The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-02

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Rev. A. w. Pottle of Lisbon, Me-,
was the guest of his brother-In-law, B.
F. Eaton, Sunday.
in. & |. J. Smith have Just sold q
fine Merrill piano to Mr.. Atkins, station
agent at Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Vail Of GreenVille
are guests at the home of Mrs. Wallis
mother, Mrs. j. A. Colby.
Miss Jessie Hodges of Portland was
the guest of her cousin, B. F. Eaton,
and family, the first few days Of this
week.
Mrs. Simon Nudd went to Fitchburg,
Mass, Saturday morning, called there
by the Illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Grace E. Bacon.
Steward Brothers want a shingle
sawyer. Application should be made at
their mill 10 Cornvlle or at the Island
mills, Skowhegan.
Carl D. Smith and Dwight F. Smith OF
Skowhegan are among the students Sc
lected for commencement parts at the
University of Maine, 1905.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment elsewhere announcing the opening
OF the new clothing and gents furnish
ing goods store Of Bison & Morrisette
next Saturday.
Rev. Daniel Onstott preached in Will
ton, Me-, Sunday, filling the pulpit
usually occupied by the Rev. C. A. Craig.
His place here was filled by Rev. G. A.
Southland, presiding elder of the Augusta
district of the Maine conference.
Miss Mamie Gaylord was up from Au-
gusta last week, for brief visit at the
home of her brother, Morris Gaylord, on
Hilton hill Miss Gaylord is trained
nurse and has had a position for several
months past In the family OF ex-governor
John +. Hill.
Miss Maude French went to Lewiston
Saturday, with her two cousins, Richard
and Mabel York. The two children had
been visiting with their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. French, for several
weeks and Miss French went to accom-.
pany them to their home.
E. F. Fairbrother Is local agent in
Skowhegan for the Equitable Life As
surance Society of New York, an adver-
tlsement showing the financial standing
of which appeared In the REPORTER,
last week. The Equitable is one of the
great life companies of the country and
of the world. Its success Is phenom-
email. Call and see Mr.. Fairbrother
and he will tell you all about it.
Wallace Buzzall, a lad of sixteen
years, met with an accident at the shoe
factory Saturday. Being unemployed
for few minutes, he was amusing him
self by throwing the end of piece of
tape against the surface of swiftly re-
volving pulley. The tape caught on the
wheel in some way and drew his hand
into the machinery in such manner as
TO crush the bone of the little finger. He
was taken to the hospital and the finger
amputated at the hand.
The Skowhegan Grocers, Meat and
Provision Dealers Association held its
annual meeting at the store of Z. T.
Goodrich, Thursday evening OF last
week, and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year. President, A Il.
Jewett; vice president, W. K. Porter;
secretary, George Simpson; treasurer,
Frank X Steward. 1t was voted to hold
banquet In the near future at Hotel
Coburn and to extend invitations to all
the merchants of the town to attend.
The University of Maine Glee and
Mandolin Cubs gave their entertain
ment in Bangor Friday evening of last
week and the Bangor papers mention
two Skowhegan boys, ]. K. Goodrich as
reader, and George p. Goodwin, leader
of the Glee Club, in very compliment
tary terms. 10 the Bangor News OF
February oath there were good pictures
of both these young men, with brief
mention of the excellence to which each
had attained in. his special line of work.
Mrs. George K. Crockett, formerly
Miss Lulu May Stinchfleld of this place,
died at her home in Dorchester, Mass,
Tuesday OF last week, after brief Ill
ness. Funeral services were held at the
home Thursday, Feb. 23i and the re.
mains were brought to this place the fol-
lowing day, accompanied by her hus-
band and by her sister, Mrs. w. f.
Swan. Mrs. Crockett was the eldest
daughter of Benjamin and Mrs. A. X.
Stinchfleld. The father died several
years ago. The mother survives and
has continued to reside al the family
home on Mechanic street in this place,
but was in Dorchester at the time of her
daughters death and is now in feeble
health.
The mail contract on the stage route
from Skowhegan to Athens. for the four
years ending in June, 1909, is to be re-
let and bids are to be received by the
second assistant Postmaster General III
til March 18th. The route is and has
been one on which the driver performs
some service In the way of delivering
mail TO any parties along the roads trav