The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-24

1ae&Delano's
D. w. Lewis has a second hand
horse, for sale cheap.
Mrs. Alkaline and jeanette Hill will
ain the Here and There Club on
Tuesday afternoon Of next week.
Miss Stella Kimball left here on
Tuesday morning for West Upton,
Mass, where she is to be employed
for the winter.
Maurice Rowe, returned to So. Lam
caster, Mass. last week after passing
two weeks vacation here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Rowe.
He is pupil at the South Lancaster
Acade my.
The Red Cross Christmas stamps
have been having good sale in our
stores. There are still, however,
some unsold, and it is not yet too late
to buy them for your Christmas mail
and packages.
H. o. Templeton OF Flagstaff was in
town last week. He came here to
bring some matters before the Grand
Jury, not learning until his arrival
that it was not to commence its de-
liberation until January fourth.
Chas. L. Cleveland has recently sold
his black mare, Stella @. by johnnie
Wilkes, dam by Rex Wilkes, half
sister to the well known race horse
Little Johnnie, to Thomas Dean of
this place. The price paid was two
hundred and fifty dollaras.
Mrs. Elijah Alden and her two
children, Thalia and Ames, who had
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E..
Jackson since the middle of Novem-
Der, departed for their home in Cam
polio, Mass, yesterday morning.
Mrs. Alden's father, George E. Snow,
accompanied her, and will make a
visit of several weeks at her home.
F. Wallace Flanders who was called
here by the death of his sister, Miss
Annie Flanders, returned to Oakland
last week. Mr.. Flanders, was formerly
of Norridgewock and went from that
town to Oakland about thirteen years
ago. For the past eight years, he has
been in the dry goods business as a
member of the firm of Ridley &
Flanders.
Margaret and Ralph Flint arrived
here Tuesday evening to pass the
Christmas vacation with their grand
mother, Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt, at her
farm home on the Norridgewock
road. They are the son and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Flint of Port
Deposit, Md. and are now in the
Freshman class of the University of
Maine in Orono. Their father, Pro-
lessor Walter Flint, was formerly
member of the Faculty at the Uni
versity of Maine, leaving there seven
years ago to become connected with
the Jacob Tome Institute at Port De-
post.
At the meeting of the State Dairy
Association in Dexter last week, the
sample of milk submitted by Daniel
M. Paddock of SkQwhegan scored ga.
rs, and that submitted by b. F. Clark,
also of this place, was given score
of 1915. Both exceeded the average
score of samples from all sections,
which was 90S5. George G. Thomp-
son of Skowhegan was among the ex-
hibitors of cream and his sample
received a score of go II, this also be-
ing above the average. These three
exhibitors were the only ones from
this vicinity and all are patrons of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery
Among the Skowhegan attorneys
who were in attendance at the Law
Court in Augusta last week were
LYMAN l.. Walton, A. K. Butler, E. +.
Danforth, Forrest Goodwin, Geo. w.
Cover, F. F. Lawrence, Edward F.
Merrill, and William 7. Seekins. The
important Somerset county cases ar
gued were Hill vs. Coburn, Coburn VS.
Page, Lord ct ais, appellants from de-
cree of Judge of Probate "a Detroit
oase), Padham VS. Meader, and State
VS. Poulin, the latter involving the
constitutionality of the appointment
of a special attorney in liquor cases,
under the Sturgis act. Other impor-
tant cases were submitted on briefs,
without argument.
Come to the Coburn Market and see
our choice goods and get our prices.
Our turkies, ducks, geese and
chickens have arrived for the Christ
mas trade. You will also find in our
stock, spinach, lettuce, celery and
radishes. JAMES E. LEWIA.