The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-19
Winter hats Just received at Curtis.


next Sunday.
Mrs. j. o. Smith has been passing the
present week with relatives in Fairfield
and Augusta.
There is to be a rehearsal of the fiji
cera of the O. K. S., Monday evening,
Oct 23 at 80 o'clock.
l.. w. Chase Is now taking orders for
sleighs, pungs, ETC., and this season In
tends to carry large and up-to-date line.
It is said that Chas. F. Ward Co. are
showing the best line Of ladies' fur
driving coats ever shown in this part OF
the state.
Mrs. J. p. Oak left this morning for
a visit of several weeks In Boston and
other Massachusetts cities. She will be
Joined by Mr.. Oak, next week.
About 100 yards of granite will be
required in rebuilding the abutments Of
the Currier Brook bridge. 1t is being
hauled here from the Fowler quarry In
Canaan.
About seventy of the young people Of
Skowhegan and Madison attended the
invitation party given by Miss Annie
Brown at the roller rink, Friday evening
of last week. 1t was thoroughly en-
joyable evening.
Mrs. Lewis Green of Boston and Miss
Bertha Stone of Newton Highlands,
Mass. made short visit recently with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stnchfield, depart
ing for home, Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Stone had been passing the summer in
her cottage on the shores OF China pond.
William A. Whitney, manager Of the
Emerson Paper Co. of Sunapee, N. H.,
was in town, last evening, having come
from Augusta, where he had business
for his company, to renew acquaintances
formed in 1883 when he was stationed
here as civil engineer in the employ of
VIM. G. S. Keene.
The third recital of Miss Morrison's
musicals occurred at Milburn Hall, Tues
day afternoon. The subject was "Men-
delssohn and List and the hour was as
interesting and enjoyable as those of the
course which have preceded it. The
final recital, mention of which is made
elsewhere in this issue, will occur next
Tuesday afternoon.
The Watervlle Clinical Society enter
roin ha ~ tho Portland Rive
and Ear Society, with banquet and re-
ception at Elks' Hall, Watervile, Friday
evening of last week, following which
papers were presented for discussion by
Drs. w. B. Moulton of Portland, and w.
j. Maybury of Saco. DR.. j. f. Wads-
worth and DR.. W. S. Stinchfeld Of this
place were in attendance.
Miss May [. Jewett, who had been
passing the summer and fall as the guest
of Mrs. Helen N. Howard, left here,
Tuesday morning, to return to her home
10 St. Louis, Mo. On her way she will
stop for week in Boston with her sis
ter, Miss Irma Jewett, who was here for
several weeks during the summer and
who is now attending the New England
Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. Helen s. CoburD, Miss Louise
Coburn and Mrs. 4. w. Marble passed
the day at Sidney, Me-, Tuesday, at the
annual basket meeting Of the Woman's
Missionary society. This organization
plans on assembling once each year with
some one of the Baptist churches of the
Kennebec valley, its membership being
made up among the churches Of that de-
nomination in Somerset and Kennebec
counties
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Record Of Evans
ton, III. have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Record is still a guest at their home.
Mr.. Record was obliged to be in Chicago,
today, where he is engaged in business,
and left for that destination, Tuesday
Skowhegan was the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Record previous to 1880, and they
have made occasional visits here since
that time.
Clyde II. Smith left here at an early
hour, Monday morning, In his automo
bile for Jackman, taking with him Lew |
ellyn Goodwin, Nathan Fowler and DR.. |
w. S. Stinchf1eld. They were joined |
later by w. T. Seekins and s. w. Gould !
of this town and w. W. Nye of Fairfield,
who left here by the nine o'clock Som
erset Traction car, planning to drive fro m
Bingham to some point between The |
Forks and Jackman to which Mr.. Smith |
was to return after conveying Messrs. |
Goodwin, Fowler and Stinchfield to |
Jsckman. The party will go down
Moose River from Jackman in a naphtha
launch to C. S. Adams camp where they
will remain for few days hunting.
AT a recent meeting Of the building
committee that have had in charge OF
the construction and equipment Of the
Fire Department building on Island Ave.
1t was voted to build tower for drying
hose. This will be located on the rear
wall, wholly outside Of the present /
building. 1t will be by II, and 20
feet In height. 1t was the original
intention to dry the hose by plan de-
Yised by the American Hose Dryer Co. /