitions OF telephone
companies for authori y to be allowed to
construct lines Of poles and wires on all
the streets within the limits OF the vii
lage corporation conclude that all these
companies must use one set OF poles. If
the companies cannot get together and
agree to this they must suspend the pole
setting operation.
We note in Massachusetts, paper an
account Of reception and house warm
Ing given by Mr.. and Mrs. William r
,Jewett at their new home on Decatur
street, Worcester. The event was but
two weeks subsC quent to the marriage
of the host and hostess, which occurred
Wednesday, September 2S and their
friends took occasion to present them
with many wedding gifts, amoLg which
was purse of 500 in gold from the
employees of the Worster Market, where
Mr.. Jewett has responsible position.
Refreshments were served to about 100
guests and an orchestra was IN attend
anee to assist in making the evening a
very pleasant one. Mr.. Jewett will be
remembered rs a Skowhegan boy, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Jewett,
now residing here.
We are credlbly informed upon inVes-
tigation that the REPo7TER was hasty
IN its criticism of the Water Co. concern
ing the pressure at the recent fire. II
having been shown to our satisfaction
that the stand pipe contained sufficient
water at the time that the alarm was
sounded, to show pressure of IS lbs. at
the engine house where the guage Is
located The fact that the building
burned was situatpd unon h{yh pround