The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-10-12
TOWN and VICINITY

New stamped linens at Miss Williams
The new hot water bottle, at Fogg's
drug store.
Rev. Father Forrest of Jackman is
passing few days in town as the guest
Of Father Lseroix.
Mrs. Julia Wentworth went to Bar
gor, Yesterday, for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs p. II, 5. Vaughan.
J.N.&I. J. smith will put a good
sewing machine in your home for five
dollars, balance on easy payments.
Miss Annie NJ. Cove of Haverhill,
Mass, arrived last evening, and is the
guest of her cousin, Newton Caswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holden of Rock
wood left here for home, yesterday, after
passing a week with Skowhegan friends.
Mrs. Emma Thompson is in Portland,
this week, representing the local PYthan
Sisterhood at the state convention of
that order.
Mrs. Herbert Wentworth entertained
company of twenty-four ladies at
bridge whist, yesterday afternoon, at
her home on Norridgewock avenue.
Dslano hopes to have plenty of those
nice Juicy oysters this week, to supply
all customers. but It's always better to
make sure and order In advance a either
store.
S. G. Mayo and F. F. Russell are visit
ing friends in Bath, this week. Mr..
MAYO lived In Bath for most OF the time
from 1850 to 1850, working at the ship
carpenters trade.
Bassett ls already working on Christ
mas orders. Il will be much to your adj
vantage to arrange for sittings early
At any rate call and see some of the new
and attractive styles. Z"
County Treasurer r. Fl. Reed of Har-
mony was In town, last week, settling
with the Jurors and attending to other
matters at the courthouse. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Reed.
Skowhegau people are looking forward
with much anticipation to the lecture by
Capt. r. P. Hobson, which is to occur IN
the Methodist church, November l It, I'M
derthe auspices of the Skowhegan Wo-
mans Club.
Mrs. Z. C. Harrington and daughter,
/
Marjorie, were guests OF Dr.. F. ). Bige-
low for a few days, last week. Mrs.
Farrington's husband is well known
through his former connection with
Maine military fl ,irs. He ia now retir-
ed with the rank Of colonel.
The teachers OF the Skowhegan village
schools, accompanied by Superintendent
d. w. Colby and his daughters, Priscilla
and Charlotte, enj dyed picnic at Cd
Point, Saturday. The trip was made by
blackboard, leaving at nine in the morn
ing and returning in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Cannon went
to New York City, Monday, where they
will visit their daughters, Mrs. Lila
! Keinsth and Miss Bernice Cannon. They
are to be absent for five or six weeks and
will pass some time with relatives in
Massachusetts, on their way home.
Rufus Brown, Jr., left here, Saturday
morning, in charge Of Deputy Sheriff j..
D. Ring, for Thomaston, where he is to
serve out his sentence Of twenty years
| for the murder of William Knight
Aside from Micah Norton, who was
given life sentence, none have gone
from this county to Thomaston in recent
years under sentence of such length.
AT the annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan West Acqueduct Co., held at the
office of B. A. Sawyer, Monday evening,
the following officers were elected !:
Clerk, E. W. Marble; president, j. X.
! Mcclellan; treasurer and collector, b.
A. Sawyer; directors, B. A. Sawyer, A.
II. Lang, } R. Mcclellan and K. w.
Marble. The treasurer reported cash
balance of S499.S3 on hand.
The football eleven of the SkOwhegan
High School began the season very aus
plclously at Gardiner, Saturday, defeat
ing the Gardiner High School team by
score of Is to 6 w. H. Halves, who
went through many n campaign with
our high school team and afterward with
the Colby College eleven, acted as ref
cree. He speaks very highly of the
work done by the Skowhegan team.
The second of Miss Morrison's lecture
recitals occurred In Mllburn hall, Tues
day afternoon. IC was devoted to an ex-
PLANTATION of the development of early
German music and defining certain must
cal terms. Miss Morrison's playing up
on the panoforte was a most eIi pyable
feature of the afternoon, as Is always
the case at her recitals. The third re-
cital OF the course will be 10 Milburn
hall next Tuesday afternoon.
Dana Lawrence, who has been driving
one of the delivery teams for the Show
hogan office Of the American Express
Co, his resigned his position and has
been succeeded by NJ. L. McHale. Mr..
McHale has been resident of this place
for about three years, coming here from
South Manchester, Conn. He and John
N4vln, mail carrier on local delivery
number one, were schoolmates in Con-