The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
G. L. Witham of Caratunk has been
in town today on business.

The Here and There Club are to
meet with Mrs. r. F. Homestead
next Tuesday the 10Th.
Geo. W. Cover, ESQ.,, was in Au-
burn on Saturday to see his daughter,
Miss Grace, at the home of DR..
and Mrs. w. T. Merrill.
Mrs. F. T. Ross and her son, Ken
meth, who had been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. s. w. Philbrick, left Tues
day for their home in St. Stephens,
NIB. ,
Mrs. r, G. Tilton, who had been
passing the winter with her son,
G. W. Tilton, in Boston, arrived home
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos K. Butler ar
rived home Monday evening from
Pennington where they had been
guests of Mr.. Buffers brother, Frank,
a prominent Franklin county attor-
ney.
Bids for two hundred tons of coal
for the Skowhegan schools, submitted
by Skowhegan dealers, were opened
and the contract awarded on Satur-
day last, S. w. Gould being the sue
cessful bidder. Bids for furnishing
about one hundred and fifty tons for
the county buildings have been sub
mitted and will be opened at an early
date.
! Two political announcements of
considerable Importance appear in
this issue, the call for the Republican
state convention, to be held at Ban
gor on Tuesday, June 30, and the call
! for caucus of Skowhegan Republi
cans, next Saturday afternoon, to
choose delegates to the Bangor con-
vention and also to select nominee
to be supported as representative
to the 74th legislature.
There is to be concert in Union
Hall, Madison, Saturday evening,
May %, under the direction of Pro-
lessor w. R. Chapman of New York
City. Among the noted artists who
will take part are Madam Jeanette
Fernandez, soprano soloist, Earl
Marshall, baritone, Frank Kendrie,
violinist, and w. R. Chapman pianist
1t is said that Professor Chapman has
never before brought such artists to
this state for his Maine concert tour.
A genuine spring lamb, raised by
Oscar Williams, was on sale at the
market of James Lewia, under Hotel
Coburn, last week. This particular
lamb was four months old and dressed
thirty pounds. Those familiar with
sheep raising say that it very rare
that a lamb comes along in time to
mature as spring lamb as early as
the first: week in May. There is none
of this one for sale now. 1t was pur-
chased by R. w. Haines and served
to the guests at Hotel Coburn for
their Sunday dinner.
A special meeting of the recently
reorganized Oosoola Division, Uni
form Rank, Knights of Pyhtias, was
held Thursday evening of last week
and the new uniforms distributed to
the forty six members. The officers,
recently chosen, are B. |. Rice, cap
tain; a. l.. Weston, LIST lieutenant;
+. G.. Head, recorder; H. G. Wood :
bury, treasurer. The other officers,
LIST and second sergeants and outside
and inside guards, will be appointed
by Captain Rice and announced at
next meeting. The company expects
to attend the annual National en-
campment at Boston in August and
will hold meetings weekly until that
time.
w. A. Emery, foreman of the con-
struction on the Municipal Building,
was summoned to his home in Water
ford, last Thursday under very sad
circumstances. He was advised of
! the illness of his wife on Wednesday
and in response to his own inquiry by
wire message arrived here for him
on Thursday morning, but through
some error was delivered to the
wrong party and did not reach him
until afternoon. He succeeded in
catching the mixed train at ESQ but
had only proceeded as far as Water
vile when another message advised
him of the death of bis wife. Daniel
Walker of Portland sent by the con-
tractors, Smith q Rumery, is in
charge of the work during Mr.. En-
ery's absence.
Celery and Iron Tonic will make