The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-01
TOWN and VICINITY

Edw. 5. Aubin OF Bangor, route agent
for the American Express company, was
in town, Monday.
Mrs. T. H. Howard arrived home,
Monday, from brief visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Ring, in Newport, Me.
Green & Barnard give away box of
candy on Saturday and until all is gone
with every ale of stockings amounting
to 81 cents or over.
Chae. Z. Cheney, piano tuner, will be
at Skowhegan in November to do his
regular work. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Orders left at Dinsmore & Bickford's or
at Oxford Hotel.
r. M. Palmer, formerly of Cornvlle,
and for few years resident of this
place, has recently sold the farm which
had been HE home In New Sharon for
the past two years.
Clarence Langley, formerly Of Show
hogan, but for the past fifteen years a
resident Of Somerset, Mo-, has recently
purchased the Henry Frye farm In this
place and moved there with his family.
Mrs. Flora Dealey went to Boston,
Saturday, where she will assist In car
ing for Mrs. Ger. McCook of Stubens.
Vile, Ohio, a lady whom she met at
Mouse Island during the past summer,
who has now come East to be treated
for her health at a Massachusetts sana-
torium.
Mark Emery of Nc. Arson was in
town, last Saturday. Mr.. Emery has
been among The leading business men Of
Somerset county for many years. The
firm with which he was best known,
from which he retired one year since,
was that of NJ. Emery & Son, now sue
eeeded by G. A. Porter q Co.
Eight sticks of hard pine, eight inches
square and thirty-six feet long, arrived
here, yesterday, for the Dunlap block.
These are the floor tlmbers of the third
story. They were ordered something
like ten days since and had been held at
LOE Lu6 IChSOu Judit uubll YES
terday, it was impossible to get a car to
ship them on, The delay caused the
loss of several days time in the con-
struction, as the walls had reached a
point where nothing further could be
done until these timbers were In place.
Thirteen cows were killed at a local
slaughter house, yesterday, having been
tested by DR.. /. l.. Saley, about one
week since, and found to be tuberculous.
They were from herd of fifteen be-
longing to Samuel knights, who lives on
the Chas. Wyman farm about four miles
from this village, on the back road. The
other two cows of this herd were pro-
nounced to be free from the disease.
The carcasses were shipped to the Port
land Rendering company as material for
fertilizer.
Alton j. Emery, the popular baggage
master on the "Scoot" between here and
Waterville, was given pleasant sur
prise, Friday noon, when he was pre-
SenleQ Win udnubOne anu VALUABLE
compass. 1t was the gilt of a number
of his fellow employees and was made In
the baggage room at the Skowhegan
station by the veteran baggage master,
Sumner G. Ward. Mr.. Emery was TAX
en- completely by surprise, but thanked
the donors in neat speech for their
kindness. Among the railroad men
present were H. A. Toward of Water
Vile, roadmsster; James Low, con-
ductor of the Cannon Ball express, and
George A. West. conductor of the
"Seoot." The gift was most timely
one as M. Emery left, Monday, on
his annual bunting trip to the north
ern part OF the country and while on a
similar excursion one year ago had the
misfortune to lose his compass. He is
accompanied by James Munroe OF
Waterville, a former Maine Central con-
ductor, james Coyen, locomotive en-
gineer, and Sumner c. Ward of this
place. They are to 20 by way of the
Somerset extension and will pass some
thing like fortnight at Moore's camps,
near Indian Pond.