The Somerset reporter., 1905-05-11
TOWN and VICINITY


Base ball goods Al buchanan
Fred Barnes is the new clerk at the
Skowhegsn House
D.. and Mrs. r. o Sawyer are In Bos-
ton for = visit ora few days.
Geo. Weymouth has Just opened new
line of trunks and travelling bags.
Mrs. Gala Heselton, who has been
severely III for two weeks past, Is now
convslesclng.
j. p. OAK has been confined at his
home since Sunday, suffering from tom
silitis, but is nov eonvalescent.
The Skowhegsn Ice company announce
that they sell Ice of as good quality and
at as low price as any one In the bust
meas.
FLOYD Nye and John Nayln of the
Skowhegsn postofflce arrived home,
Monday evening, from their vacation
passed in Boston, Connecticut and New
York City.
/ Geo, Plummer, who has been i'll for
the past ten days with typhoid fever at
the home OF his father, Chas. Plummer,
on Mt. Pleasant avenue, is now improv-
ing rapidly.
Children, who are to take part in the
exercises OF Children's Night of the
Skowhegan Grange, are requested to
- Saturday a
three p. IN.
During the present month, known to
the Catholic religion as the month of
Mary special services are held every
evening at st. Msry's Church, COM
mencing at 10,
Remember the band concert at Grange
hail, Monday evening. This is the in
itial appearance of Skowhegan's new
military band and promises to be very
successful affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCoombs and
Charles McCoombs of Fairfield, and Geo.
McCoombs of Waterville were in town
Tuesday to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Herbert McCoombs.
Miss Hattie Marble, who has been in
Massachusetts for several weeks, arrived
home Monday evening. She was &C
companied by her cousin, Miss Eva
johnson of Augusta, who is to be Miss
Marbles guest for time.
ndN RnGcpll
Relief Corps are to attend the services Mt
the First Baptist Church the Sunday
preceding Memorial Day, May % h, AT
3 D. m. A program of the Memorial
Day exercises will be published in our
next issue.
There is to be lecture in Grand Army
hal mex Tuesday evening at S o'clock,
/ by Mrs. Col Evans on THE Life Of
/ Christi. Il is under the auspices Of
Easign D. P. Policy of the Sally
Army, and such proceeds as are derived
from the small admission charged will
De used 10 their work in this community.
Rev. George Merriam, Rev. II. r.
/ Huse and Mr.. and MS. William II.
/ Paine attended the State meeting OF the
/ Maine Civic League at Watervile Tues
! day. Mr.. Merriam remained until yes
terday TO make an official visit at Co
burn Classical Institute, with the COM
mttee of the Maine Baptist Educational
Society of which he is chairman.
We learn that F. Leon Gage, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Gage of this place,
who is a member OF the graduating class
in the medical school OF the University
of Pennsylvania, has received the July
appointment as Resident Physician in
Worcester City Hospital. The appoint
ments are made by competitive ex4min-
alton and the leading medical schools in
the coutry were represented
We publish on page seven the war
rant for next Saturdays special town
meeting. The committee appointed at
the annual meeting to Investigate the
question of building for the town, pro-
posed to contain offices and hall for
public meetings, will report, and this
question will be ole Of dominant inter-
est. There will be also the report OF the
committee which has been investigating
conditions to be overcome in sewering
Milburn street. IL is very important
meeting and should command full at
tendance.
Instances have recently been noted of
the use of fire arms for target practice
at Coburn Park. This is forbidden by
the Park Commissioners and Is also con-
trary to the law governing the discharge
Of weapons within the limits of city or
village corporation o; near the thickly
settled portion of any town. These reg.
ulatiops are reasonable and necessary
for the safety of those frequenting the
park and residents Of that neighborhood.
Il is presumed that If the matter is uu-
derstood, no further violations will oc.
cur.
An important change In the railway
mail route, running out of this place.
went into effect yesterday. For many
years the two railway mail clerks, leav'
ing Skowhegan each morning, have
made the run to Portland and return.
Under the new arrangement they will 20
through to Boston, returning here on
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