The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
TOWN and VICINITY


Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Benner passed
Christmas in Gardiner at the home of
Mrs. Benner's sister, Mrs. George
Royal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson G. Davis went
to Waterville yesterday to pass the
day with their daughter, Mrs. J. R.
Pollard.
Court Wesserrunsett, Independent
Order of Foresters, will nominate and
elect officers at their next regular
meeting, next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Phidelah Rice, impersonator,
who is to give recital at the Beth
any Baptist Church, under auspices
of Sorosis, Tuesday evening next,
is an instructor in the Leland
Powers school of expression.
We have received few more
copies of the report of the Maine
Department of Agriculture for the
year of 1906, which we shall be pleased
to furnish to patrons of this office on
application.
A party of eighteen people were
assembled at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Pennell yesterday to pass
the Christmas holiday. Among them
we're DIR. and Mrs. F. D. Tozier of
Washburn, Aroostook county and DR..
and Mrs. G. w. Phillips of Lewiston.
On Dec. "a, 1907 it was voted by the
Trustees of the Skowhegan Savings
Bank to pay dividend at the rate of
four per cent on Jan. 1, 1908. This
will be one half of one per cent more
than they have previously paid and
of course will be appreciated by the
depositors of that institution.
Messrs. Chas. E. Young and John
r. Mcclellan were in Portland on
business Tuesday. Mr.. Young is an
owner in both the Skowhegan and
Riverside Pulp Mills. Mr.. Mcclellan
is president of the former corpora
ton and an owner in both. The trip
to Portland had reference to a con-
tract for the product of their mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy l.. Marston went
from here the first OF the week to
pass Christmas at the home of Mrs.
HIS. Parmalee, Mrs. Marston's mother,
in New Haven, Conn. From that
city Mr.. Marston will go to Florida
where he is to inspect a cypres
tract, in the vicinity of Pensacola,
for New York City capitalists. He
also has forestry work of similar
nature in other of the Southern
states. Mr.. and Mrs. Marston expect
to return here about the middle of
January.
Coroner l.. j. Addition was sum-
moned to Bingham Monday, to inves
tigate the circumstances of the death
of James Gallant of that place
Gallant was injured by an accident at
the Shank factory on Sunday even
ing. The physicians called to attend
him found 1t necessary to administer
ether and he died while under it's in
fuence. A more complete account is
given by our Bingham correspondent
in the communication from that town,
published elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. Addition did not think an inquest
necessary.
H. S. Amsden of Boston was in
town on business recently. He is
the son of Frank E. Amsden former
member of the firm of Cakes &
Amsden, who were in the shoe bust
ness in this place some years ago.
Mr.. Amsden senior still continues in
the re tail shoe trade and has stores
in Rockland and Lewiston in this
state. The partner with whom he
did business here, Mr.. William w.
Cakes, has continued resident of
Skowhegan since that time and is
now the active member of the firm
known as the Green & Barnard Shoe
Company, doing business on Mad
ison avenue.
A new law firm to be known as
Ames and Taylor has opened an Office
over Fuller's drug store on Madison
avenue. The members in the part
nership are Frank l.. Ames of Nor
ridgewock and John E. Taylor of this
place. Mr.. Ames was a Skowhegan
boy and his early law studies were
with Walton & Walton. He has been
located at Norridgewock for some
years and will continue his chief in
terest there. Mr.. Taylor studied in a
Portland Office and later with Fred F.
Lawrence of this place. He is at
present enrolled as a student of the
University of Maine Law School and
will take his examinations next sum
mer. He will be in charge of the
Skowhegan Office of the new firm.
Hats about half price at Miss
Withee's.
Butler & Butter have some good
tenements to rent.
1903 diaries and Maine Farmers al
MANAGES at Fogg's drug store.
John E. Taylor offers for sale a two
tenement house on West st.
p. Moore has some bargains in
new sleighs at his repository.