The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-09
TOWN and VICINITY

Fresh stock of celery at the skowhe-
gan Market.
Ia Delano's display of homemade
candies for Saturday, you'll be sure to
ind your fayorite.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Hilton of Waterville, with
her two children, NIL and Allen, have
been passing this week with skowhegan
relatives.
At their regular meeting, Friday even
ing, Nov 10, the Pythian Sisterhood will
serve an oyster supper, to which the h.
Of z. are invited
Hon. Hiram Moore of Madison WAS In
town, Monday, and left on the afternoon
train for the Moosehead Lake region on
visit TO the several numbering camps in
which he and his son, Arthur are inter
ested.
Mrs. A. Il. Yeaton left here for
Quincy, Mass., this morning, where she
and Mr. Yeaton will make their home
for the future Mr.. Yeaton has POSI-
ton as head meat cutter In one OF the
leading markets In that place,
James Il. Holt received telegram,
yesterday, with the sad intelligence of
the death of the wife of his son, Willie
<. Holt, which occurred in Worcester
Mass, Tuesday. Mr.. Holt took the S %
train for Worcester this morning.
II you have your oysters of Deano
" 'nuT saidr but If you have not been
put wise on the oyster question, give
Delano trial order for next Sunday and
learn the difference. None better at any
price. Leave orders at either of his two
stores.
The trustees of the Skowhe9an Public
Library have just issued printed folder
giving In concise form much information
which it will be to the convenience of
patrons to understand. A supply of
them will be kept at the Library and
may be obtained on application, to the
librarian.
Paul Shannon, representing the Bos-
ton Post, was in town several days this
week, gathering material for write-up
of Chas Stain and his associates, in con-
nection with the Shawmut, Phillips and
other burglaries, which is to be publish
ed in the edition of his paper for Sunday,
November II h.
C. c. Waring. general contractor of
the extension to the Somerset Railway,
with headquarters at the dead waters of
Moxie, was in town on business, Tues
day. He was accompanied by two of
the sub-contractors, f c. Whitaker and
S. w. Childs of Bingham. More men
are needed to push the work along as
fast as is desired.
The plasterers are at work this week
In the third story which has been recent
ly added to the Maine Central Hotel and
it is hoped to have the thirteen new
rooms, which this change affords, COM
pleted and ready for use in time for the
rush of business which always come to
Skowhegan hotels with the December
opened to the public but little over one
year ago and its patronage has been such
as to make the added accommodations
necessary and indicates that its conduct
by Landlord Towle has been highly sat
isfactory to the travelling public.
W. A. Smith of South Newcastle, Me.
harvesting Christmas trees in Show
hogan and vicinity for New York City
firm. Mr.. Smith has been following this
business In Maine for twenty years and
In that time has shipped nearly 200, 900
trees out of the state. He expects to
load four cars of 2400 trees each at the
Skowhegan station this year. For these
he pays the owners of the land at the
rate of IS per thousand on the stump
II appears the trees cut by Mr.. Smith
run from six to sixteen feet in height
and that this is the size demanded In the
New York City market. Philadelphia,
which Is the largest market for Christ
mas trees aside from New York City,
demands a larger siz2, averaging from
thirteen to twenty feet.
The precipitation, which has been snow
In most of the towns of Somerset county
north of Skowhegan and mingled snow
and rain here, was practically continuous
from Monday morning to Wednesday
night. l. has made very disagreeable
weather to be ont in aud in sharp contrast
to the exceptionally fine weather for all
out door work prevailing during Septem-
Der and October. We hear of five or six
inches of snow, just few miles north of
Skowhegan, sufficient to make very good
sleighing on Tuesday and Yesterday.
Another report, not so readily credited,
is TO the effect that crew of men, who
were coming to this place with thresh-
ing machine, loaded on wheeled vehicle
over the Notch road, encountered drifts
several feet deep and could not get
through. The storm is very favorable
for the water supply of the coming win
ter and for the various powers along the
Kennebec. F. A, Nolin, secretary of the
Skowhegan Water Co., had prepared
notices to the various users from the
Skowhegan dam that they would have to
go on half time, but the river has come