The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-13
TOWN and VICINITY.

Gordon Dobson and Frances W.
Briggs of Pitts6eld were i'll town, yes
terday and today.
K. l.. Nye of New York City has
been passing the week i'll town as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A X. Jewett
Mrs. Hiram c. Gage left this morn
ing for Worcester, Mass. for visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Victor Ed
wards.
Mrs. &. II. Atkinson of Boston il in
town for two weeks visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ Thomp-
son.
For the next seven days Miss
Walker will sell trimmed hats and
felt shapes below cost Call and see
them.
Ernest c. Butler, Esq, was i'll
Augusta on Tuesday, summoned as a
witness in an equity suit which was
on trial in that city.
Mrs. A. L. Foster, wife of Arthur l..
returned home Friday of last week,
Clongh
after visit here with Mrs Norris
Frederick Powers, the three year
old son of Professor and Mrs. ID. II. Per-
kins, who was critically i'll on Tues
day, is now pronounced to be out of
danger.
Invitations have been issued by the
Sunset Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, for a whist party, 10 be held at
the Masonic banquet rooms tomorrow
evening.
Earl w. and Myron J. Smith Of Bos-
ton arrived, last evening, and will
pass vacation of several weeks in
town with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. \. Smith
Sewell w. Smith has been confined
to his home for some days with cold
severe enough to be classed as the
grip in these days when that malady
is 80 prevalent.
{. J. Abbey passed Monday in Port
land in consultation with Architect
John G. Stevens concerning the wir
ing system for skowhegan's new
municipal building.
A Valentine social will be given by
the Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Bethany church at the home OF
Mrs. Belle Caswell, West Front street,
Friday evening, FEBRUARY IA. All the
members are cordially invited.
We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of the
Skowhegan Savings Bank. We are
assured by the trustees that the
same conservative policy pursued by
the late Mr.. Page will be continued in
seeking only sound investments with
safe and sure return of income.
A paper published in Geneseo, ILL.,,
which has just come to the notice of
the REPORTER announces the death
of Joseph Cushing Webb, who was
born in this place September a.
1922. The deceased was married IN
1848 to Betsey Burgess. They moved
to Illinois in 1852 but will be recalled
by some OF our older residents, even
after 40 long an absence.
On the petition for the new street,
extending southerly from Hathaway
street, known as an extension of
South street, the selectmen have de
termined the location substantially az
described in the last issue of the RE-
PORTER and awarded damages of sixty
dollars to Manley T. Pooler 1t is UNI
derstood that this is satisfactory to
all the parties interested or affected
by the new highway.
The regular meeting of the Skow-
hogan Teachers Association was held
at the library last Monday evening.
The principal address was made by
Miss Louise II. Coburn, who spoke OH
the subject of CO. operation between
the library and the schools. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to familiarize
the teachers with the library and
through them to increase it's useful
ness for the pupils of the public
schools.