The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15

Bucknam's, only 20 cents.
The temperature went to ten below
zero during last night.
L. K Parkman is passing the week
with relatives In Etna, Me.
Mrs. Stuart McDlvid of Minneapolis,
Mimi, has been guest at the home
of D. H Bartlett the past week. Mrs.
Med ivid will be rendered by MANY of our
people as sister of Mrs. F. s. Hall, and
now makes her home with her sisters
family in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Geo. Warren of Cornvile left
this station. today, for Boston, where
she will visit her daughter, Mrs. j. l..
Holmes.
Earl w. Smith went to Boston, this
morning and is to be employed in the
tuning department. of NJ, Steinert & Son,
for the next few months.
Attention of syrup makers Is called to
the fact that the Blunt Hardwar Co. Is
prepared to furnish them with buckets
and sples for their spring tapping.
Geo w Cover arrived home, yester-
d ,v, from Biddeford, where he attended
an inspection, the previous evening, of
Bradford Commandery of that city.
Mrs. j. Wallace Blunt went to New
Haven, Conn, Monday morning, where
she Ia to be the guest OF her brother,
Row l. Marston, professor of forestry at
Yale.
@. w. Emerson of this place announces
that he is n candidate for nomination,
by the Republicans of Skowhegan, for
the Office of representative to the next
legislature.
Golden Rod Branch international Sun
shine Society will meet with Mrs. Myrtle
Cleveland, ID Mechanic ST., Wednesday,
March Il at , 30 p. m. Members are re-
questtd to come prepared to sew.
e. E. Greenwood, accompanied by
Myron J. Smith, as assistant, went to
Hincklcy, Tuesday, where he is engaged
10 surveying the boundaries of the tract
of land known as Good VIII Pines.
Howard P. Merwin, proprietor of the
Somerset cigar factory, arrived home,
Saturday evening, from Mount Clemens,
Mich, where he had been taking vaca
ton and rest for the past six weeks.
Tickets for the Sorosis Banquet, which
is to occur at Hotel Coburn, Friday
evening, March %, will be on sale at w.
f Robbins store from Tuesday morn
ing, March 20, to the following Thurs
day noon.
Hon. Geo. w. Heselton of Gardiner
WAS in town over Friday night, the guest
of his brother, w. H. Heselton. Mr..
Heselton was formerly county attorney
of K4nnebee, and is now prominently
mentioned for the senatorship from that
county.
W. e. Briggs went to Brewer, Me-,
Tuesday, where he will be employed dur
ing the spring and summer. Mrs. Briggs
has gone to Saugus, Mass. to visit wi h
her sister for the next few weeks, after
which she will join Mr.. Briggs in
Brewer
The Rebekahs of districts number Is
and l6 are to hold district meeting at
Madison, Wednesday evening, March 81.
Mrs Annie K. Adams, president Of the
Rabekah Assembly of Maine, will be
present, also other grand officers, The
degree stsff of Somerset Lodge of Nor
ridgewock will exemplf'g the degree
work. Arrangements will be made for a
special Car to leave Skowhegan at about
6 80 returning after the meeting.
The Automobile Show and the meet
Ing of the Maine Board of Trade In Bos-
ton this week have been attended by
quite II number of Skowhegan people.
Among them are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. E K. McNeelie,
Archie Weston, DR.. F. O. Sawyer, Chas.
F. Ward, E. P. Viles, Chas. A. Ross, j.
p. Oak, Clyde Smith, Col. A. g. Blunt,
j. Wallace Blunt, Bin w. Page, A. R..
Jewett, F. c. Dow and Dr. c. R. Viles.
Those leaving on Tuesday, yesterday
or today could take advantage of the
excursion rate of SO 90 for the round
trip.
In the annual report of the municipal
officers of Skowhegan there Is an item Of
5000 paid to John W. Steward on ac-
count of hall Investigating committee.
Ia view OF the fact that this has been
construed by some to mean that this
amount was paid Mr.. Steward for per-
sonal services 1t may be well to say that
this was not the case. Mr.. Steward was
treasurer of the committee and this sum
WAS part OF the $500 placed at the dis
posal of the committee to meet the
actual expenses of their investigation.
None of the committee asked to be re-
numerated for their services In connec-
ton with the hall investigation and
though they felt free to incur expense
that promised to aid In the correct solu-
ton OF the problem. Sl77 of the amount
appropriated remains unexpended.