The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-17
TOWN and VICINITY

Gown. mex. week. Leave orders at
smiths music store.
Colonel and Mrs. A. G. Blunt left
! here, Monday noon, to pass the week
with friends in Boston.
AK. Butler, Esq, Is engaged In pre-
fessional business in Hancock county
during the present week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Drake left here,
Yesterday, for weeks visit with rela-
tlves 10 Cambridge, Mass.
Mrs. A. X. Butter Is passing the week
in Bangor as the guest of Miss Laura
Coombs and her sister, Mrs. E. T.
Nealley.
Mrs. Daisy NJ. Clark of No. Dexter,
who was called here by the death of her
father, Asa Judkins, returned home,
| Saturday.
Miss Lettie M. Rowe arrived home,
last week, from Massachusetts, where
she had passed the preceding three and
one half months.
Mrs.. Fl. +. Reed has gone to Oakland,
where she will pass the remainder of the
winter at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Owen Getchell.
Fifty.two couples participated In the
social hop given by the members of the
Skowhegan Fire Department at Engine
Hall, Friday evening of last week.
Skim milk, butter milk and cream, all
OF which are pasteurized, are still to be
delivered In town by Mr.. G. F. Paddock
of the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery.
Tomorrow friday morning Bison &
Morrisette are TO commence a great
mark down sale. For full particulars
see :heis advertisement; ia another
column.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq., went TO Dover,
this morning. where he is attorney for
the plaintiff In q suit brought by the
Plscatsquis Savings Sank against the
estate of Henry Hudson.
The adoption degree was conferred on
five candidates at the regular meeting OF
Mohcan Tribe, Improved Order of Red
Men, last evening" and the degree work
was followed by refreshments.
NJ. l.. French, a prominent business
man of No. Arson, was 10 town over last
night, having just returned from bus-
ness trip down river, and being unable
to get car for Madison to return home.
He took the train this morning, intend
Ing to reach No. Arson by way of Wa
teryille and Oakland.
Hon. C. r. Libby of Portland took the
train at this station for home, this morn
ing, having just come from Madison,
where he attended the annual meeting Of
the Indian Spring Wooden company OF
which be is heavy stakeholder. Mr..
Libby has been prominent In the politics
of his city and of the State In past years
and was president of the Maine Stste
Senate 10 1891.
Frank A. Nolin, secretary of the Som
erset Loan and Building Association, WAS
at Augusta, yesterday, where he attend
ed the annual meeting and banquet of
the Maine League of Loan aid Building
Associations, at which some 40 or 30 del
egates from different parts of the state
were present. The election of officers
resulted In the reelection of those who
had served for the past year, including
the election Of Mr.. Nolln as president Of
the League.
On Monday last representative Ed
ward r. Dapforth introduced an act to
incorporate the Kennebec Trust Com
pany Of Skowhegan. The gentlemen,
who have associated themselves together
for this purpose are Chas. F. Ward, s.
W. Philbrick, Albert g. Blunt and A.
X. Butler of Skowhegan. Wallace Emery
of North Arson and Forrest Colby OF
Bingham. They purpose to conduct all
branches of the banking business in
which trust company may engage
with their principle establishment In
this town and branches In North Arson
and Bingham.
Geo. w. Lsrabee Of Wilton, one of the
members of the Dyer Dry Goods Com
pany, is In town and is to remain during
the great sale which that firm is TO hold
for the two weeks beginning with Sat-
urdsy morning next, for full particulars
of which see their announcement In our
advertising columns. Mr.. Lsrabee lie
also interested in the changes which are
being made on the second floor of their
Madison avenue store, looking to i'm
proved facilities for displaying goods,
especially 10 the garment department.
With special reference to the storage
and display of garments case is being
built for the entire length of the south
wall of this second floor store room.
Mrs. Helen n Howard went to the
DR.. Eastman lecture, last Friday even
ing, by somewhat novel conveyance.
Neil hill, where her home Is located, was
alive with coastlng parties and Mr..
James B. Nutting, Mrs. Howard's farm
superintendent, with proper apprecla-
tlon OF the sport that the young people
were having, did not wish to disturb
them by asking for the right of way out