The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-09
and VICINITY

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Allen Hsckett OF Pittsfeld was the
guest of his son, w. K. Hackett, Mon
day.
Chas. Heddle of Oakland passed Sun
day in town with his cousin, David A.
Haig.
&C. Dunlap has four ard one-half
horse power gasoline engine to sell at a
bargain, used only four mouths.
Fl. l.. Jackson, scientific optIcian, con-
tinues the practice of his profession at
his office over the Merrill shoe store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Brown returned to
their home in Burlington, Vt. last Friday
after brief visit here with relatives.
While at Skowhegsn stop at the Hesel-
ton hotel; one dollar per day or $500
per week for board. Single meals 26cts.
Ak. Butler, Esq, made his official
vist as district deputy to Lebanon Nv
sonic Lodge at Norridgewock, last FRI
dsy evening,
w. II. Wildes authorizes the REPORTER
to say that he will be candidate for the
office of first selectman at the town meet
ing on Monday.
J. n. Dudley, State secretary of Maine
Young Mems Christian Association, was
in town yesterday and today, in the in
terest of his association.
Mrs. Frances b. Taylor of Madison
left for New York today, to study music
with Mrs. A. NJ. Virgil, who ia the
founder of the Virgil method.
Miss Elsie Avore, for a long time a
saleslady in the fancy goods store of
Miss C. j. williams, left, Saturday morn
ing, for Aiddletowp, Conn.,, where she
has position.
Miss Georgia Colby of Bingham is the
guest Of o. F. Knowlton and family, this
week. Misses Ethel and Edith Knowlton
and Miss Colby passed the day in Water
vile, Monday.
Nearly twenty Skowhegan horsemen
went to Waterville, Tuesday afternoon,
to see the match race between Bowling
Boy and Frank c. which occurred on
Silver street in that city.
Miss Frances Lord, Miss l.. NJ. Withee
and Mrs. Z. B. Curtis, three OF Show
hegan's milliners, are attending the
openings in Boston and New York, this
week, having left here, Monday.
Mrs. Alice Gledhill and Mrs. Dora Nc
Neelie went to Augusta, Teusday after
noon, to attend a reception given by
Mrs. Clark, wife of the Senator from
Hancock county, and Mrs. Forrest Good
win.
Miss Lucille Byron, daughter of Rep
resentative Byron of Phillips, Me-, pass
ed Sunday as the guest Of her cousin,
Mrs. G. E. Avore. Miss Byron is pass
ing the winter at Augusta with her
father.
The next meeting Of the Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union will be
held 10 Grand Army Hall Tuesday, after
noon, March 14th at o'clock. All in
terested In the work are cordially in.
vlted TO be present.
Geo. E Cleveland of Augusta took the
train for home from this station, Tues
day morning. He had just come from
Madison, where he had installed the off.
GERS of Canibas Tribe, Independent Or
der of Redmen the previous evening.
Fred M. Kinds went to Fairfield, Fri
day, with an official of the New England
Telephone Co. to Investigate location
which was desired by that company for
their wires through some trees on prop
erty belonging to Mr.. Kinds, at Benton
station.
Miss Alice O'Nesl died, Thursday even
log of last week, at the home of her
mother, Bridget O'Neal, aged AZ years.
She had been an invalid nearly all her
life, almost never being able to leave her
home. Funeral services were conducted
1T St. Mary's Church, Saturday morning.
The deceased is survived by her mother
and several sisters, among them Mrs.
Paul Belongia of this place and Mrs.
Julia Hogan of Winslow.
Martin Flynn, proprietor of the Silver
Spring Bottling Co., arrived here last
evening and will pass the next five or
six months In Skowhegan. Mr.. Flynn
keeps his home in Lewiston, where be
has another bottlipg establishment, but
during the rush season in the bottling
business ne leaves the Lewiston branch
in the hands of his foreman and gives
his personal attention to the business in
Skowhegan.
Robert K. Steward, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B.. Steward of this town, was
taken i'll at Orono last week, where he
Is attending college at the University of
Maine. Rheumatic fever was threatened
aud although the disease yielded to
treatment, 1t was thought best for him
to be brought to his home. He arrived
here Tuesday evening, accompanied by
his mother, who had been with him for
the past week, and by John w. Steward,
his uncle, who went to Orono Monday,
to assist them 10 the journey here.
The Chicago Record-Herald is author
ity for a statement concerning Mrs. Mary