The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-31

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Emery ia ready for business at his usus
/ vocation.
Mr.. William Robertson aud son c
Rumford Falls are visiting at Mr.. f. G
Aekley's. They are on bicycle trip t
MnlinocAet.
Chesley Towle, son of VIM. Towle 0
Auburn, returned to his home, Wednes
day, after weeks visit with his grand
parents here.
A party of ten or more from thi
section are attending the campmeetnl
of the Seventh Day Advents at Lewis
ton, this week.
At the next regular meeting OF Ores
cent Tent, No. Is, to be held Tuesday
evening" September 5h, there will b
degree work, after which a supper will
be served.
Chas. E. Varney of Mercer, one OF the
deputies under Clyde n. Smith, has re-
signed. We learn from Mr.. Smith that
no one will be appointed In Mr.. Varney'f
place for the present.
B. F. Baker suffered no uncomfortable
loss In the death of his tavorite driving
mare "Ktty," Tuesday. She was eleven
wears old and had drawn Mr.. Baker
many mile on business and pleasure.
Mrs. Ed P. Page arrived home Mon
day evening from Moosehead Lake
bringing with her Miss Thayer and Mis-;
Gertrude Weeks OF Boston, who had
been her guests at the Page farm for the
past fortnight.
Col. W. r. G. Estes arrived home
last evening from Durham, Me. where
he had been attending the semiannua
reunion OF the school of which he was
member when a young man. Mr.
Estes was one of the speakers on thil
occasion.
B. F. E4ton completes, today, BIZ
forty-third year of service for the Maine
Central Railroad. The end of this Ions
period finds Mr.. Eaton in good healtl
and spirits with probability that h
will be found in the harness for man.
years to come.
A large and enthusiastic crowd saw
| CLYDE FORBADE win the first event, mil
race, at the Roller Rink, last Monda,
evening, over Arthur Roderick, the fnisl
being very close. In the second rae
Harry DIVES of this place won easil,
from James NJ. Callahan of Plymouth
Mass. The spectators were willing t.
treat the Massachusetts skater fairly bu
were glad to see the local man take TIN
race.
r. W. Brown is to rebuild at one
the Fletcher block damaged by the re
cent fire. He has concluded not to de
molish such portion as was left stand
ing and the street front will remain a
before the fire. The first floor will b'
fitted for stores and the upper stories
into lat. Mr.. Brown will also build {
storehouse on the lot back of the fetch
er block, 26, by 60 feet and two stories
high.
Members of Skowhegan labor unionI
TO the number of two hundred or more
are planning to go to Lewiston for tht
great Labor Day celebration, Monday
1t is expected that they will be escorted
by Company E. Military band, r, A
Washburn leader. The only local unioI
that is making no plans to attend is tina
of the Textile workers; few of thei
members may go but the attendance will
not be general as from other labol
organizations.
II. Z. Conant, recently connected with
the Peerless garage and New Eng
land headquarters in Boston, hal
leased the large room in the Hesel
ton block, overlooking the river, anr
fitted it up as a garage and light ma
chine shop. Mr.. Conant Is recommend
ed as a specialist on motor vehicles anC
gas engine work. He Is prepared tt
care for and repair all kinds of motto
vehicles. He also has touring ca
with which he can take parties of from
one to five persons for long or short ex
cursions. See his advertisement in an
other column.
Charles Smith left here, Tuesday noon
for Portland where he joined the part.
OF Maine Grand Army veterans, VIII
started, yesterday, for their thirty-nintl
annual encampment of that organic Ition
at Denver, Col. These encampment
have been held in the different large citie
of the country from year to year, from
the Atlantic States to the Pacific coast
but Mr.. Smith has not missed one o
them for a long time. He makes tn
national encampment each year the oc
casion of his annual outing and purpose
to do so as long as he has the health tt
enjoy travel. Mr.. Smith goes this yea
as the delegate from Somerset count
and is the only veteran from Skowhegai
to attend. He expects to arrive HON
about September Goth.
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