The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-05-24
TOWN and VICINITY

r, Z. Patten mas second hauo So-
lnmbia Chainless bicycle for sale.
Mrs. L. Bradley of Waterville made
q brief visit here last week at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Morrisette.
Interest on deposits at the Second
National Bank commences en- the first
of every month on all deposits made be-
fore the sixth.
Mrs. A. c. Bowman of Hartland ar
rived, Tuesday morning, and Ia passing
the week as the guest of her parents,
DIR. and Mrs. L. A. Dascombe.
Miss Lizzie Currier, who has been
passing the months of April and May In
Boston with her cousin, Miss Theodosla
Currier, returned home, today.
Henry Pearson of Portland was among
the arrivals by yesterday mornings
train, coming for brief visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Fannie Cushing.
The ladies of the NJ. f. church will
hold food sale at their vestries tomor-
row friday afternoon, consisting of
cake, doughnuts, cookies, bread, etc.
The ladies Of Russell Relief Corps will
attend church with the Grand Army on
Memorial Sunday, May 9th. Ladies
will meet at Grand Army Hall at the
same hour as Russell Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter p. Ordway, ac-
compauied by Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Rolfe
of Portland, are passing the week at the
Holden farm, Moosehead Lake. They
expect to return here, Satusday evening.
Miss Martha N. Hathaway of Clare
mont, Calf, and niece, Mrs. Anne b.
Chamberlain of Concord, Mass, arrived,
last evening, for a weeks visit in Show
hogan. They are registered at the Co.
burn.
C. A. Drake, Edward Whiting, Arnold
Lawrence and earle Plummer arrived
home Monday from brief fishing trip
to Carry ponds. D. G. Jewett, Geo.
Plummer, Geo. Nash and Henry Stew
for the present week at that resort.
The ladies of Russell Relief Corps will
meet in Grand Army Hall, Monday af-
ternoon, to make the wreaths, also all
day, Tuesday, May 28th and 10th, where
they will be very grateful for flowers to
make into bouquets for the Grand Army.
The ladies of the town are cordially In
vited to come in and help.
L. W. Chase ia occupying the Hotel
Heseton lower floor as carriage rcposi-
tory this season, and is showing as fine
a line of carriages of all kinds, harnesses,
robes, blankets, whips, etc., as he ever
carried and guarantees the prices on
anything bought of him always. Many
people have saved money by buying of
him; why not you?
Utah" rural comedy in four acts,
Is the next amusement attraction, and
comes to Grange Hall next Monday
night. The comedy is said to be high
class production of Mormon life and the
company is composed Of many well
known artists, including William Law
renee, who recently closed the season as
Denman Thompson's successor 10 the
sold Homestead" See ad.
Among the newspaper representatives
in town last week, looking up the arrest
of Jerry Hayes at Bingham, were Edwin
J, Park of the Boston Globe, Samuel
HAYWARD, Jr.. and P. J. DsRu of the
Boston Post and Fl. A. Wing of Lewis
ton, who represents the Boston Herald
in Maine. Among them, they certain
iy picked the ground clean of every In
cident or circumstance having any
bearing on the case.
At the minstrel entertainment, last
Friday evening, an end man volunteered
to tell the interlocutor when Skowbegan
was to have her new city hall, and, upon
being directed to do so, replied tnat it
would be about the time that DR.. Saw
yer got his new automobile. This joke
was thoroughly appreciated by the audi
ence, and certainly by the doctor him
self who was present, but the accuracy
of the prophecy has already been dis
proven as the doctors machine, a Max
we'll touring car, ordered some four
months ago, arrived, Monday morning,
and is one of the finest machines ever
seen on our streets.
John Navin, who has been the letter
carrier on local delivery number one
since the service WAS established, has
exchanged his position with B. A. Shu-
maker of Omaha, Neb. and will leave
Tor that city, June 10. The new stu.
alton carries with it a salary of $1,000
per year and Mr.. Navin pays Mr.. Shu-
maker 800 bonus for the exchange.
Mr.. Navin makes the change with the
hope that a new climate may affect IA
Vorably throat trouble which has
given him some concern Of late, and Mr..
ShumakeI is Influenced In the matter on
account of the health of his wife which
he hopes may benefit by the climate Of
Maine. These exchanges between peo-
Pile In the government service In differ
ent parts OF the country are being ne
gotiated all the time and, of course,
have to receive the approval of the post
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