The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-10
Mrs. Alfred BARLEY Of Madison was
calling on Skowhegan friends Mon

Avore's pharmacy, left Saturday noon
on his annual vacation, which he will
pass with friends in Mattawamkeag
and other towns in eastern Maine.
Professor D. w. Colby has gone to
Sanford to enter upon his work as
superintendent of the schools of that
town. His family is here for the
present but are to go to Sanford later.
Mrs. Fred R. Philbrick, arrived
home from Fairfield last evening.
For the past ten days she has been at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Savage, by reason of the
severe illness of her mother. Mrs.
Savage's health is now happily very
much improved.
There were no whistles during the
morning hours last Monday or during
the day, for that matter as Skowhe
gan manufacturing plants, practical
ly without exception were closed, the
date Sept. 18th, being Labor Day.
AtlOoO ACbolA oLOE0o upon
the morning hours, but closed for the
day at noon.
William Walker of Port Gamble,
Washington, who has been in Show
hogan for some weeks as the guest of
his sister, Mrs. w. r. G. Estes, left
on Saturday for Brockton, Mass,
where he will visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Buchanan. He is to re-
turn here before departing for his
home on the Pacific coast.
S,The total number of tickets sold
from Skowhegan for the Central
Maine fair in Waterville last week,
was 912. This was 102 less than year
ago and was due to the threatening
weather of Thu rsday. Up to the 7.55
train this morning, 67people had pnr-
chased tickets at the Skowhegan sta
ton for the State fair at Lewiston.
This is slightly larger number than
attended from this section last year,
not approaching, however, the at
tendance of years ago, when Lewis
ton was the only State fair in Maine.
Ed. P. Whiting, who had been
weighing mails on the Boston and
Skowhegan route, since the first of
the month, has resumed his connec-
ton with the Skowhegan postoffice
as carrier on Route No. 2. 1t seems
the postal authorities would not ex-
cuse him from the work of local car
rier unless he chose to resign per-
manently from that department,
This he had no idea of doing as the
train job was likely to prove but
temporary matter, while his position
as carrier on route No. 2 may be con-
sidered a sure thing "for life or
during good behavior"
The Skowhegan Union Carpenters
and Joiners of America, celebrated
Labor Day, by giving baked bean
dinner, last Monday noon, at Grange
hall. Besides it's own members there
were present business men who have
occasion to employ members of the
Carpenters Union, during the past
summer, and few of the members of
the other Skowhegan unions. Abel
H. Patten and William Waller were
the committee of arrangements, the
latter being specially charged with
the responsibility of baking the
beans. This duty he discharged in a
manner to elicit much commenda-
ton, baking them in the ground in
the manner which secures results as
to flavor and appearance unequalled
by any other process.
A bull moose made his appearance
near Hayden Lake, on the east side,
last Sunday, giving several of the
cottagers an excellent opportunity to
observe his move ments for some thing
like half an hour. He was first seen
by Frank r. Steward and Z. B. Cur
tbs who had been at the lake for the
day and were just starting for home.
The animal stood looking at them for
SOillc niAuUOS anu Ollcu SIdTleu up tue
road they were to take, to get out to
the main highway. AS they followed
him with their team he jumped over
into an adjoining field and increased
his gait to a trot. They increased
the speed of their team to correspond
so that the moose and the team
reached the highway ABOUT the same
time. Even then the moose did not
seem to be much alarmed. He fol-
lowed the road a short distance and
then crossed over to the woods on
the eastern side. He has since been
seen by others and seems to have no
inclination to leave the locality.
Joshua F. Williams shipped by ex-
press to d. w. Weber of Lewiston
Monday, two Montreal melons, the
first he has succe eded in raising. He
obtained the seed from a melon
brought to his home by Mr.. Weber
in 1905. Last Sc ason, however, he
was not able to get any ripe and the
first two that matured this season
were shipped Mr.. Webber, as above
noted. These melons take their
name from the fact that they are
grown in large quantities near the
city Of Montreal, P. O., where the