The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-19
TOWN and VICINITY
See the bargains at Wards.

until next week.
C. j. Abbey left, Monday morning.
for businnss trip of several days, to
Portland and Boston.
Miss Martha Snow left, Saturday after
noon, for Massachusetts, after passing
the holidays at home.
Miss G0ldie Parkman of Auburn re-
turned home, Monday morning, after a
brief visit here with her father, Urban X.
Parkman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson arrived
home Saturday evening, after a week g
visit with their son, I. II. Anderson, In
Portland.
X. A. Wthee arrived home, Friday
evening, from Winthrop, where he had
been on account of the serious illness of
a relative.
Miss S. Madeline Ward arrived home,
Saturday evening, after visit with her
sister, Miss Mae Ward, who is teaching
IN Boston.
William B. Webb, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. l.. Webb of this place, will make the
opening address for the class of 1905 at
the Bowdoin commencement, next June.
Edwin Gledhill, manager of the Mars
ton Mills, is passing this week at the
commission hou3e of Mali & Co., New
York, who are selling agents for this
corporation.
w. A. Bailey, junior warden, and
Hugh Hurley, as grand marshal, went to
Waterville, Friday evening, and took
part in the installation Of officers oil
Ahiram Encampment in that city.
Word was received here, last week, Of
the death of Samuel Mcfarland, which
occurred at N wv Bedford, Mass. He wal
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William McFar'
land, formerly of this place, and at one
time was an employe of the SOMERSET
REPORTER. His age was about fifty
years.
The body OF Mrs. Lucinda Palmer
who died in Sidney, Me-, Thursday, ar
rived here Saturday evening, accom-
panied by her brother, Llewellyn Eaton,
of Cornville. Mrs. Palmer WAS born In
Scion and lived also for few years In
Athens, but has passed most Of her life
in Sidney and Vassalboro. Her age was
SO years.
Saturday morning the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Selden Knights were panied to
learn OF the death of their infant son,
Fred Kellogg, aged three months. Flu
neral services were held at their home
on the Norridgewock road, Monday
afternoon, aud were conducted by Rev.
II. F. Huse. The sympathy of all is ex-
tended to them in their bereavement.
Miss Dorothy Day entertained about
twenty of her young friends at her home,
Tuesday afternoon, it being the occasion
of her tenth birthday. The afternoon
was passed in plays that youths and
misses of that age can best appreciate
and at the proper time all were asked to
partske of very spetzing feast, not the
least important part of which was a
mammoth birthday cake, with the re-
CURED number of candles to indicate the
age OF the young hostess.
The following program was presented
at the meeting of the Town Improve
ment Society, last Friday, the subject
for the day being New Hampshire. e"
Paper, "New Hampshire of Today"
written by Mrs. Carrie Fsirbrother and
read by Mrs. Sadie Hutchins; paper,
"The Heart of the White Mountains"
written by Ann K. Stinchfleld and read
by Mrs. Alice Mitchell a selection, 1.-The
Romance of the Isles of Shoals" by Mrs.
Anna Oastott; reading from Celia Thax-
ter by Mrs. Abbie Robinson. The musi-
cal program consisted Of piano solo by
Miss Trafton and vocal solo by Miss
Gertrude Carter.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Flax B.
Hutchins seem determined that they
shall have plenty of things to remind
them of Skowhegan. In addition to
those previously noted, Mr.. Hutchins
has been made the recipient of very
handsome pin from Superintendent SAT-
ford of the Commonwealth factory, and
Mrs. Hutchins was presented with pin
emblamatic OF the order Of the Eastern
Star, by her sisters of that society at a
reception given in her hSnor at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Nash on Main
street, the evening of the 18th instant
Nearly fifty of the members of the East
ern Star were present, delightful re-
freshments were served and the evening
very pleasantly spent.
Superintendent Charles Chute of the
Portland Packing Co. reports good prog
ress in securing contracts for sweet corn
acreage for the coming season. He al
ready has 125 acres pledged, which Is
more than the number of acres usually
booked at this date. The company de-
sires to put 175 acres under contract,
from which, II the season be favorable,
a yield of half million cans may be ex
pected. New machinery has already
been purchased for this factory and, II a
full seasons business can be arranged
for, other substantial betterments will
be made The part OF the machinery
which is used In the manufacture of cans