The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
TOWN and VICINITY

EIwood on Christmas day.
David A. Haig is In New York City or
business with the New Y ork office Of TIN
American Wooden company.
Buchanan "Nevershed" tooth brust
beats them all. Guaranteed to be th'
best brush ever cold for Csc
Miss Ethel McPheters of Portland II
passing the week In town with be-
mother, Mrs. Flora McPheters.
Mrs. Jennie Ellis of Norridgewock hal
been visiting In town this week at thu
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Jewett.
Mrs. Ethel Buker of Boston returned
home, yesterday, after a visit of fv'
weeks with her sister, Mrs. K. F. Fair
brother.
Miss Hazel Aarston of Amherst, n
s., q student at Colby College, Is pass
ing the week as the guest of Miss Fan
cher Sawyer.
DR.. W. Diller of Philadelphia returned
home by the early train, yesterday morn.
Ing, after passing Christmas with Skow-
hogan friends.
Fred c. Dow went to Portland, Mon.
day, to pass Christmas with bis wife
who is visiting at the home OF her bro
Their, j. q. Hammond.
Frank L. King sold Is Grade Hamp-
shiredown sheep IN the local market,
this week, for 81 GO each. He Is winter
ing a q och of 48 of the same breed.
The Town Improvement Society will
hold its regular meeting In the Library
parlors on Friday, Dec. 28th at 2.30 p.
10. Every member 10 requested to bring
Christmas quotations or any sentiment
appropriate to the season.
r. w. Brown Is putting new front In
the Fisher Blacksmith shop building and
Ia to dc up two small stores. A shoe
store will occupy one of them and the
other has been let to a restaurant keeper.
Rev. C. d. Crane who was expected
to supply the pulpit at the First Baptist
church, next Sunday, Ia unable to come
owing to another engagement and Rev.
C. (. Owen of Waterville will preach In
his stead.
Clarence P. Weston, Esq, of Boston
left for home, yesterday, after brief
visit with bis mother, Mrs. Lorena Wes-
ton. His wife came to Maine with him
on this trip, stopping at Hallowell to
pass Christmas with her sister.
IL goes without any argument that the
Watson sleigh is the best sleigh on the
market for the money. They are made
right and look right; they are right and
the price Is right. L. w. Chase, Madi-
son Ave-, Is agent for Skowhegan.
Mrs. Fronia Traitor, who bad. been
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. Floyd
G. Nge, since November, returned to her
home In Hsrtlsnd, yesterday. Miss
Berdina Trafton, who came here to pass
Christmas, returned with her mother to
Hartlsnd.
Mrs. Augusta B. Bailey and herl son,
Ralph, who is teaching the High school
in Easton, Me-, arrived here, yesterday,
| on their way to Madison, where they are
to make a brief visit with Mrs. Bailey's
mother. They expect to return here
next week to pass the remainder OF Mr..
Bailey's vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carroll Bartlett OF
Boston passed Tuesday In town at the
home Of bis brother, D. Fl. Bartlett, 1t
being the 25th wedding anniversary OF
the host and hostess. At the ceremony,
which occurred In Harmony, December
25, 1881, Mr.. j. Carroll Bartlett WAS
present as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. T. Howarth Of 3
Oak ST., entertained party of 81 friends
Christmas eve. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with red, white and blue
paper, and evergreens, with here and
there a sprig of holly and mistletoe.
Selections from the graphophone, and
singing by the party were INDUCED In
during the evening and refreshments
were served. AT II o'clock they all
gathered outside the home to sing the
old English Christm 8 carols.
Chas North received fine gold watch
as a Christmas present from the en-
ployes in the finishing department, of
which he is superintendent at the Mars.
ton Mills, the formal presentation being
made at the mill on Monday afternoon,
Alfred Warrington making the brief re-
marks necessary to accompany the gift.
Adolph Burkhart, superintendent of the
dressing room for the same company,
was similarly remembered by the help in
his room, with handsome gold ring.
10 view of the recent advance In the
price of boxes at the Skowbegan post
office, effective on and after January lst,
it may properly be said that the change
in the rates Is by order of the Postmas.
ter General and is something over which
he local authorities have no control.
In the monthly Postal Guide for Deem
Der, some explanation of the readjust.
ment OF rates is given. 1t seems that nc
uniform scale of charges had previously
existed and, as a consequence, there was
great confusion In the matter. In the
number of the Official Guide lust refer.