The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-12-21


jewelIy store.
Years of reputation for equitable deal
ing stand behind purchases made at
Philbrick's, aR important consideration
In the rush of holiday shopping.
Chase has been doing a rushing BUSH
ness the past week In sleighs, selling five
10 one day. His Pennington sleighs
made by B. r. Watson are "dsndys".
Mvron J. Smith Is driving one OF the
teams of the American Express Co. dur
the holiday rush.
Mrs. G. Wallace Nash and her sister,
Miss Jeanette Hill, passed the day in
WateIville, yesterday.
Mrs. C. W. Reed is passing few
weeks with her son, VIII, and daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Mitchell, at Sanford.
Miss Abbie Luce arrived home, Friday
of last week, to pass the Christmas vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
NJ. Luce. Miss Luce is teaching In one
OF the public schools of Oakland.
Roofing paper covered with several
coats of tar was put on the roof of the
Merrill block, last Saturday. This CON-
pletes the roof ready for the final cover
ing of tar and gravel which will be laid
in the spring.
The present office and those recently
elected by Sunset Chapter, o. K. s., met
Saturday night, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Wallace Nash on Main street.
Plans for the winter were discussed and
pleasant evening were passed. The
officers for the ensuing year are TO be
installed at the next regular meeting
which occurs Friday evening, Jan. 5Jh.
A. II. Gledhll, who had been en-
pioyed as designer at the maIston Mills
for the past few months, left here, Sat
urday of last week, for South Glaston-
bury, Conn.,, where he assumes the su-
perIntendency of the Franklin Glszier
Mills, plant OF about sixty looms,
Mr.. GledhiPs son, Oscar, who has been
associated with his father 10 the design
ing department, remains In the employ
OF the Marston Company.
Lieutenant A. F. Yates and A. Often
of Waterville were guests for few days
OF Warren and G. II. futile at the Skow-
began House, last week. Lieutenant
Yates Is second In command of the U. s..
gunboat Bennington, and was In charge
of the vessel during the absence OF her
captain at the time her boilers exploded
In San Diego, Cal. He is on furlough
at present and Ia passing the time in
Wsterville, which was bis home until
the beginning of his naval career.
Mrs. j. Burrills house or East Leavitt
street caught fire about nine o'clock
Tuesday morning, and but for timely
aid would have been destroyed or seri-
ously damaged. A chimney was burn
ing out and the heat was sufficient TO
crumble the sheet iron cap that covered
an unused funnel opening and let the
fl mes into the room. s. 4. Reynolds
was driving by on his way to the pump
ing station when the members of the
household called for assistance and by
quick action succeeded in extinquishing
the fire.
The Milburn CLUB is considering an
invitation from the Somerset CLUB Of
Pittsfleld to become the guests of that
organization on the afternoon and ever =
ing OF December 20. A leading feature
ment between teams of nine players
chosen from each club. Al the conclu-
sion of the games there will be banquet
a. the LanceY House. At a meeting OF
the Milburn Club held last Monday even
Ing. David A. Haig, Fred c. Dow and <.
Z. McNeelie were appointed committee
to make arrangements and the invitation
will undoubtedly be accepted.
The ability to telephone the alarm of
fire to Central and the prompt manner In
which the call was answered and the
alarm rung 10 was of great advantage to
the public in connection with the Hesel-
ton House fire and we are advised that
subscribers received the best OF attention
to calls given subsequent to the sound
ing of the alarm. Employees at the tele.
phone exchange furnish US evidence
where calls were made and prompt ser
vice rendered to well known people at
the time of the pulp mill fire and they
think our criticism of last week was
hasty and unmerited. The REPORTER
ia pleased to be able to make favorable
report with regard TO the service at the
time of the Heseton House fire and to
set the matter right 80 far as 1t may
have been 10 error in it's comments in n
previous issue. The REPORTER is GER
tainly as ready to commend as condemn
and very much prefers to do 80. Its
only aim is to be Just to the public, the
public service corporations and to their
employees.
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