The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-22
TOWN and VICINITY

ed Sunday and Monday as the guest
of Skowhegan relatives.
F.T. Palmer is in lewiston today,
on business matters with Jonas Ed
wards, for whom he builds many farm
carts each season.
The Somerset Hospital will be clos
ed from April 26 to about the middle
of June, during DIR. Wadsworth's alb
sence in New York City.
Mrs. Nelson w. Weston and her son,
Howard, went to Foxcroft today, call
ed there by the critical illness of Mrs.
A. L. Palmer, Mrs. Weston's mother.
Mrs. w. o. Wildes of Lewiston with
her son, William, returned home
Tuesday morning, after brief visit
here as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
L. FL. Smith.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin arrived home
Tuesday from business trip to New
York City. Mrs. Goodwin, who &C
companied him, remains in Foxboro
Mass, for a visit with her brother,
Horace Smith.
Miss Marion Brainerd, who is en-
ployed as stenographer in an Angus
ia law office, returned to that city
Tuesday. She has been the guest
since Saturday of her mother, Mrs.
Flora T. Brainerd,
Stocks Barrow, night superinten-
dent at the Maine Spinning Mills, and
John Robinson, department super
intendent for the same company, are
on a fortnight's visit to their former
home in Lawrence, Mass.
This mornings daily papers an
nounce that George Taylor, arrested
here some months ago on charge OF
forgery, by the U. 8. Postal authori-
ties, has been convicted and SEN
fenced to two months in Jail.
Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, is.to hold special conclave,
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, open
ing at five o'clock. Supper is to be
served at half past six and degrees
are to be conferred in the evening,
the various Offices being filled by the
past high priests of the chapter.
With two clever tots, each less than
nine years old, playing juvenile char
acters Of much interest and charm,
and with comedian whose name has
become almost household word as
an entertainer, "The, American Cir" F."
with George F. Hall as the star, will
be seen at the Skowhegan Opera
House, Friday evening, April 3oth.
Last Mondays rainfall was ac-
companied by lightning and by one
or two loud peals of thunder, very
unusual demonstration for the 10Th Of
April. One Of the bolts struck at the
home of John Wentworth on the
Middle Road, doing considerable
damage to the chimney, and dis
arranging a stove to some extent.
Mrs. Sophia Burrabe, about so
years Of age, was committed to the
insane asylum at Augusta, Tuesday.
She was accompanied there by her
husband and by Oflcer Frank Thomp-
son. Word was also received here
Tuesday from the municipal officers
of Richmond that Mrs. Arlie r..
Shaw, claiming Skowhegan as her
residence, had been taken to the in
sane asylum from that town.
The new ]. P. Merrill block has re-
ceived one more accession as to ten
ants this week, Walter F. Robbins
having established his jewelry stock
In the most easterly of the three
stores Tuesday. The excavation for
this block was commenced in May
1908, 90 that its construction thus far
has consumed nearly year. 1t will
be several months yet before it's Anal
completion. The boarding, which
has covered the lower story Of the
building for several months past, was
removed in part Tuesday, 80 that
some idea may now be had Of Its
specially handsome proportions.
Albert McDaniels Of Moose River
was In town last week. He had been
at Waterville to attend the Forestry
Meeting and took the opportunity to
make a call on Skowhegan friends.
McDaniels Is chief Are warden for the
North Somerset district, which en-
braces all of this county, from the
Canadian border down to within six
miles of the north line OF the Bingham
Purchase. He retains very vivid
memories OF last summers campaign
with the flames In his forest territory
and is greatly in hopes that the
drouth and consequent timber des-
truction may not be repeated for
many years.
A coon cat, belonging to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey B. Goodwin on Madison
avenue, was run over and killed by an
electric car last Saturday. While the
incident would be regarded as re-
grettable by every lover of pets, it
would not, perhaps, be thought of
sufficient Importance for news item,
except for the fact that four little
coons, three weeks old, were left
motherless by this accident. Their
hapless condition 80 appealed to the