The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-17
TOWN and VICINITY

White canvass low shoes just received
,s The Green & Barnard Shoe Co.
Mis-. Theresa Flagg of Haverhill,
Mass. is the guest this week OF Mr.. aud
Mrs George Fl. Pishon.
The members of the class of 1892,
skowhegan High School, hold reunion,
this evening, at Lakewood.
". Wilson and Nathan Fowler went
tn Brunswick, Me-, yesterday, to attend
the reunion of the 10th Maine Regiment,
Mrs. W. b. Drew of Portland arrived
Yesterday morning, on the 1890 train,
Tor visit with her sister, Mrs. William
Doran.
Mrs Gertrude Humphrey left here,
Yesterday morning for Massachusetts,,
where she is to visit with friends for the
Rext four weeks
good bargain can be had in dining
table. : chairs and an art square by
calling on Mrs. H. A. Wood, over Par
ker q Nays grocery.
". D. Taylor OF Norrdgewock. who
was employed In Stewards dry goods
store for time and who has since been
working at Waterville, has recently OBJ
tanned a situation In Lewiston and went
to that city, Monday morning.
L. W. Chase is located temporarily in
the Fisher shop, to remain while his new
repository is being built, and is now
ready to receive orders for sleighs,
pungs, etc., or for any work in the line
of carriage repairing or painting of any
description.
Henry c. Giles Of Cornvlle, who last
year was elected Principal Of Browns
Academy, East Kingston, N. H., has
recently resigned his position there, he
having been chosen to the principalship
Of the Hartlsnd High School for the
coming year, beginning with the fall
term, September IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Savage and their
daughter, Miss Augusta, arrived home
Tuesday evening, from carriage drive
to Greenville, where they visited with
the family of their son, Clair H. Savage,
They were accompanied by William
Walker of Port Gamble, Washington,
who is visiting relatives in town.
The following citizens of Skowhegan
were drawn as jurymen, Saturday at the
Office of the Selectmen. Grand Jury, TO
serve for one year: Rupert E. jackson,
G. Wallace Nash. Traverse Jury for
the September term of the Supreme Ju-
". Holt, Frank w. Bucknam, George w.
Gould.
The prolonged blowing of the whistle
at the Anderson Mills, shortly after noon,
Saturday, which was heard by everyone
and for which there was no reason
apparent at the time, was to summon
the private fire department of the mill
to extinguish small fire in the picker
room. By prompt action the fl .mes
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necessary to ring In general alarm.
Wilmot B. Whittier has purchased the
Morse stand>on Madison avenue, owned
until recently by +. N. Merrill. 1t is
his intention to sell the house now on
the lot for removal and will build a
home for himself and family consisting
Of a two story house, with stable con-
nected. The lot of land in this purchase
has seven rod front on Madison avenue
and is eight rods deep. II is very favor
ably located for residential purposes.
Rev. George Merriam, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist Church, departed Mon
day noon, for Mortified, Mass, where
he is attending the meetings of the
National Christian Workers Union, a
society founded by the we'll known evan
gelist, D. l.. Moody. Mr.. Merriam is to
report these meetings for The Watch
man, the recognized official organ of
New England Baptists. This paper is
published in Boston and Is edited by Mr.,
Merriam's brother, E. F. Merriam, d. d.
The wedding of two young people,
which occurred in Pittsfleld at noon,
yesterday, is one in which many of our
readers are Interested. The groom was
Forrest Cross, popular clerk at the
store Of the Blunt Hardware Co., the
bride being Miss Theda B. Seekins,
daughter Of T. B. Seekins of Pittsfield,
and sister of W. T. Seekins of this place,
Somerset county's Clerk of Courts
Both the contracting parties have many
friends III Skowhegan. The bride will
be recalled as the junior member of the
millinery firm of Brigham & Seekins,
formerly doing business in this town.
Mr. and Mrs. Cross are to make their
home in Skowhegan and will reside on
Winter street.
D. W, Rowe is in Massachusetts this
week. taking orders for hoops to be
shipped from this section the coming fall
and winter. MIR. Rowe conducts one OF
eSowhegan's many small enterprises
that attract little attention but which
together assist materially In the pros
pe'lty Of the town. He manufactures
lew hoops from the poles himself and
with those made by others in many
different parts of Somerset county, he
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