The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-22
W. a Heselton estate Is for sale.

W. G. Heselton estate Is for sale.
Mrs. Ira A. Norton passed yesterday
at her home In Lewiston.
The Afternoon Whist Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Lottie Dow, on
Madison avenue, Friday of last week.
Palmer & Company have some good
trades In express wagons, new and
second hand. Also in farm carts.
DIR. Cora NJ. johnson of Waterville,
for many years resident of this
place, passed Monday as the guest Of
Skowhegan friends.
See the pneumatic water system
outfit, for private supply, in the Rus
sell street window of the Steward
Hardware & Plumbing Co.
Maurice P. Merrill, who has been
passing a weeks vacation here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Mer-
rill, will return to Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, next Saturday.
Hon. Howard Davies, q prominent
Portland attorney, was In town for
few hours on Friday of last week.
While Mr.. Davies business office Ia
In Portland, he resides in Yarmouth
and represented that town In the
18th Legislature.
George G. Nichols, first assessor of
the plantation of Jackman, was In
town yesterday. He was on his way
home from Augusta where he had
been in conference with Payson
Smith, State superintendent OF
schools. and G. E. Ring, the state
land agent, on the school and land
matters of his plantation.
At a meeting Of the members of the
Skowhegan Police force, held at the
headquarters In the Municipal Build
ing last week Fred G. Dunlap was
elected as chief for the ensuing year.
This will be Mr.. Dunlap's fourth year
as chief and will make his seventh as
a member of the force. Robert L.
Bigelow was eleted recorder of the
police organization.
Rev. Nathan Hunt missionary of
the Maine Baptist Missionary Con-
vention passed through hore' Monday
coming from Athens where be had
preached on 81
mate OF reeV. ovo.s g. <n
Colby college and In Newton Semin-
ary, with whom he passed the morn
ing, leaving for his home in Charles
ton, Me. on the noon train. The
President has ordered two warships
to Turkey, to protect American in
terests there.
BY the death OF his fine brood mare,
George E. Smith of Beech Hill met
with financial loss of $500, while
those interested in breeding can but
feel that this section has lost q high
bred producer, as she has dropped
some fine colts, one Of which sold for
S45O. The mare was by Alturas, by
All-so, was thirteen years old and
was in foal by that great Waterville
horse, Simpson. She apparently re-
ceived some injury in her stall and
her death was the 10th inst.
Owing to the fact that Chas. Green,
the president, treasurer and princi-
pal stock holder Of the Green & Bar
nard Shoe Co., is contemplating
changes in his private affairs, that
corporation which has conducted the
shoe business at No. Madison avenue
for the past ten years, is to close out
it's stock of boots, shoes, and rubbers
at once. This company has always
carried high grade and reliable line
of goods and it will be noted by
more extended announcement, which
appear elsewhere In this issue, that
some rare bargains In footwear await
the buyers Of this vicinity. :
Word has been received here Of
the death of Amos Sheppard Hill,
formerly Of this place, at East Los
Angeles, CAL, April 9th. The de-
ceased went to the west about 4s
years ago and has never since visited
his native place. For most OF the
time his home was in Dakota. For
the past two years he has lived With
bis sister, Mrs. E. H. Neil In East Los
Angeles, where bis death occurred.
Three nephews survive, Chas. A., son
of Mrs. Neil just mentioned, and 8. H.
and Augustus Swain OF this place,
also niece, Mrs. w. H. Gannett of
Augusta. His age was So years.
In another column of this issue
appears notice to Skowhegan citi-
zens, issued by George II. Webb,
highway commissioner. This relates
to the collection and removal of
waste from the business section OF
the town, according to vote passed
at the last town meeting. Mr.. Webb
has made arrangements with E. L.
Savage, the manager of the new
paper mills, to receive and sort this
material and the town is to be paid
such sum as the development Of this
plan may prove to be equitable.
This arrangement, with view to
making the waste collected produce
revenue to defray portion of the
expense, il the chief reason for the