The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-05
LOCAL MENTION.

c. A. Ross passed last week in Boston
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Owen OF Augusta
passed the Fourth in town.
Gordon Dobson Of Pittsield was the
guest over the Fourth Of r. W. Briggs
AT the home Of MIS-. Edith S. Shepherd.
Eddie Maxwell skowhegan High
school OF, spent the Fourth 10 Show
hogan as the guest Of Daniel Lewis and
family.
Henry D. Patterson Of Belfast, for
many years in the grocery business
here, arrived IN town, Tuesday forenoon
for stay of few days.
Miss Bertha M. Hall Of Chicago, a
teacher in the public schools Of that city,
arrived here, Monday, and will pass The
month of July as the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. c. D. Miller.
Messrs. F. r. Steward, j. ?. Merrill
and w. B. Steward accompanied by
heir wives left here on the noon train
today for trip to Moosehead Lake, ex-
pecting to return early next week.
Angler L. Goodwin Esq. of Fairfield
was In town Tuesday, saying goodby to
his friends here before leaving for Bos-
ton, where he enters the law Office of
nenry A. Wyman, as conf ientisl clerk.
Harry R ynolds arrived 10 town, Fri
day, from California. and will pass
several weeks here with his father Solo
mon Reynolds. He has been on the coast
this year and was in San Francisco at
the time of the earthquake.
Miss S. Madeline Ward left here this
morning for brief visit in Gardiner and
with the inteHtion OF meeting her sister,
Miss Mae Ward. in Portland, Saturday,
on her way home from Boston to pass
the summer vacation in Skowhegsn,
Myron T. Bailey Of Bath passed Sun
day in town as the guest Of o. D. Wells
and family. Mr.. Bailey is a sea captain,
and will leave the last Of the week for
San Francisco to take command Of one
Of the Pacific mail steamers plying be-
tween that port and Hong Kong,
Ashley J. Keene arrived home recently
from Dawson City, Alaska, where he
had been since February 1904 This
was Mr., Keene's second journey to
Alaska and makes in ali seven years
that he has passed there. He does not
purpose to return. He brings with him
several interesting specimens Of the
gold and ore Of the Alaskan mines,
among them a nugget Just taken from
the ground by himself nearly pure
gold and large enough TO have a value
OF $50
Skowhegsn has been so accustomed to
quiet and orderly crowds in recent years
that it is hardly news to report that yes.
terday was one Of that sort. y arrests
were made during the day but in the
evening Sheriff Smith found some PEG.
PIE misbehaving themselves at Lsso-
wood and took six Of them into custody.
A. the srraignment this morning the
names were given as Peter Charley, Fred
Cyre, Hector Casey aud Peter Morgrel
Of Madison, ard Alex Walter and James
GARNER of Skoweegsn. The charge WAS
| MODIFICATION aud the tine In each case
WAS Sl1.40. In default OF payment each
respondent was committed to ii fer 80
| DAYS.
The report WAS current on the street
# stabbing stfray in Keeuy..le early
yesterday morning Upon running the
facts to earth, however, we ind that the
affair was nothing more than q drunken
tarousal at the house on Factory street
occupied by family named Dessett
The affair might have resulted more seri
ously had il not been for the timely ill.,
reference OF Luke PITTS. one Of tht
aeghbors, who arrived on the scene just
Is the fight WAS starting. Pits sue
ceeded in breaking this up and a few
minutes later officers Steward and q Oh
T answered the call for police. We have
vet to learn OF any arrests having been
made in connection with the matter