The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-18
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day morning FOR a visit with friends
/ in Boston.
Miss Iona Perkins of Pittsfield ar
rived in town Tuesday evening and
will be the guest for a few days of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Fairbrother.
Webster Williams of Waterville,
formerly of North Arson, and well
known horseman, was in town Mon
day. He was looking for horses
suitable for the city markets.
A party of Skowhegan people, DR..
and Mrs. w. s. Stinchfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde II. Smith and A. r. Jewett
and wife, arrived home Friday of last
week from a brief trip to Boston.
Phillip A. Wood is singing the il
Illustrated songs at the Bijou picture
theatre this week. Next week at the
Empire theatre the management has
secured Miss Libby and Hiram Per-
kins as the vocalists.
Allie Prescott, who has been en-
ployed for several months as an at
tendant in the insane asylum at Au-
gusta, arrived in town on the 1875
train Wednesday for few days visit
here with his parents.
A petition, originating with people
/ in East Madison and vicinity and
/ signed also by some Skowhegan citi-
zens, has been sent to the legislature,
asking that Hayden Lake be opened
to ice fishing one day in each week,
during the cold season.
Golden Rod Branch, International
Sunshine Society, will meet hereafter
at the Municipal Building, northeast
room, every other Thursday. Hour
OF meeting will be half past two
O'Clock, p. m. The first meeting un-
der this plan will be on March 20.
There was not large attendance
from this town at the quarterly
meeting cid Tuesday in Madison by
the Somerset Veterans Association
and Ladies' Auxiliary. The party
went up on the $50 car. A full and
complete report of the meeting will
appear next week.
Eva Moore Greene having purchas-
ed the manicuring parlor Of Mrs.
Kate NJ. Turner kindly solicits all her
customers as we'll as new ones and
will endeavor to make the work
pleasing. Mrs. Turner will remain
until she considers Mrs. Greene COM
petent to conduct the business.
Three of Skowhegan's social clubs
held meetings during last week. The
Snow Bound Club at the home Of Mrs.
Lewellyn Goodwin on Wednesday,
the Glover Leaf Whist Club with Mrs.
f. w. Buchanan on Coburn Avenue,
Thursday and the Ladies' Afternoon
Whist Club as guests of Misses Mabel
and Florence Pooler on Friday.
Philip II. Plaisted, who died in
Waterville on Friday of last week,
had a considerable acquaintance
among Skowhegan people here. He
was the cousin of Edward w. Heath
and frequent visitor in this place
when that gentlemen made Skowhe-
gan his home. Mrs. ID. II. Perkins,
niece of the deceased, attended the
funeral, in Waterville, on Monday of
the present week.
On Wednesday of last week the
county commissioners gave hearing
in Starks on a petition asking for a
re-location Of the Butler ferry across
the Sandy river. The petitions de-
sire that it be moved one mile fur
Their up the river, claiming that it
would be more of public conven-
fence. The board will render de-
cision on the matter at the regular
meeting in April which will be held
on Tuesday the 9th.
Tuesday evening the annual roll
call aud banquet of Priscilla Re-
bekah lodge, No. SO, was held in Odd
Fellows hall. At O'Clock a supper
was served. After ample justice had
been done to the fine spread pro-
vided the roll call was held, this
being followed by an entertainment,
consisting of short play, readings
and musical selections. 1t was a
most enjoyable occasion and its sue
cess is in no small measure due to the
efforts of the committee of arrange
ments, composed of Mrs. Adam
Simpson, chairman; Mrs. George
Huckins, Mrs. William Donaldson
and Mrs. Mark Savage.
From his winter residence at the
city of Washington, DR.. George o.
Smith has kept track of the course of
events In his home town, noting from
week to week the problems occupying
the Skowhegan public mind, as they
have been related and commented
upon in the columns of the REPORT
Err. This interest led MIR. Smith to
prepare the paper, published else
where in this issue, with observations
of the soundest quality, applying to
our local conditions. 1t 80 happens
that the recommendation as to fire
area, mentioned in this article, have
to quite an extent been provided for
by the acts of our annual town meet
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