The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-01
silk waists 1913 at Ordway's.


shapes in hats direct from the factory.
Miss Eda X. Smith is visiting friends
in Portland this week.
Mr.. j. II. Mitchell is ON business trip
to Portland and Boston.
The Burr Oaks Dramatic Co., are
guests of Hotel lIeselton.
Rev. Father Gcnereaux of Orono, was
in town yesterday, the guest of Rev. Mr..
LacroiX.
Miss II little Holmes of Elstport was
in town Tuesday the guest of Miss Edith
Hanson, her casssmate.
Rev. \. J. Raeklinis at Hudson, Mass,
with his sister, Mrs, Alexander Dutch,
says the Belfast Journal.
Flweve members of the Miiburn Cycle
Club took run to Fairgrieves Bay
Tuesday afternoon on their wheels.
All the village schools except the First
Grammar and High Schools closed On
Friday last for the summer vacation.
kendall's Orchestra furnished music
for Memorial exercises, Tuesday evening
that was very acceptable to all present.
Mrs. A. c. Houston of Sangervlle, ac-
companied by her young son, is on Il
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
l.. Goodwin.
f. p. Coffin, Esq. delivered the Grafton
at Norridgewock Memorial Day. The
church was well filled and the exercises
very interesting.
Delegations from the Baptist churches
i in town attended Sabbath School Con-
yention mt Oakland, Wednesday, going
there in the morning and returning in
j the afternoon.
Miss Eliza Wynn, who for the past
i few months has heen IA valued compost
! tor on the REPORTER, left for her home
in Windsor Wednesday morning, to pass
the summer.
Mr.. n. w. Brainerd. Clerk of Courts,
/ has leased the residence of l.. l.. Norris
on on High St., and Mr.. Morrison with
his family to remove to a house owned
owned by him on Summer st.
Skowhegan Grange will observe Satur-
day June 3, as "Chldrens Day" Mem
bers are to meet at Grange Hall as early
4 as possible after dinnea. Entertainment
by the children, with picnic supper.
/
Rev. l.. W. Staples pastor of St. Paul's
NJ. +. Church, Lynn, Mass, made the
REPORTER call this morning on his re
turn home from Athens, where he deiv-
cred the Memorial Day address.
The ladies' of the Congregational Socie-
ty will give supper at the vestry OF
their church on Friday evening of this
week from 80 to 40 o'clock The bill
of fare will include salads and cold meats.
Everyone is invited. Soeilble after the
supper.
Tickets are to be placed on sale the
coming week, for the grand concert to
be given in Coburn Hall the evening of
Monday, July 3D. by Halls Military
Band of Watervlle. This will be Il mu-
steal treat well worth patronizing and
we trust our people will give this con-
cert liberal patronage.
The Burr Oaks Theatre Co. opened in
Coburn Hall last evening for a weeks
stay, an appreeiative audience being in
attendance. At the low prices of 10, 20
and 30 cents the hall should be crowded
during each evening of their stay. as
+ their repertoire includes the high class
i plays only. Tonight they appear in
the Miller's Daughter.
The High School base ball nine of
Waterville are to visit Skowhegan on
Saturday afternoon to play with the
Columbians (formerly the Newsboys)
of this place. The game will be played
on the irotting park, and if the visitors
are as smart as the youngsters who COM
pose the Columbian team. the spectators
will see good game.
l.. f. Shorey and wife, NJ. f. Mattocks
and wife and children, and c. A. Carey
and wife all of New \ ork, together with
j w. A. Miller and wife and Chas. Went
worth and wife, of Willimantic, Conn.
were at Hotel Ieselton last night, hay
ing driven across from Greenyille. They
left this morning on a visit to Rangley
Lakes, and will return to the Heselton
! for a few days stay Eater.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of the Geo. King Blacking,Co., manufact-
uers of Electric Backing, This is not a
new backing, having been in the market
about three years. So popular has it
become, however, that stock company
has been organized to manufacture and
push its sale, and it bids fair to make an
other important industry for our town.
Certain it is in the Electric backing, the
manufacturers have good article and
as soon as its merits become more gener-
ally known the sale will increase fast.
Mr.. Everett Goodrich. of the firm of
Cairns. Goodrich 4 Bartlett, having