The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-07-23

Sunday with friends in Fairfield.
Edw. Drew of Lowell, Mass is visiting
his brother and mother In this place.
Mrs. V. M. yickery is on visit to
New York city to remain some weeks.
Miss Grace Coolidge Of Boston is the
guest of Silas Leland and family for q
few days
Entirely new In sweet breads-vanila
and orange crlsps, at Pstterson's.
Mrs. Charles Milllken of Augusta i.
visiting friends in Skowhegan and
Athens.
The children of M. A. Carter left Tues
day to pass their vacation with relatives
in Bristol, Me.
Miss Mae Merrill returned Monday
night from brief vacation passed al
Capital Island.
| Episcopal church services will be held
in the High Street church next Sunday
afternoon, at 8 80.
Herbert Wentworth returned from
Belfast Tuesday, where he went Monday
to adjust nre loss.
Mrs. II X. White, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. W
Marble and Miss Hattie are spending a
few weeks at Spruce Point
Mr.. John Patterson returned to Skow.
hogan from the south and west on Mon.
day last, to remain some weeks.
Remnant sale and mark-down at Ord
ways.
W. II. Ward has second hand antique
oak book case at bargain. Also a few
Rogers Bros silver knives, l54 Water St.
Mr.. A. V. Leighton for some years
resident in California has returned to
Skowhegan which he PROPOSES to make
his home.
Misses Nellie Badger and lac Goodwin
and Master George Goodwin of Lowell,
Mass, are the guests of Maj IT A. f. Par
lin and wife.
Mrs. Roswell p. Taylor OF Melrose,
Mass, with her young son is passing a
portion of the summer with her mother,
Mrs. Albert Fuller.
Hand made water crackers, fresh lot
just in, at Patterson's.
A light overcoat was lost on Canaan
road one evening the middle of last week.
viii the finder please return to this Office
and get reward.
Mr.. Lewis Anderson attended the
funeral of an old friend at Winthrop
Tuesday last, Mr.. John McIlroy, agent OF
the Wooden mills there.
r. w. Haines was up from Nous
Island Tuesday night L. promises to be
very prosperous season for Mr.. Haines
and his delightful resort.
hev C. F. Whtcomb is taking his vaca-
tion, there willb no preaching at the First
Baptist church until September. The
regular prayer meeting will be maintain
ed.
DIR. f. o. Sawyer attended the 25th
anniversary of the organization Of the
Maine Dental Society at Brunswick, Tues
day. About 80 dentists we're in attend
ance.
And still another Skowhegan merchant
wears smile Of contentment, and re-
ports an increase In sales in June 81 over
the corresponding month last year Of
$500.
Rev. C. V. Hanson departed on his an
nual vacation, accompanied by his family,
Tuesday, this week they are at ID amars
Gotta and later go to Diamond Island,
Portland Harbor.
accompanied by their wives, went to
North Pond, Smithheld, on Thursday OF
last week, for days outing. The re
port is current that W. H. Emery was not
the dryest Of the party by any means.
The present outlook is that there will
be eight and possibly ten horses from
this place start in the races to be held al
Elmwood Park, Norrldgewock, the Goth
and Both inst. 1t promises to be very
successful meeting for the management
of that track.
DR.. G. V. Richards is the only member
of the 18th Me-, Battery residing in Show
hogan AID the Battery Association are
coming here to hold their annual reunion
ON the 10th Of Sept. next. on the same
date and with the comrades of the and
10Th Regiments.
Irving II. Palmer, well and favoraby
known in Skowhegan, and whose wife
was a Skowhegan young lady, has been
chosen professor of sciences at Tabor
academy, Marion. Mr.. Palmer has for
three years been principal of the high
school at Wsreham.
Patterson received fresh lot Of Saline
crackers yesterday.
M. A. Whitney, who has served very
acceptatly for the past year as
has resigned his position to accept SINH
lar one In the city schools of :. Ypsilanti,
Mich, and will enter upon the duties In
his new field early In August.
News of the death of Sanford c.
Chase, q former Skowhegan business
man, but more recently of Boston, Mass,
was received In this place Monday. His
death occurred on Sunday last, In Denver,
Colo, where he journeyed some months
since for his health. Consumption was
his disease.
List Of taxpayers of Showhegan pub
lished last week was erroneous In few
cases and the following names and
amounts are printed in way Of correction
C. M. Bailey & Sons, 8 90 so
A. g. Blunt, 14493
Loan and Building Assocla-
ton, (omitted) Sl.00
Mrs. John Doyle Of Montreal, Canada,
whose maiden name was Ellen Frye, is
visiting friends In her native town, Show
hogan, after an,absepce Of 80 years. She
WAS somewhat surprised at the many
changes during her long absence. The
town has grown almost out Of her
knowledge and the Kennebec river ap-
pears much smaller to her than in the
days OF her girlhood. Mrs. Doyle pur-
poses to spend part Of the summer IN
Maine.
Everything Is spick and span at the