The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-18
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Jessie Maddocks is elerking in
Philhriek's yewelry store.
Remember you can buy good, new
servieeable harness at Weymouth's
for eight dollars.
Miss Bertha Lewis went to Wilton,
yesterday, to spend the next four
weeks with her sister, Mrs w. W.
wilkins.
Weymouth is making very low
prices on trunks, bags and suit cases;
has some exceptionally good trades.
Don't buy till you look them over.
Mrs. Martha L. futile, who has
been the guest of her niece, Mrs. Ed
ward Hersom, in Oakland for the
past month, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. H. j. Bergman was summon
ed to Enfield Me, yesterday, by
news of the serious illness OF her ia
Their, S. NJ. Reed. She was accompa-
MED by her daughter, Mrs. N. NJ.
Clough.
Miss Helen E. Pratt of Milwaukee
is a guest at Hotel Coburn and will
rem ain for the next two weeks. This
is her first visit to Skowhegan in ten
years. She was accompanied here
by Miss Emma D. Gould of Mime
apolis, who is the daughter of the late
Simeon Gould and resided here with
her father at the time that he was
associated with w. F. Bacon and
others in the machine shop and foun-
dry on the Island. Miss Pratt has
acquaintance among the older resi-
dents of the town.
The annual Sewing School tea un-
der the auspices of the W. c. T. L.
will be held next Tuesday at 3 p. m.
in G. A. r. Hall. There will be spe-
cial music with an address by Mrs.
E. L. Marsh of Providence, R. l., fol-
lowed by a social hour. AT this time
money and material for the use of the
sewing school will be gladly received.
A cordial invitation to all
Fred G. and George Head, who had
made arrangements to go into the
plum bling business in Portland, have
abandoned that project as they were
unable to obtain a satisfactory loca-
ton. They have purchased the ma
chinery complete for steam laundry
and have leased of E. N. Merrill a
portion of the storehouse in the rear
of Fogg's drug store which will be
fitted at once for their occupancy
They plan to commence operations
during the latter part of August.
Ri. Rev. Louis S. Walsh of Port
land, Bishop of the Diocese of that
name of the Roman Catholic Church,
was in town for few hours, Tuesday,
arriving on the morning train accom-
panied by Rev. Father j. E. Kealey
of Waterville. They we're met at the
station by Rev. Father Lacroix, were
his guests at dinner and were kept
busy during their brief stay in visit
ing st. Mary's Convent, the Parochial
Farms and other portions of the ex-
tensive property under the control of
the people of st. Mary's Parish. This
was Bishop Walsh's first visit here.
He will come in the fall for the cere-
mony of confirmation and will at that
time make longer stay. AS it was
necessary for him to return to Port
land, Tuesday evening, he and Father
Kealey, accompanied by Father La
croix, were taken to Waterville by
automobile, arriving in time for
Bishop Walsh to take the six O'Clock
evening train from that city.
Herbert E. King of Vim, Me-, was
In town.yesterday and made a short
call on his cousin, A. E. Jewett. Mr..
King had just returned from Madison
where he made a contract to take
charge Eof numbering operations in
Highland Plantation the coming seas
on for,the Great Northern Paper Co.
This corporation cut 10000 cords of
spruce:pulp wood in that plantation
last winter, but, owing to unfortunate
circumstances, only about 800 cords
was gotten out to their mill at Maids
on. Mr.. Kings problem will be to
get out the balance of last winters
operation and to cut and get to the
mill about the same quantity the
present year. The land to be cut
over is very mountainous. The limb
er is cut in four-foot lengths, sluiced
down the hillsides to Sandy Stream
and thence driven to the Carrabassett
and down to the main river. Crews
are to be put in to commence cutting
Immediately.
A hot air balloon which was sent up
by Skowhegan parties, at $50, Thurs
day evening of last week, attracted
rather more than the usual attention
during the hour that it remained in
the air above the town. 1t had at
tanned a considerable height when
first observed and word got passed
around that it was the type of bal
looms used for making ascensions and
was accompanied by one or more
aeronauts. People on Water street
and Madison avenue finally provided
themselves with field glasses through