The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-28
TOWN and VICINITY

Use denstured alcohol in your chating
dlsh-Bucknam sells it.
Miss Florence Wymsn passed Sunday
in Pittsfield as the guest of MIR. and Mrs.
p. W. Briggs.
Alta Rowell of Madison visited several
days with her aunt, Mrs. Myra Arnold
of SkoW hogan the past week.
Herbert l.. SWEET arrived home Mon
day, after passing few days at the
home of bis parents in Bangor.
G. C. Kicker of Springfield, Mass,
passed the day in town, Monday, as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert G. Jud-
kins.
Bin W. Page and Clyde II. Smith
made brief visit with the parents Of
the latter In Hartland. Friday and Sat
urday of last week.
Green & Barnard have marked down
all their winter weight stockings: l3c
stockings to 10c; 25c stockings to 19c;
soc stockings to SIC.
Mrs. g. B. Stafford and Mrs. j. w.
Steward were called to Augusta Satur-
day, to attend the funeral OF relative,
Mrs. T. j. Huntington.
Edward w. Heath of Wsterville was
in town, yesterday. Mr.. Heath was on
his way to the scene Of his numbering
operations above Bingham.
Captain Prindhsm arrived here Satur-
day evening, and Is to have charge of
the work of the Salvation Army in
Skowhegan for time. He came from
the headquarters of the Army 10 Boston.
Mr.. Porter Soule of Pttsfield visited
several days this week with his mother,
Mrs. Lavlna Goodrich, who is 88 years
old and lives with her daughter, Mrs.
William Rowell of Madison.
Dr.. and Mrs. |. L. Saley went to Ban
gor, Friday of last week, the doctor at
tending the third annual pow WOW of the
Maine Improved Order of Red Men, that
evening. The degree team os the order
from Lynn, Mass, was present. Other
Red Men from Skowhegan in attendance
were Forrest K. Cross and Geo. F. Little
field.
By the transfer of bis stock 10 trade
and good will to the Bowman Hardware
Co. which was completed last week,
Henry Rawles retires permantly from
business. His health was such that the
laying aside of all business cares was un-
avoidable and. while he hopes to benefit
by the rest aud change, he does not ex-
pect to again engage in trade. Mr.,
men, his father and grandfather and
three brothers having passed their lives
in the same line. In 1886 Mr.. Rawles
came to Skowhegan from Romeo, Mich,
where he had been 10 business with his
father, being associated for the first l6
years OF his business career in Skowhegan
with bis brother. under the firm name of
j. D. R4wes 81 Co. For the past five
years he has been sole proprietor. Mr.,
Rawles has enjoyed the con fldence OF the
public during his residence here and 1t is
to be hoped that he will find improved
health and pleasure in the rest which he
now proposes to take.
Alonzo P. Merrill went to Dexter,
Tuesday, where he is to settle with the
insurance companies for the loss occa.
stoned by the fire of last Friday night to
The Merrill Block on Main street in that
town. This is two story wooden
building, standing next to the building
In which the fire originated. separated
by one foot open space only. 1t was
built by the late r. II. Merrill, 65 years
since, when he was a resident OF Dexter,
and he carried on the retail shoe busi-
ness 10 1t until bis removal to this place
In 1883. For something over fifty years
there was DO insurance carried on the
property, but about two years since, J.
p. Merrill of this town, the present own
err, decided he had taken chances long
enough and arranged with the Under
writer's for few thousand Of fire pro-
lection. This action seems to have been
very opportune as under the present
circumstances, the damage being wholly
by water and constituting partial loss,
he will be fully reimbursed.