The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-12-14
TOWN and VICINITY
Hogs head cheese at A. R, Jewe,t's

Hogs head cheese at A. r, Jewe,t's.
DR.. F. o. Turner of Harmony WAS
ealing on friends in town, Saturday.
Mrs. II. Paine passed Sunday in
watervhle with her daughter, Miss
Laura Paine.
MIR. and Mrs. toward Sturgis of Port
land, were guests over Sunday of George
Simpson and wife
Miss Mary F. Fuller of Portsmouth is
the guest Of her brother, w. II. Fuller,
at Hotel Cohurn, this week.
Smells are among the good things in
the fish line which may be purchased at
the Skowhegan Market this week.
10 eight days Of the recent icy roads
Palmer & Co. shod 400 horses, s. being
the largest number for any one day.
j. 5. kidder has gone to Scion and
plans to remain In that town for the
winter at the home of Chas. French.
Miss Berle Walton has recently pur-
chased through the firm of j. N n |. J.
Smith an elegant Steinway grand piano.
F.P. Moore has received an invoice OF
fine sleighs and has them at his new re-
pository for inspection for those inter
ested
Dr. aud Mrs. K H. Kdder OF Water
vile passed sunday in town at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Hackett on Elm
street.
Arrangements have been made for a
sunlight hop. Christmas afternoon, with
music by Kendall. Full particulars will
be given next week.
Mrs. William Henry Walker OF ProVi-
dence, r. l., who had been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Arthur Brooke, re-
turned home, Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. D. A. Williams of New
York City left here for home, Saturday
morning of last week, after brief visit
with Skowhegan friends.
1 Mrs. C. w. Goodrich arrived home,
Friday evening of last week, from three
/ weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. A. l..
Smith, In Roslindale, Mass.
Mrs. NJ. A. Woodbury. returned to her
home in Winthrop, Saturday morning,
after visit of two weeks with her
cousin, Mrs. James H, Holt.
Will the officers and officers elect of
Sunset Chapter, o. K. s., please meet at
the home of G. W Nash, Main street,
Saturday evening, Dec. Is at 80.
I l.. w. Chase Is showing full line of
the popular Pennington sleighs made by
Watson, also the high grade F. 0. Bailey
sleighs. Seighs to suit any price you
want to pay,
The two fruit stores on Water street
and a house on North avenue plains were
searched, Saturday evening, under the
direction OF Sheriff Clyde II. Smith.
Nothing of contraband nature was
found.
! Among the many fraternal orders to
! which the late c. A. Marston belonged
we failed to include in the account In our
last edition that of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen In which he had held
membership for many years.
One of the fret duties OF holiday shop
pers should be to visit j. P. Oaks store;
in that way you'll probably find just
what you want and be saved valuable
time at this busy season. His stock is
full of suggestions for Christmas buyers.
Rev. B. C. Wentworth and Rev. d. B.
Holt, both former pastors Of the Ceb
tenary M +. Church of this place, were
in town last week, on their way TO their
| homes from the meeting of the ltinerant
Board at Madison, guests while here of
Mrs. Flora I. Brainerd.
( &. Bradley returned to Boston, Sat
urday. He had been in town for the
past month, being called here by the ill
ness and death OF his mother Mr..
Bradley is employed at the office of the
bOStOu 0lUUt as opci htol VI oHC Va thCh
linotype machines that in the offices OF
the large dailies do the typesetting In
place Of the method of hand composition.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Curtis Of Lexing-
ton, Mass, are in town this week, guests
of Mr.. aud Mrs. f. B. Curtis and of f.
l.. Walker and family. Mr.. Curtis had
not been in Skowhegan since leaving for
California four years ago. He is now
employed by the Newton Street Railway
Co., and he and Mrs. Curtis take advan-
tage OF short vacation which he has at
this time to visit Skowhegan.
The December cantonment of Canton
Somerset, Patriarchs Militant, was held,
Thursday night, in Odd Fellows hall.
The officers elected at the regular meet
iug in November were installed as fol-
lows, the installing officer being DIR.
Howard c. Taggsrt, major Of the second
regiment: Eben 5 Miller, commander;
Willis A Bailey, lieutenant; George H
Webb, ensign Forrest l. Brown, clerk
DR.. Fl C Taggart, accountant.
In spite of the storm forty-one ladies
and seven children attended the w. c.