The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-11-23
TOWN and VICINITY

OF. Kuowlton arrived home, Tues
day morning, from a business trip to
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benismin Fairbrother are
passing the present week with friends In
Augusta,
Plenty of Aroostook and native tur-
keys for Thanksgiving at Jewett y
Pencils,
ZEE. Walton of Medfeld, Mass, who
has been visiting with friends In Mercer,
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. II. w. Brown, who has been In
Boston In the interest Of her millinery
business, arrived home, Saturday.
A home comfort-one of those famous
cloth lined hot water bottles; sold In
Skowhegau by Sampson & Avore, only,
At concert given in Richmond, Me.
last evening MRS. John w. Steward Of
this place rendered several vocal num-
Oets VI tue piosi au'
Two persons were brought before
Judge Bachelor, yesterday forenoon,
charged with intoxcation. Each paid
the fine OF five dollars and costs imposed
! by the court.
Mr.. and Mra John Walker, who re-
side here with their daughter, Mrs. o. d.
Wells, visited friends in different down
river towns, last week, arriving home,
Monday the 10th.
D. A. & w. f. Porter have secured the
agency for the famous "White Plume
Flour" so favorahly known in years
past by Somerset county people, and
supply may be constantly found at their
mill II
Rev. A. o. Lacroix arrived home, Sat
urday morning, from Champlain, P. O.
where he had been to see his father.
The elder Lacroix was stricken with
paralysis a short time ago and has since
been in very feeble health
The people of skowhegan and vicinity
have learned to depend on finding at the
Skowhegan Market everything in the
meat and provision line; quality always
the best and the price always the lowest
consistent with first class service.
A. B. Chase left here, Friday of last
week, to return to his home In Roches-
ter. n, H, after a two weeks visit with
his son, E. B. Chase. Mr.. Chase was
resident of Bingham in this county for
many years previous to his removal to
Rochester,
Hiram Pattee brings to our office
branches of the pussy willow, which he
broke from tree on Mcclellan street,
on which there are buds and the charac-
teristic blossoms which give the name to
this tree. SO far as we are able to learn
it is quite unusual for the willow to
blossom at this season.
Elmore Thompson of Foxcroft was in
town, Friday of last week, and took din
ner with his cousin, c. Davis Miller.
Mr.. Miller and Mr. Thompson saw much
of each other In their younger DAYS, but
until this visit, had not met for twenty
six yeara, during which time Mr.. Thomp-
son has made his home in the West.
L. L. Bigelow of Cornville left this
station for Lowell, Friday Of last week,
where he joins his wife who is visiting at
the home of their sou, Samuel j. Blge-
low. Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow will return
to Maine together, some time after
Christmas. Their son with whom they
are visiting has been member OF the
Lowell police force for many years.
On Thursday Nov 30th, the postoffice
will be closed as follows: From 30 a.
m. TO 10 45 a. M, from IL a. m. to 1.15
o. M, from 130 p. m. to 20 p. M, from
3 30 o. IA. to p. M, and at In the
evening. There will be only one deliv-
cry and one collection by the city car
riers, the regular a. N. trips. There will
be no service performed on the rural
routes.
Rev. B. B. Merrill passed the first
three days Of this week In So. Gardiner
assisting at some special services which
| have heen conducted during the past