The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. SSlNld D 9TuOlu tOOh INC o'-O
train for Boston this morning for a
few weeks visit with her son, G.
Walter Snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Z. Philbrick
passed Sunday in Fairfield at the
home of Mrs. Philbrick' parents, Mr..
and Mrs F. J. Savage.
The W. c. T. u, will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock in G.
A. K. hall. Arrangements for the
county convention will be completed
at this meeting.
James Harmon took the morning
train yesterday, for Washington, d..
c., having business to call him to that
city He expects to be absent for
about two weeks.
( Miss Weiderhorn, the violinist,
played Dinsmore and Seekins' new
song, with piano accompaniment, at
the concert of the American Ideals,
Tuesday evening.
The annual May Ball under the
auspices af members Of East Madison
grange will be held in Grange Hall at
East Madison, Friday evening, May
"a. Music by Kendall's orchestra.
/ At "a meeting of the trustees of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Socie-
ty, held Monday, May 8, it was voted
to have races on July attn, with liberal
purses. Wait and watch for schedule
of same.
The commencement exercies of the
Skowhegan High School will occur
this year on Thursday and Friday
evening, June 10 and II, probably in
Grange hall. The Junior evening will
include drama, presented by mem
bers of the class, in addition to the
usual readings and recitations.
L. L. Walton, Esq, addressed the
Skowhegan Boys Club, at their Club
rooms, Tuesday evening on 1.-THE
Duties of Municipal Officers" Rev.
w. F. Berry will speak to the club,
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The attendance is not confined to
club members but all young men who
wish to attend will be welcome.
Special music has been provided.
Much interest is being manifested
in the "Concert of Nations to be
given in Grange hall Friday evening,
June 7. The chorus will have 40
voices. The parts have nearly all
been assigned and several specialties
will be introduced. Marked progress
is being made at the rehearsals and
new voices will be heard in solo
parts. Among the chief attractions
will be the Ladies' Zobo Band.
The three blasts of the fire alarm
whistle, at about seven o'clock
Monday evening, were for the pur-
pose of assembling the members OF
the department for the first of the
trials which are held each month dur
, ing the summer. The "Chief's CALI
of three blasts is given for trials anC
on other occasions when the depart
ment only is wanted and their is ne
occasion for alarming the genera
public.
In spite of the threatening weather
the game between the Coburn Classic
al Institute and the Skowhegan Higt
school was commenced last Saturday
forenoon, but had to be abandoned
at the end of the second inning on &C
count of the snow storm. The Skow
hogan High school team will play NJ
more games this season. Great in
terest has been developed In the
track team and all ball games SEIZED
uled have been cancelled to permit
full attention to the various depart
ments of track athletics.
Master Willard Paul left here for
Boston, Tuesday morning, and is tC
make his home with his father
Arthur II. Paul, in the future. He
has been for the past five years 1
member of the household of his CRANE
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Fowle
of this place. He gave good bye
party to ten of his most intimate as
sociates on the afternoon preceding
his departure and quite a humble
were at the train on Tuesday morn
ing to see him safely started on hi
Journey. Ira A. Norton and Mrs. T
M. Webb, who were going to Boston
by the same train, were his travelin,
companions and were to care for The
young man until he should meet his
father at the North Station.
The Madison avenue overflow
which has been rebuilding for the
past two weeks, is practically com
pleted. About 80 years ago a woodeI
conduit, twelve inches square, wa'
put in from Madison avenue, near the
Geo. Palmer place, to Written Brook
a distance of four or five hundred
feet. This had become broken dowI
and clogged and has now been re
placed by an eight inch tile. Madison
avenue sewer which is of 20 inch til
ing, is of sufficient capacity undel
ordinary circumstances, but in the
spring or in time of heavy rains, the
overflow is needed to supplement it,