The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-01
Attention is called to the ad of the
International Correspondence School

Mrs. Sue Stinson and daughter,
Miss Emily, of Augusta are in town
this week on brief visit to Skowhe-
gan friends.
Mrs. Elmore Withee, who was op-
Grated on by Drs. Stevens, Stinchfield
and Dascombe, at her home Sunday,
is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Sawyer left here
Monday morning, destined for Ha-
verhill, Mass, where they will be
guests of relatives during this and
next week.
Judge Edward Spaulding of Norfolk,
Va, made brief visit in town this
week at the home of his niece, Mrs.
Albert F. Dyer, taking his departure
Tuesday morning.
Miss Bernice Canon of New York
City arrived here Saturday evening.
She is called to Skowhegan at this
time by the serious illness of her
aunt, Mrs. Hattie Webb.
Messrs. F o. Goodspeed and G. w.
Larrabee, both of Wilton, members
of the Dyer Dry Goods Company of
this place, were in town Monday and
Tuesday of this week, making the
journey here by automobile.
D. F. Judkins arrived home last
Saturday after an absence of five
weeks. He had been to visit his sis
ter, Mrs. M. A. Whitney at Elgin,
ILL.,, also for quite an extended trip
through Colorado and other states of
the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Jean Tolman,
who have been passing the summer
at cottage on the East Shore, Hay
den Lake, left here Saturday morning
for Kennebec County. They are to
pass the month of October at Lake
Cobbosseecontee.
Mrs. Flora Dealey left here by the
morning train Monday to meet Mrs.
Gala Heselton at Brunswick on her
return from Boston. The two ladies
went from Brunswick to Five Islands,
passing Tuesday at the Seguinland
and arriving home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Delano and their
daughter, Miss Hazel, left here for
Massachusetts Tuesday morning.
They are to visit Mr.. Delano's bro
Their, Rufus, in Rockland, Mass. and
will also pass some time at the Brock
ton and New England food fairs.
Miss Mabel E. Smiley arrived home
last Saturday evening and is passing
a two weeks vacation with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Smiley.
Miss Smiley has been at nurses
training school, connected with hos
pital in Westboro, Mass, since last
April.
DR.. w. Glare and Nora r. Brown,
Osteopathists wish to announce that
they have permanently located in
Waterville and after Oct. 3rd, DR.. w.
Glare Brown will visit Skowhegan
every Wednesday and Norridgewock
every Thursday, they having taken
the practice of DR.. Geo. II. futile.
Walter p Ordway has become the
owner of touring car, Stevens
Duryea. He purchased the machine
in Portland last week and came home
in it from that city, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Cashier, arriving
here Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ordway
and their guests have been making
trips to various points in this vicinity,
during the week, and yesterday at
tended the fair at Pennington.
The inward freight business of the
Maine Central railroad at the Show
hogan station continues to be of gra
tifying proportions. Among the
large lots of freight received here
during the past week have been five
hundred tons of coal, consigned to
the American Wooden Company, and
one lot of two hundred and fifty tons
for the Lewis Coal Company. The
outward business is somewhat reduc-
ed by the fact that for the time being
the shipments of pulp are light, only
FIVE cars per week as against fifteen
or more which go from here in times
of normal demand. Potatoes are
moving very freely averaging little
better than six cars per week, all for
Boston dealers. Lumber is receiving
some attention and the average
weekly shipments are about four cars
Boston, and points ON the New Haven
& Hartford railroad furnishing the
demand.
The piece of state road, which mas
been occupying the chief attention of
highway commissioner George Il.
Webb for some weeks past, is near
ing completion and it is expected
that it will be opened for travel on
October 18th. 1t extends from the
lothian Weston place across the fat
to the culvert at the foot of the short
hill near the residence of Henry j.
Varney. 1t is twenty two feet from
ditch to ditch, with stone shoulders
and the central portion, fifteen feet
wide, of macadam construction. The
foundatio and drainage have been
carefully put in and every effort made