The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-05-10

the guest OF SkoWneRAn trlenos, 1ues-
day.
The remains of the late Chas. Hill Of
Waterville, were brought to this place,
Tuesday, for interment.
Chas. F. Ward Co. will pay you %
cents for every pair of Boys' Black Cat
stockings that does not give satisfaction.
Thomas Demo arrived home, Monday
morning, after passing the previous week
with friends In Lewiston and Waterville.
Mrs. Martha L. Tuttle went to = ater-
vile, this morning, to be the guest OF
Mra. Vesta A. Smith of that city for the
rest of the week.
The service of communion was OBJ
served at the Bethany Church, Sunday
morning, and eight persons we're receiv-
ed into church membership.
Mrs. J. W. Webber and young daugh-
ter of Waterville are visiting Mrs. Web
ber's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jtfferson
Savage, at their home on Middle street.
M. Mason, superintendent of the
Indian Spring Mills at Madison, was in
town, Saturday of last week, leaving by
the .35 train for business trip down
river.
Miss Flora Bishop, one of the teachers
at the Maine Central Institute at Pitts
field passed Saturday and Sunday in
town at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Simpson
Chas. w. Day passed Saturday and
Sunday at Holden, Me. The visit was
made at this time on account Of the Ill
health of his mother, Mrs. Eleanor Day,
residing 10 that town.
Miss Maude French, who has been en-
ployed In Boston for over year past as
cashier in a restaurant, made brief
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred NJ. French, last week, returning to
Massachusetts, Saturday.
The Snow Bound Club met at the
Maine Central Hotel, yesterday, as the
guests of Mrs. Emma l.. Bickford. The
usual pleasant afternoon was passed and
at five-lhirty all were served with five
supper by Landlord Towle.
The program for Memorial Day is not
fully decided upon but it is announced
that the exercises at the cemeteries will
occur in the morning and that the ad-
dress by Judge Augustine Simmons of
North Arson will be given at Grange
Hall in the afternoon.
Mrs. Pauline Hill, who had been in
California since last December, the
most of the time at Los Angeles, arrived
home, Monday evening. Miss Martha
Hathaway, who will be recalled by
many Skowhegan people, made the
Journey from California to Boston with
Mrs. Hill and will probably visit here
before her return to the west.
Thos. Simpson of Warren, Me. is
passing the present week 10 town, visit
ing his brothers, Adam and Geo Simp
son, and his mother, Mrs. Jane Simpson
Seventeen years since Mr.. Simpson was
employed at the Anderson Mills in
this place. He has now held for long
time the position of boss tinisher in the
textile mills at Warren. This is his
first visit here during eight years.
Edw Leech went to Pishon's Ferry,
Saturday, to see his grandson, Edward
Strickland, who recently had an accident
to one OF bis eyes. The III ured organ
is progressing favorably but the matter
has been the cause of great concern in
the family as the sight of the other eye
was destroyed by an accident some years
since, this making the preserva ion OF
the eye now affected of the gravest i'm
portance.
W. S. Caldwell of Sherman, Me. came
here, last week, to join Mrs. Caldwell
who had been visiting In town with Mr..
and Mrs. d. H. Perkins and Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Lewis. Mr.. Caldwell was on his
way home from a Boston trip and with
bis wife left for their home In Aroostook
county, Saturday. Mr.. Caldwell is a
brother to Mrs. w. T. Merrill, who re-
sided here for several years with her
husband when he was engaged in the
practice OF medicine In this town.
Sol Reynolds informs US that on Sat-
urday last he had completed Il years of
continuous service for the Skowhegan
Water Co. and that in all this time he
has not lost single days time by res
son of Illness. Mr. Reynolds has charge
of the pumping station at the Eddy and
is superintendent of repair work; a.
though busy man, one whose cares are
many, he finds time to conduct hennery
and finds the work not only profitable
but pleasant. Few men who work for
others can boast of record such as his
for constant attendance to duty.
The town clock in the tower of the
Maine Central railroad station was clean.
ed and repaired, yesterday and may now
be counted upon as a more reliable time
piece than 1t has been for some months
In the past. The striking mechanism
had not been 10 working order since
last fall and the time indicated had been
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