The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-05
TOWN and VICINITY.

Have YOU seen the pretty, new SOU
venir post cards, Skowhegan views,
imported from Germany, at Fogg's
drug store.
Mrs. Pauline ?. Hill, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. P. NJ.
Taylor, in Springfield, Mass, is ex-
pected home next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Rowell have
gone to Lewiston where Mrs. Rowell
is to remain for some weeks for
treatment at the Sisters Hospital.
The clearance sale at j. A. Morris
settles lasts but two more days, posi-
lively closing on Saturday night.
Suits and overcoats going at your
own prices.
All members of the Uniform Rank
of the Knights OF Pythias, also the
new recruits, are requested to meet
at their Castle Hall, next Tuesday,
March 10, at half past seven.
A committee of ladies and gentle
mon, under the auspices of Sunset
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
are to hold another invitation whist
party at the Masonic banquet rooms
next Monday evening.
Next Tuesday Delano will make up
two hundred pounds of pure old fash
toned horehound cough drops, to be
placed on sale the following day,
Wednesday at Just the cost OF Produc
ton. He does this to demonstrate
the fact that they are the best goods
manufactured.
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin arrived home
from a visit to New York City, Tues
day evening. She was accompanied
by her brother-in law, Sherman
Smith of Los Angeles, Cal, who had
come to that city on business trip
Mr.. Smith plans to leave here to-
morrow on his return journey to Cali
fornia.
George Gray of Gardiner was in
town on Friday of last week. He is
the son of the late Joshua Gray and
one of the prominent lumbermen OF
this section. The elder Gray was
interested in Somerset county tim
berland with the late William B.
Snow and the partnership is con-
tinued with his son, w. d. Snow OF
this place.
The Gem Restaurant, j. F. Nc
Quade, proprietor, has been remodel
ed into first class quick lunch and
dining room, to be open at all times
and meals served at all hours. Every
thing cooked to order Oysters and
CLAIMS in every style. Clam chowder
every Friday, by the pint or quart, to
take out. Home made pastry of all
kinds on sale.
A. F. McPheters was summoned to
Portsmouth, N. H., yesterday, by a
telegram advising him Of the death of
his youngest brother, James, aged 80
years. The deceased was resident
of this place for a time, but moved
away from here ten or twelve years
ago. He is survived by two brothers
besides the one above mentioned,
Wallace and George, both of Ports
mouth.
+. j. Palmer of Dexter, superin-
SNf FL hot
the town of Guilford, included i'll the
, same district, was in town for a few
hours Saturday. He had been to
some of the towns in Franklin county
which border on Somerset, to adyo-
! cate the organization of towns into
districts, for the purpose of school
supe He was the prin
cipal speaker at several public meet
ings held to consider that subject.
The Coombs Milling Co. of Cold
water, Michigan through their repre-
sentative w. M Rhodes have made
arrangements with Walter p. Ordway
to give practical demonstration of
their celebrated "Rob Roy" -four at
his store the week of March 9, when a
lady demonstrators will "bake on the
spot" dainty biscuits and serve them
with choice creamery butter free to
all. The very sight of them makes
ones mouth water and one taste
creates an appetite that can only be
appeased by taking home barrel to
try for ones self. Steward Bros,
have it.
In our account of the election of
officers OF the Maine A. o. L. w, in
last weeks issue, we gave the name of
George II. Paine of this place for the
office of Grand Foreman. This
should have been given William Il.
Paine, as doubtless most of our
Somerset county readers would know
in spite of our error. Owing to the
recent death of Judge Andrews,
formerly Grand Recorder, it was
deemed advisable for the interests of
the order to reeleot those who had
filed the various offices for the pre-
ceding year, and all accepted their
positions for another term.
q r. Fopp has a stable to rent