The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-27
S. A. Dinsmore of Boston has been

S. A. Dinsmore of Boston has been
in town this week.
Skowhegan Grange held special
session last evening to confer the first
and second degrees.
Frank Murphy, who has been in
California for some months, returned
home, Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph p Blunt made
a run to down river towns Sunday in
their REQ runabout car.
Miss Helen Frame of Bingham is
expected here Monday for a visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H.
PIshon.
of Skowhegan people at the W. c. T.
U. Convention at Madison, yesterday
and today.
Morris Gledhill, superintendent and
general manager of the Marston
Worsted mills, made a business trip
to Boston, Friday OF last week.
Miss Bertha Pullen passed Sunday
in town with her grandmother, Mrs.
Charles Pullen of Court street, re-
turning to Augusta, Monday morning.
The School Committee recently
purchased of Charles Folsom Jones
seven non-freezing chemical fire ex-
tinguishers for the school houses in
addition to the powder tubes already
purchased.
After nursing disagreeable cold
that has confined him to his home for
two weeks past, L. L. Morrison is
again out this week supervising and
installing the new machinery in his
newly constructed rug works.
One of the most promising colts
seen on our streets for many day is
the bay one being handled by p. w.
Merry and owned by Frank King. 1t
is sired by Sterling, stands 15H
hands, and although but % months
old weighs 1850. 1t is beauty and
attracts much attention.
The homestead owned by the late
Hattie F. Webb, situated on the
Norridgewock road on the south side
of the river, has been purchased by
Ira w. Page, ST., who will take
possession at once and occupy it as
home. The conveyance includes
fourteen acres of land.
Miss Martha N. Hathaway of Clare
mont, Cal, is expected here some
time next week to be the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Levi w. Weston. Miss Hath
away is the daughter of the late Rev
G. W. Hathaway, who was pastor of
the Congregational church of this
place 80 or 40 years, preceding 1861.
Hon. E. F. Danforth was in Port
land on professional business, Thurs
day. On Friday he attended meet
ing of the creditors of the group of
Fairfield and Warerville capitalists
known as the "Syndicate." Mr.. Dan
forth is one of committee of three
! to whom has been entrusted the
settlement of the business affairs of
the syndicate.
On Monday May 31st, which will
be observed as Memorial day, the
Postoffice will be closed as follows:
From $50 a. m. to 1890 a. M, from II
a. m. to 1890 pm, from 1880 pm. to
2.40 p. M. from $50 p. m. to 400 p. m.
and at 600 at night. City carriers
will make one collection and one de-
livery, the regular forenoon trips.
Rural carriers will perform no service
on this day.
Mrs. w. T. Clark has joined her
husband with the Mrs. Fiske Co.,
and is now playing a part in "Sal-
walton Nell" The company is now
enroute to the coast, and will not
close until July 31st. in Duluth MINI.
Business has been great in all the
cities where they have played and in
Kansas City the week of May 5th.,
the receipts for seven performances
were trifle under $4,000.
Damon Berce left Friday morning
for Winthrop. Saturday, in COM
pany with E. P. King, manager of the
Tappan stock farm in that town, he
will go to Boston to attend for the
first four days of next week the
down-east auction sale of horses at
Readville track. Three colts from
the Tappan farm will go under the
hammer, these being Bertha Q. and
Tap On Wood, both by Alliewood,
2.09h, and Esmeralda t., by Todd,
2.14a.
Tuesday night meeting appointed
by the selectmen for the purpose of
recognizing the fire department was
held. Several important matters
were talked over. 1t was decided to
appoint Arson Savage as chief of the
department and Mark w. Savage and
John H. Steward as the assistant
chiefs. At meeting to be held later
the foreman of the three companies
will be appointed and the men named
who will serve in these. f. M. Crow
ell was engaged for addition of 30
days as instructor.
The committee appointed by the
Skowhegan Board of Trade to confer