The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-04-13
TOWN and VICINITY

Frank j. Durgin, game warden st The
Forks, was in town, Saturday.
Walter F. Robbins Is showing a fine
new line of hand painted china.
Miss Mae Garland of Wstervile was
visiting friends in town over Sunday.
Now is the time to use disinfectsnts !;
see what Fogg's drug store has in that
line.
Miss Bertha Merrill passed Sunday In
Wsterville as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
! Harvey d. Eaton.
/ j. A. Roderiek offers the Skowhegan
1 Market for sale. See his advertisement
! In another column.
Mrs. J. c. Craig of Plymouth, Me-, is
IN town this week, visiting her daughter,
Mrs. W. c. Edgerly.
The display of "sweets' at Delano's
Candy Store is so tempting that all who
visit there are sure to buy.
John 5. Kidder left, yesterday after
/ noon, LOT Nlkll Will iii1huo "hA ANi"4
tives In Fairfield and Oakland.
G. W. Nash, superintendent OF the
Bailey Oncloth Factories, made bust
ness trip to winthrop, Saturday.
There will be regular meeting Of
Bloomfield Assembly, Pythisn Sister
hood, tomorrow friday evening.
The soda fountain at Delano's Candy
Store is in full operation, and many
think there is nope other as good in
town.
Mrs. Frank w. Bucknam and Master
Alvan arrived home. Monday evening,
from a weeks Wait with relatives in Var
mouth, Me.
Chas. f. Ward claims the "Black Cat"
stockings are the best for children In the
market, and he invites you to call and
let him prove 1t to you.
The ladies OF the Congregational
Working League will hold food and
apron sale at the vestry, next Saturday
afternoon, April Is, beginning at two
O'Clock.
C. II. Nelson of Waterville shipped
four horses from this station, Monday.
They consisted of the black gelding
bought of George II. Pishons, bay
mare purchased OF Chss. W. Day, a colt
of Nahum Steward and a brown mare OF
G. Davis Miller.
Mrs. James Fellows has returned from
her trip to Boston, accompanied by her
young grandson, Bruce White. Mrs.
White, Mrs. Fellow s. daughter, is pass
ing the spring months In Boston and
will come here In May to remain with
her parents for the summer.
Col. A. G. Blunt was in Watervlle,
Saturday, to attend the funeral of his
lifelong friend, willard B. Arnold, who
died quite suddenly while on business
trip to Boston a few days previously.
Mr. Arnold had been engaged nearly all
his life in the hardware business. His
business experience had covered more
years than any merchant living in Water
Vile at the time of his death.
| Everett Adams, who was elected chief
of police at the last corporation meeting,
is gentleman of about thirty-three
years of age who resides with his family
on Middle street. He is brother Of b.
W. Adams of May field. Mr. Adams
came to this place several years since
and worked for time In the Marston
! mills. He is now loom tixer in the
Anderson mills and Ia spoken OF very
favorably by the management of that
institution.
c. Edward Turner, who has served the
Skowhegan village corporation as night
watch for the past sixteen years, was
not candidate for disappointment and
the new board of assessors have elected
John O'Reiley to that position. Mr..
O'Reiley came to this country from
Ireland about twenty-four years ago.
He worked for a time In Vassaboro and
afterward WAS fireman at the Anderson
Mills for about eighteen years, being
obliged to give up that postion on ac-
count Of i'll health, last fall.
Ambrose II. Dawes died from heart
failure at his home on Island avenue,
Friday OF last week, aged u years. He
was born in Arson and passed nearly all
OF his life there, coming to this town
last September Besides q widow he is
survived by two cons, Harry W. OF this
town and William X. of Worcester,
Mass. also by three daughters, Mira.
Eva C. Reed of Gardiner, Me-, Mrs.
Florilla F. Huntoon of Somersville, Conn.
and Mrs. +. V. Gilman of Madison. Ser
vices were held at his late home In Skow.
hogan, Sunday morning, and at O'Clock
the same afternoon In the Free Baptist
Church In Madison, the Rev. Mabel C.
Andrews officiating. Interment was In
Forrest Hill Cemetery in Madison.
The Sunday School Cadets of the
Island Avenue Congregational church
gave supper at the vestries, last Friday
evening, followed by a very pleasing
program consisting of readings, vocal
and instrumental music This organize
ton numbers about thirty-five young
men of the Congregational Sunday
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