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

Congregational fair, Dec. and 4.
Jos. P. Oak is passing the present
week in Boston on business.
James Harmon left here Monday
morning for business trip to Wash
ington, D. @.
Mrs. John II. Steward and her
daughter, Miss Ethelyn, passed last
Saturday with relatives in Fairfield.
Hiram P. Thing is just getting about
again after being confined to the
house with severe attack of the
grip since the first of October.
The Savings department of the Sec
ond National Bank pays interest at
the rate of 81 per cent; interest com
mences the first of each month on de-
posits made on or before the 10th.
Arnold & Currier, always regarded
as specialists in the cheese line, have
recently received one and one half
tons of Vermont cheese, both sage
and plain.
Remember the Philathea Fair at the
First Baptist Church, Tuesday after
noon, Nov. %. Time, 230 to 6. Ad-
mission free and the Concert and Fair
the same evening from to 10, ad-
mission 10 cents.
E. A. Moore returned to Danvers,
Mass, by Monday mornings train
Mr. Moore went to Danvers the first
of October and was summoned home
last week by the death of his mother,
Mrs. Emily Crowell Moore of Canaan.
Nathaniel L. Owen, a member of
Lincoln Command, No. 10, of this
place, has just been advised of his ap-
pointment as Aide-de Camp on the
staff of Commander Wainwright Cush-
ing, of the Department of Maine,
Union Veterans Union.
Eighteen more cans of trout, these
being from the state hatchery at
Monmouth arrived here, last week,
and were liberated in Hayden Lake.
IucEC WCIO OtOO ili UAO tOD anu UhlS
makes nearly 1000 that have been
placed in the lake during the present
season.
Henry Waugh, superintendent of
the shoe factory at Whitman, Mass,
operated by the Commonwealth Shoe
& Leather Company, was in town over
Sunday. Mr.. Waugh visits the Maine
factories of this corporation, located
at Gardiner and Skowhegan, several
times each year.
E. E. Greenwood has been engaged
by the Augusta and Waterville Elec-
trio road to make plans for strengthen
ng Ticonic bridge by which their
line will cross the Kennebec river to
come into Waterville. Mr. Green
wood made an inspection of the
bridge on Monday.
J. Harvey White is performing the
duties usually cared for by Fred
Philbrick at the Maine Central freight
office this week, Mr.. Philbrick being
on his vacation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Philbrick left, Tuesday morning, for
Winthrop to be guests for few days
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Sturtevant
Cbas. Tobey, who had been III the
east since the middle of September,
left here Monday on his way back to
Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Tobey is a
native of Skowhegan and resided
here most of the time until going to
Oregon, three years since. Chas.
Stevens, formerly of Fairfield, who
came east with Mr.. Tobey, will
remain in Somerset county for the
present.
A requiem Mass was given, Father
A. o. Lacroix officiating, at st.
Mary's Church, last Friday morning,
over the remains of Frank Laney.
Mr.. Laney's death occurred at his
home on Lawton street, the previous
Tuesday. His age was sixty eight
years. A widow and eight children
survive. The four eldest sons, Fred,
Napoleon, Frank and George, were
the bearers at the funeral ceremony.
Why not stop that tickling in your
throat by using Fogg's Bronchial
Tablets.
Sign painting and lettering done at
L. w. Chase & Co.'s paint shop on
Madison Ave Skowhegan Me.