The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04
Millinery opening at Miss Walkers,
Friday and Sa urday.

Oysters will not be better this season
than now at Fairgrieves. Try them.
Fred Fl. Neal, apothecary, of Fairfield,
accompanied by Mrs. Neal, was 10 town,
Friday OF last week.
M. and Mrs. w. B. Steward have
been on trip thro1 gh the White Mour-
tslns, leaving here last Friday.
Mrs. A. f. Turner ia visiting, this
week, at the home of her daughter, MIS-.
Lester Shesf, in Gorham, n. H.
Henry Ross OF s.. Stephen, n. B. ar
rived here, Friday of last week, and
passed Saturday and Sunday as the guest
OF his brother, Ches. A. Ross.
Norman Bsssett of Augusta member
of the Sturgis commission, accompanied
by Mrs. B4ssett, passed Sunday 10 town,
as the guest OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Alfred II.
Lang.
Colonel T. q. Anderson of Portland
arrived 10 town, Saturday evening, to
pass Sunday with bis wife who is visit
ing her parents, Mr., and Mrs. A. X.
Perkins.
Miss Martha Steward entertained five
of her little playmates at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and MIS-. J W. Stew
ard, Saturday afternoon of last week, In
celebration OF her fifth birthday.
Henry S. Phllbrick left here to return
to his home In New York City, Friday
of last week, after passing a three weeks
vacation in town. He was to pass Sun
day at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ar
thur W. Lane, In Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E K Carpenter return
ed, Monday, to their home In Winchester,
Mass. Mrs. Carpenter and her two
children have been the guests for several
weeks of her mother, Mrs. Fannie &C.
burn, who has been passing the summer
at Kilcare cottage.
Possibly the only sweet potatoes ever
grown In Maine are now on exhibition
10 Arnold & Curriers' window on Water
street. There are eight Of them, grown
by Mr.. John Currier, the junior member
of the firm, from one potato planted in a
fl )wer pot, last winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Wildes and their
young son, William, arrived here, satur-
day evening, for visit with Mrs. Wildes'
grandmother, Mrs. Irene Lord, and with
other Skowhegan relatives. Mr.. Wildes
| is passing portion of the week on a
hunting trip to Moxie Township.
Earl W. Smith, who had been passing
the summer In town with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Smith, returned to
Boston, Saturday. Mr.. Smith is In the
employ of of NJ. Steinert & Sons, noted
piano manufacturers, his work being in.
specting and adjusting pianos and
pianolas.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton, with her daughter,
Mrs. J. P. Oak, and granddaughter,
Miss Pauline Oak, left here by the early
train, Tuesday morning, for an excursion
to Quebec and Montreal. They were to
go by way of the Mountain Division of
the Maine Central railroad and will be
absent about ten days.
Albert E, Jewett left here. Thursday
of last week, to accompany bis daugh-
| ter, Miss Lucy M. Jewett, to Boston
! where she enters Burdett's Business COL
| ege for six months course. Mr.. jew
EFT is passing the present week with
Massachusetts relatives, portion of the
time with bis uncle, Harlan p. Wyman,
In RehobOth.
Fisk B. Hutchings, who was for sever
al years assistant superintendent of the
Commonwealth shoe factory at this
place, has recently accepted the superin
tendency of the Weber factories at No.
Adams, Mass Mr.. Hutchings was very
popular with the employees at the Com
monwealth aud with Skowhegan people
generally, during his residence here. 1t
is to be hoped that he may find it COL
v4nient to make his home in Skowhegan
again at some time in the future.
Herbert L SWEET was in Augusta,
last evening, and, in the capacity of best
man, was present at the marriage Of
! Miss Macomber, daughter Of G 20. <.
Macomber of that city, to Donald Snow
OF Bangor. Mr.. SWEET is also to be best
man at wedding in Brunswick, this
evening, the contracting parties being
Roy Bodwell OF Augusta and Miss Pen
nell, daughter of Sheriff Pencil of Cum
beraDd county. The groom IN each in
stance is graduate of Bowdoin college
and both were associ Ited with Mr.. SWEET
during his course at that institution.
Sidney L. Pooer claims to have shot
the first deer of the present big game
season, having killed one at fifteen min
utes after midnight, last Monday morn
ing. he had proceeded to a locality
where a herd had been ranging and
sighted several of them just before
twelve O'clock While ne WAS watching
them and waiting for few minutes of
close time to elspse, he noted the young
er deer In what. appeared to running and
leaping practice. They would lower
their heads and bound away very rapid
ly, stop suddenly aud return, while the