The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-12
TOWN and VICINITY

The next meeting of the Golden
Branch S. s. will be held in Christian
Science Hall, Thursday, Nov. 18th at
2.30 p. m.
Mrs. Norris Clough, who sustained
a surgical operation on Thursday of
last week, is reported as making
satisfactory progress toward re-
covery.
The Harvest Dinner, served by the
Congregational Working League, at
their vestries yesterday noon was we'll
patronized, also the ten cent supper
which they served at six O'Clock
George Simpson left here yesterday
morning for a business trip 10 Boston.
Everett 7. Goodrich was sworn in as
town clerk and will perform the
duties of that office during MIR. Simp-
sons absence.
Clarence Morrison Brooks of Keene,
y. H, returned home Monday after a
brief visit here rs the guest of Miss
Miriam Merrill. Mr. Brooks is the
civil engineer for the county of
Cheshire in his state.
E. A. Merchant, mail carrier on
Rural Free Delivery route No. 3 of
the Skowhegan postoftice, accom-
panied by Mrs. Merchant was in
Richmond, Me, the first few days of
this week. They were called there
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Mer-
chants mother, Mrs. Jane P. Mer-
chant.
The second meeting of Skowhegan
Woman's Club will be held at the
Cong'l church parlors, Wednesday,
Nov. 10. The Waterville Literary
Club will be guests and furnish the
program. Supper will be served to
the Waterville guests and members
of the Woman's Club at D. m.
Exercises to begin at 7.45 p. M, to
which each member of the Woman's
Club is privileged to one guest.
small fire in the stable at the
home of John ID. Symons, corner of
North avenue and High street, was
the occasion of the alarm of fire dur
ing the noon hour yesterday. Mr..
Symonds keeps a barrel in his stable
in which every thing about his place,
destined for the town dump, is depos
tied. 1t is frequently emptied and is
not supposed to contain anything
more infianmable than broken glass
ware and tin cans, but for some UNI
known reason it burst into flame. 1t
was discovered early and extinguish-
by Mr.. Symons and his neighbors be-
fore the department arrived.
F. E. Rowell leaves today, from his
farm home near Hayden Lake, for
the scene of his winters numbering
operations, in the Roach River val
ley. He will have a crew of fifteen
men with ten horses, on the start
from here, and will be joined by
about twenty more men en- route.
This will make the twenty eighth
season that Mr.. Rowell has numbered
at Roach River. He has delayed
going into the woods until about ten
days later than usual this year to
avoid, so far as possible, the danger
from forest fires. The crew will
make the distance of seventy-ti five
miles from Skowhegan to the camps
at Roach River, in three days, stop
ping the 6~sr- night at Kingsbury and
the second night at Greenville. Mr..
Rowell will go to work building
camps and roads at once and will
begin yarding as soon as possible.
He plans to cut about one and one
halt million feet this year, the same
amount as in past seasons.
This is the busy season at the sash
and blind factory OF Ira w. Page, To-
Gated in the Weston mill building at
the head of the island. Twenty one
men are employed and the monthly
output is six cars of windows and
blinds. Mr.. Pages business felt the
depression of the past year to some
extent and from March to about the
middle of August he found it advis-
able to run on half time. He did not
change to a schedule of five hours per
day, but instead ran alternate weeks,
taking the intervening week for re-
pairs. In this manner he got his ma
chinerv all in fine shape for the fall
business, which, i'll all the time he has
been connected with the trade, either
as a workman or proprietor, has
never failed to materialize. In years
of depression, as i'll the years just
past, there may be several months
of slack orders, but through the fall
and early winter there is always
plenty of demand, it seems, for sash
and blinds. Mr.. Page leaves for
Massachusetts, today to confer with
the parties who have the output of
his factory as to future business.
All kinds of dislnfectants at Fogg's
drug store.
Tenement to rent, Court st. Ira
A. Norton.
Fine Stationery by the quire, box
or ream at M. B. Heselton's.
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