The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TOWN and VICINITY

town Monday and Tuesday as the
guest of his brother, Herbert L.
SWEET.
Invitations have been issued for the
annual Junior Hop to occur in Mil
burn Hall, Friday night, Nov. 9th
with music by Towne's Orchestra.
The members of the Glover Leaf
Whist Club were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Frank r. Folsom on
Madison avenue, Thursday afternoon
of last week.
Miss Maud Blake, who had been
visiting relatives in this town and
Cornville since early in September,
returned to her home in Braintree,
Mass, last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Deane were
called to Maynard, Mass, on Monday,
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Deane's
mother, Mrs. Thomas Deane, who
died in that place on Saturday, aged
20 years.
Mrs. Isaiah Crowell of Brooks is
of her daughter, Mrs. F. o. Furber and
her son, Henry Crowen. Mrs. Crow
ell formerly lived in Canaan and was
the correspondent for the REPORTER
from that section.
Melvin Totman left here for Sanger
vile last Monday. He bought the
Uriah Foss farm and moved here
from Abbott in the spring of 1907.
He has recently sold to Joseph Mi
chaud of Vanburen and will per-
manently remove to Piscataquis
county.
E. A. Markham, a student at the
Skowhegan High School, went to
Fairfield on Saturday last to see his
uncle, Horton Kearsted of that place.
Mr.. Kearsted has been employed in
the engineering department of the
Panama canal for the past eight
months and is just now at home on a
two months vacation.
Two delightful lectures on Pagoda
Land, illustrated with moving pic
lures and beautifully colored slides,
will be given by Sumner Vinton, Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, December
7th and 9Th at the Bethany church.
Tickets, single lecture rs cents, course
tickets, 40 cents. Student tickets Is
cents, course tickets 25 cents.
At a meeting of the students of the
Skowhegan High School, held last
week, it was voted to organize a
Hockey team and John Lewis was
chosen its captain. Mr.. Lewis was
also chosen captain of the base ball
team, and E. A. Markham manager,
for the season of 1909. 1t is expected
that the young ladies of the school
will form basket ball team.
A department of Manual Training
is to be established in the public
schools of Sanford, under the super
vision of D. w. Colby, formerly SUI
perntendent of the schools of this
place. 1t seems that $1,000, left by
the will of former citizen, is avail
able for equipment. In commenting
on the matter the Sanford Tribune
mentions Skowhegan as one of the
places in the state which has recently
added Manual TT aiming to its public
school curriculum.
All the Skowhegan schools omit
their session today Thursday and to-
morrow, by reason of the Thanksgiv-
in holiday. The present term will
close on Friday, December 18th, that
date completing the thirteenth week
of the term. The fall term is usually
fourteen weeks and the week lost
was by reason of the few cases of
diphtheria which developed about
one month since. This will be made
up at the end of the school year
next June.
The combination passenger and
baggage car, No. All, which has done
duty for the past six years on Show
hegan's mixed train, due here on the
winter schedule at 1925 a. m. has just
made its appearance, brilliant in a
fresh coat of paint, after two
months leave of absence passed in
the repair shops. This piece of Maine
Central rolling stock passes over the
road four times each day between
here and Waterville. 1t arrives on
the mixed, as above noted, at 1926,
returns to Waterville on the freight
at 9.05, arrives in Skowhegan attach
ed to the freight due at rs and takes
its final departure for the day on the
mixed at $50 James Lowe, the con-
ductor on the mixed train, some
times called the "cannon ball express,
brought this car with him when he
cane to the Skowhegan branch, six
years ago. 1t ad previously been in
use by him on his train between Wa
terville and Bangor for a period of
eight years.
Fogg's drug store makes specially
of fresh sage.
Cooking utensils of all kinds at NJ =.
b. Heselton's.
Farmers Almanacs for 1909, at
Fogg's drug store.
The Jack Rabbit gray flannel shirts,