The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
TOWN and VICINITY

in Boston on pleasure and business,
arriving home Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. A. Weeks, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Julia A.
Trask, for the past three months, has
returned to her home in Newton,
Mass.
Ben B. Fogler, student at the Uni
versity of Maine, passed Saturday and
Sunday in town with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Fogler.
Mrs. Sarah Mel Hayes OF Exeter,
Me-, and her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Lawrence of Hermon, have returned
home after visit of several weeks
with Skowhegan relatives.
Don't bother Juggling your laundry,
put up your laundry card. The team
of the Peoples Laundry calls for any
package, from a collar to family
wash, and they deliver it also.
Miss Lena Lewia arrived home Tues
day from visit with her sister, Mrs.
Edmund Roy in Oakland. She also
Thomas, who is attending Morgan's
Business College in Waterville.
Mrs. w. B. Pierce of Beverly and
her young daughter, Rachel, arrived
here Tuesday and will remain as
guests of Mrs. J. o. Smith until the
last of November. Mr.. Pierce is to
join his family here some time next
month.
Mrs. Emma L. Bickford and her
daughter, Mrs. j. H. Steward, passe
the day in Fairfield, Saturday. as
guests of Ernest G. Bickford and wife.
Mr. Bickford has recently moved to
Fairfield from Madison and now has a
position in the Waterville car shops.
o. A. Abbey received an injury to
his right hand, while at work about
the engine at the electric light sta
ton, by which he may lose portion
of one of the fingers. 1t has not been
amputated as yet, but it was badly
crushed and amputation may become
necessary.
The closing out sale now being con-
Quoted by Dow & Carter makes their
corner a very busy place. 1t would
seem to be completely successful and
very satisfactory from their point of
view. 1t is reported that the sales
for three first successive days aggre
gated over three thousand dollars.
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visiting relatives in Athens, passed a
few days in this place last week as
the guest of Mrs. E. A. Palmer. She
left on Friday to return to her home
in Boston and was accompanied to
Waterville by Mrs Palmer, where the
two ladies spent the day in calling
upon acquaintance.
That all may be made familiar with
the exquisite quality of Bakers SUI
perb chocolates, arrangements with
the manufacturers permits E. K. Del
ano to offer these fine goods for next
Saturday afternoon and evening,
in beautiful half pound boxes, at only
21c. You certainly can indulge your
self at this low price.
Mrs. F. T. Ross of st. Stephen, N B.,
with her son, Kenneth, passed Sunday
in town as guests of s. w. Philbrick
and family. She was on her way to
Boston and left for that city Monday
morning, planning to return here to-
morrow or next day. Mrs. Philbrick
and her son, William, will accompany
Mrs. Ross to her home in st. Stephen
next week.
Miss Florence E. Dunn of Water
vile is recataloging the books at the
Skowhegan Public Library, including
the chidren's books which have not
been included in the same system
with the other volumes before. Miss
Dunn is graduate of the Albany,
IN. " Library School. The work
has been in progress for about one
month and two weeks more will be
required to complete it.
Will NJ. Narvis and his wife and
daughter of Muscatine, Iowa, left here
Saturday, after passing a week or
more in town as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward F. Danforth. Mr.. Mar
Wis is the Supreme Master Workman
of tho national Grand Lodge, A. o. U.
W, and he and his family came here
from Montreal where he and Mr.. Dan
forth had been attending an impor-
tant council of that fraternity.
Emery & Kinds, dealers in new and
second hand household furnishings,
are now established in their new
quarters in the Brown block, the
premises recently vacated by the
Blunt Hardware Co. This firm, of
which Mr.. F. M. Kinds is the active
partner, commenced doing business
in the Fletcher block In October 1903
Since the fire of July %, 1906, they
have been located on Island avenue.
Their present quarters are by far the
most commodious and best adapted to
their needs of any they have occu-
pied.
Hats at lower prices at Curtis,