The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
TOWN and VICINITY.

For Buteau's ten cent team, tele-
phone 1922.
Ladies cotton underwear marked
down at Miss Williams.
Mrs. Manley T. Pooler left here on
Monday for Litchfield, for few
days' visit as the guest of Miss Emma
Morse.
Fred L. Moody and his son, F. L.
Moody, Jr., we're in Augusta, on
Tuesday, on business with the w. d.
Hutchins Farm Agency.
A minstrel show will be given,
under the auspices of the Catholic
Order Of Foresters, in Convent Hall,
on Saturday evening, January Is, for
the benefit of st. Mary's Parish.
The members of the Glover Leaf
Whist Club we're guests of Mrs. For
rest Goodwin Yesterday afternoon,
and the Afternoon Whist Club meets
to day at the home of Mrs. Alice Gled-
hill.
Harold J. Phillips, one of the at
torneys whose Office was burned by
the recent fire, has taken temporary
quarters in the building near the
railroad crossing, over Norton's
clothing store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Provenchee of
Nashua, n. II. are passing the week
IN town as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
II. Pishon. Mrs. Provenchee is Mr..
Pishon's sister and was native OF
Somerset county. She had not pre-
yiousy visited Skowhegan for about
eight years.
Messrs L. g. Trafton and John p.
Clark have formed copartnership
under the firm name of l.. G. Trafton
& Company, and have opened feed
store and potato house in the build
ing now standing on the location
formerly occupied by the Fletcher
store, adjoining the Maine Central
Railway yard.
Samuel w. Philbrick left here yes
terday morning to pass the day at
Augusta, witnes ssing some OF the i'm
portant events in connection with
the early hours of the 74th legisla-
ture. Mr.. Philbrick is at Greenville
today, attending the annual meeting
of the Coburn Steamboat Company,
of which he is vice president and
treasurer.
The annual business meeting of the
Electric Light Co., was
held last Thursday in the directors
room of the First National Bank.
The officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President,
F. G. Danforth; directors, Bin w.
Page, A. II. Wyman, G j. Abbey and
@. P. Merrill; auditor, A. II. Wyman;
clerk, M. B. Heselton.
Among other social events inter-
rupted on New Years eve, as re-
suit of the fire, may be mentioned
large card party of nine tables, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F.
Robbins. The alarm was sounded,
hut none of the party felt apprehen-
sive of serious fire until just about
lunch time and then there was a gem
eral exodus of the guests.
Owing to warm weather the work
OF harvesting the crop for next season
by the Skowhegan Ice Co., had not
progressed very rapidly and natural
ly the rain of Tuesday and the warm
weather Of yesterday gave it another
set back. Up to last night there was
about one half the usual crop. One
house, containing 1900 tons, Is full.
When both of the storehouses are
filled there will be in the neighbor-
hood of 5000 tons. One year ago the
crop was from $500 to 2800 tons. The
work began this year on Wednesday,
Dec. 80, and it will require about the
average length of time to fill the
houses. Webster Savage, general
of the company, stated to
The writer yesterday that two cold
nights would make the field in the
best of condition for harvesting the
remainder of the ice.
Local music lovers were given a
rare treat last Friday night when
lhe glee club from Tufts. college ap-
oeared in Grange hall under the
auspices of the senior class of the
High school. The audi
ence was of good size, nearly all the
reserved seats being sold. The net
receipts were not so large as could be
desired from the fact that the club
was very expensive one to bring
nere. All of the numbers on the
program were encored and several of
The artists were obliged to respond
,wice. 1t was without doubt the best
concert ever given here by college
For the most part the
members were entertained at the
homes of the pupils of the school. AT
the close Of the entertainment a hop
was rendered the visitors which
proved a most pleasant affair.
The celebrated Hicks almanac is
ON sale at Fogg's drug store.
Apyona xyiah;no to hire a honaa