The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-01-10
Bargains In winter oVercoata, this
week, at Ira A. Norton's.


week, at Ira A. Norton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Goodrich Of Water
vile passed Sunday In town, guests al
the home of DR.. and Mrs. r. y. Sawyer
Mrs. W. R. Buchanan returns to htl
home In Brockton, Mass., today, after
brief Visit with her father, Col. W. II
6. Estes.
All members Of tie W. c. T. U. arr
asked to meet at the home of Mrs. Lev
Weston, Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
to transact Union business.
Miss Annie Corrigan, one Of the popu
lar clerks at Delano's, had a chatting
dish party Monday evening. About q
of her friends gathered at herhome and
very pleasant evening was enjoyed
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w Briggs oil
Pitttfield were In town for several day
this week, MI Briggs coming to attend
the annual meeting of the Second NJ.
tionsl Bank of which he Is director.
We learn that the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery have sold their Highland Milk
route, which has been run the past two
years by G. r. Paddock, TO r. l.. Horne
& Son of the Riverview Farm, Norridge'
week road.
Misses Berle and Elsie Walton left
here for Boston, Saturday. Miss Elsie
returns to continue her musical studies,
after passing the holiday season here,
and her sister accompanies her for two
weeks visit.
The regular meeting of the Town In
provement society will be held at the
Library psrlors on Friday, Jan. II, at
2 80 p. m. Members are requested to
come prepared to give current events
on some notable occurrence during the
past year.
The officers OF Court Antoine de Pa
poue, Catholic Order OF Foresters, were
installed Monday evening, at Convent
Hall, by l.. n. Gendreau, of Lewiston,
deputy chief ranger of the order for this
state. Rev. Father Larrive e, the assis-
tant curste of ST. Mary's parish, was
present and addressed the meeting.
Mrs. Z 18th s. Shepherd has purchased
q Pierce Great Arrow touring car, cor.
ceded to be among the best OF the high
grade machines which have been built
for next seasons use. Expecting to de-
pend upon the automobile as means OF
conveyance she has sold her fine span OF
black horses to the Hon. Geo. K. Ma
connie of Augusta. X. Fl. Bodwell,
Mr.. MacUmber's son-in-law, was In
town, Monday, and drove The horses
home the following day.
The news of the unexpected death OF
Mre. Fannie l.. ColburD, which occurred
10 Winchester, Mass., In the early hours
OF the morning Of Friday last, from
pneumonia, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. <. K. Carpenter, brings sadness to
the hearts Of all our people whose privi-
lege 1t had been to enjoy an acquaintance
with this most estimabe woman, during
the periods In which she had occupied
the summer home of her brother, Mr.. G.
Il. Davis, "kilcare cottage" for four
years past.
Herbert c. Libby of WaterVille, editor
and proprietor of the Waterville Mail, is
to lecture in Skowhegan In the early
future under the auspices OF the Show
hogan churches on the department Of
Boys Work conducted by the Young
Mems Christian Association Of Maine.
The lecture will have special reference
to the second annual convention Of
"Boys Departmental, the club organized
in the d fferent cities and towns of the
state by the Y. NJ. C. A., which Is to be
held at Waterville January %, rs and a..
Geo. L. Jewett, inventor of the now
widely known "Self Heating Can" and
superintendent Of the company OF that
name at North Fairfield, was in town,
yesterday, In conference with e. f.
Fair brother and others regarding prop
osition submitted by the Marble Paper
Company of New York to establish their
works here. This corporation has a
process Of making marbleized paper by
machinery, which has heretofore been
Dufactured almost exclusively by
hand and In foreign countries. They
are manufacturing In small way In
New York City and, should they come
here would erect plant to employ
about 90 hands. They would require a
certain amount Of local capital to be In.
veste d In the enterprise and would Sc
cure the investors by mortgage bonds
covering the plant, machinery and
patent rights.
County Treasurer (. P. Dyer OF Har :
land made very quick trip from bis
home TO this place, last Saturday. Flo
had been here the day previous and had
returned to Hartland under the impress
sion that the jHries of the December
term of court would not be discharged
until Monday, but the plans were chang
ed and about ten o'clock, Saturday fore
noon, he WIS advised that the Juror,
were ready for their pay. He imme
diately called up Adelbert Ames, The