The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-11-21

The Skowhegan Grange will ballot
on publications. and confer the LIST
and End degrees at its special meet
ing ne KIT Saturday evening.
Miss Helen Frame of Bingham is
passing the week in town, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pishon at their
home on East Leavitt street.
Mrs. j. F. Goldsmith of Gardiner,
with her son Ersley, eight years of
age, is passing the week in town as
the guest of L H. Goldsmith and
family.
Miss Margaret Smith arrived home
last evening from Portland where
she had been for a brief visit with
Mrs. Herbert Robinson, formerly Miss
Lizzie Adams of this place.
The little stranger, for whose safe
arrival at their home on Monday last,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. H. Smith are re-
ceiving congratulations, has been Civ
en- the name of Dorothy.
Clyde Green passed the Sabbath in
town with his mother, Mrs. Minnie
Green. Mrs. Green's sister, Mrs. j.
D. Houghton of Augusta, also visited
her this week, returning home, yes
terday.
Have you seen the beautiful French
clock in the window of Philbrick's
jewelry store that is being sold in
novel way9 A reduction of s1.0O is
made on it each day until sold. Many
are watching for bargain.
Mrs. Helen s. Coburn and Miss
Louise H. Coburn left here Monday
for Concord, Mass, where they will
be guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Pep
per. They will also pass few days
in Boston and are expected to return
here Tuesday of next week.
Mr.. John w. Fogler left here Mon
day to make a brief visit at South
Hope, Me-, his former home. He was
accompanied from this place by his
son, Ben. B. Fogler, who had passed
Sunday here and was returning to the
Unive rsity of Maine at Orono.
Beginning Friday Nov. 22rd there
will be slight change in the Winter
Time Table of the Somerset Traction
Co. This change will effect one trip
only. The car which arrives in
Madison at 100 P. M. will be held
there a half hour and will leave
Madison at Q. P. M. This change is
made in order to make better con-
nection with the Somerset Railway
train arriving at Madison at 1.56 2. M.
This change will cancel the 2.30 P. M
local car in Skow hegan.
George Young, VIII ose arrest by the
Sturgis Deputies, after an attempt to
escape, was reported last week, was
given a hearing on their search and
seizure process, Thursday afternoon,
Nov. Ia. The liquors found at this
home, with the testimony of the
Deputies, was sufficient to convict him
and he was given a sentence of 800
and costs and so days in jail. He
appealed but could not furnish bonds
and was committed. He did not pay
the fine and, in lieu of it's payment, he
can be held for an additional so days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donigan arrived
here Tuesday evening and will make
their home in Skowhegan for the
future. Mr.. Donigan was boss finish
er at the Anderson Mills in this place
for a considerable period, resigning
about seven years since to go to Law
renee, Mass. He followed the same
occupation in that city for time but
was compelled to abandon it by rea-
son of i'll health. For the past three
or four years he has conducted a
boarding house, disposing of this bus
mess very recently, on reaching de-
cision to come to this place.
Alonzo P. Merrill was in Lewiston
Saturday in conference with architect
w. r. Miller regarding plans for a
new brick block to occupy the lot
where the shoe store of r. II. Merrill
& Son stood, previous to its destruc-
ton by the fire of September 2, with
some of the adjoining lots. The build
ing under consideration will extend
from the Arnold & Currier store to
the line of the Sampson & Griffin lot,
a frontage of So feet on Water street,
with an average depth of 70 feet.
There will also be a wing extending
to Madison avenue, occupying the
frontage of rs feet between the Samp-
son & Griffin and the Fairgrieves
building, now owned by Griffin & Jew
EFT. Mr.. Miller is to prepare sketches
for a two story brick structure on the
above lines and submit them at an
early date.
Ten of the young business men of
Skowhegan, for the most part mem
bers of the Milburn Club, called at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P.
Whiting on Mount Pleasant avenue,
Tuesday evening, the date being the
first anniversary of their marriage.
Mrs. Whiting had previously been &C
quainted with the fact that callers
ha h,1t tho ipnida nt