The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-02-08
TOWN and VICINITY

Men should be on the look out for the
Emerson shoes; they will be 10 town
soou.
James Lowe of Clinton has been the
guest of his brother, Francis Lowe, dur
ing the present week.
Mrs. P. Fl. s. Vaughan OF Bangor ar
rived, last evening, aud Is the guest OF
her mother, Mrs. Julia Wentworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Decker and young
SOD, Norman of Clinton have been guests
of Il. C. Judkins and family this week.
Fourteen to twenty below zero ia re-
ported from various places In town as
temperature for ak o'clock this morning.
Mrs. K. r. Russell entertained friends
st her home on Leavitt street, Tuesday
evening, the occasion being birthday
anniversary.
Mrs. w. K. Blake returned to her
home In Calais, Me-, Saturday, after
two weeks visit at the home of her
father, FL. A. Varney.
The L. W. Art Club met, Friday even.
ing, with Mr.. aud Mr.. j. Merton Swain
at their home on Bush street. 1t WAS
gentlemen's night and the evening was
passed in playing whist.
James D. R4wles, a prominent hard
ware merchant of Boston, and his sister,
Miss Caroline Rawes OF Lakewood, N.
j., have been In town since last week,
called here by the critical illness of their
mother, Madam E. B. Rlwles.
RID. Baker and W. A. Pitts went to
Portland, Tuesday, to serve on the grand
jury at the Circuit Court now in session
in that city. Jos. Fl. Hutchins and
David w. Lewis go today to serve on the
traverse jury In the same court.
The remains OF the late Mrs. Robert
9ilfllan, who died 10 BridEton, February
1st, were received at this station, SAtur
day night. aud placed In the r, ceiving
tomb at the South Side cemetery. L.
the spring they will be buried heeide
those OF her husband. She was So years
old and the cause Of death was old age.
A pleasant dancing party was held in
Milburn hall, Thursday night Of last
week, which was attended by 40 couples.
II WAS a complimentary hop rendered
the gentlemen by the ladies. the affair
being managed by Mrs. Flor. Dtalev,
Mrs. Kate Kendall and Mrs. Hattie /.
Moore. Music was furnished by Ken
dsll's orchestra.
On page seven OF this issue, under the
heading "rown Hall Developments,
We devote considerable space to re-
sumo OF the matter of a municipal build
ing, having particular reference to a
legislative act a citing its location and
subse quent votes of the citizens upon the
matter. The intention OF this article Ia
TO present the facts In the case 10 con-
venlent form for the consideration Of
our readers.
Lyman L. Walton, Eco, was In Port
land, Monday and Tuesday, before the
Circuit Court to answer for the Skowhe-
gan Pulp Co. in a case pending In that
tribunsl. Some years since suit was
brought against nearly all the pulp mills
in the Uuited States for infringement 10
the use of a certain form of machinery
used in screening the pulp. The parties
who claimed patent rights won In the
8rst steps of the legal battle, but later
Iaotaafnpa ha % baar In 70 Of rho Ills
The Walker lot, corner Of Court and
Cross streets, has recently been e red
to the town as site for It's proposed
mucipal building. II has frontage Of
80 feet on Court street and tx ends back
on Cross street l55 feet. There Is a
small piece, about 36 feet square, out Of
this lot at the rear, adj iniug the Court
house lot, so that the line on that side Ia
but 1891 feet. The price Ia SO 900 but
would De made $500 less II the proposed
building could be named the Walker
Opera House In memory Of Oliver Walk
er, go long a resident of this town, and Of
the house now standing on the lot In
question.
Leading citizens OF that part of Show
hogan, which formerly constituted the
the town of Bloomfield, have asked the
REPORTER 10 call attention to the fact
that The meeting 10 Hartwell hall next
Saturday afternoon Ia meeting for resi-
dents Of their section OF the town alone
and that residents of the north side
should bear this 10 mind. They repre-
sent that they have no wlsh tC be ex-
elusive but that an attendance of any
considerable number OF people, NOT quali-
ID to vote at their meeting, would In
terfere with their deliberations on the
subject to be discussed and might I'M
properly affect the result.
Calvin Cleveland celebrated his SO h
birthday, Tuesday, by taking a drive
behind young and very lively colt.
Mr.. Cleveland's memory extends to a
period which seems like ancient history
to most people of the present generation
H. recalls plainly the political contest OF
1870, known as the lizard Cider" eau =
paign and notes there are but two be.
sides himself now living 10 Skowhegsn
who voted for Harrison at hat time.