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

Judkins'.
Rev. Il. F. Huse passed last Sunday
with relatives in Roxbury, Mass.
Holiday goods now arriving at Nj. b,
Heselton's. Notice the display of fine
vases.
Mrs, Elmer Thibault of Clinton visited
here and In Athens, last week, returning
home, Saturday.
Waterville, Saturday, for a short visit
with relatives in that city.
Mis-. Caroline B. Jones of Lynn, Mas.
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Emery during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Linn of Hartland
returned home, Monday, after brief
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Simpson.
The homemade candy season is here
and next Saturday you will find many
kinds of these popular, fresh made
sweets at Delano's.
Mrs. Edmund Roy of Oakland accom-
panied by her children, passed several
days here, last week, at the home of her
father, James Lewia.
C. c. Tozier passed some time at Ed
Berry's camp, on Gates Hill in Moscow,
last week, aud was fortunate enough TO
secure buck deer and a doe.
The labelling at the works of the Port
land Packing Co. has been temporarily
discontinued to allow the factory 10 run
the present week on an order for As 900
cans CT beans.
F. c. Whitehouse, of Brunswick, presi
dent of the Bowdoin Paper Co., accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Susie,
passed Sunday in town at the home Of
Mr.. and MIS-. Fred r. Philbrlek.
Phillip Wood arrived home, Monday,
from No. Parsonsfield, Me-, where he
had been attending the local academy.
He is to enter the Skowhegan High
school for the remainder of the fall term.
j. II. Wood announces if you want fine
watch, clock and jewelry repairing, call
at his new store, two doors below Full
ler's drug store, Madison avenue. Prices
to suit the times. All work guaranteed
Chas. II. Packard went to Rehoboth,
Mass, Tuesday morning, where he is to
remain as the guest of his uncle, Ii. p.
Wyman, for several weeks. On his re-
turn he is to go to work for E. N. Mer-
rl on his East Skowhegan farm.
Angler L. Goodwin, Esq, has opened
an office for the practice of law in the
Savings Bank building at Fairfield. His
announcements sent through the mail to
advise friends and scquaintances of this
event bear date of November lst
The freight train, which arrives here
at 1l30 daily in charge of conductor
Geo. Tantish, had six cars of horses out
of Portland, one night last week. There
were ninety.four head in all, few Of
them bound for Skowhegan but the
larger number consigned to Bangor and
other stations in that vicinity. Mr..
Tantish has been railroading for many
years but has never before seen so many
horses on one train.
James Lums den, formerly of this
place. now of the firm of Lumsden &
Van Stone Co. of Boston, passed through
Skowhegan recently on his way up river
with party Of friends on hunting ex-
petition. His companions were A. II.
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Ign, j. j. Lambert and D. Gordon Of
New Y ork City. Their objective point
was set of camps near Pleasant Pond,
where they plan to remain for ten days,
When the $40 passenger train pulled
out of this station last Friday morning,
it WAS discovered that one pair Of trucks
on the rear car would not turn. The
train stopped just across the river, but
the break shoes were set firmly to the
surface of these particular wheels and
could not be loosened. After somes
twelve minutes delay the car was back
ed into the Skowhegan yard and the
train went on without it. In the cold
weather of the winter 1t is not unusual
for the frost to set the wheels and breaks
together in this way. but the occurrence
is not to be expected thus early In the
season.
Mrs. j. Z. Merrill left here. last Mon
day morning, for West Newton, Mass,
where she lie the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Fl. P. Bennett. This evening Mrs. Mer-
rill speaks before the Old COLONY Club,
large association of the ladies OF South
Weymouth, Mass, the subject OF her
address being Parsital, Wagnel's great
opera. Mrs. Merrill is president of u ell
Skowhegan Womsn's Club and 1t must
be a source of pride to that society toI
know thst their presiding officer is well
come before a Massachusetts, audience.
Those who have heard Mrs. Merrill
speak will feel confident that the reputA'
ton of Maine club women as forceful
and interesting speakers will be safe in
her hands.
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