The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
TOWN and VICINITY

Fresh boiled Holsters at the skowho.
gan Market.
II you want to see the lstes! thing in
souvener postal cards, call at Fogg' S
drug store.
Always good line of eorsets at Miss
Williams. Fitting and repsiting a
speciality.
G. W. Emerson has powed, with his
well known family horse, Ned, titly-tour
gal dens since April 26.
Mrq. r. II. Colby of Bingham, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Frances,
was in town shopping, Saturday.
The office over Fuler's drug store, so
long occupied by DR.. Daseombe, is for
rent. Water, set bowl, etc. Enquire on
the premises.
Attention is called to notice given in
another column by the municipal officers
of Skowhegan, regarding the digging up
of streets without permission.
Mrs. Dernc j. Green has gone to Port
land to pass the summer with her hus-
band, who has a position as motorman
on the Portland street railway.
Miss Lillian Cleveland, who had been
passing q vacation of two weeks at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chss.
f. Cleveland, returned to Auburn, Mon
day.
A. II. Wymsu went to Chester, Pa.
last week, for R visit OF three weeks with
his son, Levi c. Wymsn, who has a pro-
fessorship 10 military college in that
town.
Much favorable comment has been
heard on the work done by Company f
Military Band, Memorial Day. Their
selections were in good taste and very
well rendered.
When you want ice cream drop into
Delano's candy store, for after tasting
his pure article you'll quickly note the
difference-and his price is no higher
than others ask.
R. W. Haines left, Tuesday afternoon,
for Boston. He will accompany his sis
ter, Miss Lizzie Haines, home, she
having been there several weeks as the
guest Of an aunt In Dorchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Robbins and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Steward are passing
this week at Moose Pond in Hartland, as
guests at the cottage owned by Clyde H.
Smith and Albert C. Bowman.
The entire family Of G. w. Emerson,
fifteen In all, were present with him at
his home, Memorial Day. They visited
a photographer and had group picture
made to assist in preserving the memory
OF the occasion.
Company E is to assemble at its ar
mory, next Tuesday evening, for an in
spectIon by General Chae.s. f Davis OF
Augusta, representing the State OF
Maine. This is one of the occasions
when every member of the company is
required to be present.
j. Wallace Blunt went to Portland,
Saturday, and arrived home Monday
morning with a new touring car with
which be made the return journey from
that city. The run from Portland to
Richmond was made Sunday evening and
from there to Skowhegan early the fol-
lowing morning. The machine is q
Buick, manufactured in jackson,
Mich. 1t is equipped with twenty-five
horse power motor and has comfortable
seating capacity for five people.
The Skowhegan Pulp Company has
strung its boom at the piers in the river,
this week, preparatory to catching the
three million feet of logs that will be re-
qured for use the coming year at its
mill and for the mill of the Riverside
Pulp Co. About one-half of these logs
will be kept in booms to supply the mills
for the summer and the balance will be
piled for use after the river closes in the
fall. The sorting, booming and piling is
under the supervision Of Chas. f. Young,
who is experimenting for both the mills
mentioned, while Thomas Demo will be
foreman of the river crew.
Last Monday evening the scholars Of
the eighth grade met at their school
room on Baptist hill, each, by previous
arrangement, bringing all the old rub
bers they had been able to accumulate.
The occasion was in the form of con-
test among the pupils, small prizes be-
ing offered to those bringing the greatest
weight, the rubbers to be sold to pur
chase a picture for the school room.
Roy Lacssce captured the first prize and
the second was awarded Paul E. Muir
ray. The evening was passed 10 playing
such games as pupils of that age most
enjoy, under the direction of their
teachers.
There is to be meeting Of the full
committee on the Fourth OF July cele-
bration at room No. s, Morrison Block,
tomorrow (Fridayl evening at 745.