The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-14

Mrs. C0aS. hOlO6u Will ouOoTudin
the Here and There Club, at her
home on the Swain Road, next
Tuesday afternoon, January 10Th.
Wildes -Judkins Co., have taken
desk room in Harold J. Phillips Offices
over Ira A. Norton's Clothing Store,
for the purpose of settling accounts.
Mrs. Geo. w. York and her guest,
Mrs. F. Quimby of Pennington Falls,
went to Augusta Saturday for few
days. visit with relatives in that city.
Timothy O'Brien, Esq, of New
Bedford, Mass, arrived here on
Friday evening of last week, for
brief visit at the home of Hon. and
Mrs. s. j. Walton.
Miss Augusta Savage left here for
Boston on Saturday last. She had
been In town since the middle of De-
cember, the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Savage.
Miss Molie Marston arrived home
on Thursday evening of last week
from Toronto, Canada, where she had
been since the letter part of De-
cember, a guest at the home of Mrs.
Mary Stewart.
Arnold North, the seventeen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. North,
left here on Saturday for Washing
ton, R. l. He is to be employed in
Livingston Mills, of which his father
is boss finisher.
Don't forget the special town meet
ing at Weston Hall, next Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock. The matter
to be considered is one of the most
vital that has come before the voters
of Skowhe gan for long time.
The fire sale continues at the jewel
ry store of w. F. Robbins but may
last but few days longer. Those
desiring to take advantage of it
should do so early. New location,
Russell street, near Somerset Trac-
ton waiting room.
About sixty people from Skowhe-
gan and vicinity went to Waterville
by special train on Friday evening of
| last week to attend the concert in
which Ellen Beach Yaw was the
star. All speak in very high terms
of the entertainment afforded.
Mrs. Augusta E. Turner, who is
making her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Ward, in Auburn, this
winter, returned to that city yester-
day She had been in town, nursing
in the family of Willard E.ton on
Turner avenue, since the middle of
December.
Any one having prescriptions for
merly filled at the City Drug store
may have them re-filled by present
ing the number to F. W. Buchanan,
who has purchased the entire list,
containing every prescription filed at
that store since it was founded in 1885,
about 81, 900 in number. Orders may
be sent by mail and will receive
prompt attention.
Read the announcement else
where in this issue of the great sale
of damaged goods at the j. R. Phil
brick Jewelry store, commencing on
Thursday of next week, January l4th.
The damage in most instances to any
article is of minor character, just
enough to forbid it's being kept in
Mr.. Philbrick's stock as perfect.
Discounts of from % per cent to 80
per cent will prevail.
J. Fred Pollard has recently shipped
1900 pelts to the Weymouth Wool
Company of Newport, Maine, this
making about $500 he has handled
during the past twelve months. He
has also shipped $4,000 of wool during
the same period, about one half of
which was purchased d Frank L.
Hight of Cornville. Other business
done by Mr.. Pollard in this same line
includes 400 beef and calf skins con-
signed to Boston parties. All these
transactions taken together would
seem to be sufficient to keep a man
eighty two years of age from drifting
into mischief through idleness.
Daniel w. Gilman of Aroostook
county, who visited here at the home
of w. S. Gilman, the last week in
December and has since been at the
home of his father in Bingham, has
now left Somerset county to return
to his home in Presque Isle. Mr..
Gilman is native of Bingham and
left that town to go to Aroostook
county twenty six years ago. he is
among the extensive potato raisers
of that section, his crop the past
season totalling 27O0 barrels. He is
also extensively engaged in cattle
raising, making a specially of Devon
stock. MIR. Gilman is director in the
Aroostook Patrons Fire Insurance
Company and much interested in all
branches of Grange work. At his
home town, Presque Isle, there is
large Grange cooperative store in the
management of which he takes an
active part
Skowhegan horsemen are making
move for an ice track, to be laid out
on the river as in former years, and