The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-01-09
TOWN and VICINITY

Elmer A. NOSiuuS VI Aubuih WAC
the guest of Ernest {. Butler, Esq,
over Tuesday night.
Geo. H. Pishon will load car of
potatoes, Saturday, Jan. IL, and will
pay 55c for good sound stock.
Miss Mollie Marston is passing the
present week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Briggs in Pittsfield.
E. B. Clark of Lewiston has been
visiting in town this week as the
guest of his sister, Mrs. S. j. Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Monegan of
Lowell, Mass, were in town portion
of last week as guests of Mrs. Carrie
Bragg.
DR.. and Mrs. William NJ. Pulsifer
passed Sunday in Burnham, guests
at the home of c. f. Libbey and
family.
Mrs. Frank Mitchell is visiting this
week with her sisters, Mrs. David
Alden and Mrs. Thos. Mccain, in
Lewiston.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin went to
Bangor Tuesday, having case on
trial for the Maine Central in the
supreme court.
Miss Maude A. Merrill left here for
Mexico, Me-, Saturday, where she
will teach in the High school for the
remainder OF the school year.
G.. II. Plummer and Edgar Murphy
left Tuesday for North Arson, where
they will be located for the next few
weeks on contract job for the
Steward Heating and Hardware Co.
Miss Maud Chute has returned to
Lewiston where she is attending Bus
mess College. She had been passing
the Christmas holidays in town with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Chute.
F. G.. Harrington of Augusta, an
attorney of that city, was in town
Tuesday. He was former principal
of the Skowhegan High school and
came here to attend the funeral OF the
late Hon. E. P. Page.
E. p. Viles and S. w. Philbrick of
this place, and Forrest II. Colby of
Bingham were among the Somerset
county lumbermen who attended the
meeting of the Maine Forestry As
ISOLATION at Augusta on Tuesday.
The next regular meeting of Show
hogan Grange will occur on Wednes-
day evening, January 18th. AT half
past six, one hour previous TO the
session of the Grange, will occur the
annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Grange Corporation.
Jesse Reed, accompanied by his
little granddaughter, Jessie Reed
Turner, left on the afternoon train,
Saturday, to visit his daughter, Mrs
w. J. McKinnon of Gardiner, return
ing Sunday, Miss Jessie remaining
with her mother to enter school.
On Dec. "a, 1907 it was voted by the
Trustees of the Skowhegan Savings
Bank to pay divide nd at the rate of
four per cent on Jan. l, 1908. This
will be one half of one per cent more
than they have previously paid and
of course will be appreciated by the
depositors of that institution.
Rev. George Merriam arrived home
from Freeport this morning. He was
called to that town to conduct SER
vices at two funerals, one on Tues
day and one yesterday, the deceased
in each instance having been parish
Toner of Mr.. Merriam's when he was
p aston Of the Baptist Church in Free
port.
Miss Pearl MaddocKs went to Mel
rose, Mass, Monday morning for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Annie M.
Marshall. Miss Maddocks contem
plates teaching in Massachusetts for
the balance of the school year and
will accept one of several schools
concerning which she had correspon-
dence before leaving here.
Arthur d. Bailey recently received
three registered Suffolk Down sheep
from breeder at Mineral Springs,
N. Y. These sheep are very rare in
New England, and as far as known
these are the first to enter Maine.
They are one of the black faced Eng
fish breeds. The first specimens
were imported to this country in 1883.
The local society of the Catholic
Order of Forresters installed their
officers for 1908 on Tuesday evening.
After the ceremony the new officers
were invited to the home of Joseph
F. A. Billodeau, where they were
given an Oyster supper. The installa-
tion was performed by George
Groder, THE capacity of deputy
high chief ranger. Mr.. Groder is
citizen of Waterville, the originator
of the proprietary known as Groder's
Syrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Steward, Mr..
and Mrs. f. X. Steward, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Steward and Miss Martha, were
guests OF Edward W. Heath and
family in Waterville on Monday, the
gathering being In the nature of an
anniversary celebration for Mr.. and