The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-14
TOWN and VICINITY

Bucknam's Syrup of White Pine and
Tar will cure that cold.
Mrs. [. r. Boothhy is passing the
present week with relatives In Dexter.
her former home.
The prescription department at Fogg's
drug store Is always In charge of regis.
tered pharmacist.
Allen Hackett OF Pittsfield passed
Saturday and Sunday In town as the
guest of his son, William E. Rackett.
Mrs. C. F. Brock of Waltham returned
home, Yesterday, after few days. visit
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Hackett.
Ira A. Norton Is selling winter over
coats, listers and fur coats at greatly
reduced prices. This he considers bet
ter than to carry over to another year.
Mrs. X. G.. Woodland went to Stacy
Vile, Me-, Tuesday morning, having re-
ceived telegram to the effect that her
sister, Mrs. Theodore Macarthur, was
critically Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Durrell, who
had been making their home here since
the close of the season at Mouse Island,
last summer, left for Whitnsville,
Mass, Saturday, where they will pass
the remainder of the winter.
Lecture at the First Baptist church,
Monday evening, February 10, at 8
o'clock. Subject, 1.-THE Public Lands of
the United States" Admission % cents.
Reserved seats, 80 cent?. Tickets pow
on sale at SIMPSONS drug store.
Miss Bessie Garnier and Mr.. Joseph
Perry were united in marriage, Sunday
afternoon, at / o'clock. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. Father
A. O. Lacroix In ST. Mary's catholic
church; the maid of honor being the
BRIDES sister and the best man being The
groom's brother.
Chemical fire extiuguishers, of the
type which has proved 80 useful in many
instances at Skowhegsn fires, during the
last few years, may be purchased of s.
W. Philbrck. They are the kind now
in use by the Skowhegsn Fire Depart
ment and by most Skowhegau firms and
individuals who take this means of pro-
tecting their property from fire,
At meeting of the senior class Of the
Skowhegan High school, held last week
for the purpose, the following assign
history, Frank f. X, Davis; class proph-
ecy, Leon w. Smiley; class poem. Ar
thur w. Packard; for presentation of
gifts, Sadie J. McIlwrsth and Arthur b.
Merriam. All members Of the class, ex-
cept the salutatorian, the valedictorian
and those included in the assignments
Just made, will prepare essays and hand
them to the principal, d. II. Perkins, on
or before the first Friday In March. All
of these essays will be submitted to a
committee of three judges who will Sc
lect the four most meritorious, to be
given with the class parts already enum-
Grated on commencement evening.
The alarm from box thirty.four, just
before eight O'Clock, Sunday evening,
came about very naturally, some one be-
ing under the impression that there was
a fire 10 the hand-car house, at the north
ern end of the Maine Central railroad !;
and there was, but II was entirely within
the stove placed there for the purpose OF
heating the building, although appear.
auces were otherwise. Some one had
built up good fire with soft coal and
left the stove door open and the refec-
ton shone on the windows, of which
there Ia one in each end of the building,
In such q manner as to make 1t appear
that the whole interior was ablaze. Ii
seems that others have seen the same
reflection on previous evenings, and have
been deceived In the same way, but have
stopped to make an investigation, which
of course developed the true condition OF
things and prevented them from giving
the alarm. This was the third alarm
sluce Tue IRE at tho WuiItioI oioSAi F0o
rnary 6, and, as our conf igrations are
believed to succeed each other In groups
of three. II this alarm originating from
somewhat overheated stove at the hand.
car house may be counted In tie place OF
something more serious, 1t will have
served very useful purpose.