The Somerset reporter., 1905-12-21
TOWN and VICINITY


IL a. m. every day, at the City Bakery.
Oae of the prettlest lines of neckwear
for men can be found at Chas. F. Ward
Co.'S.
Mrs. A. Fl. Totman of Fairfield was
visiting in town for few days last
week.
Colonel and Mrs. A. @. Blunt are pass
ing the present week In Boston and
vicinity.
Miss l.. NJ. Withee and Mrs. Henry
washburn passed the day In Augusta,
Saturday.
SILK umbrellas make fine Christmas
presents Chas. F. Ward Co. have All
attractive line Of them.
Miss Daisy Holway, one of the teach
ers In the public schools, Is passing the
vacation In Maiden, Mass.
Mrs. Adrian Day went to ROxbury,
Mass., Monday morning, to visit her
cousin, Mrs. 4. N. Kellogg.
silk stockings, hand embroidered,
make a pIce Christmas present; for sale
by Green & Barnard Shoe Co.
Elmer K. Harris left this morning on
business trip to Boston in the interest Of
the Skowhegsu Jersey Creamery.
Mrs. Fannie Cushing and Miss Edna
have gone to Portland to pass Christmas
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl.
Pearson.
George II. Webb, Skowhegan's high
way commissioner, made business trip
to Gardiner and other down river points,
Tuesday.
You can buy celery, lettuce and spin
ach, among other good things for your
Christmas dinner, at the Skowhegan
market.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Elliott left Mon
day morning for vacation trip of two
weeks to be passed with relatives IN
Massachusetts.
. ie5 EFitC!llh HDu CbaIlolto %plby
have been passing a portion of this week
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Bon
nev 10 WstervIle.
Skowhegsn Electric Light Co. have a
nice line of portable electric lamps which
would be very useful as well as sppro-
pirate Christmas presents.
Mrs. Mary Weston OF Onset, Mass.,
VINO had been n town since the death of
her brother, Hon. c. A. Marston, re-
turned home, Tuesday afternoon.
Dinsmore & Bickford's Fire Ins. Co.'s,
Aetna, Home, Continental, ETC., have
had large losses at Skowhegan, recently,
but they went through the Chicago fire
and are still furnishing reliable insurance
at lowest rates.
1t will be noted in another column that
the American Wooden Co. have aDnounc-
ed an increase OF ten per cent In the
wages of all their employees, except heads
of departments and sslsried officials, to
take effect January lst. This will add
from $3.50 to 5000 to the weekly pay
roll of the Anderson Mills.
Insurance on losses occssiobed by The
pulp mill fire has been adjusted. The
Skowhegsn Pulp Co. receive S2l ,002.62
on their main mill and contents, and
S472 80 for damage to their brick mill
occupied by the Maine Spinning Co.
The Maine Spinning Company are award
ed 1915 for damage TO machinery stock.
The reins becoming caught, one of the
horses of the American Express Co.
backed the delivery sleigh to which he
was attached across the sidewalk and
broke the plate glass in the front of the
company's office on Water street, last
Friday evening. The loss of about $50
is not covered by insurance and falls on
the express company.
Captain elect, B. |. Rice, and lieuten-
ant elect, Edgar L. Murphy, went to
Augusta, Tuesday, TO take the necessary
examination preceding the issuance of
their commissions as officers of Company
+. The examination took place at the
Statehouse before Il board composed of
the higher military department. II Mr..
Rice and Mr.. Murphy are successful
they will be commissioned early 10 JAN
uary. Mrs. Murphy accompanied her
husband for days sightseeing at the
capital.
In our advertising columns this week
will be found the announcement OF the
Skowhegan Saving Bank, in which the
leading facts in the financial exhibit
OF this, Somerset County's largest and
strongest financial Institution, are given.
1t has been growing custom 10 late
years for parents to make small deposits
for their children, and In many cases the
child so favored in early years has found
handsome balance ready for use on be-
coming Of age. Thu is especially ap-
propriate at Christmas time and gift
OF this nature is ideal from whatever
stand point considered.
The committee appointed at the last
special town meeting TO make investiga-
tion with regard to Skowhegan's pro-
posed municipal building have snnoun-