The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-23
TOWN and VICINITY

Dried beef, freshly Clipped at A. H.
Jewett's market.
New Idea Magazines for March, D cts.
st NJ. b. Heselton's.
Miss Williams has marked down her
entire stock of hamburgs.
W. A. Clough is on two weeks Wis
1t with bis son, William Clough Jr. In
Portland.
Geo. Heald has accepted employment
with a Boston steam fitting firm snd
went to that city, Monday.
Chas. II. Gardner arrived home, yes
terday, from Boston where he had beer
on business for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery F. Estes OF
Winterport, Me. passed Sunday in town.
guests of Mr.. Mrs. F. |, Estes.
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge is to hold an
Easter Fair. Committees are to be ap-
pointed at their next meeting, which
occurs March It'll.
Bucknam says he is opening up the
prettiest stock of room papers he has
ever shown. Il is needless to state that
every pattern Is new.
Mrs. f. n. Merrill and Mrs. f. I.
Goodrich were among those who attend
ed the Legislative reception at Augusta,
last evening.
Sugar has advanced but Q. +. knowl-
ton Co. will sell their 20 cent candies
during the balance Of their ten days
sale at IL cents a pound.
Mrs. David W. Lewis and her daugh-
ter, Miss Berle, went to Starks, yester-
day, for brief visit with Mrs. Lewis
sister, Mrs. Josie Farrand.
County Commissioner L. G. Williams
of Athens was in town yesterday morn
ing, on his way to Augusta, where he Is
interested in some matters that are be-
fore the Legislature.
Miss Grace Russell arrived home,
Monday from Epping, N. Il. She will
return to continue her work in the pub
lie schools of that town at the end of
the present vacation season.
John L. Stevens, who has been en-
ployed for several years as weaver at
the Marston Mills, went to Maynard,
Mass, Saturday, to accept employment
in one Of the mills of that place.
The next regular meeting of Sunset
Chapter, o. E. s., on March 4th, will be
followed by an entertainment including
a play. to which each member may In
vlte guests. The price Of admission will
be ten cents.
The members of Eureka Lodge M
l2S n. +. O. z. will hold sociable AT
their lodge room, G. A. r. hall on 1ues-
day evening, February IS. Members
will invite friends to be present after the
close Of the lodge meeting.
Mrs. C. E. Norton, Mrs. Harrison
Baker and Guy Estes were. at Augusts,
last week, on the afternoon of the heal
ing of the "Manslaughter Bill, 80 called.
Other members of Christian Science So
ceties from all parts of the state were in
attendance.
Frank S. Pooler went to Boston, Sat
urday morning, where he Is to complete
a course at a commercial college. He
was in attendance at the same institution
about six months last winter and it will
now take him about five months to finish
the course.
The well known driving horse, Fred r.
has gone to Augusta, E. F. Fairbrother
who has used him for driving horse for
many years, having sold him TO Malcolm
& Dyer of that city. He was fast
animal and had done some good work on
the track in past seasons, getting a mark
below 2.30.
An unusually large delegation Of
Skowhegan people visited Augusta Tues
day. Among them were Willie d.
NOW, 8. w. Philbrick, Charles Green,
Ed p. Page, Charles A. Marston aud K.
P. VIles, who were all Interest,", in the
meetings of the Log Driving Companies,
held at Hotel North. John Holden OF
lockwood went from here GU the same
errand. Charles F. Ward and s. j. Wal
ton were also with the party, both being
interested in committee hearings at the
State House.
Immediately upon the receipt OF the
decision of the Supreme Court in the
"Slot Machine Case" 80 called, Sheriff
Smith notified all Skowhegan dealers
who had any kind of device that came
within the scope of the ruling Of the
court, that such machines must be re-
moved at once. Similar action will be
taken In all the towns Of the county and
there is no doubt that the law, as con-
strued by the court 10 rescript which
we publish In another column, will be
promptly obeyed.
Word reached here, this morning, Of
the death of Augustus Strickland last
Sunday at the home of his son in Halle
we'll. He was born in Embdep, but the
greater part of his life was passed in
this town where he was engaged In farm.
ing. Some over year ago he had 8
sunstroke and q little later a paralytiC
.Loot, with hic uifo no LOFT haro Ian