The Somerset reporter., 1896-07-23
TOWN and VICINITY

W. n t3tAN tAA "a
Band concert at Lake George, Sunday
next. July 18th.
Mrs. II. y. ~ Greene left town Friday
morning for Everett, Mass.
Wanted at Patterns drug store, boy
L. learn the drug business. II
The snow Bound club met with Mrs
c. Davis Miller, Friday afternoon.
Nj and Mrs. Horatio w. Gushing
went to Portland, Friday afternoon.
Gardner q Frost's new russell and
black polish does not iniure the shoes.
Charles NJ. Stead of New York, is N
town, the guest Of his son, w. ?. Stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w Tilton returned
to Boston on the afternoon train of FRI
day.
Bragg & Varney do picture framing
and can show you fine line of mould
ings. If.
Miss Stella Cannon Of Caribou, is
the guest of Miss Annie Partridge this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrill, of New
York city, are visiting skowhegan
friends.
Mrs. Bradbury Robinson and child Of
Someryille, Mass, are the guests Of Mrs.
A. K. Jewett.
Harry Cushing, Colby 81, is passing
his vacation as conductor on an cleo
trio ear in Boston.
Miss Linda Graves went to Dexter,
Saturday afternoon, where she will pass
a month with friends.
Mr. and Mrs A. c. Houston and MIS-
X. L. Shepherd took carriage drive
to Bingham last week.
Theo p. Spitz of Boston, Of the firm
of spitz Bros. IL Mork, was in town
several days last week.
Mrs. Edgar Barnes of Hayerhill,
Mass, is visiting her parents in town,
Mr. and Mrs II. c. Marble.
H. c. Webb and wife Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are in town. Mr.. Webb is a
brother of George 5. Webb.
A lot of second hand carriages and
ne n and second hand harnesses are
offered for sale at Nutting's livery
stable.
Miss Clara b. Varney has been chosen
treasurer of sorosis by the board OF
directors in the place of Mrs, 5. w.
Philbrick, who resigned.
Mr.. NJ. A. Whitney, formerly super
intendent of Skowhegan schools, but
now at the head of the Elgin, Ill.
schools, is visiting friends in town.
We have yet to learn of a guarantee
made by l.. W. Chase, our carriage man,
not made good This is worth a good
deal to one when buying a carriage.
Fred Smith, who has been visiting
friends in town, returned to his home in
Maiden, Mass, Friday morning. Mr..
Smith was at one time employed in the
Coburn Wooden Mills.
II. W. Foss, Colby 90, recently elect
ed master of Charlstown Academy, was
in town few hours, Friday. Mr.. Foss
was making the trip from his home in
Mt Vernon on his wheel.
Mrs f. T. Wheeler and son Harold OF
Rockland, Mass, who have been in town
for the past week, returned to then
home Saturday morning. Mrs. Wheeler
is "A sister of +. X. Delano.
The Woman's Missionary Society con
neeted with the Bethany Baptist church,
enjoyed a missionary tea at the home of
Mrs. G. V. Hanson Friday afternoon.
There were over fifty in attendance.
b. n. Foss returned last week from a
two weeks vacation passed in and
about Moosehead Lake, and brought
back with him a square tailed salmon
trout caught by him that weighed lbs.
Mr.. r. II. Copeland who represents
the firm of n. G. Taylor of Philadelphia
and MI. William Harrison who repre-
sents the Elephant Shoe house of Phila-
delphia are visiting Rev. l.. IL. Copeland
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson and
their daughter, Miss Mabel, left home
this morning for stay of some weeks
at Old Orchard. MI, Robinson is in
poor health and it is hoped that the
change of air will be of benefit to him.
The Mohiean House, at Lake George,
entertained nice crowd of people on
Sunday last, about - guests dining
there. Most of the cottages are now
occupied, and several Massachusetts
people are boarding there for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Wood of Lewiston,
are in town for few days. Mr. and
Mrs Wood are old residents of Skowhe-
gan, Mr.. Wood at one time driving
stage between this place and Waterville.
Their daughter, Mrs. John Z. Kincaid,
and young son accompany them.
Mrs. Manda Foster, wife of Steven
Foster, departed this life, Sunday after
noon, the 10Th, in her 37th year. Mrs.
Foster leaves her husband and three
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