The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
TOWN and VICINITY

for business trip TO washington, u. -
Percy Hill Of Northeast Harbor, Me-,
was in town on business, Friday Of last
week.
o. account OF repairs there will be no
services at the Adventist Mission rooms
until further notice.
Mrs. Jos. Theurey Of Lewiston passed
Sunday In town as the guest of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Fortier.
Mrs. W. NJ. Pusifer and Master Libby
are passing q portion Of the present
week at the home of her mother, Mrs. l..
c. Libby, in Wateryille.
E. b. Curtis has recently returned
from market with all the latest things In
the millinery line. See his announce
10 mt in our advertising columns.
DR.. l. L. Saley represented the local
lodge Of the United Order Of the Golden
Cross at meeting of the Maine grand
council of that order In Lewiston, Tues
day evening.
w. A. Bailey, grand high priest of the
grand encampment of Maine, made ofi
cial visits, Friday and Saturday of last
week, with the encampments at Liver
more Falls and Oxford, Me.
Mrs. II. W. Maxfield of Starks was in
town, Saturday, and we learn that her
husband has gone to open his sporting
camps at Rowe Pond. This is Mr.. Max
fields sixth season at the Rowe Pond
Camps.
Chas. II. Sawyer, piano tuner OF Fox
croft, will be in SkoWhegan tuning p'.
amos for few days beginning May 1st,
1906. Leave orders with Walter F. Rob-
bins or Dinsmore & Bickford. All work
guaranteed satisfactory. Twenty years
experience.
The wooden enclosure behind which
the lower story OF the WardPhilbrick
block has been concealed during the
period OF construction was taken down,
Monday We have a cut showing the
front of this building with an extended
description on page seven OF this issue.
Mrs. Clarence NJ. Allen and her son,
Raymond, arrived home, last week, after
passing the winter In California. They
visited many d fTerent parts OF the state,
including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
They passed quite time In the latter
city, making excursions through the
Chinese quarter and other portions Of
the Pacific coast metropolis, which are
of great interest to eastern people.
Ansel Holway, secretary OF the Som
erset Central Agricultural Society, is al
ready at work In the interest of the cat
tie show and fair which that association
Is to hold here next fall. In addition to
the usual premiums Mr.. Holway pro.
poses to have special awards for large
variety of competitions In which farmers
and their families will be Interested. He
Ia inviting the merchants and manufact-
urers of the county to cooperate by fur
nishing these special premiums and
those thus far seen approve of the plan
and are responding very literally to Mr..
Holway's suggestion
The ice above Skowhegan falls COM
menced to break up Monday afternoon
at three O'Clock and the river is now
clear of Ice to the dam at Madison. IL Is
breaking up on the sections OF quick
water all the way along to The Forks
and there is quite an ice jam at the
Carney place, eight miles above Bing-
ham, the ice having come down to that
o lint from several miles above. The
ice on Dead River has gone out from
Dead River Dam to the Kennebec where
1t is gorged and held back for the pres
ent. The water continues high and 1t Ia
likely that the Kennebec may be clear of
Ice to The Forks within the next "a or
As hours.
Skowhegsn people who are intereste !
In motor vehicles, and especially motor
cyclists, have been admiring the Indian
motorcycle, 1906 model, received by
Fred C. Dow, the local agent, last FRI
day. From the present outlook there Is
likely to be dozen or more motorcy-
clists in Skowhegan this season, about
double the number of last year. Several
tours are planned for the coming sum-
mer, among them one to Quebec, some
time In August. The party will follow
the usual route up the Kennebec river
and over the Canada road to Quebec and
will return by way of Montreal and the
White Mountains. 1t Is expected that
this can be easily accomplished In one
weeks time.
The attendance at the military ball
given by Company E. Band at their arm
ory, last evening, was very gratifying,
nearly 300 being present A handsome
sum WAS realized which is to he devoted
to the purchase of uniforms for the "a
members OF the band. The band MEM
bers and Company f. appreciate this
liberal patronage and also the financial
assistance which has already been ten
dered them to the amount OF nearly 800
by citizens of the town toward the pur-
chase of uniforms and instruments,
With the hope of recompensating the
public In manner for these courtesies
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