The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
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Miss Elsie Walton is visiting with
friends in Boston.
Everything at cost in hosiery and
Jersey underwear at c. E. Poulin's.
Ira w. Page, Jr., has been on a
business trip to Massachusetts this
week.
Miss Walker, milliner, will close
her business until spring and will then
reopen in the J. P. Merrill block.
George Williams of Hartland pass
ed a portion of last week in town as
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. George b.
Fairgrieves.
Miss Edith Gledhill entertained a
small company of friends at her home
on Madison Avenue on New Years
eve, Thursday of last week.
The local branch of the Red Cross
Society report the sale of 5000 Christ
mas stamps of which $50 were sold in
Madison, $50 at Good Will Farm and
the remainder in Skowhegan.
Miss Hannah r. Page, who is a
member of the educational committee
of the Maine Federation of Women's
Clubs, was in Augusta yesterday, in
conference with Payson Smith, state
superintendent of schools.
Edward Bates and wife Of Oakland
visited in town on Saturday lastf
guests of Mrs. Bates uncle, Henry T.
Canon and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Canon also entertained, on Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hussey of Nor
ridgewock.
Among the benefits already ex-
perienced from the rain of Tuesday
and Tuesday night, and the conse-
ouent rise in the river, has been the
enlargement of the schedule and bet
ter service on the line of the Somer-
set Traction Company. Their re-
vised time table, giving change OF
time, will be found in another column
of this issue.
Read the announcement else
where in this issue of the great sale
of damaged goods at the j. X. Phil
brick Jewelry store, commencing on
Thursday of next week, January 18th.
The damage in most instances to any
article is of minor character, just
enough to forbid its being kept in
Mr.. Philbrick's stock as perfect.
Discounts of from 25 per cent to DO
per cent will prevail.
Early yesterday Torning, Super
intendent of Schools ID. IL. Perkins
made up his mind that the condition
of the streets and the continued rain
called for the commission of the school
session for tire day. He at once COM
menced to arrange for the blowing of
the no school signal and, although he
supposed he knew just what course it
was necessary to pursue, he found
himself unable to get the signal blown.
Among those leaving this station
on Tuesday morning for Augusta were
represent ative Frank Thompson, of
this place and Judge Augustine Sim
mons OF No. Anson. Mr.. Thompson
went to be present at the opening
session of the 74th legislature, of
which he Is a member, and Judge
Simmons visits the capital at this
time by reason of the events Of open
ing week. Mr. Thompson is the first
Democrat to represent Skowhegan in
the legislature since the election of
the late Amos F. Parlin in 1873. Some
weeks since, Mr.. Thompson provided
himself with quarters for the winter
by engaging rooms at the Augusta
House.
Last weeks great fire did not dis
tribute it's trials and burdens very
evenly among the various branches of
business. 1t destroyed two drug
stores, and two confectionery stores,
and destroyed or seriously damaged
two jewelry stocks, while the cloth
ing trade and the millinery stores
escaped unframed. In the profes-
sions, two lawyers were burned out
and at least three more attorneys
had their offices very much disturbed,
either from the actual removal of
their library and furniture, or pre-
parations for removal. On the other
hand, of Skowhegan's seven physi-
clans, not one was burned out and
most of them were safely outside the
fire area Out of four dental offices
three sustained damages.
A Card.
| wish to express my thanks to all
the friends who so kindly assisted me
in winning the piano in the Dyer Con-
test.
MARY EMERY.
The face can not betray the years