The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-01-03
TOWN and VICINITY


Bucknam's "Nevershed' tooth brush
beats them ALL Guaranteed to be the
best brush ever sold for 25c.
Mrs. j. Fl. Wood and Miss c. Pearle
Estabrook are expected home this even
ing from a brief visit In Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Woodbury. of Au-
burn returned home, yesterday after
passing the holiday season in town.
Mrs. Olive r. Carter OF Greenville has
me to pass the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Frances f. Bean, on Madison Ave.
Mrs. Cora E. Nye and daughter, En- =,
are the guests OF their parents, Dir. and
Mrs. S. L. Pooler, in East Skowhegan,
this week.
Ansel Newton, who has been 10 the
woods at work, was taken III and obliged
10 come home. He arrived here last
Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Hoxie arrived home, last
evening, from a visit of several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Jennie Hoxie, In
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Bessie Lawley left here, yester-
lay morning, for Portland, where she
ia to take ak months course at Shaw's
Business college.
Miss Wlnnebell Cover, who Is teach
ing in Livermore Falls, Me-, returned to
that place this morning, after passing
ner vacation in town.
Edmund Roy and family of oakland
we're 10 town, Tuesday, TO attend the
annual reunion OF the Lewia family at
the residence Of Mr.. James Lewia.
Eiw. A. Parker shot, last week, ut the
farm of bis brother, Eugene Parker, a
arge owl, which he has had mounted as
a trophy of bis Workmanship.
C. W. Nelson OF Newburyport, Mass,
was here last week, In conference with
e. 7. Goodrich with regard to the pur-
chase Of some timberland in an adj Dining
town.
M d.
ing for Boston where he enters the en-
ploy OF M Steinert & Sons, the piano
makers. with whom his brother, Earl,
has b zen employed for several years.
Miss Lucy Jewett returned to Boston,
yesterday, to continue her studies at one
# the commercial schools of that city,
after passing the holidays with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E. Jewett.
The coal dealers of Skowhegan adj
vauced the price OF coal'25 cents per ton,
last Monday. Last year at this time
coal advanced 30 cents per ton, making
coal 25 cents per ton cheaper this winter
than last.
There Is to be a joirt installation OF
the officers of Russell Post and Russell
Relief Corps tomorrow (Friday) evening
at Grand Army Hall, Francis II. Wing
being the Installing officer. Refresh
ments are to be served.
Alfred BARLEY, surveyor for Page d
holden at Rock wood, Me-, has been
passing a few days In town with his
family who are stopping here for the
winter with Mrs. Bartley's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cyrus Newton.
The next meeting OF Golden Rod
Branch of the International Sunshine
Society will be, Wednesday, January 8.
at 2.3O o. M, at the home of mis-. AIDE
laide Shattuck, II Cedar st. Members
will please come prepared to sew.
The high school and most of the rural
schools resumed their session, after the
holiday vacation, last Monday morning
and the village or graded schools will
open again, Monday of next week. The
kindergartens will commence, Monday,
February 4 h.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Tourney are re.
ceiving congratulations on the birth Of a
son, born last Monday. Mrs. Tourney
was formerly Miss Rosie Fortier, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Fortier Of
this place. The little stranger Is to bear
the name of Jerome William.
During the coming year the REPoR-
TER will publish in the first issue OF each
month the calendar Tor that division Of
the year. Each calendar will be accom-
panied by handsome illustration and
by preserving them from month to
month series of copies of paintings by
the worlds most famous artists can be
collected.
The following officers were chosen for
The coming year by Skowhegan Lodge,
Knights of Pythias at their meeting on
the evening of December 27th: Arson
Savage, C. C; Alfred Thompson, V. c;
Fred Lsmpher, p; w. w. McLaughlin,
NJ. W; N. S. Varney, K. OF r. !; A. l..
Weston, Nj. F; f. FL. Holman, M. Z;
Ghas Rochester, M. A; Z. E. Thibault,
|. G; A, l Sawyer, o G.
William b. Webb, who had been pass
ing the past two weeks In town with his
parents, left here, Monday afternoon,
for Boston. After few days stay In
that city and In New York he will go to
San Francisco from which port he sails,
January 8, on the steamship Doric for
the Orient. His journey will end at
Hong Kong China to which CITY he has