The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-28
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Louise Fish of Damariscotta lie
Miss Walkers milliner for the spring
season.
A farmers' telephone has Just been in
stalled at Ofdway's dry goods store.
Ring l. J.
Miss Nellie Phillips of Wateryille
passed Sunday IN town as the guest of
M. and Mrs. S. P. Durrell.
" K. Elliott, accountant at the An
defson Mills, arrived home last evening
from a business trip to Boston.
Colby Reynolds of South Dakota WAS
In town for few days last week on a
visit with bis father, Solomon Reynolds.
Miss Sarah Stewart of Waterville re-
turned home, Tuesday morning, after a
brief visit In town at the home of II. X.
White.
Opening of spring and summer millin-
cry at Miss Walkers, April 6'h and 6 b.
A complimentary souvenir sschet to
every customer.
Miss Lila V. Howes, OF the class OF
1908. Wellesley College, arrived here last
Saturday and is the guest of her aunt.
Mrs. A. n. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Haines and Mrs.
r. W. Briggs of Pittsfield made a brief
visit here this week at the home of Mrs.
Edith S Shepherd.
Mrs. Amanda Seekins and her SOD,
Selden, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
T. Seekins at their home on Leavtt
street, Tuesday and yesterday.
George Plummer arrived home yester-
day from Milo, Me-, where he had been
to investigate q contract which the Stew
ard Heating & Plumbing Co., have re-
Gently taken 10 that town.
Opening week for Fogg's new line of
chocolates was great success. Many
ladies of Skowhegan and vicinity visited
Mr.. Fogg's model pharmacy and were
given samples from his new department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira W. Page, formerly
residents of Har.land, have established
their residence in this town. Their son,
ira w. Page, Jr., has resided here for
the past three years the proprietor OF the
sash and blind factory located at the
head OF Skowhegan Island.
Judge William Fl. Fuller, who has
been Ill and confined to his room during
the past winter, has improved somewhat
during the two weeks past. He sits up
for a few hours each day and with some
assistance ls able to walk about the
room He received visit, Tuesday,
from Miss Bertha NJ. Soule of Bath.
The Skowhegsn aerie of Eagles has
been notified OF the death OF John Cur
ran. one Of its charter members, which
occurred at Newport, Saturday. Mr..
Curran came here from Rhode Island
last summer as an employe of the Mars
ton Mills. He had been recently work.
ing In the mill at Newport. His body
was taken to Olneyville, Il. |. for burial.
Angler l.. Goodwin, who formerly
studied law with Walton & Walton In
this town, later concluding his course at
the Harvard law school, WAS among the
successful candidates who passed the
recent Massachusetts bar examinations,
90 candidates being admitted out of 208
who took the examinations. He Is now
con nected with the law offices of Henry
A. Wyman, 908-8l3 Exchange building,
80 State street, Boston. Mr.. WymaD,
who is former Skowhegan man, is now
one OF the leaders OF the Roston bar, for
many years lecturer at the Boston Uni
versity law school, and former assist
ant Attorney General of Massachusetts,.
Walter Eccles the Boston impersona.
Tor, who appeared In Grange hall, Friday
evening of last week, gave very enter
tanning program of readings and songe.
Kendall's orchestra furnished the neces.
sary accompaniment for the singing,
playing also during the brief waits 10 the
program and for the dancing that follow
ed. The aft air was under the auspices OF
the senior class of the High school. This
Is the second entertainment given under
their direction during the present winter
and IL the concluding of one Of the series.
Ia all they have cleared about fifty
dollars from this source which will be
used to defray In part the expenses
of commencement week.
The friends of Archie l.. Weston will
learn with much regret of an injury sus-
tanned by him as the result Of fall, last
Saturday morning. 1t will be recalled
that Mr.. Weston had bis left arm frac-
tured by the accidental discharge of
riff }, while hunting with his companions
In Moscow on the 10Th Of last November.
This injury was serious and recovery has
beer very slow. Acting on the advice
of his local physician he decided to con-
suit Portland specialist, and, while on
his way to take the five o'clock train,
slipped and fell, breaking the left arm at
the point OF the former fracture, which
probably had never completely knitted
together. The arm has been reset and
Mr.. Weston la reported as comfortable,
having thus far suffered little pain from
his second unfortunate accident