The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-08
Fl. N. Reed Is on a ten days visit with
Massachusetts, relatives.

race VelllnR all colOte, hlso huAo
mobile wells at Miss Walkers.
Mrs. Jasper c. Jennings went to Au-
gusta, this morning, business matter in
that city requiring her attention.
Mre. A. II. Ewood went to Dover,
this morning, to remain until after
Thanksgiving as the guest of her hus-
bands sister, Mrs. c. w. Currer.
The Blunt Hardware Co. have just re-
celved nice line Of rifles, shot.guns,
ammunition and sportsmen's specialtles,
preparatory for the fall hunting season.
The next meeting of Golden Rod
Branch of the International Sunshine
Society will be held with Mrs. Grace
Tuskin, upper Madison avenue, Novem-
Der II b.
G. w Nash, superintendent OF the
Bailey olclolh factories, left here
Monday morning. for weeks trip 10
Boston and vicinity. He will PISS pc e
ton OF the time with bis daughter, Mrs.
Lizzie NJ. Watson.
Miss Helen Delano Of, Everett, Mass,
is teaching the first grade school in the
Lincoln building, having been engaged
tC substitute for Mics Grace Bradley,
who is unable to continue fer the pres
ent on account Of her health.
Miss Pearl Pierce, who bad been EN-
ployed as stenographer and accountant
in the Office OF the Somerset Traction
Co. since last June, left here for Med
way, Mass, Monday morning. She has
position with one OF the manufacture
ing establishments of that town for the
winter.
The announcement Of speakers for the
sophomore declarations, TO occur Dec.
| II, at the University of Maine, have re-
Gently been announced, and among the
eight assignments is the name of Miss
Helen F. Steward Of this place. The
seectlon'i Is made from the class OF 160
students according to their rank lin put
lie speaking during the preceding year.
The fourteen teachers Of the village
grades with Mr.. Colby, superintendent
of schools, and Mrs.. Colby, celebrated
Halloween, last Friday evening, at the
Kindergarten room in the Lincoln build
ing. The first part OF the evening was
conducted as a masquerade party and
the usual Halloween games were in-
cluded in the program. The room was
decorated with iack-o'lanteIps, and re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bel amin F. Baker COM
peted half century of married life Oh
Saturday of last week. They were mar
ried In Andover, Mass, Nov. 3, 1856,
and went at once to the west, making
heir home In Minneapolis for ten years.
Their grandson, Ben B. Fogler, STU
dent at the University Of Maine, came
over from Orono to pass the anniversary
with them and during the day friends
and neighbors called to offr congratula-
tiOns.
left here for home, Monday, after brief
visit with his brother, Chas. Green. He
had Just returned from Moosehead Lake
where he had been engaged with +. Il.
Colby OF Bingham and Louis Oakes of
Foxcroft In survey Of Tomhegan town
ship with reference to its partition.
prayiouolu tbio toupehin hos boan hold
in undivided interest, one fourth by the
Coburn heirs and three-fourths by the
Bradburys of Fryeburg, Me. and Boston.
The commission above referred TO was
appointed early in the present year by
the court to 6quitably divide the land.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Cairns and their
son, Kenneth are 10 leave here next Sat
urday morning on their return ! 'urney
to Manila, where Mr.. Cairns will resume
his duties as insular surveyor of customs
after an absence of about seven months.
They will sail from San Francisco, Nov.
20, on the steamship Korea. This ship
touches first at Honolulu, Sandwich Is
ianOB, ana tDen NJ OKhnOnh anu sever
al other Japanese ports. The route is
then to the Chinese coast, where Mr..
Cairns and family transfer at Hongkong
to steamer direct for Manila, distance
of 625 miles from the last named port.
They expect to reach their destination
about December %.
M. T. McHsle left here, Tuesday
morning, for Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Nc
Hale came to Skowhegan about three
years since with John Navin, OF Con-
neticut, the two young men having been
schoolmates In one of the towns of that
state. They were employed in the An
derson Mills for a time. Mr.. Navin finally
becoming lmail carrier on local route
number one and Mr.. McHale securing
the position of deliveryman with the
American Express company. Mr.. N,vin
went to Omaha last July and Is mail
carrier on one of the routes OF that city.
II Is through his Influence that his frieI d
is seeking employment In the same city.
The position which h leaves at the ex-