The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-29
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weeks in Boston.
Miss Mary Emery will give Piano
Recital Friday Evening, October 80, at
8 O'Clock in the First Baptist Church
Vestry-Admission Is cts.
DR.. George Otis Smith arrived here
Tuesday evening. He is not to re-
turn to Washington until after next
Tuesdays election.
Saturday at Delano's, a beautiful
souvenir given to every customer
buying Id. of any priced candy.
Candies from 10c per ID. up.
Mrs. Arthur P. Barton and daughter
Alice, of Waterville, are visiting ia
Skowhegan this week at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Clough.
On election day, leave your lunch
at home and take dinner at the Sun
shine Fair, Grand Army Hall. Price
% cents. Salad supper ten cents.
There was quite an attendance of
Skowhegan people at the meeting of
the association of Charities aud
Corrections in Waterville yesterday
Mrs. Eben Chase and Mrs. r. F.
Wilson with Mrs. Wilson's y Dung son,
Walter Edward, passed the day yes
terday in Oakland as guests of Miss
Grace Foster
Mrs. William Elder of Waterville
arrived here yesterday and is passing
few days in town as the guest of
Mrs. Mary c. Brainard. Mrs. Elder is
the wife of Professor Elder of Colby
College.
George H. Pishon is buying pota-
toes right along at the highest market
price and, to provide convenient
storage facilities, has leased the
basement, under Dow's clothing
store, formerly occupied by Simpsons
market.
Skowhegan relatives and friends
attending the funeral of John Freil in
Waterville, on Friday of last week,
were Mrs. A. E. Bison, Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. McQuade, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Corrigan, Miss Annie Corrigan, John
O'Reilly, John Donigan and Joseph
Conroy.
Joseph L. Steward left here yester-
day morning for Bangor where he has
position as manager of the Newman
stock farm. This farm is located
about three miles out from the city
of Bangor. The proprietor is a
breeder of thoroughbred stock and
also operates several milk routes
Ninety head of cattle are kept.
Mrs. 8. Jennie Ross of Pittsfield will
be The guest of Russell Relief Corps
Friday P. NJ. November 9Th when the
Annual Inspection will take place.
At the request of the Dept. Inspector
the meeting will open promptly at
two O'Clock. Members will please
notice change of time. Refreshments
will be served at close of meeting.
John Waugh, until four years ago
boss carder in the Anderson Mills,
arrived here last evening. He has
been connected with one of the mills
III Norwich, Conn, since leaving here
but has now accepted position as
boss carder at the Waverly Mills in
PittsfieId and will commence his
duties there on Monday next.
w. B. Getchell of Augusta, assist
ant state highway commissioner, was
in town on Thursday of last week,
inspecting and approving the piece of
state road construction done by this
town, during the past season, on the
Middle Road, beyond the residence of
Chas. Folsom Jones. The piece of
road in question is about 1900 feet
long. 1t was begun last July and was
opened for travel the middle of the
present month.
A dozen or more Skowhegan citi-
zens have made arrangements with
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to receive the election returns
here next Tuesday evening and have
guaranteed the expenses connected
with the same. They will be an
nounced in Weston Hall, as fast as
received and an admission of ten
cents will be charged. Should the
receipts at the door exceed the cost
of the returns, the balance will be
turned over to the Skowhegan Public
Library.
Willis Reed, who left here for the
Pacific coast in May 1907, arrived in
Skowhegan last week. He has inves-
tigated various localities in Oregon,
Alaska and Washington and has final
ly settled upon Bremerton in the
latter state for his future home. In
that place he has bought some real
estate and built house for his own
occupancy, planning to build two
more for rental in the spring. His
son, Clarence s. Reed is making his
home with him in Bremerton and he
expects, on his return, four or five
weeks hence, to be accompanied by
another son, Clifford w. The two
younger sons, Archie and Frank l..
will remain here for the present, until
their education is in part completed.
Breme rton is ON Puget Sound and is