The Somerset reporter., 1907-10-24

Samuel Harding of Somerville,
Mass, has been visiting Skowhegan
friends this week.
The Blunt Hardware Company have
received their full supply of the ia
nous ga horse blankets.
The date of the Congregational
Harvest Dinner has been changed to
Wednesday, November ID.
Mrs. Celia Tufts is passing the pres
ent week in Portland, the guest of her
son, Frank Tufts, and family
Mrs. L. J. Stevens and her daugh-
ter, Miss Luella Stevens, returned to
Cambridge, Mass, this morning.
Mrs. Laura j. Perkins of Som erville,
Mass, has been visiting in town this
week, the guest of Mrs. A. N. Davis.
Mrs. J. o. Smith, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Pierce
in Beverly, Mass, is expected home
early next week.
Mrs. Abbie Robinson, Mrs. E. K.
Delano and Mrs. 8. H. Gledhill are in
Waterville, today, attending school
of instruction for the Order of the
Eastern Star.
Miss Ethel Merriam went to Fair
field this morning for visit with her
friend, Miss Eta Creach. The two
young ladies were formerly school
mates in the town of Freeport.
The Savings department of the Sec
ond National Bank pays interest at
the rate of 81 per cent; interest COM
mences the first of each month on de-
posts made on or before the 10th.
Miss Ethel Walton arrived home
last evening from brief visit with
relatives in Boston. Mrs. s. J. Wal
ton, who accompanied her daughter
to that city, will return next week.
Chas. E. Cheney, piano tuner, will
be at Skowhegan the week of No
vember 4th, to do his regular work.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Orders left
at Dinsmore & Bickford's or at OK
ford Hotel.
In the fish department of the Show
hogan Market you will find shucked
clans and CLAIMS in the she'll, scallops,
salmon, halibut, sea-trout, mackerel,
bake, cod, finnan haddie, smelts and
butter fish.
Tomorrow friday evening, the
Supreme Master Workman of the
Ancient Order will meet with Show
hogan Lodge at their hall in Postoffice
block. This is special meeting and
members are requested to bring their
families and invite such guests as they
choose.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barbeau of
Portland have been visiting relatives
in town, this week. This is Mr.. Bar
beau's first return to Skowhegan for
nine years. Mr.. Barbeau was in
the employ of the Maine Central
Railroad for many years and is now a
conductor in the freight department,
with a run between Portland and
Boston.
Messrs. F. P. Pennell, E. K. Delano
and Geo. w. Cover of this place, and
Rufus McKenney of Lakewood, are on
a hunting trip in the Dead River re-
gion. They were conveyed thither,
early in the week by O.. H. Smith in
his touring car. The first three
gentlemen named have been taking
their fall outing together for ten years
or more.
The Changers are advertising quite
pretentious concert Tuesday even
ing. Admitting that the Lakewood
Band Is composed of the best musi
clans in Skowhegan and Madison, il
they play the program they have ad :
vertised, our people should give them
due credit, as the street and the con-
cert stage are two different places
Let us all patronize the Grange and
incidentally see if we really have g
concert band.
Clinton A, the little five year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. v GODDARD,
met with most unfortunate accident
last Friday. He was playing in the
stable loft with some companions OF
his own age, and fell down the stairs,
breaking his leg between the hip and
knee. He was just recovering from
chicken pox and the irritation from
that disease is complication, which,
added to the pain of the broken limb,
makes a most trying illness.
The annual session of the Maine
State Teachers Association com
mences at Bangor today. Among
those in attendance from this town
are Professor and Mrs. d. w. Colby,
Professor D. II. Perkins, Edw. A.
Parker, Miss Ethel Kicker, Miss Edna
Cornforth, Miss Elizabeth Tobey, Miss
Addie Swain, Miss Florence Ham
mond and Miss Alma Boswell. The
sessions of the skowhegan High
School and some of the other grades
are ommitted today and tomorrow.
Miss Grace D. Bradley left here,
yesterday, on her journey to Monroe,
Washington. She will go to New