The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. c. T. Huff of Newport passed
Sunday in town at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Dane.
Souvenir post card albums for all
those beautiful post cards of yours can
be bought at Bucknam's Drug store.
Miss Helen Smith OF Hartland, stu
dent at the Maine Central Institute of
Pittsfi I'D, passed Saturday and Sunday
in town as the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
G. e. Bartlett.
Miss Hannah r. Page attended the
Melba concert 10 Portland, last evening,
going to that city directly from the meet
ing of the Maine Federation of Women's
clubs at Augusta.
Chas. r. Talbot and Mrs. Geo. N. Tai
bot Of Brookline, Mass, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas P. Talbot of Roxbury,
were in town, Friday, to attend the
funeral of their niece, Mrs. Ira A. Nor
ton.
Mrs. w. NJ. Pulsifer and Mrs. r. o
sawyer atlouueu tuc plouuSbioh Va
F'Madga," Suderman's drama, 10 which
Nance O'Neil is the leading lady, a. the
Waterville opera house, Saturday even
ing.
Ben B. Fogler was home from Orono
to pass last Sunday with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F.
pokor ua uao acoomno Mod hu Jenaa
II. Mason of Beverly, Mass, his room
mate at the University OF Maine.
Miss Floy Walker of Hinckley was in
town, Friday of last week, the guest of
Miss Annie Rand, stenographer at the
local exchange of the Maine Telephone
company. Miss Walker is the operator
at the Hihckley office of the same COM
pany.
Ernest Linwocd Day Of Brewer was in
town, last week, on his first visit as the
salesman of the Bangor Biscuit company
with whom he has recently found en-
ployment. Mr.. Day made Skowhegan
his home for time, something over ten
years ago, being employed as clerk in
the store of his brother, Chas. w. Day.
F. Fl. Colby of Bingham was In town,
Monday. taking the 100 train for Rum
ford Falls. Mr.. Colby Is the representa-
tive of the American Realty company
for this section and Is to superintend a
survey OF timber to be delivered by that
corporation at the mills of the Inter-
national Paper company at Rumford
Falls. during the next ten days.
George Sampson has sold the Baker
farm, In Madison on the East Madison
road, just beyond the Skowhegan line, to
John T. Brown, who with his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Brown, will make their
home there In the early future. MI.
Sampson has owned this farm for the
past five years and 10 carrying it on has
had regard to the benefit of exercise and
recreation as we'll as crop production.
crew OF four men known as the
Patrol Team" of the New England
Telephone company, were In town, last
week, having followed aloog the trunk
line of that corporation from Waterville
to this place where it connects with the
local exchange Of the Maine Telephone
company. This particular crew are con-
stsntly employed 10 inspection and re-
pair work, chiefly on lines outside the
cities and villages.
Herbert Wentworth, superintendent
OF the Skowhegan Water Company, with
several assistants, was occupied on Mon
day and Tuesday In making an inspec-
tion of the eigbty-one fire hydrants
maintained by that corporation under
their contract with the town. 1t seems
that In settled cold weather, no matter
how low the temperature, there Is very
little likelihood of the hydrants getting
out Of order, but during thaw, such as
we had last Saturday and Sunday, the
lower portion is likely to become filled
with water from the melting snow and
this, with the return of cold weather,
freezes about the valve stem 80 that the
water cannot be turned on. Hydrants
found In this condition are treated with
rock salt and hot water sufficient TO put
them in order again. The present In
spection is the fourth or fifth of the
present season.