The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-05-10
TOWN and VICINIT Y

Hardware Co. passed last Sunday In
Plttsdeld.
j. Henry Sturgis OF Augusta, auditor
Of accounts for the CJburn Agency, was
10 town, yesterday.
A young man is wanted to work at
Bucknam's drug store. One with some
experience preferred.
Thos. Linn, manager of the Linn
Wooden Mills at Hartland, was in town,
Tuesday, on business at the Courthouse.
Mrs. Julia Holmes of Boston arrived
here last evening and will be the guest
of Mr.. ard Mrs. j. E. Buker and other
Somerset county friends for the next few
weeks.
The Skuwhegan High School ba seball
team met their first defeat for the pre-
sent season at Hnckley, last Saturday,
the Good Will High School winning
from them by score OF to 3. The
Skowhegans will play the Madison High
Schools at Madison next Saturday.
The board of county commissioners,
Thos. J. Young, county attorney, and
r. II. Reed county treasurer, were at
ashe courthouse, Tuesday. Their confer
ence principally concerned wild land
taxes and steps to be taken to enforce
collection OF these that remain unpaid,
for previous years.
At the special meeting OF the Skowhe-
gan Grange, last evening, large num-
Der of candidates were balloted on and
accepted, and two applications for mem
bership were received. The rehearsal Of
the young people, who are to fill the
chairs at the next meeting, was omitted,
as the storm prevented an attendance
sufficient to make a rehearsal practicable.
Miss Zaidee Morrison arrived home
last week and is to remain here until
August. For something over one year
past she has been in New York, where
she has been employed In designing and
illustrative work for which her many
years Of study have 80 well fitted her.
I1tT slebcI, MISS maj kCI iOAh
here yesterday morning, TO pass the next
six weeks in the study of music 10 New
York City.
Mrs. Fannie Gushing and her daughter,
Miss Edna, arrived home, Tuesday even
ing. They passed most OF the winter In
Reading, Pa, ut the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Cushing, coming to Boston
to pass Easter week with friends in that
city and since visiting in Portland. Mrs.
Creation Of Stsrks, Mrs. Cushing's aunt,
Joined her 10 Portland and has come
here to remain for the summer at Mrs.
Cushiug's home.
Wellington Sprague Of Portland was
in town, Saturday, and accompanied by
f. NJ. Roberts, Boston & Maine con-
ductor, is passing the present week at
Rowe Pond For some years previous to
1894 Mr.. Sprague was conductor on a
train running into Skowhegan aud many
Somerset county people will recall ac-
quaintances then formed with him. For
the past nine years he has been superin-
tendent of the Union Station at Portland.
DR.. W. s. Stinchfield, member of the
Skowhegan Board Of Health, gave an in
formal talk before the superintendent of
schools and the teachers OF the village
district, last Friday afternoon, on con-
tagious diseases. The special object aim
ed at was to familisrize the teachers with
the first symptoms of the diseases which
are considered contagious that they
might be able to recognize them prompt
ly il they made their their appearance
at any time among their pupils.
One of the regular monthly Musicals
given by the pupils of Miss Berle Walton
occurr ed last Saturday morning. The
program was very interesting one and
much enjoyed by those present. Those
OF the pupils represented on this
months program were Miss Hinckley
and Miss Faith HincKley of Hinckley,
Miss Pearl Nolin, Miss Winona Paddock,
Master Guy Hubbard, Miss Faith Harris,
Miss Annie Groder, Miss Sadie Pennell,
Miss Marion Lord, Miss Mildred Weston.
Fred L. Pooer of the firm of Nc
Quillan Il Pooler, is at Parlin Pond, this
week, in consultation with Michael Piel
concerning several projected additions
and alterations to his summer home at
that place. Mr.. Piel is a wealthy New
Yorker who purchased the Parlin Pond
hotel property several years since and
has invested large amount Of money in
new buildings and improvements, max
ing 1t an ideal home for himself and
family for the summer season. Mr.
Pooler ofteh makes the trip to Parlin
Pond on his Motorcycle but on the pres
ent occasion was obliged to go by rail
to Jsckman and thence by team
as the roads up the Kennebec valley
have not settled sufficiently to make a
motorcycle trip practical.
Buy your peanuts at Fslrgrieves.
New RaiIora and hFaida ar Miaa Wal.