The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-18
TOWN and VICINITY
Big line sample hats at Curtis.

Big line sample hats at Curtis.
The E. C. Skuff.rs ideal shoe for chill
dren at Jas. Lewia's.
f. C. Butler, esq, is expected home,
tomorrow, from business trip to Con-
necticut.
Miss Edith Gledhill, accountant at the
ofi3e of the Maine Spinning Co., is pass
ing a two weeks' vacation with relatives
in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Paul Roulllard went to Water
Vile, yesterday morning, where she was
j)ined by her daughter, Mrs. Bert Nc
Coombs, for a weeks trip to Boston.
Mrs. r. w. Spencer of Bowdoinham,
Me. and Miss Emma Plummer of Lewis
ton are passing the week 10 town as the
guests of their sister, Mrs. G. w. Reed.
The REPORTER is advised by an inti-
mate friend OF John Appleton of Bangor
that that gentleman, who has often Wis
ed here and has many Skowhegan &C.
uunintapces, is to be married, October
"a h. to Miss Winifred Hodge, at Kala-
10, Mich.
j. Harry Williams has sold his barber
shop at the corner of Water and Court
streets to Arlie Shaw and has purchased
the restaurant, located 10 the same build
ing, on the Court street side. Mr.. Will
iams has been In the barbering business
in Skowhegan for nineteen years, nearly
all of this time running a shop OF his
owr.
D. G. Bean Of Bingham was In town,
this week, for the first time for several
weeks. 1t will be remembered that he
was taken i'll at the hotel here In the late
summer, and as fate would have it, he
had no sooner recovered from his illness
than a member of his household was
taken with diphtheria, necessitating his
being quarantined for four weeks.
Perham S. Head, postmaster of the
City OF Waterville, and j. Frank LARA
bee, assistant postmaster, were in town,
Monday. Il seems that the postoffice in
Watervile Is to be refitted, and these
gentlemen were here to get plan of the
Skowhegan office, 1t having been recent
" arranged under direction of the Wash.
iugton authorities, and for that reason
being regarded as a suitable model.
The friends OF Mrs. w. J. Estabrooke
will be pleased to learn that her improv-
ed health permits OF her accepting a
position with the Dyer Dry Goods Co.,
who are shortly to open their new store
on Madison avenue, and will agree that
this company are to be congratulated
upon securing the services OF one who
has go large an acquaintance with Som
erset county ladies, and is deservedly
popular with all.
The annual meeting Of the Maine FED
Grafton of Women's Clubs WAS in session
at Bangor, yesterday. The Skowhegan
club women 10 attendance were Mrs..
Bertha D. Steward, Mrs. Eiiz abeth A.
Merrill, Mrs. Mabel W. Phibrick, Miss
Hannah Page, Miss Harriet A. Nash,
MISS 1OulpC OObui hI nAi W. ~ wv"
ard, Mrs. Lizzie M. Page, Mrs. E. F.
Dsnforth, Mrs. Ada Viles, Mrs. Lizzie
B. Marble, Miss Theresa Spooner and
Mrs. Sarah L. Eaton Miss Coburn ad-
dressed the meeting briefly on "How to
encourage young women to Join the Fed
eration," and Mrs. Merrill gave a short
talk on the question of rural schools.
After nearly two years retirement
from business, this week W. H. Wildes
again enters the list OF Skowhegan mer-
chants, having purchased half interest
n the stock In trade Of d. F. Judkins,
and the new firm will be known as the
Wides, Judkins Co. For over % years
Mr.. Wildes was connected with the dry
goods trade of Skowhegan during all OF
which time his business methods were
unquestioned and he enjoys reputation
and acquaintance with the buying pub
lie held by but few, and this uniting OF
interests with Mr.. Judkins must make
most solid combination. Messrs. Wildes
and Judkins are In Boston and New
York, this week, in the interest OF their
business.