The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-22
TOWN and VICINITY


Mohican Tribe, Improved Order of
Red Men, holds a soeiable this evening.
Miss Inoz WlApple of solon has been
the guest of Mrs. A. Il, Heselton during
portion of the present week.
See announcement of Sewing Machine
Club sale by j. N. & |. j. Smith in their
advertisement in this issue.
GarrAba sett Lodge, No. "a, |. O. o. F.
viii work the second degree at It's regu-
lar meeting, next Wednesday evening.
Miss Williams invites you to examine
her line of Christmas novelties to en-
broider, including the new Beidermier
embroidery.
David Stein, representing E. b. Moore
] & Co. of New York City, selling agents
for the Marston Worsted Mills, was IN
town, yesterday.
The class OF 1908, 5. II. s. will hold a
cake and candy sale at the High school
building next Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Webster and Mark Savage returned,
Wednesday, from their hunting trip to
Roach river. They brought home two
good sized deer.
The exquisite Sawyer pictures-neariy
all new subjects, at Bueknam's. They
make one Of the most acceptable OF holl-
day gifts and at a small price.
Miss Rose Martin Of Mattawamkeag,
student at the Pennington Normal
school, is expected here tomorrow to
pass her vacation Ct two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. A. <. Dunlap.
Delano still carries full line OF ice
cream and sherbets, and for ThanksglV-
ing Day he will deliver one OF those rich
ices "The Sultana R)ll' for only fifty
cents 500 each.
E.E. Sturtevant. the Bath photogra-
pher, will open the photograph studio
on Madison Ave-, Friday, Nov. ~, Tor q
few days. This will give all who wish
an opportunity to get some "swelp pic
lures for Christmas exchange. Big line
Of choice new mounts shown.
Llewellyn Sawyer, accompanied by
his son, Thomas, made brief visit here,
this week, at the home Of his uncle, B..
A. Sawyer. Mr.. Sawyer was a native of
Starks. His present residence is Phila-
delphia. He and his nephew had not
previously met for forty-,hree years.
William Nesblt left here this week for
Caratunk, where he will make his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Henry Carbno,
for the next few months. Mr.. Nesbit
came to Skowhegan In May, 1870 to ae-
cept the position of boss weaver In the
Anderson Mills, which were then under
construction and nearing completion.
The weaving department started up IN
June of that year and at the time there
was no textile industry on the hennebec
river above Augusta so that Mr.. Nesbit
may be fairly considered among the
pioneers of the wooden Industry In tins
section of New England.
Sorosis met in the library parlors
Tuesday evening, the subject OF the
meeting being "Our 1906 Vacation"
The program was opened by song by
Miss Myrtle Hoxie, which was followed
by paper, "Summer Events In Soro.
sis" by Mrs. Helen Wing; "Aff,irs at
Home" by Miss Elizabeth Webb; "The
World at Large" by Mrs. Cornelia
Jackson; piano solo by Mrs. Dora Nye,
and the report of the Federation by Mrs.
Bertha Steward. The program closed
with the reading of "Thanatopsis," by
Miss Louise Case. The hostesses OF the
evening were Mrs. Jennie Sampson and
Mrs. Jennie Perkins.
There has been persistent rumors for
several weeks of the sale of the X. l..
Mitchell wood working plant, but as
those having the right to know stated
that no deeds to the property had yet
been passed, the REPORTER has felt that
there was nothing definite In connection
with the matter which could be chronicl-
ed as news. The most that cin be said
the present time Is that transfer is In
contemplation, the prospective purchaser
being Geo. II. Fox OF Philadelphia. who
has been for many years heavy pur-
chaser Of the products Of this establish
ment. Mr.. Fox, who had been In town
for quite part Of month, returned to
Philadelphia last week.
e. A. Parker, submaster Of the Show
hogan High School, accompanied by
Frank Davis, Arthur Merriam and Rob
ert Wildes, pupils OF the school, went to
Ocono last Friday to attend the celebra-
ton of "Malne Night" that evening and
the Maine Bowdoin football game on the
following afternoon. Mr.. Parker,
graduate of Maine University, was
speaker at the evening festivities, as he
has been on many similar occasions, and
on tue following day be was among the
officials in charge of the game. The
Skowhegan party were largely imbued
with "Maine" enthusiasm but we're des-
tined to disappointment as the Univer-
sity team failed to score while Bowdoin
placed six to her credit. Had Maine
won she would have tied Bates for the
intercollegiate championship; her failure
20 do so gave Bates clear lead over the