The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-18
New Laundry, Quarters.

an HOW nlCtiy stItlcd III my hC"
laundry, which in size and equipment
is ample for any volume of business
that can come from Skowhegan and
adjacent territory. The line of work
! have heretofore done can be handled
with a neatness and dispatch that will
| am sure delight my fastidious Gus
TONERS.
can now accept family washings OF
the trough dry and the wet" wash :
ing. so called.
am better prepared than ever to
call for and deliver all work and in
vite your business, of whatever ma
ture, if it is such as should be handled
by an up-to- date and entirely modern
laundry.
Somerset Laundry, Dunlap Block.
Fred I. Dunlap proprietor.
G. r. Fogg can supply you with
grating wax.
Positively the last auction sale, Sat
urday evening in the store under
Hotel Coburn.
Geo. w. Hall has returned to Rum
ford Falls after passing a few days in
town with his family.
Mrs. S. j. Walton left here, Friday
of last week for a fortnight's visit
with Mrs. William Mason in Boston
and Mrs. Annie Marshall of Melrose.
The program for Veterans evening
omitted at the last meeting of Skow-
hogan Grange on account of the
storm and consequent light atten-
dance, will be carried out at the regu-
lar meeting on the evening of April
oath.
Chas. Nutting arrived here from
State College, Centre county, Pa,
where he had been since leaving here
over year ago. During that time
Mr.. Nutting has become family man
and Mrs. Nutting returns with him.
He continues in the insurance bust
ness and thinks of locating in Show
hogan again.
The final meeting of the year for
the Town Improvement Society was
held Friday of last week and that Of
the Skowhegan Woman's Club, yes
terday. Both clubs elect officers and
the meetings are reported in full
elsewhere in this issue. Sorosis closes
it's year with a meeting for election
of officers next Tuesday evening
April 23d.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Judkins have ar
rived home from Clinton where they
have been visiting friends. Mr.. Jud-
kins was formerly in business in that
town. The larger portion of their
visit was passed at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. l.. Decker. On Friday even
ing they were present at the annual
meeting of the Arcana Club, and in
the report of that event sent to the
Kennebec Journal by the local CORE :
spondent, mention is made of the
part taken in the exercises by Mrs.
Judkins as being especially interest
ing
William H. Paine has accepted the
position of organizer for the Ancient
Order of United Workmen and will
pass the next three or four months in
Maine territory in the interests of
that order. Mr.. Paine was elected
Grand Foreman at the annual state
convention recently held, this being
next to and in regular line of promo
ton for the office of Grand Master
Workman. For the past twenty five
years Mr.. Paine has been continuous
ly employed at the r. l.. Mitchell fac
tory and he expects to resume his
work there after completing the three
or four months service for this frater-
nal association as above mentioned.
Forrest Cross, salesman, advertis
ing manager and window dresser for
the Blunt Hardware Co.. has one OF
the show windows of that firm ar
ranged with their annual Jap A Lac
display. The various sizes of the
Jap A-Lac packages are shown to-
gether, samples of the effect to be
obtained with them when applied to
wood and other materials and the fl
cures of two ladies', gowned in crepe
paper, occupy the centre of the win
dow making the striking part of the
display. Each has brush in hand and
is busy in applying Jap -A-Lac to the
piece of house hold furniture before
her. Mr.. Cross has had picture of
the window taken and will forward it
to be passed upon by the judges of
the annual competition which is en-
tered into by JapA-Lac dealers in
the various towns and cities of Maine
The displays made by Mr.. Cross in
1904, 1905 and 1905 took first prize and
that of the present year must stand a
good chance for like distinction.
For Saturday only Delano will sell
chocolate cream cherries for 20 cents
a pound.
Three pounds of new Texas Bermuda