The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-05
Don't forget the opening at Miss
Withee's, Friday aud Saturday.

Silas Leland
The store OF Woodland & Sons, head OF
Water ST., is 10 be closed until Tuesday
morning, Oct. 10, when they will start
their final sale. See ad.
The races at Farview Park, next Sat
urday, promise to be among the best OF
the season. There Is fine field OF
horses in all three classes.
Mrs. C. G. Moody, who is being treat
ed at the Sisters Hospital in Lewiston, is
reported to be gaining and is expected to
return home within the next tvs weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hackett, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Wilson and Miss Edna Page
left here, yesterday morning, for two
weeks trip to Boston and New l ork
City.
Oae hundred and fifteen people took
the special train from here, Tuesday
evening, to witness the production OF
the First Crusade" at the Waterville
Opera House.
Mrs. Ann Townsend of Auburn and
her daughter, Miss Myra Townsend,
have been guests since last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Drake on
Kennebec street.
Mrs Kate Kendall, assisted by Miss
Pearle Estabrook, is to open manicur-
ing and shampooing psrlors at No. 3,
Milburn Block, next Monday. Tele-
phone number, 38-l1.
Friday morning of last week, Baker
& Marble dispatched six teams and
workmen with each to different points
to set up monuments and other memorials
of marble and stone, the products of
their Skowhegan works.
D.. A. E. Wvman left here, Monday,
for Boston. He is to pass the winter at
some medical school, either Tufts Medi-
cal College, near Boston, or the BAld-
more Medic i College at Baltimore, Md
He is to decide between the two after
reaching Boston.
Erman Stanley of Newton, Mass,
nephew of the two gentlemen OF that
name who make up the firm of Stanley
| Brothers, was in town. Friday of last
week with an automobile, one Of the late
models of the Stanley factory. He had
Just come from Kingfleld and was accom-
panied by Or. E. L. Pencil of that
place.
George Stevens of Watervile, Dep.
uty Grand Warden of the New Eng
land Order OF Protection, will visit
Eureka Lodge No. rs of this place,
on Tuesday evening, October 10Th,
to install off GERS of the lodge. Grand
Warden, Harvey E Bates, of Augusta,
Is also expected to be present at the
meeting.
Chas. A Mitchell went to Oakland,
Saturday, to visit for few days with B.
Crowell and Dwight Mccartney, former
residents Of this town. Messrs. Crowell
AID Mccartney are experts with the
violin and banjo, and Mr.. Mitchell took
his violin with him expecting to enjoy
some hours OF music with his former
associates.
Skowhegan Grange is to entertain
Canaan Grange at their next meeting,
October II, and the program for the
evening will be found on page seven Of
this issue. The dining room committee
wish all members of Skowhegan Grange
whom they have not been able to see
personally, to bring cake, pies, and other
food which will be needed at the BAN
quet.
We publish in another column pc
ttioD from the Central Maine Tele- |
phone Co. to the selectmen Of Show
hogan asking for the right to construct
It's line from Clinton to the Cornville
town line by way of the road on the
east side of the Kennebec river and
over Eaton hill. The petition also asks
for the rights for branch line to Ca
nsan from point near the Silas Rich
arGson farm.
The law firm which has done business
10 this place for the last five years,
under the name Of Phillips & Mills, was
dissolved, last week. Harold ]. Phillips,
the senior member, will probably con-
tinue the practice of law in a Massa-
chusetts town; Chester H. Mills, the
junior partner, is to remain at Jackman,
Me-, where he has been located for
several years 10 charge OF the branch
office of this firm.
j. C. Kenney brings to the REPORTER
from his farm, the Patten place samples
of an odd looking potato, known to him
as the "Cowhorn" variety. They are
five to eight inches long, about two
inches in diameter and most Of them are
curved into shape which gives them a
fancied resemblance to 3 cows horn. |
The surface Is peculiar shade Of blue !
From one peck of seed which Mr.. Ken
ney obtained from his brother in the
state of New York, Mr.. kenney obtained
a yield of fourteen bushels. Ga Inquiry T,
we learn that this potato was raised In
this section twenty years ago under an
other name, but for some reason its Gull |