The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-09

mr. anu mrS. r. d. d0bolGOn are
visiting this week with relatives in
Guilford.
Miss Walkers millinery opening is
postponed to April 18th and 18th by
reason OF her illness.
Miss Fannie Lawley and Miss Laura
Williams were guests of Waterville
friends last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. George E. Friend of Augusta
is passing the week in town as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. E. j.
Friend.
Miss c. J. Williams went to Port
land last week and is to remain until
the middle of April as the guest of
relatives.
Among the well known up river
business men in town on Monday
were A. F. Donigan of Bingham and
F. H. Stirling of Caratunk.
Mrs. E. w. Heath of Waterville,
with her young daughter, Emily,
were in town on Tuesday, guests of
Mr.. and Mrs w. B. Steward.
Miss Ethel McPheters, who had
been passing a brief vacation here,
returned to Portland, Monday. She
is employed as stenographer in one
of the stores of that city.
The members of the Skowhegan
Fire Department are to close the
series of dances they have been
holding during the winter with a
hop tomorrow Friday evening.
The last of series of three mothers
meetings, held under the auspices of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, will occur at Grand Army
Hall, next Tuesday afternoon, April
IA, at three o'clock.
Mrs. j. c. Griffin and her daughter,
Miss Margaret, went to Boston Tues
day to remain until next week.
Wellesley College was one of the
points of interest which they pur-
posed to visit, this being but short
journey from Boston.
The members of the Skowhegan
police force met at the Police Sta
ton last Saturday evening and or
ganized by the election of Fred Z.
Dunlap as chief. This is Mr.. Dun
laps third year as the head of the
force and his sixth as police officer.
W. P. Ordway has crew of men at
work digging a cellar on the Rich
lot on Madison avenue and will put
up a two story building there at
once, twenty by sixty feet in size.
The first floor will be fitted as a
market and will be occupied by
Jewett & Pennell.
W. j. Holway of The Forks, was in
town on business, Tuesday. Mr..
Holway has recently acquired his
partners interest in the general bus
mess conducted at that place, for
merly under the firm name of French
& Holway, but now to be continued
in the name of w. j. Holway.
The annual Jap-A- Lac demonstra
ton is now to be seen in the window
of the Blunt Hardware Company.
This is brought out by prizes offered
by the manufacturers, for the best
window displays, and this firm has
taken three premiums in previous
years in these competitions.
The shoe factory of the Common
wealth Shoe and Leather Company
resumed operations on Monday, after
a weeks shut down. There is light
crew in all departments, the orders
being of limited volume, placed by
dealers who find themselves short in
a few lines and who only want small
lots to fill out the season just passing.
Samples for the summer run have
been out for some weeks and it is
hoped the factory may get orders
from them and start up on this work
the first of next month. The history
of past years demonstrates that the
Commonwealth people have business,
when there is any going for anybody,
and this is a reflection for the en-
ployees of the Skowhegan factory,
and all who have an interest in local
business conditions to pin their faith
to.
s. w. Philbrick, treasurer of the
Kennebec Log Driving Co., went to
Scion, Monday, having been advised
that the camp, or storehouse, of his
corporation at that point was de-
stroyed by fire on the previous Fri
day. This building, formerly located
on one of the islands about mile be-
low Caratunk Falls, was moved to the
main land, east side, by Mr.. Philbrick's
direction, a few years since, the
transfer being made in the winter
season on the ice. The latter loca-
ton made it more convenient for the
crews employed during the driving
season at and near Scion, and this
winter it was used for storage, the
contents, four boats, forty spreads and
other property being destroyed with
the building itself, the total value
being over a thousand dollars. The
officials of the company believe the
fire originated through the careless