The Somerset reporter., 1906-03-22
TOWN and VICINITY

saturday candy, every Saturday at
Bueknam's, only 20 cents.
Miss E. B. Dunton OF Augusta was in
town portion of the day Tuesday.
W. B. Steward is passing the present
week in Boston and New York City.
Have you had box Of the latest SOU
venir stationery, at Fogg's drug store?
The Ladies' Afternoon Whist Club
met with Miss Lola Goodwin last Friday.
S. W. Philbrick Is GU a business trip
to the Moosehead Lake region this week
Rev. Father Chsrland and DR.. j. N.
Fortier of Watervile we're guests Of
Father Lacroix yesterday.
Miss Margaret Partridge of Augusta
passed Sunday In town at the home Of
her aunt, Mrs. E. s. Prescott.
&c. Wright of Fairfield has been the
guest of his son, Edw. Wright, head
clerk at Bucknam's drug store, during
the pre- ent week.
Mrs. C. E. Marshall of Melrose, Mass.
arrived last Saturday evening and is TO
remain for several weeks as the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. j. B. Maddocks.
C. s. Rowell of Scion was in towr,
Tuesday. Mr.. Rowell was summoned
here to serve as a traverse Juror at the
present term of court, but was excused
on account of business matters which re-
qure his personal attention.
J. d. Emerson has exchanged the
farm where he has so long lived, on the
HAYDEN Lake road, with Lewis s. For
sythe for his stand of buildings ON Msdi-
son avenue plains near Fairview park.
Mr.. Emerson plans to move to town
within the next few months and to pass
the rest of his days as a resident OF
Skowhegan.
We are requested to say that the
hostesses at the last meeting of the
Town Improvement Society were Mrs.
Ellen Dow and Mrs. Marian Folsom in
stead of as reported for our columns
last week. AT the meeting of the So
ciety, tomorrow (Friday) afternoon,
members are requested to give topics on
current events.
A regular meeting was held Friday
afternoon In Grand Army hall by Rus
sell Relief Corps. At the conclusion of
the business session refreshments were
served by the committee OF arrange
ments, Mrs. Sylvia Arnold and Mrs.
Emma H. Dunton. short literary and
musical program was also rendered and
the afternoon proved a most pleasant
one,
recent issue of the Boston Globe
contains a graphic account OF an at
tempt upon the life Of Daniel E. Owen,
alleged to have been made st Death Val
ley, Nevada. Mr., Owen is the brother
of N. L. Owen OF this place and a min
ing expert of considerable note. He
made Skowhegan brief visit about two
years since. Mr.. Owen resides in Dor
chester, Mass. but had gone to Nevada to
investigate mine. 1t is supposed
that local parties did not wish the inves-
way to Death Valley, fired the shot which
Just missed Mr.. Owen and severely
wounded his companion.
The Skowhegan people visiting the
automobile show In Boston last week
placed orders Tor motor vehicles to the
value of five to six thousand dollars.
Touring cars were purchased by DR.. F.
o. Sawyer, Chas. Green and Clyde Fl.
Smith, that of the first mentioned gentle
and Smith deciding upon Ellsmores.
DR.. G. r. Viles and Bin w. Page each
entered their order for Indian Motorcy-
cles. DR.. L. A. Dascombe will pur-
chase machine later. Previous to
last weeks purchases Herbert Went
worth had become the owner of a Cadil-
lac and A. Il. Jewett has recently invest
ed in an Indian motorcycle. Others are
planning on motor vehicles of various
kinds and are likely to purchase before
the riding season opens.
The committee appointed at the last
town meeting to arrange set of
bylaws, covering such portions of town
affairs as seemed to require such regula-
ton, met at the office Of Butler & But
Ter, Friday evening and organized by the
election of e. G. Butler as chsirmen. In
a general way the work OF the committee
may be said to consist of revision OF
the bylaws OF the Skowhegan Village
corporation, with such additions and elimi-
nations as the changes OF the last few
years have made necessary. One mat
ter, however, not touched upon in the
old code, the committee propose to care
fully consider, that being restrictions as
to the erection Of wooden buildings in
the business district. This question Of
permitting brick buildings only to be
erected within certain area on the bus-
ness streets has often been agitsted and,
as the committee finds 1t may be provid-
ed for by bylaw, should the town see
fit to adopt it, they deem it their duty
to make such a clause a part OF their re-
port.