The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
TOWN and VICINITY.

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Homemade candies [the kind you
have wanted ever since the fire. al
Lambert's New Store, Saturday.
A Mothers meeting of the w. c. T
L. will be held Tuesday afternoon
January 26, at three p. m. in G. A. r
hall. Entertainment for the children
will be provided as usual and the
ladies' of the town are cordially
invited to attend.
DR.. w. F. McDavid, past high CHIEF
ranger of the Independent order Of
Forest ers, will install the officers Of
Court Wesserrunsett at their meeting
on Tuesday evening of next week
Each member is privileged to invite
one guest.
1t is gratifying to learn that Messrs
Henry Mitchell and II. l.. Jackson
who were so severely injured in the
fire of December 3lst, are both re
covering, and will both undoubtedly
be about again within the next few
weeks. Mr.. Mitchell has been able
to make one trip of few minutes tC
the r. L. Mitchell factory and Mr.
Jackson is just getting so that he car
sit up for part of each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Emery, Henry
w. Varney and his sister, Miss Clar'
B. Varney, left here yesterday morn
ing for a weeks trip to New YORK
City. Mr.. Varney goes to inspect the
furniture market and the other mem
bers of the party make the journey az
a vacation trip. They will probably
all attend for one day the Automobile
and Power boat show which is one Of
the attractions of the Metropolis al
the present season.
George F. Chase of Amesbury Mass
who made his home in Skowhegan fol
six years, during the later part o.
which time he was associated witt
his brother, the late Lowell w. Chase
in the livery business, arrived here
last Friday and is making two
weeks visit in town. Mr.. Chase sold
out his interest in the livery and car
rage business to his nephews, Frank
w. and Harry E. Ch"se, and left here
for Amesbury last October.
The REPORTER learns of the
marriage of Clifton w. Arnold, sor
of George D. Arnold of this place
which occurred in Topeka, Kansas
on December 30th. The bride il
Miss Grace Kenshaw of Topeka ano
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold will reside ir
Miami, Oklahoma, where Mr.. Arnold
is engaged in lead and zinc mining
Mr.. Arnold left here for the south
west in 1893, going at first to Ne"
Me xico, afterward to Texas and ther
to Oklahoma. He was in the electri'
cal business for some years, as
member of the contracting firm O
Arnold & Wetherbee. His last visi
to Maine was in 1900.
A meeting was held at the home o.
Elmer E. Gordon On Saturday of last
week for the purpose of forming
co cooperative association, such as are
in operation in England and to some
extent in the cities and towns Of this
country. The purpose is to deal IL
groceries and provisions and the
members are to share in the profits Of
the enterprise in proportion to the
amount of goods which they purchase
through the year. A board of direc'
tors was chosen consisting of Walter
Scott, John Robinson, William Mitch
ell, Lawrence Coburn and Elmer
Gordon. George Thompson was
chosen secretary and William R. Ell
lott treasurer. Two auditors. Stot
Barrows and Jas. Gilfllan were also
elected.
The Maine Spinning Company have
recently ordered three new spin
ming frames, to be added to the plant
they now have, which will increase
its capacity about one-fifth. These
machines will be made by Prince
Smith & Company In Keighley, Eng,
land and six weeks time will vel
elapse before their arrival in this
country. In common with other
plants who get their power from the
Kennebec river, the Maine Spinning
Company has been seriously interfer-
ed with by the low water of the past
six months. To make themselves in
of either high or low
water they have installed a new, 7t
horse power, Westinghouse electric
motor and this will be in operation
the last of the week.
The Kickapoo Med. Go. are giving
nightly at Grange
hall. Tonight the company give a
free entainment to adults consisting
of vaudeville sketches by the Endor's,
Indian Songs and dances by the In
dams, illustrated Songs and high class
moving pictures. This company are
now demonstrating The Kickapoo
Remedies at Fogg's Drug Store where
may be seen Indian Curiosities and
Relics. Be sure and attend the en-
tonight at Grange hall.
Thew also give matinee next Satur-