The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-23
A. e. BIsson & Son polish ladies' shoes

0eUTRe weymouth Ilhb IOf sue at
bargain one good secondhand set of
double team harnesses.
e. F. Fairbrother has new sleigh,
used but few times this winter, which
he will sell for $22 90.
Mrs. Fred Kincaid departed for New
York, Saturday, and will pass the next
month in that city and in Boston.
California oranges have advanced but
o. F. Knowlton Co. will sell the balance
of those large navels at zoe dozen.
Mrs. Ernest Avore went to Augusta
yesterday to visit her uncle, Joel II.
Biron, representative to Legislature from
Phillips, Maine.
James Lumsden of Boston was In
town Tuesday, returning home yester-
day morning, accompanied by his sister,
Mrs. Harry Isles.
The benefit dance In Milburn hall, last
Saturday evening, rendered to Walter
Crosby of the firm of Crosby & Co. was
largely attended.
Steward Brothers want a shingle
sawyer. Application should be made at
their mill Ia Cornville or at the Island
mills, Skowhegan.
Mrs. Augusta B. Bailey Is visiting
friends in Augusta and Brunswick, this
week, and attended the Governors
reception, Wednesday evening.
The regular meeting of the Town In
provement society will occur, tomorrow,
Friday afternoon of this week. The
program for the day will be arranged by
Mrs. Laura Dnsmore.
Warren wilkins of Winthrop and
other horse buyers were In town yester-
day. They purchased "Gardiner," five.
yesr.old, of Charles W. Day, and another
horse of Freeman Jones.
Rev. George Merriam attended a meet
ing of the Maine Baptist Educational
Society in WaterVille, Monday. Mr..
Merriam has been for some time secre-
tary of this organization.
Temporary repairs are being made on
the upper portion of the Dodge block,
occupied by the millinery store of E. B.
Curtis. The roof of this building was
left very much exposed on the eastern
end after the destruction of the Head
store by the falling wall at the Coburn
Hall fire.
There are twenty-four inmates at the
Somerset jail, the largest number con-
fined there at any one time for several
years. Three Of these are for violation
Of the prohibitory law, one Is doing time
for larceny, four are imprisoned for In
toxication and the balance were arrested
as Migrants.
Mrs. Sarah Fl. Gledhill, who had been
In England for nearly year, has started
on her return Journey and was expected
to arrive in New York City today, where
her daughter, Miss Edith Gledhill, Is
awaiting her arrival. Mrs. Gledhill will
not come to Skowhegan at this time, but
will go at once to pass the remainder of
the winter with her son, Morris Gled-
hill, In Sykesville, Md.
The meeting OF Soross, Tuesday even
ing, was "Gentleman's Night" and the
regular club membership, with invited
guests, made very large attendance.
Miss Elsie Leighton Livermore Of Port
land, eloCutionist, furnished the en-
tire entertainment program. Refresh
ments worthy of the occasion were
served under the care of Mrs. A. X. But
Ter. Mrs. David A. Hsig and Mrs. j.
Wallace Blunt were hostesses.
Unless the up-river parties change
their mind In the matter there is to be a
match race on the Ice track here In the
early future between Baby Girl, owned
by Edwin Gledhill, and Raven Wilkes,
owned by Fl. E. Skidmore of North
Arson. Baby Girl will be driven by F.
<. Southland and Mr.. Skidmore will be
his own reinsman. Both horses are well
below the two-thirty mark and are rivals
of the last racing season. The incident
is brim full of the elements that make
the rarest sport.
Arthur Goodness cut his foot quite Sc
verely Monday morning, while at work
in breaking out the highway near the
parochial farms on the Norridgewoek
road. He was using 40 axe where the
snow was packed too solidly to be easily
cut through with a shovel, and In a care
less moment struck blow which glanced
against the side of his right foot. The
incident makes a p1t of chapter of
accidents in his family. His brother
George had finger nail torn out by the
saving machine only last week, and his
atep-father, Joseph Pooler, suffered an
accident to his knee very recently.
Ephraim C)wette Is laid up with in
iuries sustained by fall from the hay
loft Of his stable, Monday forenoon. He
had started to descend to the Il lor below
but missed his footing and fell from the
landing, striking on his back on the
fourth or fifth stair from the bottom and
sliding the rest of the way. He was
made helpless by the fall and 1t was at
first feared that serious injury TO the
spine had resulted, but it is now be-