The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

Walter c. Benson Is in Augusta on
business, today.
II. c. Judkins is making special prices
on furs, this week.
Mrs. Martha Wing arrived home, last
week, from brief visit In Wayne, Me.
Onyx Brand ladies' 25e hose for Zoe al
Green & Barnsro's on Friday and Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAVID Haig left, this
morning, for short vacation trip It
Boston.
Miss c. J. Williams arrived home, las
evening, from business trip of seVeraI
days to Portland.
In Delsno's display of home-mad
candies for Saturday, you'll be sure L.
find your favorite.
Mr.. and Mrs. E r. Vail of Greeuvilb
junction, passed Sunday with d. W
Colby and family.
Buy 25c worth of stockings and get =
box Of candy At Green Il Baruafd's OF
Friday aud Saturday.
RE. Lord went TO Portland, Satur-
day of last week, aud will remain for s
time with friends in that city.
Two parlor wood heating stoves aud a
nice second hand sleigh are offered at b
bargain by f. T. Goodrich.
Dinsmore Bunker went to Massachu-
sets, this morning, where be is to visit
relatives in Boston aud Hopedale.
Mrs. T. H. Anderson of Portland a.
rived, last evening, and is the guest Of
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. A. h. PEI kins,
Ida Il. Robinson, who had been pass
ing the time with Skowhegan relatives
since July, returned to Boston, las
week.
The temperature fell to 10 above zero
during last night. This is by several de.
grees the coolest record of the season,
thus far.
E. T. Goodrich has four year ba}
Stirling colt, 10 3 high, good actor, for
sale, which he says will be a pre- for
anyone at the price he asks.
Sheriff G.. II. Smith and party have r.
turned from the camps of Deputy sheriff
Adams near Jackmar, after very Ell =
ioyable week in the woods of northern
Somerset.
Mrs. A. c. Chute OF Cumberland Mills,
Me-, and Miss Mary Chute of Lowell,
Mass, returned home, last week, after "
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Chute If
this place.
Mrs. Ed P. Page has been at Vassa!-
boro, this week, assisting her mother,
Mrs. Randall, in making arrangement
to go to Augusta, where she is to pas
the winter.
Miss Nellie Hartford, accountant at thu
office of the Commonwealth Shoe Co.,
left this morning for Lawrence, Mass,
where she will visit relatives for the
next ten days.
Mrs. C. N. Bragg went to Portland,
Monday, being called to that city by the
death Of her friend, Mrs. Frank Erskin.
Mrs. Erskin resided in this place before
her marriage and will be recalled as Miss
Annie Humphrey. She is survived by
her husband and several children. Her
age WAS about AZ years.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Dunton went to
the Moosehead Lake region, Tuesday,
where they are to remain for an outing
of several weeks. They expect TO TAXI
a canoe trip up Moose River to the lsk'
and ponds that lie along its coursc.
Darius Bunker, superintendent of de-
partment at the Commonwealth shos
factory, frienu OF Mr.. Dunton's, Is t.
join them next week, for part OF the
trip.
The Skowhegan Manufacturing Co,
the corporation which owns the building
and power plant now leased to the Com
Shoe Company, is installing
a new 125 horse power boiler in place
Of the one OF so horse power which has
been in service since the plant was e.
tablished in 1882. The boiler is from
the works of the Portland Co. of Port
land, Me-, and is being set by Horace
Purinton Co. Of Waterville.
The department was called out shortly
after six, Tuesday morning, by fire in
the house on Willow street, owned by
W. L. Walker and occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Moore. About twenty MIL
utes before the flames were discovered,
Mr.. Moore had kindled fire In the
kitchen stove and 1t is supposed that
some defect 10 the funnel, which passes
through partition, or In the chimney
itself, was responsible for the trouble.
There was considerable smoke and fire,
In the second story, and the
house was pretty thoroughly wet down.
The loss, both on furniture and on the
building itself, Is fully covered by il
surance.
Several people report seeing black
bear on the Waterville road near John
Smiths, last Sunday evening. He gain.
ed an entrance to Mr. Smiths hen house,
but lett without doing any damage.
Some of the residents Of the ueighbol-