The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-19
TOWN and VICINITY

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quart at Benson's lunch room.
Russell Post G. A. r. is to hold a
campfire at It's hall tomorrow (Friday)
evening.
Emelio Debe, proprietor of the Mil
burn Fruit store, went to Boston on
business, Tuesday.
Miss Matte Tobey of fairfield has
been visiting, this week, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mis-. E. F. Danforth.
Before starting for the woods call on
Chas F. Ward Co. lumberman's outfit
ters; largest stock In northern Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton E. Merrill Of
Brewer made short visit here, this
week, at the home OF Mr.. Merrill's par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. B. B. Merrill.
C. F. Woodland has accepted the posi-
ton of accountant and bookkeeper with
the Coburn Steamboat Co. and has gone
to Greenville to enter upon his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Holmes, accom-
panied by James II. Young, started for
Boston, Wednesday morning, for a visit
among relatives and friends in that city
and New York. They expect to be gone
week or ten days.
a. L. Weston and Abbott Nelson
arrived home, Monday, from weeks
hunting 10 CaratuGk plantation, passing
most of the time near Robinson pond
They brought home a deer each and
were fairly successful as to smaller
game.
Skowhegan and vicinity is well repre-
sented at "Fhe Huh, this week, over
forty people having taken advantage Of
the low rate offered by the Maine Gen.
tral railroad for the annual fall excur-
sion to Boston.
Mrs. Altana Beal, formerly Of No.
Fairfield, now making her home in Cali
fornia, has been passing the summer at
Blue Lake In that state, place said to
have a particularly fine climate even for
the Pacific coast. She is soon to go to
San Francisco to visit her brother. j. H.
Mitchell, and from that city to Red
Bluff, CAL, where she will pass the
winter.
D. w. Colby was called to Chicago,
Tuesday, by telegram stating on good
authority that Edward r. Vail, who re-
Gently disappeared from Greenvile, Me-,
had been located in that city. Though
the message was not from Mr.. Vail its
wording was such as to indicate that he
had made himself known to the party
sending it and had given the pames Of
his Skowhegan relatives.
We learn that Boutelle Snow, former
ly of this town, who has been employed
in Massachusetts for some years, YVES
one of the visitors to the fair at Port
land, Oregon, the past summer. After
leaving Portland he went down the coast
by steamer to visit his sisters, Mrs. p. B.
Bea and Miss Harriet Snow, both origi.
nally Of Skowhegan, who were passing
the summer at Blue Lake, Humbolt
county, Cal.
The building, which has been on its
way down Water street for the past
week, has been sold to R. w. Brown.
1t was opposite Mr.. Browns Heselton
House area at the time of the sale and is
being put in place, next to the Fairbroth-
er livery stable. The Berce blacksmith
shop, which formerly occupied this loca-
ton has been moved to the east, toward
the Heselton House, to provide the nee
essary space. To allow the building to
be moved from the street to its founda-
ton five heavy electric light and power
cables were lowered from the poles to
the ground, placed under the timber
tracking and the building moved over
them.
Western Union Telegraph Co. is to be
transferred from the Seveno corner,
where it has been for 30 many years, to
the Maine Central depot, where it will
occupy a corner in the ladies' waiting
room. We are informed that with the
general use of the telephone the business
of the Western Union has dwinded to a
small fraction of It's former proportions,
and that the income of the SkOwhegan
office will not warrant the expense OF a
rent on one of the business streets. 1t
seems that the Western Union Is privi-
legged TO install its offices in Maine Gen.
trail depots wherever it wishes to do go,
80 that the change here will result in a
saving of such expense as they have
heretofore been to for rent and fuel.
Walter P. Ordwsy entertained a
distinguished company of out of town
gentlemen at bis home on Water street,
Monday evening. An elaborate game
supper was served, j. Fields Murray OF
Watervile, one of Names best known
CATERS, being in charge, assisted by
his sister, Mrs. johnson Of Bangor.
The guests present were W. M. Pennell,
sheriff Of Cumberland county, Col. ID.
M. Cashier, member Of Governor
Cobb's staff, P. B. Rolfe, c. M. Folans-
bee and Z. A. James of Portland, j.
Il. Henley, Ray 2. Eaton, F. II. Will
son and w. f.. Senter Of Brunswick.
Mr.. Eaton is the register of deeds for
Cumberland county and Mr. Wilson is