The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

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Mr.. and Mrs. 5. W Philbrick returned
from st. stephen, y. B., saturday even
ing.
Frank Tuttle and Mrs. G.. p. Hamilton
of Readfeld, were in town over sun
day
Misses Lizzie kellogg and Nellie
sedglcy went to Freeport, Monday
morning.
Mrs. Susan Drnkwater Of Waterville,
spent sunday at the home Of Mr.. Geo.
Philbrick.
Exhibition of fine oil paintings at -
Water ST.. by an eminent artist, day and
evening
sewell smith and his daughter Miss
Lillian {. smith, left this morning for
Fall River, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Jewett, Miss Kitty
Owen and Ned Lambert are on car
riage drive to Hartland.
Misses Winnie and Oracle Cover re-
turned from Scion Tuesday, where they
have been for the past three weeks.
Amos Parlin and wife of Machias, are
passing a few days with his grand
parents, Maj and Mrs. A. +. Parlin
Miss Nora Palmer who has been in
Portland for the past few months re-
turned to skowhegan, Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Lizzie Lombard returned Satur-
day evening from Medfield, Mass, and
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua Burns, if Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 0. Smith left on
monday to join the Maine Press excur-
sionists who are to spend the week in
the prosperous towns of Aroostook
county.
Mrs. John Dealey was Eat home to
the members Of the Snow bound club,
Saturday afternoon, in honor of her
guest, Miss Eta Hall of Cambridge,
Mass.
c. {. Bonette, the aelialist, returned
from Salem Willows, last Tuesday even
ing, where he made five balloon ascen-
sions and parachute jumps. On two &C
casions he landed in the ocean.
Lewis Anderson & Co. have contract
ed with Bushey u Co. of Wateryille, to
put in the granite work of their extern
sive flume on the Dane privilege. There
are to be 100 cubic yards of masonry.
The Epworth League of the Metho dist
church held an out door meeting in tie
Island grove Sunday evening M3sic
was furnished by the male quartette.
The meeting was very interesting and
largely attended.
Hon. l. c. Libby of Waterville, a. F.
Gerald of Fairfield, and {. A. Richard
son of the Worcester Construction Com
pany, were in town last week in consult
alton with party of up river capitalists
who are interested in a railroad project.
Rev. l.. II. Copeland will take his va
cation through August. He anticipates
driving through the country with his
family, leaving here for Albion where
he will spend Sabbath with his uncle.
From there he will drive to Warren
where he will visit his brothers and one
sister.
Mr.. Sampson, manager of the Vassal-
boro Wooden Mills and lessee of the new
Worsted Mill being built at Fairfield,
with Mrs. Sampson and five children
three daughters and two sOns-and Miss
L. II. Hazel took dinner at Hotel Hesel-
ton Saturday. They were making a
trip in this vicinity By private convey
ance, their own four-in-hand with
driver
DeMolay Commandery No. 10, Knights
Templar, has accepted the invitation of
Trinity Commandery of Augusta, to join
them in attending the Triennial Con-
clave of the Knights to be held in Bos-
ton next month. 1t is expected that
from twenty to thirty will go from
here. The party will be accompanied
by the American Cadet Band of Port
land,
A confirmation service was held at St.
Mary's church Friday evening. a class
of twenty-eight girls and twenty-nine
boys were taken into the church, the
services being conducted by Bishop
La Flesche of Three Rivers, Canada, as
sisted by Rev. Fr. La Croix of st.
Mary's, Rev. FIR. Desiets of Wateryille,
and the Parish priest from Fairfield.
The church was crowded to its utmost
and the ceremonies were very
impressive.
Forrest Goodwin Esq, has sold the
lot, with the privileges he
by deed of the right to use the
brick walls of the buildings on each side
for construction of brick block, to
Walter 2. Ordway, one of our most en-
terprising dry-goods merchants, who is
to go ahead with the building as propos-
ed by Mr.. Goodwin. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Ordway purposes to occupy the
whole of the first floor for his own dry
goods store 1t will make magnificent
one and give him opportunity to carry
on his large business to much better
advantage than in the store now occu-