The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-05
TOWN and VICINITY

W. R. McCoomb of Fairfield was in
town Monday, the guest of his brother,
Bert.
j. A. Bigney of Greenvile, a we'll
known contractor Of that town, was in
Skowhegan Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Shaw left on the
noon train, Monday, for Portland, where
Mr.. Shaw will engage In business for the
summer.
Mrs. Horace Jewett and her son, Lin
wood, went to Exeter by the noon train,
today, to be the guest of relatives during
the next week.
Mr.. Harry and Zemma Newton, and
Miss Lois Shelley of Jackman are pass
ing the present week as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. j. Mitchell.
Ralph Bailey, who has been attending
Bowdoin College the past year, arrived
on the late train Monday and will pass
the summer in town.
Skowhegan store keepers made a
special effort with their windows for
the Fourth this year, and several very
attractive windows were the result.
Miss Marion Brainard, stenographer in
the flee of the Sturgis Commission at
the State House, Augusta, is spending
the week in town with her mother Mrs.
Flora T. Branard.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Huff left this morning for
Southport, where she has position as
head cook at Hotel Lawnmere. This ia
the sixth summer that Mrs. Huff has
held this position and it speaks well for
her ability in this line.
Mr.. F. w. Briggs Of Pittsfeld aud
Mr.. John O'Day Of Boston spent several
days, last week, at the Shepherd Cottage
at Lakewood Both Of the gentlemen
are expert anglers and several fine
catches of bass and pickerel were made.
John Robinson sustained a painful
though not dangerous flesh wound as
the result Of being hit in the leg by
piece of the cartridge from one of the
Fourth of July cannon yesterday. 1t
struck him while passing through the
crowd and entered several inches into
the calf of his leg.
W. NJ. Harville of Pasadena, Cal, ar
rived in town on the morning train, ac-
comparing the remains of George NJ
Bixby, who died In Pasadena on May
End, which were being taken to Yelling
ton for interment. Mr.. Harville was
a former resident of Skowhegan, and
moved to California about four years ago.
We note that Armada, owned by
Charles W. Day of this town won the
three minute race at Pittsfield on last
Friday. Armada took the race in three
straight heats, getting mark of 2.26-l 4,
Shortly after the race the horse was sold
to j. c. Hanson of Pres que Isle, and Mr..
Day tells US that the price paid was $500.
Antonio Cecatani the Italian laborer
who has been cor fined for some time in
the county jail was released on bail on
last Friday, giving bonds for the sum Of
500. Cecatani is charged with having
assaulted with murderous intent a fellow
labofer on the Somerset extension and
WAS bound over to await the action of
the Grand Jury in September.
Surveys has been made and pipe Or
dered for the extension OF our sewer
system as voted at the last town meet
ing. The sewer on Mllburn street will
be extended from its present terminus
at Olive 81. to the end of the street.
On Spring st. sewer will be laid from
the Sand Bank to Middle st. where 1t
will connect with the one on Middle st,
and 1t will be necessary to lower the pipe
to the latter several feet In order to make
the proper connections.
On Monday noon, Belle, draft horse
belonging to w. Scott Gilman was
making her usual trip home to dinner
without her driver on hearing the II
o'clock whistle when the axle OF the
wagon she was hauling caught In the
rear wheel Of John Weston's. team. Mr.
Weston was sitting In his wagon watch
ing log jam, and was In such position
That the slight shock threw him out. In
me mix up which followed Mr.. Weston's
wagon was overturned and the rear axle
broken, but fortunately he was not in
iured.
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