The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-15
See advertisement of restaurant for

Board of Trade meeting at the
municipal court room, 7.3O, tomorrow
friday evening.
Miss Walkers new location is up
stairs, new Merrill block. Entrance
from Water street.
Sewell Smith attended the annual
meeting of the Maine Civic League at
Waterville, yesterday.
A. M. Thompson left last Friday to
join his wife, who has been visiting at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Chas. II. Atkinson, i'll Boston. Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson expect to re-
turn here next week.
Parker Sanborn and Simon Gates
made trip to Boothbay Harbor this
week. Mr.. Sanborn is looking for a
lot, on or near the seashore, and if he
finds a satisfactory location, plans on
building summer cottage.
An Aroostook county paper OF Sat-
urday last announces the sale of the
Cook homestead, two miles from the
village of Presque Isle, for $4,000.
This place had been in possession OF
the family for fifty years, having been
purchased in 1859 by the late David
G. Cook, father of Chas. r. Cook of
this place.
Mrs. William NJ. Stinchfield and her
daughter, Miss Virginia, are in Boston
this week, guests at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. M. Barnard. Mrs.
Stinchfield attended the meeting OF
the supreme lodge of the American
Benefit Society in Boston, yesterday,
being the accredited delegate of Ken
nebec Lodge of this place.
The BARRIERS of Skowhegah are to
hold their second annual masquerade
and fancy dress ball on Monday even
ing next, at Grange Hall. Kendall
will furnish music and Lambert is to
be the caterer. Geo. L. Cleveland
and eleven OF his associates in the
tonsorial profession constitute the
committee of arrangements.
rae Re0osyERA y indebted to Noah
cr,,.a.. .@se-Sfsand' 50 Cal, for cop
les of San Francisco dailies, giving ac-
counts of recent startling incidents in
and about that city, following the
prosecution of public officials and
prominent railroad men for crimes
usually classified under the term Of
"graft."
Fred Lawley, formerly of Skowhe-
gan and Miss Minnie Wilson of
Quincy, Mass, were married at an
Episcopalian church in the city of
Boston on Sunday, April 4th. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lawley Of this place and the
bride has visited here on several oc-
casions in the past few years. Mr..
Lawley is employed in Somerville
and their home Is in that city. The
REPORTER unites with Skowhegan
friends in extending congratulations.
The announcement of l.. q. Trafton
& Company, regarding potato ma
cbinery, appears in another column OF
I this issue. Last season was Somer-
sets banner year in the potato line,
and everything indicates that the
acreage will be greatly increased in
the spring planting which is about to
be entered upon. These considera-
tions make it especially important
that Somerset farmers give the mat
ter of the latest things in machinery
and methods a most careful investi-
CATION.
Ferdinand E. Stevens of Lewiston,
formerly of the Maine Enforcement
Commission, was in town last week.
Mr.. Stevens resigned as an enforce
ment deputy in 1908, and received an
appointment az U. s. Marshall. He
was In town to serve summons upon
witnesses to give testimony at trials
before the United States Court. He
was entertained pt the homo Of AL
fred H. Lang willie here.
The drama, "All Tangled Up"
which Is to be presented under the
auspices OF the Junior Y. M. G. A. in
the Opera House on Tuesday, April
27. Is given to raise funds to carry on
and extend the various departments
of work, with which the public has
ample reason to be in full sympathy
New rooms and other changes are in
prospect and the good accomplished
by this organization is such as tc
make any Of its efforts worthy Of
liberal support.
A "Sunrise Meeting" attended by
25 members, was held at the Junior
Y. M. @. A. rooms, last Sunday morn
ing. The hour of assemblage wat
about $40. The principal address
was made by Ernest G. Butler, Esq
After adjournment, six of the yount
men, dismayed no doubt by the ex'
traordinary and unusual length of the
day remaining at their disposal, de
termined on walk to Norridgewoch
which was subsequently extended te
Larone, making an on foot journey o.
1s miles before their arrival home
Both the meeting and the out of dool
tramp are reported as highly en-