The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12
Attend Judkins' clearance sale.

cost to close them out.
A. e. Bison returned home Yesterday
morning from three days business
trip to Lynn and Boston.
Miss Minnie Brown returned to Bos-
ton Friday morning to continue her
studies at Pernin's Commercial College.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin, president of
the Maine Senate. passed Sunday and
Monday In town, returning to Augusta
Tuesday afternoon.
The regular meeting of the Town In
provement Society will be Friday Of this
week. The meeting will be in charge Of
Mrs. Abbie Robinson.
Mrs.. John P. Clark went to Concord,
N. a., Saturday morning, where she Is
10 ris!s segers! weeks With her brother,
DR.. Chauncy Adams.
II. A. Bennett of West Newton, Mase.,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 2.
Merrill over Tuesday night, departing
for Bangor yesterday morning.
Mrs. D. G. Bean of Bingham passed
Sunday in town with her husband. Mr..
Bean is purchasing agent in this vicinity
of last blocks and shovel handles for an
Auburn firm.
E. p. Lowell of the local New Eng
land Telephone Exchange returned yes
terday from four days trip to Boston.
The visit was for the purpose of con-
ference with some Of the officials of the
company at the Boston office.
A movement is on foot to organize a
military band in connection with Com
panv <. 1t is purposed to have the uni
form and equipment in accord with U. S.
military regulations and to make the or
ganization In every way a valuable addi-
ton to Skowhegan's crack military COM
pany.
Mrs. Eta Seveno and her sister, Miss
Lena Cook, are to occupy apartments
for the winter on Court street, in the
corner building which they have owned
for 80 many years. They passed the SUM-
mer at their cottage, Ocean Park, Me-,
and have since been visiting with rea-
tives 10 Scion.
N. w. McCausland of Old Town, Me-,
deputy collector of internal revenue,
was In town Monday. His special busl-
olof 70 ha
ing of brakes cigar factory, which was
destroyed In the recent fire and which
has since resumed operations In its new
location on Madison avenue, near Hotel
Coburn.
Owing to the storm the installation of
the officers of Skowhegan Grange was
postponed until the next regular meet
ing, Wednesday evening. Jan. Is. R.
D. Leavitt of Howe's Corner, chairman
of ex. board of Maine State Grange, has
been invited to serve as installing officer.
An oyster supper will be served and
members are requested to furnish milk,
butter, pickles, cake, etc.
The project of Masonic Temple con-
tinues to engage attention of the mason
ic fraternates and to be topic of inter-
est for the general public. The only
defiDite step thus far taken has been the
creation of conference committee Of
the three, representing the important
branches of the order. La this the
knights Templar are represented by
Lewis Anderson, the Chapter by Chas.
A. Ross and the Blue Lodge by A. K.
Butler.
Webster G. Savage went to Gardiner
Saturday afternoon, to inspect some of
the ice harvesting plants at that place.
Mr.. Savage intends to add a palmer TO
the present equipment of the Skowhe-
gan Ice Co. for use next season. This
will be set up on the incline over which
the Ice travels on its way to the storage
houses and will cut just enough from
the top OF each cake 30 that all will be of
the same thickness. This makes the Ice
handle much better in storing and adds
to its appearance.
Among the recent real estate sales of
S. H. Swain are the c. Davenport farm
In Skowhegsn to J. F. Beathem of Houl-
ton, the Charles LOOMS farm In Show
hogan to A. w. Lane OF Bath, the Nit
chell Marcia farm In Madison to James
Brooks of Skowhegan, the W. F. Hight
farm In Norridgewock TO George Ware
of Monticello, Me-, the j. G. Cover farm
10 Hartland to s. Busch Of New York
City, the saw mill at Athens to Roger
Brooks of Esston, Me-; also the s. Vir-
Rinis Nye farm In Canaan to j. G.
Cover of Hartland, Ne.
1t Ia currently reported that the Will
liams block, situated at the corner of
Madison avenue and Elm street, has
changed hands, the purchasers being
DR.. l.. A. Dascombe and John c. Griffin,
these gentlemen buying the property as
an investment. The location Is regarded
as very desirable for business purposes.
The present tenants of the building are
Frank II. Wing, harness store, and G. F.
Danforth, restaurant, on the ground
floor; F. o. Sawyer, dentist, and $. w.
Phlbrick's office, second floor; with a
tenant on the third floor. We under
stand that repairs and improvements Of
are contemplated.