The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Laura Tefit of Brewer is the guest
of Miss Grace Wentworth.
l. W Walker, the piano tuner, is in
town on bis semi-annual visit.
Life aud Speeches of William Mckinley
only Is cents at N. B. Heselton's.
Edw. P Coffin, Esq, left home, yes
terday, on business trip to Boston.
Miss Loretta simpson of New York
city. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. j.
y. Merrill.
F. l.. savage and wife of Randolph.
Mass. are on their annual vacation visit
home this week.
60. Danforth of Boston is passing
his vacation in and about his former
home in this place.
Miss Grace Enneking, daughter of j.
]. Ennekng of Boston. visited in town
q few days this week.
{. w. Frost of Cornville, left. Monday,
for New York, where he expects to re-
main IUC SOtIc liiOHlIls.
Miss Ella Stevens of Cambridge, Mass.
arrived in town last evening, and is the
guest of Miss Blanche Bixby.
H. C. Blackwell, the supervisor of
Cornville, attended the convention of
Supervisors at Augusta, Monday.
Miss Fannie Philbrick of Waterville.
ecompanied by her nephew, Ben Phil
brick, was in town few hours, Wednes-
4 day.
An adjourned meeting of the pew
owners of High st. Christian church will
be held Monday evening. Sept. :, at 30
o'clock.
The selectmen have let the contract
for the building of the necessary wall
required in widening Main street near
the bridge to n. 2. Reed Il Son.
Mrs. Ella Wetherell of Oakland
Grand Chief of Honor, will pay visit
to Woodbine Lodge on Monday evening
next. Refreshments will be served.
poem from the pen of Miss Grace
| Nudd of this place, contributed for the
| REPORTER of last week, was unavoda-
bly, ommitted, but appears this week
The topic for consideration at the
social meeting at the Uuiyersalist church
next Sunday evening, Sept. 9th, is "Our
Opportunities" references are Eph.
). l6; lisa. | lG, l..
Miss Frances Mitchell, stenographer of
the Madison Investment Co. is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b. Fair
grieyes while in attendance upon the c.
t. convention, this week.
The regular services AT the Universal
list church will begin next Sunday
morning, Sept. 9Th. Preaching at 1890
A. NJ, Sabbath school al 40. evening
social meetings at : p. NJ. every Sunday,
Mr.. w. 5. Plummer of Philadelphia,
accompanied by his wife, is in town for
week or more. Mr.. Pummer was once
resident Of Skowhegan, but moved
about twenty years ago and his last trip
here was made about nine years since.
Naturally he sees a good many changes.
The canning factory of the Portland
Packing Co. in this place, commenced
the seasons pack this morning, aud
everything looks favorable to the largest
amount of business ever done at this fac
factory. They expect TO pack over 300.
ONO cans in all of corn, suecotash and
vegetables.
As an instance of the way Pittsfied
republicans do things this year. we al
lnde to their attending Senator Hale's
meeting at Hartland, Thursday evening,
the 9th inst. A special train was run
from Pittstield and the Pittsfield cornet
band taken along, although the evening
Was an exceedingly wet one. The Hart
land meeting WAS a grand success.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w Ladd, we'll known former resi-
dents Of our town, were panied to learn
VI bic uedIu VI luelT luIdUI uauRHief,
while they were guests in the home of
John II. Steward, They have the SYM
pathy of their many friends in their be-
Feayement which came to them in what
they expected would be pleasant hours
III the old home.
Messrs. Mckinley of Boston, and His
cock of New Haven, who were of Pat
eas Quebec Tourist party last year,
are this season making similar trip,
gong from Boston through New IIamp-
SHIRE 70 Montreal, thence to Quebec, and
then wheeling down over the old Canada
road and down the kennehec. passing
hst evening in this place, whore they
received warm greetings from com
lanlons of last year.
The fine display of trout seen in the
window of Fairgrieves Restaurant, was
pft ct the catch brought from the Carry
fonds by George Goodspeed. He stop
ped there two weeks and speaks very
highly of the new management there.
ms has been one of the best seasons
larry has ever seen and Mr.. Lane is
getting in shape for 1897, building log
cabins and boats. He will keep the
camps open until the end of the open