The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-11-16


Geo. Weymouth has good second
hand sleigh for sale at bargain.
in. & | j. Smith have the agency
for the reliable Hardman plano.
Mrs. w. H. Wildes passed the day,
yesterday, with friends In Augusta.
DR.. II. Z. Fields of Gardiner WAS In
town, Tuesday and yesterday, the guest
of DR.. F. S. Blgelow.
Edison monographs, ten dollars up, at
Smiths music store. Over one thousand
records in stock, thirty-tiye cents each.
Mrs Harrison Baker, who had been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Dennis, In
Brookline, Mass, arrived home, yester-
day.
o. +. Knowlton Co. are making a
special sale on pure sugar ribbon candy,
assorted fl lvors, 10 cents a pound, J
pounds, % cents.
The homemade candy season Is here
and next Saturday you will fad many
kinds of these popular, fresh made
sweets at Delano's.
The Grocers & Feed Dealers Associa-
ton announce that their stores will be
closed all day, Thanksgiving Day, but
will be open Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings previous. 2"
S. L. Skilings of Portland is running
as baggage master on trains II and IL
this week. Mrs. Skillngs Is stopping
here for the present MS the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Provincial.
One OF the signs of the coming season
is the car load Of handsome new sleighs
received by l.. w. Chase the past week.
He tells US that this season one can buy
of him the best sleigh for the money ne
has ever been able to sell.
II you have your oysters Of Delano
huff said" but il you have not been
put wise on the oyster question, give
Delano a trial order for next Sunday and
learn the difference. None better at any
price Leave orders at either of his two
stores.
Mrs. B. G. Wentworth, who resided
here with her husband for several years
during his pastorate of the Centenary M.
f. church, has just been reelected presi.
dent Of tie Maine Missionary Society at
the session of that organic ltion recently
held at Portland.
Master George Gardiner has won the
So 90 suit of XTRAGoOD clothes recently
offered by the local firm of Dow & Carter
to the first boy under sixteen who should
identify the salesman from the Chicago
house which makes the well known
XTRAGooD brand of boys and childrens'
clothing.
Skowhegan friends of Miss Mary
Moore will be glad to know that she Is
recovering nicely from severe injury
which abe sustained several months ago,
She has been visiting here during the
present week, coming from Newport
where she resided during the summer.
She will visit with friends 10 WaterviIle
| this winter.
Local Union No. Al, United Textile
Workers of America, are to hold their
second annual ball in Milburn hall,
Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, Nov. 20,
with music by the Crescent orchestra.
The affair is in the hands OF competent
committee who are attending to all de-
tails to ensure most enjoyable time.
The floor directors are Hollis Stitbam
and Chas. Pullen; the aids are Chas.
Bagley, Richard LES, Clifton Coon and
Joe Turcott.
The approach of the season for the al
nual meetings makes rather more than
usual activity among the Masonic bodies.
De Molay Commandery Is to have a
special conclave, next Monday evening,
to confer the orders Of the Red Cross,
Temple and Malta, and their notices are
to be issued at once for the annual meet
ing, Monday evening, Dec. 4th, when the
officers will be elected and installed and
yearly reports submitted. Mount Moriah
Council is to have special assembly TO
morrow friday evening for receiving
and acting upon applications for degrees.
Fire broke out at the home of Mrs. J.
A. Dealey, corner of Pleasant and Sum-
mer streets, shortly after one O'Clock,
Monday afternoon. Besides Mrs. Dealey,
Mrs. A. B. Bailey, Mrs. Kate Kendall
and Mrs. Gertrude Humphrey occupied
rooms in the house, but all were away at
the time that the fire was discovered.
The fire originated on the second flor of
the ell, around the chimney, and may
have been due to some defect In the
brick work. The partitions near the
chimney and the roof In its vicinity were
burned to quite an extent and the house
and contents suff .red considerable smoke
and water damage. Mrs. Dealey was
fully insured on both building and furni-
ture and the ladies who roomed with her
are also protected from loss so far as in
surance will reimburse them from the
damage to their personal effects
Major Fen B. Thompson OF Hallowell
came here, Tuesday evening, to preside
at an election of Company E for the
office of Captain. First Lieutenant B. 1.
Rice WAS unanimously chosen for this