The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-26

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father, Converse Preble.
Sterling Rebekah Lodge of Madison
will visit Priscilla Lodge at its next
meeting, May, LIST, and will confer the
degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Allen of Oak
land were in town over Sunday, the
guest OF Mr.. Aliens brother, Henry Il.
Allen, and other relatives.
Fred A. Towle, proprietor of the
Maine Central Hotel, accompanied by
his wife, visited Bangor friends Friday
and Saturday of last week.
Members of Skowhegan Grange an
nounce a dance and supper at their hail.
Tuesday evening, May 1st, with music
by Kendall's full orchestra.
Albert Il. lies and his brother, Rich
ard, left here for Cornwall, Ontario, last
Saturday, being summoned there by the
critical illness OF their mother.
The Mohiean House at Lake George,
Canaan, will be open to the public as
soon as the lake is clear of ice. See ad-
vertisement In another column.
The new firm of Ned Fl. Lambert &
Co. should feel f4ttered at the liberal
patronage accorded afternoon and even
ing, on their opening day, Saturday last.
Mrs. lyman Jewett went to Massachu-
setts, by the early train, Tuesday morn
ing, and will be the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Jennie Ellis, at Walpoe for the
next two weeks. Before returning home
she will visit with Mrs. Fred Whiting In
New York City.
Walter NJ. Green, who had been for
five years In charge of the Marston farm,
known as Greenaeres, has now leased
the j. W. Amszeen farm In Cornville
and moved there with his family. He
is succeeded at Greenacres by Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Chase of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Walker of Scion
have moved on to the Turner Boswell
farm on the Norridgewock road and are
to carry on the place for Mr.. Boswell.
James Cornforth, who has been in
charge of the farm for six or seven
years past, has moved into the village
and now resides on Pine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Cairns and their
son, Kenneth, left Manila, PHILIPPINE
Islands, on March 31st, for Hongkong,
China. They planned to spend several
weeks in China and Japan and to sail
from yokohama in the latter country
about the 10th of the present month on
the Manchuria, bound for San Francisco.
They will arrive here the last Of May.
Miss Annie Barbeau returned to Med
ford, Mass, Saturday, after passing a
weeks vacation with her sister, Mrs. j.
B. Avore. Miss Barbeau has been teach
ing in the Medford schools this winter,
and the coming summer will be employ
ed by the managers of the play ground
schools in Boston to engage and superin-
teachers for the summer schools.
Miss Bella Wayness of Pittsheld ar
rived here, Monday, and is passing the
week as the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Thompson, Mt. Pleasant avenue. Miss
Wayness is the sister of Gordon Way
ness of Pittsfield, who has frequently
visited in Skowhegan, and she came from
Scotland TO this country but eighteen
months since. She and Mrs. Thompson
are from the same town In Scotland.
We publish in another column some
statistics showing to what extent Som
erset towns have seen fit to cooperate
with the State for permanent road i'm
provement. Paul d. Sargent, State
Highway Commissioner, Is to be here
tomorrow friday and all should attend
the good roads, meeting which will as
semble at the Court house at 1890, a. IN.
at which Mr.. Sargent will be the princ-
pie speaker
N. s. Steward, his attorney, A. K.
Butler, Esq, and dozen o. more wit
nesses, will leave here tomorrow for Au-
burn, where the case arising from the
sale of horse by Mr.. Steward to Andres
coggin parties comes up for trial the sec
ond time. The verdict at the former
term, awarding nominal damages to the
plaintiff, was set aside by the presiding
justice, he having learned that some of
the jurors held consultation with the
sheriff regarding the case.
Jas. B. Nutting and other local horse
men have announced matinee race meet
to occur at Fairview Park on May 3lst.
There are to be three classes, all half
mile heats, for purses aggregating 5000.
The trouble with early races has always
been that no one would drive for first
money and thereby sacrifice his chances
for the balance OF the season by giving
his animal low mark. With the half
mile heats specified for this race every
driver will want the first money as a
low record for a half mile Ia not taken
into account in any entry that the horse
may subsequently, wish to make. Four
entries have already been secured in
each class and there Is enough rivalry,
some OF it left over from last winters
ice racing to make certain that every
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