The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-30
TOWN and VICINITY


Marshall c. Vies, Friday, the 24sh inst.
Attention is called to the large adver-
,isrment of l.. H. Soper Co., on page Z.
Georgia Sheldon's Charles Garvice's
and Charlotte Breame's 10 cent paper
sovared books at NJ. B. Heselton's.
octave Vigue has started new public
carriage and all orders left at Bisson's
shoe store will receive prompt attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Smith of Hart
land are guests, this week OF their son,
sheriff Clyde II. Smith, at Hotel Coburn.
Miss Frances Lord returned by last
nights train from the New York aud
BOSTON openings, and is now ready to
receive her customers.
Ernest C. Butler, who has been Ill for
the past six weeks, has gone to Phillips,
Me-. where he is to rest and recuperate
At The home of his parents.
Chas. A. Drake, proprietor of the En-
pire cigar factory, who was threatened
Win DUBuuiDuid hllo NOnhhCO w blo
home during last week is convalescent.
Robert Fl. futile, Somerset County
conservative of the Boston Globe and
local reporter for the Waterville Sentinel
ia epioving a vacation in Boston this
week.
skowhegan's Military Band continues
10 perfect its organization and is now
making arrangements for a,concert to be
given in one of the halls OF the town,
sometime in May.
+. A. Heald of Arson was in town on
business, Tuesday. Mr.. Heald lived
here with his family during the years of
1894 to 1897. being at that time in the
employ of r. J.. Mitchell & Son.
Grover Green, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Green, has returned home from
Boston, where he had been attending a
school of art the past winter. He has
completed his studies for the present.
The Blunt Hardware Co. have just
contracted for large amount of lime
and cement, both Rosendale and Port
land, and as they bought before the ad-
vance they can save you money on these
goods
Hon. and Mrs. Joseph o. Smith left
here for Washington, d. G., Friday of
last week. They stopped enroute to
visit their daughter, Mrs. w. B. Pierce,
in Beverly, Mass, and in Washington
will be guests of their son, Geo. o.
Smith, during the month Of April.
stated convocation of Somerset
Chapter is to be held In Odd Fellows
Hall, tomorrow (Frday) evening. Right
excellent companion Chas. Nj. Sleeper of
Of South Berwick, representing the
Grand Chapter of Maine, will be present
on his official visit. The Most Excel
lent Masters degree is to be conferred
on ak candidates.
Dana Small, official stenographer to
Judge Frederick A. Powers, was called
TO his home in Portland, last week, by
the illness of his young child. He is
succeeded in his duties at the present
term Of the s. j. Court by his brother,
Albert Small. Mrs. Small accompanies
her husband; they are guests at Hotel
Coburn.
The remains of Lyman Perry, who
died last week at Augusta, were brought
to this place for burial, Monday fore
noon, Mr.. Perry was appointed Post
master of Skowhegan in 1853 by Presi-
dent Pierce and resided here for about
twenty years. His wife, who survives
him. was Miss Helen p. Hight, sister of
the late Brice NJ. Hight of this town.
He was born in Vernon, VT, in 1924 and
was, therefore, eighty-one years of age
At The time OF his DEATH
+. T. Goodrich has recently exchanged
his Depot Store property with w. c.
Doe for the Aionzo McIntire farm, stu
ated on the Bigelow Hill road. Mr.. Doe
came here from Pressure Isle, Me, not
long since, and is to return there ut once.
tie could more easily leave behind him
an Investment in village real estate than
III farm property, hence his reason for
the change. Mr. Goodrich has no def
mite plans about moving his home to his
new purchase, although he may ulti-
mately do so.
). ". Phlbrick was present at Au-
gusta' last week, at the organization of
the Roach River Dam Co., acts of incor-
porallon having been secured from the
Legislature Just adjourned Mr.. Phil
oFlck was chosen treasurer and F. T.
bradstreet Of Gardiner, president, and
these gentlemen with F. +. Boston of
1sTdlner, constitute the board of direc-
tors Roach River drains qlite an i'm
Porant timber country 10 the eastward
OIL hoosehead Lake. 1t Is about thirty
aVe miles long, including four ponds and
n9"s IN a northwesterly direction empty
ing INTO Spencer Bay. Heretofore the
driving on this river has been done with
GUY organization, each operator working
independent of the others. The present
corporation has powers usual to river
uIlV'ng companies and it will be in posi-
9oh TO handle the timber cut OF this
nVer much more advantageously than
under the former method. This the
nun driving company to choose Mr..