The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-26
TOWN and VICINITY.

MANS, must be willing to work and
have good habits; apply at once.
Miss Walker has just returned from
the New York market with select
line of spring and summer millinery.
Miss Edith Lewis, who has been
passing the winter in the study OF
pianoforte music in Boston, arrived
home last evening.
University of Maine Glee Club at
Grange Hall, Friday evening, March
81, under the auspices OF >. II. b.
Athletic Association.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Watson of
Medford Hillsides, Mass, arrived
this morning for a visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs q. W. Nash.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton entertained the
members of the Glover Leaf Whist
Club and invited guests, this after
noon, at her home on Water street.
The Savings department of the Sec
ond National Bank pays interest at
the rate of per cent; interest com
mences the first of each month on de-
posts made on or before the 10th.
Mrs. Eta F. Seveno and her sister,
Miss Lena Cook, both formerly of
this place, who have been passing
the winter in Minneapolis, returned,
this week, to their home in Old Or
chard, Me.
Harry l.. Smith of Portland, acting
manager of the Etna Life Insurance
Company, was in town last week and
completed arrangements whereby
Charles H. Baker of this place be-
came the agent of that company for
Somerset county.
We have in type an extended ac-
count of the debate on the Sturgis
Law, before the Brotherhood of st.
Paul, last Monday evening, which we
find ourselves obliged to defer until
next week owing to the crowded con-
dition of our columns.
The selectmen have appointed
Chas. Steward as Chief Engineer of
the fire department, with Nay s. Var
ney and Arson Savage as first and
second assistants. This action is in
compliance with the recommends
tions of the members of the Fire De-
partment, as expressed by vote at a
union meeting recently held.
The following persons from Show
hogan and vicinity attended the Som
erset Veterans Association meeting
at Madison, Wednesday of last week,
Col. f. H. Wing, Gen. Isaac Dyer,
Rev. F. A. Leitch, Mr.. and Mrs. X.
A. Withee, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Mills,
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Crowell, Mr..
and Mrs. S. F. Emerson, s. W. Smith,
jefferson Savage, j. D. Emerson, Mrs.
j. E. Buker, Emma H. Dunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Guy Pennell have
the deepest sympathy of their friends
by reason of the death of their little
four years old son, Ralph j., which
occurred last Saturday afternoon,
after six weeks illness ofsperitonitis.
Besides the parents in the family
circle thus broken, there remain
three children, Dorothy aged seven,
Geneva aged five and Donald one
year of age. Funeral services were
observed ON Monday afternoon, the
Rev. B. B. Merrill officiating.
About twenty of the friends of
David A. Haig met by appointment
at his home on Elm street last Satur-
day evening, being there TO greet him
cordially on his return from the Mil
burn Club, which 80 contrived that he
arrived very shortly after the guests
were all comfortably housed. While
not the exact date of Mr.. Haig's
birthday anniversary, it was near
enough to the completion OF his thirty
flrstyea to pass for birthday cele-
bration. In the game of bridge which
with the serving of refreshments oc-
cupied the greater part of the even
ing, prizes were awarded Edwin A.
Parker and j. r. Philbrick.
Most of the hay presses that are
operated in this vicinity are worked
by horses but Roscoe G. Bigelow is
among those who continue to use
oxen for that purpose and succeeds
in getting good results from them.
Having had some conversation re-
Gently about the comparative merits
of horses and oxen in that class of
work, he determined to see what |
could be done in one hour with his
p ress, worked by oxen, and crew of
1--WE men. He was set up at the barn
Of Joseph Viles on the Norridgewock |
road, one day last week, and in one
hours time turned out 20 bales
averaging better than 200 lbs. to the
bale. The oxen used are a big pair,
the samethat won the prize in one of
the classes ofthe drawing contest at
the Somerset Central Fair last Sep |
G. r. Fogg has stable to rent.
Buchanan is selling his 1908 diaries
at half price.
New college style hats at Chas. F.