The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-17

Mrs. Townsend Thorndyke of Bos-
ton arrived here last evening and is
a guest at the home of her brother,
Maurice w. Gaylord, on Hilton hill.
Miss Marjory Morrison went to Au-
gusta last Friday and gave a musical
lecture recital at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Gannett, which about
thirty ladies' of Augusta were present
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Abbey took the
Monday morning train for Boston.
Mr.. Abbey has business for the Skow-
hogan Electric Light Company in thai
city and he and Mrs. Abbey will also
take the opportunity to visit witt
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Carter, formerly
of this place, now residents of EaSl
Weymouth, Mass.
Skowhegan Grange is 10 have a
special meeting next Saturday even
ing, to ballot on candidates and to
confer the first and second degrees
At the regular meeting on Wednes
day evening of next week the thiro
and fourth degrees will be conferred
and the question, "How can we in
crease our Grange mbership,o will
be discussed.
The thirty seventh annual reunion
of the LIST Maine and LIST District Of
Columbia Cavalry regiments occur
ed at Waterville yesterday. In the
election of officers, LlleweIlyn Good
win and NJ. J. Allen, both of this
place, were chosen president and sec
rotary. The next reunion of these
associations will occur in Skowhegant
about one year from the present date
Madam G. E. Marsh and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Edward L. Marsh, with the
two children of the latter, Elizabeth
and Mandana, left here for Provi-
dence, R. l., last Friday. They were
accompanied by Miss Hannah K. Page
with whom they had been visiting for
several weeks past. Miss Maud Free
man is to join Miss Page next week,
and to return with her on the com
pletion of her visit with Rev. and Mrs.
Marsh in Providence.
Mrs. E. F. Parker and her daughter,
Mrs. f. A. Tyler, both of Robinsdale,
Mimi, have been in town for the last
few days, taking their departure this
morning. Mrs. Parker's father for
merly resided here and owned a
large farming area in the Malbon's
Mills section of the town. The two
ladies visited several families in
Skowhegan and Cornville and Incl
dentally looked up matters of interest
to them regarding their family genoa
logy.
Aside from the drouth, the season
has thus far been exceptionally IA
vorable for the operations of the
Portland Packing company. The crop
is now about one-half in and has so
far matured that the danger from
frosts is practically past. Yesterday
witnessed record pack at the fac
tory on Spring street, forty one thou
sand cans being put through the
works, a larger number than had been
previously handled here in one day
T. w. w. Atwood, who has a general
oversight of several of the company's
factories, including Skow hogan, is
making daily visits here. He IL un-
able as yet to predict just how much
the total pack will be cut down by
reason of the drouth, but has no doubt
that it will be reduced somewhat on
that account.
1t seems that the moose that enter
tanned the eottagers at Hayden Lake
on Sunday afternoon the 9Th, as re-
ported in these columns last week,
has been seen at several other places
and it would appear that he finds SOU
thern Somerset quite suited to his
taste. Horace o. Hoxie is among
those who have been favored with a
good view of him. Mr.. Hoxie was
passing through the pine woods, re-
Gently, between the river road and
the Malbons Mills road, in the vicinity
of the cemetery lot owned by the
town. An animal, which at first by
reason of some bushes which OBJ
structed his view, he took to be a
horse, attracted his attention and on
nearer approach he found him to be
large moose. Mr.. HoXie watched
him for long time and then made a
detour through the woods to avoid
frightening the big fellow away.
Moose are fairly plenty in Maine but
for the most part only in the nor
thern and heavily wooded sections of
the state. 1t does not seem that any
individual of their type has come
in to the southern portion of Somerset
county to remain for weeks as this
animal Sc ems to have done.
G. r. Fogg sells the famous Inter
national Stock Food Remedies.
Wanted: Atlantic Casualty and
Gary Interurban Stocks. p. .. Box 26.
Lightbody's famous headache pow
ders, the guaranteed kind, at Samp-
fon & Avore's only.