The Somerset reporter., 1907-10-03
TOWN and VICINITY.

Snow.
Nathan Fowler, at the Probate
Office, has a good down stairs tene-
ment to rent.
Mrs. II. r. Randall returned to Au-
gusta Tuesday after weeks visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P Page.
The Harvest Dinner, announced by
the ladies' of the NJ. E. church for to-
morrow, has been postponed and will
occur on Friday, Oct. II.
In spite of the unfavorable weather,
about forty couple attended the
dance at Lakewood, Saturday eve
ming, given by Company E and Com
pany E Band.
Mrs. Martha Beal and Miss Georgia
Davis, who had been visiting in
Skowhegan and elsewhere in this
State since last June, left here Mon
day morning TO return to their home
in Alpena, Mich.
c. H. Atkinson of East Boston has
been in town this week. Mrs. At
kinson has been passing the summer
here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Thompson, and will return to
Boston with her husband.
F. w. Kech and family, who have
been living on Valdus Squire farm, a
few miles from this village, for the
past three years, took the train this
morning for Thorndike, Me-, which is
to be their home for the future.
Mrs. Mabel Witham Jones cordially
invites the ladies of Skowhegan and
vicinity to attend her opening OF fall
and winter millinery Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 4 and at her new
parlors over Bisson's shoe store.
Frank A. Nolin left here Tuesday
on his annual business trip in the in
terests of the Nolin Manufacturing
Company. He will be absent until
after the middle of October and will
visit most of the New England and
Middle States,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Steward are
visiting with friends in Boston and
vicinity. Mr.. Steward, who is con-
ductor on the Portland freight, is on
his annual vacation of two weeks and
his place on the train is filled in the
mean time by Conductor S. II. York
of Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Marston arrived
home last Friday from West Point,
N. Y, where Mr.. Marston has been
attending to his duties as forester of
the United States Military Academy,
for several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marston left Monday for Kineo, in
tending to pass few days in a canoe
trip in the Moose River region.
The fire alarm whistle and boxes
will be out of commission for twenty
four hours commencing this Thurs
day. evening at nine O'Clock. The
boilers at the Mitchell Factory are to
be inspected and no steam will be
available for that period. In case of
fire the alarm may be given by ring
ing the Methodist church bell from
the Fire Department building, with
which it has been recently connected.
The Columbia Moving Picture Co.
will open their new hall, in the Hes
elton Block, Monday evening. En-
trance next door to Young's Barber
shop. Open every evening at 8
O'Clock, and Saturday afternoon mat
inee commencing at 2 The complete
program of pictures is given twice at
each performance. Pictures are all
strictly up to date and are changed
every three days. Admission 10 cents
to all.
Miss Margery Morrison, who had
been passing the summer here with
her father, L. L. Morrison, returned
to New York City Saturday. During
the coming winter she is to be the
pianist with the Samme Kotler Con-
cert Company, and also with the
quartet of stringed instruments,
under the management of Herweg
Won Ende, which is to appear in con-
cert engagements. Miss Morrison
does not expect to return home until
next June.
The foot ball team of the Skow-
hegan High school made very good
showing in the game of last Saturday
afte rnoon, but just missed winning,
the visiting team, from the Farming
ton High school, being the victors
by score of to 0. The schedule OF
games in which the Skowhegan High
school eleven will participate for the
remainder of the season, 80 far rs at
present arranged, Is as follows: Oc-
tober 5, with Waterville High, in
Skowhegan; October IL, Pennington
High, at Pennington; October 10,
Waterville High, at Waterville.
Elmer Nolin is manager and Thomas
Arbuckle assistant manager of the
team.
S. F. Emerson has sold the farm on
the Hayden Lake road, which had
been his home for 80 many yearA and
purposes to move to this village as
soon as he can find stand of build