The Somerset reporter., 1906-03-29
TOWN and VICINITY

new lot of souvenir stationery at
Fogg's drug store.
Sewal w. Smith made business trip
to Portland, this week.
Mrs. Alice Luce has returned from
Boston and reopened her dressmaking
rooms.
W.B. Steward has returned from a
business trip to Boston and New York
markets.
Joseph Butler, who has charge of the
farm at Killcare, made business trip to
Gardiner, Monday.
Mrs. s. L. Skillings and child of Deer
ing are the guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Provepcal.
Mrs. Andell L. Murphy of Melrose
Highlands, Mass, Is in town, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar L. Murphy.
Miss Harriet A. Nash, who had been
visiting in Midway, Mass, and friends
In Boston for week, has returned home.
Mrs. Abbie Southland OF Auburn was
the guest over Sunday of her sister, Miss
Emma Morse, returning home, Monday.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Danforth left for Ev
erett, Mass, Tuesday, where she will
visit at her former home in that city for
several weeks.
The next meeting Of Golden Rod
ba hoId with Mre
Belle L. Gates, Silver ST., Wednesday,
April at 2 80 p. N.
Grover Green, who has been attending
Boston art school for the past two
years, is the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Greer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ii. Gannett with Miss
Grace Gannett passed the Sabbath as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. OrdwaY,
returning home, Monday.
The ladies OF the NJ. E. church will
serve dinner at their vestrles, Wednes-
day, April 3rd, from 11.30 to l O'Clock.
Baked beans, cold meat, pies ete.-25c.
r. Fl. Townsend went to Portland,
Tuesday morning, where he will under
go an operation upon one OF his eyes
which will be performed by DR.. Moulton.
Mrs. Arthur FL. Elwell left Monday
for Lewiston, where she entered the Sis
ter's hospital for an operation for appen-
dicitis. She was accompanied by her
husband.
An alarm of fire, Friday noon of last
week, was for a small blaze around the
chimney 10 the roof of Nj. j. Aliens mill.
It was extinguished with but small
amount Of damage.
Mrs. Goodridge of Dexter, who had
been the guest the past winter of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred o. Sawyer, left
Monday afternoon, for visit with her
son, DR.. F. j. Goodridge of Waterville.
Parmenas Encampment, 1. o. o. F.,
are already making preparations for the
District meeting which will be held In
Skowhegan, April oath. The other En-
csmpments in the district are Waterville,
Newport and Pittsfleld.
An enjoyable social was held In the
parlors of the Congregational church,
Tuesday evening, under the management
of the Sunday school of that society.
There were musical selections and read
ing, games were played and light re-
freshments served.
The alarm of fire which was pulled in
from box "a at about l o'clock, Monday
afternoon, proved unnecessary. The
supposed blaze was in the plumbing
shop of vles & Nash on Court street
and was caused by steam from the boiler
which was mistaken by an eInploye for
smoke.
A new appliance has been received by
the Skowhegan Electric Light Company
and will soon be installed in position.
1t Is in the form Of a governor made by
the inventor OF the Lombard governor
and its office is to regulate automatically
the strength of the light sent over the
wires and will eliminate the dlsagreeable
feature noticed in Incandescent lights of
daring up and then dying down, The
company drew check for $1,000 to pay
for this one appliance.
This evening at Odd Fellows Hall will
occur special conclave Of De Molay
Commsndery No. 10, K. p, at which
time the Orders of the Malta and Temple
will be conferred. The official inspec-
ton of the Commandery will occur the
same evening by Right Eminent, Geo.
C. burlington of Pennington, grand
commander Of the Grand Commandery
of Maine. 1t is expected there will be
many visiting Sir Knights and at the
close Of the work banquet Is to be serv-
ed at Hotel Oxford.
Friday forenoon last the eighteen
burlers in the Marston Worsted Mills
went out on a strike, their grievance
being on account of what they claim
excessive fines imposed. On Saturday
twelve speakers went out in sympathy
with the burlers, and the action OF these
two departments have forced out the en-
perchers, as they are left without work.
A committee OF the strikers met the
management, Tuesday forenoon, making
demand upon them that all fines be done