The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-20
TOWN and VICINITY


Saturday, February %, and Monday,
February "a, C. H. Gardner will un-
load car of grain.
The Here and There Club will meet
With Mrs. Eugenia Parkman Tuesday
afternoon, February 25.
Miss Louise H. Coburn who has
Been passing the week as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. c. H. Pepper, in Con-
cord, Mass, is expected home Sat
urday.
Elmer E. Harris, superintendent
and manager OF the Skowhegan Jer
sey Creamery, was in Auburn yester-
day at a meeting of the Association of
Maine Creameries.
Much sympathy is extended to Mr..
and Mrs. Abel Thompson for the
death of their little son, Forrest, aged
about six months, which occurred at
the family home on Mechanic street
on Friday of last week.
Arthur and George Merriam passed
Sunday in town with their parents,
Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam. The
former is Freshman at Colby Col
lege and the latter is in the Sophie
more class at the University of Maine.
William A. Turner, who had been
the guest for a few weeks of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Turner,
left here on Monday for Sandwich,
" II. AT that point he will join the
Bohemian Glass Blowers, to resume
ne has filed for quite part of
year past.
PERCY E. Withee, sixteen years of
age, was operated upon for appen-
dcitis at the farm home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Withee,
in Norridgewock, yesterday. The
surgeons were DIR. H. W Smith of
Norridgewock and Doctors L. A.
Dascombe and William NJ. Pulsifer of
this place.
Mrs. Rose Emery of Augusta was in
town last week for brief visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Emery. Mrs.
Emery is of a family we'll known
throughout the state. Her husband,
D. w. Emery, was chief clerk in the
Office of the State Treasurer for many
years and her son, Ernest Emery, is at
present State Librarian.
Those attending the meetings of the
Log Driving Companies at Augusta,
Tuesday, from this county, were s.
W. Philbrick, E. P. Viles, Chas.
Green and w. d. Snow of Skowhegan,
G. M. Storms of Shawmut, G. G. Hume
of Fairfield, F. H. Colby of Bingham
and John Holden of lockwood. An
account of the business transacted,
including the election of officers, will
be found in another column.
The REPORTER has a bunch of keys
that were found some months since,
left with the hope of finding the
owner. They were advertised at the
time but no claimant appeared. The
ring contains one yale lock key, one
brass key, which looks as though in
tended for a paddock, two small door
keys and small fiat trunk or paddock
key. Someone must want them bad
ly and it is hoped that this item may
come under the eye of the owner.
After short life of five years and
ave months, Grace Cecilia Nichols died
at the home of her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Charles W. Nichols on Jewett
street, last Sunday evening. She
was child of unusual gifts and not
only filled large place in her own
home but by her gracious and win
ming ways had secured the love of all
who knew her. A bright light in the
home has gone out. She was taken
sick Saturday morning. Rev. George
Merriam officiated at the funeral
at two O'Clock Feb. 18th.
Representatives of the firm of Chas.
E. Kellogg & Sons Co., of Utica, N. Y.
have been investigating the territory
in the vicinity of Long Pond and
Somerset junction, in the northern
part of this county, with reference to
location for large steam saw mill.
Available timber supply and shipping
facilities are the conditions sought
and it is understood that one or the
other of the two localities named will
be decided upon. In the process of
investigation several conferences
have been held with Skowhegan
timbe rland owners.
Over one hundred people attended
the Valentine card party given at the
Masonic Banquet Rooms last Friday
evening under the auspices of Sunset
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Decorations appropriate to the sea-
son of st. Valentine were everywhere
in evidence. Refreshments were
served. The affair was under the
management of the committee APP
pointed by the Worthy Matron of the
Chapter, Mrs. Laura A. Dinsmore, at
the last meeting, as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. George Pishon, Mr. and Mrs. E.
K. Delano, Mrs. Issie Williams, and
William w. Cakes.
Another barrel of that famous witch