The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-01-31


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Briggs of Pitts
field passed Sunday In town as the guest
of Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd.
Next meeting of Golden Rod Branch,
|. S. s. will be with Mrs. Hessel, Madi-
son Ave-, Feb. 6, at 30 p. an.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. B. Goodwin passed
Sunday In Richmond, Me-, guests of Mra.
Goodwin's sister, Mrs. s. NJ. Preble.
FIX. Cayouette of Boston passed
few days 10 town, last week, with bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cay ouette.
Mra. Louis Ludlow of Waterville was
In town, Friday and Saturday. on brief
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
8. Morrisette.
We are informed that U, l.. Foss, one
of the south-side milkmen, has had his
herd of Jerseys tested and found free
from tuberculosis.
Mrs. Thos. Lawley and her daughter,
Miss Bessie, made brief visit last week
with Mrs. Lawley's sister, Mrs. William
Dearborn In Watervile.
Geo. L. Cleveland has opened a new
barber shop 10 the "Beechnut" block on
Water street, near the heselton House
lot, where he will be glad to see his for
mer customers.
Invitations were issued yesterday, by
a committee representing the younger
married set of the town, for a dancing
and card party to be held at Milburn
hall on the evening of February fifth.
Col. A. S. Bangs of Augusta was pre-
sent at the regular meeting of Milburn
Commandery, United Order Of the
Golden Cross, Monday evening. A part
of the business OF the evening was the
fufria1ion or four candidates.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Ed. s. Clark of
Bar Harbor passed Saturday and Sunday
In town as the guests OF Hon. and Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin. The two gentlemen
were members of the Maine state senate
for the sessions of 1903 and 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Simpson went to
Phillips, Me-, Monday, to be present at
the annual installation of the officers OF
Mount Aorsm Lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen aud Phelan Lodge,
Degree of Honor. At this ceremony,
which occurred on Monday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Simpson were the installing Of
ficer for the two bodies mentioned.
The first case for considerable period
was entered on the criminal docket of
the Skowhegan Municipal court, Tues-
day morning, 1t being State vs John
Farrell. The respondent, who had been
arrested at very early hour that morn
ing by Sheriff c. 81. Smith, plead guilty
to the charge of intoxication and receiv-
ed sentence of thirty days In jail from
Judge Bachelor.
County Commissioners L. &. williams
of Athens and Henry C. Crowell of Pitts
field, with County Treasurer E. P. Dyer
of Hartland, have been at the courthouse
this week making the final draft Of the
county report for the year ending De
cember 81, 1906. County Commissioner
Geo. T. Tibbetts of Hlnckley was not
present, being detained at home by the
critical Illness of his wife.
g. Edward Durrell, assistant post
master of the Skowhegan Office. has re-
Gently purchased of A. NJ. Percval the
lot on Madison street nearly opposite the
residence of Dr.. F. o. Sawyer, and will
ultimately build a residence thereon
for himself and family. The lot is four
rods wide on Madison avenue and ten
rods in depth. 1t is very level plot OF
ground and considered among the best of
the unoccupied locations in town.
The annual meeting of Somerset
Lodge, No. "a, Free and Accepted Ma
sons, was held in Odd Fellows hall,
Monday night. The following officers
were elected and later installed by Past
Master Frank A. Wing; Master, George
Simpson; senior warden, E. c. Butler;
junior warden, A. B. Fardy; treasurer,
r. E. Jackson; secretary, c. M. Lam
bert; senior deacon, Fred r. Lawrence
Junior deacon, Joseph H. Hutchins;
senior steward, A. w. Nelson; chaplain.
George L. Il. Smith; marshal, A. |.
Sawyer; tyler, Edgar c. Dunton; trus-
tee, B. A. Sawyer; finance committee,
George Simpson, Charles A. Ross and
George E. Sampson.
Senator Ed. S. Clark of Bar Harbor
bought a fine young horse of G. Davis
Miller during his recent stay Ia town.
His purchase was Bay Stirling, four
year old, the high going horse which
Mr.. Miller has been using for family
driver recently. He was dark bay In
color, sixteen hands high and. weighed
eleven hundred pounds. Mr.. Miller had
disposed of Stirling, the sire Of the ami
NAL just mentioned, some weeks since,
and High Tide, more recently, so that
he is now the lowest on his stock of the
horse kind that he has been for twenty
five years, yearing by Stirling, out of
st. Croix Jr., being the sole occupant OF
his stable.
Prof. Roy L. Marston received notice,
last week, OF his appointment as one OF