The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-07-28

pair at NJ. B. Heselton's.
Miss Miriam Merrill departed for Han.
cock. Me-, this morning, to visit her
/ friend, Miss Crabtree.
Hackett It Witham carry in stock
Crane Auto Gas Engine Oh which is
specially designed for automobiles.
Herbert Wentworth and family aud
Miss Julia Folsom are passing week in
one Of the cottages at Lake George.
At the next regular meeting of Cres-
cent Tent, h. . ~. NJ, to be held Tues
day evening, August 2nd, degrees will be
conferred and refreshments served.
i A fine lot of second hand, open and top
buggies, Concords and phaetons at
j Chase's new Repository for sale at prices
so low you can all afford to have one.
William L. Waldron, submsster of the
i Skowhegan High School, sailed from
Bath, yesterday, on the coasting schooner
Henry Cragin, for Il four weeks cruise
on the Atlantic.
Mrs. Mira {. Holbrook and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. E. c. Dunton, went to Old
Orchard beach, this morning, where
they are to occupy their cottage for the
rest of the summer.
MIS-. c. B. Wilson of Westfeld, Mass,
with her young SOB, and Mrs. a. r.
Farnham Of WaterVille arrived, Saturday
evening, for brief visit with the family
of their cousin, Everett T. Goodrich.
c. f. Whiting who is establishing an
axe manufactory here and Il. c. Clifford,
who occupies a responsible position in
his employ, departed, this morning, to
pass few days with their families in
Massachusetts.
We are informed that on July "A, A.
NJ. PerciVal had fine dinner from his
garden, consisting of string beans, green
peas, cueumbers, celery, ripe tomatoes,
lettuce and new potatoes. Such gar
den must be the envy Of his neighoors,
and reflects great credit upon its owner.
Skowhegan Democrats held their rep
resentative caucus at the office OF Dan
forth & Gould, Saturday evening, and
nominated DR.. Il. c. Taggart as the
candidate of their party for represents
tive to legislature. They also chose a
town committee as follows: S. W.
Gould, A. II. Lang, II. c. Gage, j. P.
Clark and Frank Thompson,
CLYDE Giles and his friends are thor
oughly enjoying new Rambler Touring
Car which Mr.. Giles purchased In Port
land, last week, and In which he came
home from that city, arriving here Thurs
day evening. It is two seated vehicle
of very handsome lines and appears to
be in every way an up-.o-date motor car
rage.
The Eaton and Norridgewoek High
School Reunion occurs next Tuesday,
August 2nd. in that place. Amos h.
Eaton is to be present. Among other
attractions will be an orchestra from
| Skowhegan. Those from here who de-
sire conveyance are making up com
pany so as to procure the same at reduced
rates by giving their names to Mr.. CAss
at Chase's stable. Teams will leave
there at and F. NJ.
The triangular plot of ground at the
| junction OF Water and High streets is
Just now receiving much needed stten-
ton from the town authorities. lt has
for five years received such care as the
Town Improvement Society has been
able to bestow upon 1t and little over
one year since beautiful bronze four
tain was placed there through their
efforts. Within the past month the Sc
| lectmen have had very attractive job
OF grading done and have just completed
cobblestone curling about the basin
of the fountain.
At the meeting of Carrabasset Lodge,
No. "a, |. o. O. F., Wednesday evening,
July 81, a hall committee consisting of
A. II. Jewett, Nj. B. Heselton and A. b,
Lamb were elected 70 investigate the adj
visibility OF purchasing a lot and the
building of an Odd Fellows Hall. The
idea of an Odd Fellows block has been
talked by members OF the order for
some time, and as the lease Of the hall now
occupied by them expires In December,
1905, 1t was thought advisable to have a
committee appointed at this time to con-
slider the matter.
The Skowhegsn Pulp Co. are en-
ploying method, not formerly used by
them, in piling logs nesr their mill this
season. They have a mast set on
floating platform near the Elm street
shore and by system OF wire cables,
stretched over the piling ground
from this mast, the logs are picked out
J OF the water and dropped on the pile,
donkey engine furnishing the power
About 5000 sticks out of the 1000 to be
piled In this location have been put In
place, during the last two weeks, and
next week the work will be commenced
on the river bank at the base Of Neil hill
where $1,000 logs are to be stored.
These logs are to supply both the
Skowhegan Pulp Co. and the Riverside
Pulp mill during the coming winter.
! The heated term always brings a pc
riod of quietness to most Skowhegan
business firms, but this season the Stew