The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
TOWN and VICINITY
Stable for rent at 81 High street.

The Maine Valve Company have some
bargains 10 secondhand bicycles.
Virgil A. Corson OF Pasadena, Cal, Ia
visiting Clarence Allen and family.
The Second National Bank pays three
and one-half per cent on time deposits.
F. Billodeau, retail clothier Of Au-
gusta, WAS in town for a part Of the day,
Tuesday.
M. and Mrs. Newell W. Perkins pass
ed Sunday ia town at the home Of his
parents.
Saturday, October 20, and Monday,
October p, c. Il. Gardner will unload
a car OF grain.
Mothers should call at Jas. Lewia's
and see the best child's shoe on the mar
ket, the f. C. Shutters.
A regular meeting OF Sunset Chapter,
No. 50, o. IS. will be held in K. 2.
Hall, Water street. on Friday evening at
730.
A food aale will be held In G. A. r..
hall, Tuesday afternoon, October 23d,
from to o'clock, by the ladies of the
W. c. T. L.
w. c. Emerson, who has been the
guest for the past two months OF his
uncle, Frank Emerson, left, Tuesday,
for his home in San Jose, Cal.
w. Fl. Clark of Caratunk was in
town. Tuesday, buying supplies for his
operations, this winter, at his numbering
camps In that plantation.
M. and Mrs. E. T. Goodrich left here,
this morning, for an absence of several
weeks, during which they will visit
friends In Boston and New York City.
The Blunt Hardware Co. have just re-
ceived nice line of rifles, shot-guns,
ammunition and sportsmen's speclalties,
preparatory for the fall hunting season.
Frank J. Durgin Of The Forks, one OF
the best known game wardens and
guides In the northern part Of Somerset,
was calling on SkoNhegan friends, Tues
day.
Mrs. W. r. Clifford, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. f. Il. Mel, went to
Gardiner, today, to pass the remainder
Of the week with Mr.. G ford who is
stationed In that city In the service OF
the Sturgis commission.
IT omas H. Howard, the veteran
freight agent at the Maine Central
station, is enjoying a three weeks va
cation. Accompanied by Mrs. Howard
he is passing the present W elk at Port
land and Springvale, Me.
One hundred and fifty people, chic fly
the ounger members and their friends,
participated In the necktie sociable OF
Skowhegan Grange, last evening. Fiji
teen dollars was realized for the Good
viii Home scholarship fund.
Invitations have been issued by the
young ladies of the local telephone ex-
change for a dance to be given under
their auspices In Milburn hall on the
evening OF Friday, October 26. Ken
dalrs orchestra is to furnish music.
William c. Thompson of Shelburne
Falls, Mass. arrived here, last evening,
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Herbert
Wentworth. Mr.. Thompson is in Maine
with a party of Massachusetts gentle
men who are on their way to Aroostook
county for hunting trip.
Ralph E. G. Bailey of this place, who
has been student at Bowdoin college
since the fall term of 1905, has accept, d
the position of principal of the hkh
school In EastoD, Aroostook county. He
will teach for the remainder OF tie
school year and will resume his studi'
at Bowdoin, next fall, Mrs. Augusta
B. Bailey left here, Tuesday morning,
for a short visit with her son in his new
location.
G. G. Davenport of Portland has been
in town, this week, securing information
for R. @. Damn & Co, for Dunn's Com
mercial report, which Is Issued In re-
vIsed form four times each year. Mr..
Davenport is consulting the town and
county records and pursuing all sources
OF information to enable him to give an
accurate rating of all firms and indi-
viduals now doing business in Skowhe-
gan.
The new brick front on the Dinsmore
block, occupied by the stores OF c. A.
Ross and Henry Rawles, has been COM
pleted and the stagings removed. 1t Is
finely colored pressed brick and the de-
sign In the arching and arrangement of
the windows and other features Ia espe-
cislly pleasing. So far as changes aid
alterations are concerned nothing has
been done on Water street for many
years that has ffected the appearance of
that thoroughfare so favorable. 1t is an
ancient landmark repaired but the fleet
Of the street front is equal to a new
brick block.
The Odd Fellows of Maine have been
holding their annual meetings in Port
land, this weeF. The sessions of the
Grand Lodge of Rebekahs was held
Tuesday, Wednesday was the day for
the Grand Lodge, |. o. o., F., and today
the Grand Encanpment is conducting
its deliberations. Skowhegan Rebekahs