The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-02-02

Ing months vacation 10 town.
Good things for mid winter: lettuce,
celery and spinach, at A. r. Jewett's. /
Mrs. Daniel Strickland ia i'll and is now
at Wadsworth's hospital for treatment. T
J. A. Roderick is ready to furnish you I
with radishes, cucumbers, celery aud I
lettuce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey B. Goodwin |
passed Sunday with relatives 10 Rich
mond, Me.
Walter Hight, salesman in the store
of C. F. Ward, made business trip to
Portland, today.
Phillip Wood came home from Kent's
Hill Saturday evening to pass Sunday |
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bachelor of Ply |
mouth, Mass, are passing two weeks |
vacation 10 town. |
Think of It'll Sixteen kinds of fresh
home. made candies at Delsno's candy |
store from 10c to 25c 10.
The attractive display Of Sawyer pic
lures 10 Bucknam's window shows the
possibilities OF the camera in the hands
Of an artist.
Mrs. Edw. A. Leach went to Hit OK
ley Saturday morning to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Strickland, who has been Ill |
for the past week
Ell. Walker has two good rooms to
let on Turner Ave, furnished or uniur-
nished, with use Of bath. Light house
keeping II desired.
The members of the Ladies' Afternoon
Whist club were guests, this Thursday
afternoon, OF Miss Lola Goodwin at her
home on High street.
DR.. [. A. Dascombe made use of the
early morning train, Monday, to have a
few hours for business In Portland, ar
irving home on the 4.50 train.
N. B. X. Brooks, treasurer of the
Maine Spinning Co., paid visit to the
mill of that corporation here, last week,
returning to Boston, Friday morning.
Miss Zaidee Morrison departed for
New York City Tuesday morning, where
she is to continue her studies In art for
the remainder of the winter.
Moses French of Scion is to celebrate
his 84th birthday tomorrow (Friday)
afternoon, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs, |. ], Smith, on Madison avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Simpson, with
their two children, departed for Fitch
burg, Mass, Monday morning, where
they are TO visit with Mr.. Simpsons
brother, John Simpson, for a time.
Miss Gertrude Rankin, principal of
the SkowEegan kindergarten, arrived
Saturday evening and began her work
on Monday. She had been passing her
vacation at her home in Troy, N. Y.
A. B. Lamb, accountant in the office
OF S. W. Phibrick, WAS called to Hart
land, Tuesday, by the serious illness Of
I bis mother. She was able to return here
with him on Tuesday and will remain ur-
til her recovery is complete.
Skowhegan is to have a new millinery
store, Miss Nettie f, Walker is to COM
r1ence business about April lat In the
Williams block, corner of Madison ave-
r nue. and Elm street. Mlas Walker
| comes to this place from Vermont.
Charles w. Nuttng is confined to his
room at the Oxford, by reason Of a
I paralytic shock, the attack occurring last
Friday evening. The symptoms were
alarming at first but he has since improv-
ed and it now seems possible thst he may
regain his usual health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter P. Ordway we.t
, to Boston Saturday morning, to be pres
ent at reunion Of the party with which
they went to the Pacific coast last sum
mer. They returned yesterday to Au-
gusta and attended the reception given
by Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Gannett at their
home, last evening, to the members Of
the Legislature and their wlves.
One evening last week surprise
party was given Miss Alice Lswley of
this town, who is teaching in the gram
mar school III Madison. 1t was arranged
by her pupils and occurred at the home
of A. J. Williams. She was presented
with handsome bon bon dish filled with
confectionery. Miss Lawley Is one Of
the many successful Skowhegan girls
who are teaching in other towns.
DR.. Walter A. Harding, a former
Skowhegan boy, has recently been re-
elected member of the Common Cour-
Gil of Everett, Mass, which has been his
place Of residence for some years. While
the doctor is reputed to enjoy fine prao-
tice, 1t is evident that he regards stten-
ton to matters of public concern "a a
duty incumbent upon him and which he
finds time to discharge to the sstisfac-
ton of the electorate OF his home city.
Messrs. M. L. Merrill l.. c. Williams
and Geo. 7. Tibbltts, county commits
soners, and r. H. Reed, county treasur-
err, were at the courthouse nearly all OF
last week engaged in making the finan-
cial report OF the county for the year
! ending December 3lst The amount re-