The Somerset reporter., 1907-10-03

Mrs. Geo. R. Keene of Augusta is
visiting In town this week as the
guest of w. II. Wildes and family.
The Clover Whist Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. F. R. Folsom at her
home on Madison avenue yesterday
afternoon.
Fred Emery, one of the clerks at
the Skowhegan postoffice, is on his
vacation and left, this morning, with
Mrs. Emery to pass a portion OF the
time in Boston.
Miss Flora Burleigh returned to
her home in Boston this morning
after visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Smith at their farm home on the
Norridgewock road.
Quite a representation of Show
hogan musical people left this morn
ing to attend the Musical Festival in
Bangor. Tickets for Calve' night,
Saturday, in Bangor, or for the Fes-
tival in Portland next week, may be
obtained by applying to J. Harvey
White.
George E. Muzzy of North Cam
bridge, Mass, who had been passing
a two weeks vacation with his niece,
Mrs. George Simpson, returned home
last Saturday. Mr.. Muzzy has been
an active member of the fire depart
ment of that city for 81 years as an
engine driver, and still continues on
duty.
1t is without doubt no exagge ration
to state that house furnishing goods
of every description were never
before sold as low in Somerset
county as they can be bought during
the great removal sale now going on at
j. P. Oaks. His desire is to close out
all this stock at some price to save its
removal.
Joseph L. Young of Dexter was in
town on business the latter part OF
last week. Mr.. Young formerly liv-
ed in Sherman, Me. and was deputy
sheriff of Aroostook county for
several years. In this capacity he
served the first writ ever drawn by
Daniel Lewis, Esq, now Of this town,
who in his early practice was located
at Sherman. He was the guest of
Mr.. Lewis and family during his stay
here.
I S. s. Woodman, who has recently
sold his farm in Cornville, took the
train at this station yesterday for
Brewer, where he and his family will
pass the winter at the home of his
son, Arthur S. Woodman. Mr..
Woodman purposes to return to this
section in the spring and it is to be
hoped that Somerset county Is not
to lose him as citizen, but his plans
for the future are at present unde-
termined.
Rev. George Merriam arrived home
this morning from the Baptist con-
vention in Portland. Mr.. Merriam
is secretary Of the Baptist Education
al Society which meets in connection
with the convention each year. Others
who attended from this place were
Rev. and Mrs. r. L. Frost, j. II.
Crowell, Frank A. Nolin, Mr.. and Mrs.
q. R. Fogg, Miss Edith Withee, Miss
Edith Tuck, Mrs. Helen S. Coburn
and Miss Louise Coburn.
d. G. Bean of Bingham continues to
represent the Ames shovel q tool
company In this section in the pur-
chase of shovel handle blocks. That
corporation is the largest producer of
shovels in the world and Mr.. Bean has
now been buying for them for nearly
a quarter Of a century. He is con-
fident that the reputation he has es-
tablished for himself and his firm is of
the kind that will induce all, who
have shovel handle blocks for sale to
see him before marketing them,
which he strongly urges them to do.
Curtis grand millinery opening be-
gins today. Everybody invited.
October records for the Victor
Talking Machine at J. d. Symons.