The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-18
TOWN and VICINITY

. Ref-
/ Ladies' 90 90 Revelation oxfords at only
/ 81 90 during Jas. Lewis's removal sale.
Mrs. W. r. Buchanan of Broekton,
Mass, made brief visit here this week
with her father, Col. W. R. G. Estes.
Miss Cadde Lancaster of Richmond,
Me, has been visiting this week at the
/ home of her brother, John Lancaster.
| Elder ]. B. Goodrich OF Blaine, Maine
will have charge of the services at the
Seventh Day Adventsts mission until
! further notice.
There will be a rehearsal of the Degree
STAFF of Priscilla Rebeksh Lodge, this,
Thursday evening at o'clock. 1t Is
necessary that every member should be
present.
Skowhegah club women will be inter-
ested TO know that Gordon K. Tower,
professor of forestry at the University
OF Maine, will speak at Watervile next
Wednesday evening before the Maine
/ Federation of Womeu's Clubs.
A very promising yearling colt owned
/ by c. ID. Miller died last Friday. 1t WAS
OF Bingen stock from a Stirling mare
and had been much admired by locs
horsemen. Good Judges say be was
worth more than half thousand dollars.
The case of State vs. II. K. Horton,
which came before the Supreme Court
on one of the last days OF the session
which closed here last week, was mol
pressed by order Of Judge Savage.
Horton was charged with violating the
game laws and the case came up on APP
peal from the hearing before Judge
scheller.
Mrs. A. T. Whittier went to Maiden,
Mass, Saturday morning, to see her
sister, Mrs. d. S. Roberts, who is dan
gerously i'll at her home In that city.
She was accompanied from here by her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Ames, who, with
her young daughter, Miss Virginia, has
been living in Skowhegan the past six
weeks. Mrs. Ames goes to Manchester,
! n. H., where her husband is now located
| In the insurance business.
The lecture in the Centenary church
on Monday evening, under the auspices
of the Epworth League, was we'll patron
lied by the young people OF the town.
1t was interspersed with wit, fun and
wisdom; at the same time, the more
serious aspect of courtship and marriage
was presented with a view to teach the
moral responsibility of the Divine insti-
tuition. Colonel Dyer presided at the
lecture, aud the Misses Allen and Fair
brother rendered piano duet, preceding
the lecture.
The Skowhegan Pulp Co., have recent
/ ly received two car loads Of Georgia pine
Dimension timber for use in rebuilding
their mill. Its value was over $40 per
thousand when landed here, higher
price probably than was ever previously
paid for lumber in car load lots In this
market. This company purposes II pos
sible to complete the foundation to the
level of the grinder-roOm 4 Dor at once
and will do so IL the present favorable
weather continues. The balance of the
building will be built and the machinery
installed In time to resume the manufac-
ture of pulp by the month Of June.
A good audience assembled at Milburn
Hall last Friday evening, on the occasion
of benefit concert given to Philip a.
Wood, the special object being to assist
him in the Boston Globe college scholar
ship contest. Towne's orchestra and
the Schubert Club, the last named organ
iz9tion being made up of the Schubert
male quartet and ladies' quartet recent
ly organized, assisted by Floyd Nye as
soloist, gave the musical program, and
there was also a reading by Miss Nell
Leavitt. The entertainment WAS follow
ed by a dance and altogether made very
enjoyable evening. A satisfactory sum
was handed to Mr.. Wood az the net pro-
ceeds of the affair.
( Edward r. Merrill, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. +. N. Merrill OF this place. has
Just received an appointment on The
editorial staff of the Harvard Law Re-
view, the legal journal published under
the auspices of the University. The ap-
poiutment is a much coveted honor, often
spoken of as the most notable of any be-
slowed by the law department. Mr..
Merrill attended the Skowhegan High
school to the end of the junior year with
the class OF 1900. He was then fitted to
pass the entrance examination at Bow
doin college and graduated from that In
stitution with the class Of 1903 His
course at the Harvard Law School will
be completed next June.
The table of vital statistics of Skow
I hogan, which appears on page seven OF
| this issue, shows decrease in number
of deaths for 1905 over the previous year
of II, and of Is from 1903. Computed
on population of $50, the census fig
ures of 1900, this makes the death rate
of Skowhegsn 1875 to 1000. This is very
much lower than the average of the
/ whole country which ls usually reckoDed
at Is to the thousand. Most of the cities
have rate very much above the average,