The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-09

/ day morning, for DrleI Visit with MS
father, I. B. Seekins
All are invited to cake, pie and candy
sale at the High School building, Satur-
day, Nov. Il, at o'clock.
The L4dies' Afternoon Whist Club
passed the afternoon with Mrs. W. M.
Pulsifer. Friday of last week.
O. F. Knowlton Co. will put on sale
Wednesday Nov. 18th, another lot OF
those ash clothes baskets. Enough for
all this time. See ad.
Albert n. Thorndike arrived home,
Monday, from vacation and hunting
trip of two weeks, passed In the vicinity
of Searsport, Me-, his former home.
The commission of Captain F. c. Dun.
lap of Company expires November
9th and an election for this office has
been ordered to take place November
| l4th
Mrs. Sarah L. Whitcomb, who had
been IN Exeter, N. II. for the summer,
arrived, Monday evening, and will pass
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. F.
w. Bucknam.
Michael st. Ledger went to Lowell,
Mass, Tuesday morning, having been
summoned there by telegram announc-
! ing the death of his mother, Mrs. Ed
ward St. Ledger, at the age of Is yeara.
Mrs. w. R. Clifford has been passing a
portion of this week with her husband
at Gardiner. Mr.. Clifford is kept busy
with his work as one of the Sturgs Com
mission deputies and has not been home
since September.
Oscar H. Gledhill, who recently came
here from Montreal, 2. Q. to join his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Gledhill,
has entered the employ of the Marston
Mills, where he will assist his father
who is designer for that corporation.
The local plant of the Commonwealth
Shoe Co. has resumed operations after
shut down of ten days to install new
boiler. Many of the employees took the
! opportunity thus afforded to visit rela-
| tives and friends in different parts Of
New England.
The relaying Of the abutments at the
Pooler bridge on Middle road, just be-
| yord Hathaway street, proved to be
more formidable task than was at first
supposed The old walls were found to
rest on an insecure foundation and for
the new masonry 1t was found necessary
to exeavate four feet below them to
gravel bottom which was found at that
level. Trenches were dug in this and
| filled with concrete on which the granite
wall is being laid.
! The second of the series of Mothers
Meetings, under the auepices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
will be held in G. A. X. hall, Tuesday
afternoon, November 18th at 3 o'clock
with the following program: Report of
the National Mothers Congress, Mrs.
Grace Coburn Smith; Child Verse, Mrs.
Lola NJ. Blunt; solo, Mrs. Philo Steward.
A cordial invitation to all. Mothers may
bring their children for whom special en-
tertainment will be provided during the
program.
The front of the w. B. Steward dry
goods store is being remodeled. Plate
glass windows, 64xl00 inches, placed at
an angle with the street, have been set
on either side of the entrance, largely
increasing the area for the display of
goods. The show windows are to be
separated from the store by sash and
glass partitions and in the partitions,
close to the exit two large mirrors will
be installed. 1t may be mentioned in
this connection that the first plate glass
used in a store front in Skowhegan was
set In this store in 1882 and that In the
refitting which has just been done, this
has not been disturbed.
Among those who were introduced to
Captain Hobson at the close Of his lect- ,
ure at the Methodist church, Wednesday
evening of last week, was Gen. Isaac
Dyer, and those who were present speak
OF the incident as more than usually i'm
pressive. 1t was General Dyer's 85th
birthday and he remarked TO Mr.. Hob !
son that the privilege of hearing the
lecture which ne had just enjoyed was a
fitting celebration for his anniversary.
Mr.. Hobson expressed great pleasure at
the meeting and stated that the fact OF
his own father having fought with the
veterans CT the South added rather than
detracted from the cordially with which
he could greet respected commander
OF the northern armies
A party of As people went from here
to Madison TO attend The opening of the
skating rink at that place, Tuesday even
ing, under the management of Vaughn
and Roderlck. There was also large
attendance from Madison and Arson fill
the rink to the limit Of its capacity. On
account of opening the rink at Madison
the open days OF the Skowhegan pavilion
will be changed to Monday evening and
Thursday and Saturday afternoons ard
evenings. There is to be two mile race
between speedy skaters at the Skowhc-
gan rink, this evening, and a one mile
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