The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-02-16
TOWN and VICINITY
O-dway has a piano to rent.

Big bundle of old papers. cents, at
the REPORTER Office.
VIZ Jordan, Esq, of Bingham was
in town for a few hours, Tuesday.
Miss Maude Ware went to Lewiston,
Yesterday morning, for brief visit with
relatives.
Mrs. w. II. Wildes arrived home last
evening after visit of several weeks In
Portland.
Mrs. John P. Clark returned home,
Yesterday, from visit of several weeks
In New Hampshire.
Rev. Geo. Merriam is at Yarmouth to-
dsv. called there to attend the funeral of
former psrishioner.
Money savers should read the great
clearance sale ad of the o. F. Knowlton
Co. In another column.
Saturday next, February 18th, will be
the "Opening Day" of the new firm OF
Sampson & Avore, the corner druggists.
All lady callers on that day will be pre-
sented with fragrant rose.
The carriers on the Skowhegan r. F.
D. routes are to be allowed a holiday on
Wednesday next, Washngton's birth
dav, and will make no trips on that date.
The post office itself will be open for the
usual hours, but the local postnen will
make but one collection and one delivery,
these both 10 the forenoon.
The result of the Globe Voting Con-
test. among the teachers Of New Eng-
land, is to be announced by that paper,
Monday next. AS they have sent to
their representative here to secure a
photograph of Miss Lizzie Higgins, and
material for a short sketch Of her life, II
seems likely that she must be among the
winners.
&. Fl. Nelson, we'll known horseman Of
Watervile, was In town Friday, sizing
up Skowhegan's fancy steppers. After
few hours here, he departed for Madi-
aon on the same errand. Warren Will
kins, buyer for Irving Bailey of Win
throp, was In town at the same time te
see what our horse market afforded. No
purchases were made.
n. v. Starrett, representing GreenviIle
NJ. Douham, publisher, OF Portland, haa
been in town for the past two weeks get
ting the necessary information for the
revision of the Maine register. Mr.. Star
rett's visits here for this purpose have
been regularly made for several years
and he has thus acquired a wide acQuaint-
anceship among our merchants and man
ufacturers.
Il. w. Cover made an official inspec-
ton of Dunlap Commandery of Bath
last week He reports it as particular
" pleasant masonic function. Those
a1gh's Templar who remember the
magnificent hospitality shown De NJ olay
Commandery and other visiting com
mAnderies on their pilgrimage to Bath
last summer, will readily believe that
Dunlap Commandery made a creditable
appearance at Its annual inspection.
The fiscal year for the Skowhegan
post office ends on March 3lst. IL the
balance OF the year shows the same pro-
portion OF revenue as the months already
past, the gross receipts will give a slight
increase over the preceding year, prob
ably reaching a total of Gil 600. Owing
TO the fact that many OF the patrons Of
the office now receive their mail by car
rer there has been loss Of $500 in the
income from box rents; but for this, the
gross receipts of the Office for the year
would certainly have gone above the
$4,000 mark. Could this total have
been reached, it would have entitled the
office to a stamp cancellng machine,
probably also an additional clerk, and
would have added 800 each TO the SAL
arY OF the postmaster and assistant post
master, All this may come with another
year.
The annual meetings OF the four log
driving companies that control the Ken
nebec River and practically all tributary
waters, occurs at Hotel North, Augusta,
next Tuesday. These corporations are
known ss the Keunebcc, the Dead River,
the Dead River North Branch and the
Moose River Log Driving Companies.
=. w. Philbrick of this place la treasurer
ard clerk of all of them. His father,
William Philbrick, was first elected
treasurer of the Kennebec Log Driving
Co, in 1885 and the Office has been held
by father and son practically without in
corruption since that date as this same
office has been, with the three minor COM
panies since their organization. Many
Somerset county lumbermen are inter.
ested in these companies. They are
charged with the responsibility of get
ting to market about one hundred and
fifty million feet Of timber annually.
Prescelle closed an entirely successful
engagement here, Saturday evening, and
left for Camden, Me-, Monday morning.
He was visitor at the Mlburn Club
one evening and at the solicitation of
some of the members, he courteouslv
consented to entertain them briefly by
demonstrations of his hypnotic power.
He gave several mind reading tests, SIM
liar to those Witnessed at his nuhlic px-