The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-14


ton and family.
| f. l.. Walker has been In Boston, this
week, to attend the annual convention
OF the Master Painters of America of
which he is a member.
Mrs. Sarah F. Steward, who has been
critically i'll at the home of her SOD,
Philo Steward, on Main street, for the
past week, was reported as very much
better, yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Fl. Weston, wifeIof Edward
p. Weston, formerly of this place, died
at Eliot, Me-, yesterday, OF disease OF
the heart. Her age was seventy-six
years and ten months.
L. L. Walton, E. <. Greenwood, c.
]. Abbey and w. T. Seekins are among
the Skowhegan citizens who are at the
capital, today, interested in various
matters pending before the Legislature.
Mas Helen V. Robinson, daughter of
DR.. f. s. Robinson, a Portlsnd physician,
passed Sunday In town as the guest OF
Miss Maud Merrill. The two young
ladies' are roommates at Colby college.
Frank W. sedgey was in town, yester-
day to arrange for the shipment OF bis
household goods to Waterville. He has
been In that city for some time but has
just now found a satisfactory rent and is
| going to housekeeping.
Miss s. +. Coffin left by the morning
train, Monday, for Lynn, Mass. and is to
20 little later to New York City. AS
has been her custom in recent years, she
will pass the months of February, March
and April In the two cities mentioned.
Mrs. J. Coburn Searle of Minneapolis,
Mimi, arrived here, yesterday, and Will
be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Barnard, at the home of William Stinch-
field, for the remainder OF the winter.
This is Mrs. Searle's first visit to Show
hogan during a period of seventeen
years.
Rev. Fr. A. o. Lacrolx was the guest,
Monday, of Rev. FIR. Narcisse Charland
in Waterville. He had planned to Walt
his father In Canada, this week, but
owing to the sickness Of his assistant at
st. Nary's, Rev. FIR. Larrivep, was COM
PEELED to postpone the journey until
later.
w. II. Seekins arrived home, yester-
day, from Pittsfield where he had been
for several days on business connect'd
with the estate of bis father, the late L.
B. Seekins. The particular matter at
hand was the adjustment of the affairs
of the firm of Seekins & Brigham, OF
which Il. B. Seeklns had been the senior
partner.
The Skowhegan Market will be reopen
ed, Saturday. No delivery teams will be
run and goods will be sold for cash only
Prices will be correspondingly low and
special inducements will be offered TO
those who are willing to do their market
Ing In person for the sake OF the better
goods and more advantageous prices to
be secured in that way. An entire new
stock of goods has been put in and every
thing In the line of meats, fish and can
ned goods will be obtainable, all Of the
choicest brands and grades. In season
able green stuff may be found spinach,
lettuce, California celery, radishes, parS-
nips, etc.
The banquet served by Caterer E. K.
Delsno In Grand Army Hall, Thursday
night of last week, was without doubt
as satisfactory to the guests assembled
as any ever prepared for the enjoyment
Of Skowhegan body. The occasion
was the termination OF billiard and
pool tournament between the members
of the Miburn Club, that had been in
process for two months past, and about
60 members participated. 1t Ia stated
that Capt. McNeelie of the losing side
has challenged Capt. Dow and his play
ers for another tournament, the same
conditions to prevail and the same men,
bers to be paired against each other.
The most OF the members Of the SkoW
hogan Fire Department were enjoying
one of the last dances of the evenings
program in EugiLe hall, when the alarm
sounded from box "a at 1l.50, Saturday
evening. The occasion for the call WAS
a blaze In room on the third floor of
the Whittier block, occupied by W. Fl.
Driver, a machinist who has been in
town for the past month setting up ma
chinery at the works Of the Maine Spin
ming Co. Mr.. Driver was not In the
room at the time and the fire was dis
covered by other occupants OF the build
| ing who smelled the smoke and finally
located its origin in this room on the
third floor. It seemed to have originated
| in pile of fuel which lay near the stove
and was spreading to the walls OF the
room. A pitcher of water served to
check it to some extent and two chem
ical fire extinguishers which were OBJ
tanned as quickly as possible from the
City Drug Store so far subdued it that
the fire department did not have to use
the hose but drowned out the last sparks
with their own extinguisbers.
The road commissioner of New Jersey