The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-06-10
TOWN and VICINITY.

town Saturday afternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. ". II. Clark of Cara
funk, were in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Pearson returned
to Portland Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Coolidge of Scion, is visit
ing her father, Mr.. Ansel Allen.
Chester II. Mills has begun to read
law in the Office of Walton Il Walton.
Bragg & Varney do picture framing
and 2aa show you fine line of mould
Jugs, IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Bison and Miss
Joie Donigan visited friends in Water
vile Friday.
Mrs. Walter c. Davis returned to
Portland, on the afternoon train of
Thursday,
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Weber of
Augusta, were among the arrivals Satur-
day evening.
Tue fishing at Pleasant pond is re-
ported to be the best for years Several
large strings we're taken there last week.
DR.. J. n. Merrill returned from Port
land, Friday forenoon, where he attend
ed the meeting of the Maine Medical
Society.
Hon. Turner Boswell returned from
his western trip, which was taken in
the interest of the Coburn estate, last
Thursday.
For sale-Double carriage used but
little, iDGuire of Mrs. A. w. Wildes.
Carriage may be seen at c. Fairbrothers
livery stable.
Mrs. Lizzie Healey, her daughter
Josie and Mrs. Cony Weston left town
Thursday afternoon, for Nantasket
Beach where they have situations in
summer hotel.
The second floor of the Bison block
on Water street is now in the hands of
carpenters. When the. alterations are
completed it will be occupied by the
Gospel Mission.
John W. Steward, who has been in
the employ of George II. Pishon since
that gentleman purchased the old brick
store, will leave that firm next Saturday
night. Mr.. Steward intends to locate in
Gardiner.
C. E. Dealey will have charge of the
dining room at the Samoset, Mouse
Island, this year Mr.. Durrell will
open the house June %, little later
than usual. He has not engaged his
orchestra yet.
Ansel Holway went to Good Will
Farm, Friday, where he met State
Grange Master Wiggin, K. z. Mayo aud
Architect Fletcher of Augusta, and these
four gentlemen decided upon the lot of
the proposed grange cottage for girls.
Will Carleton, the poet, has in his
home handsome coon cat, which goes
by the name Skow, an abbreviated form
of his real name, which is Skowhegan.
naturally is one of the best of his kind.
The steamer Oweenee, recently pur-
chased by E. X. Delano, is being
thoroughly overhauled. The boiler is
at the shop of the Island Machine Co. |
and the boat is being put in first class
condition by Mr. Delano's assistants at
the lake.
Work was commenced last week at
"The Pines" the summer resort on the |
which the stockholders are to build this
season. A broad walk will be built |
from the road down to the waters edge |
and dancing pavilion and band stand
erected.
The opening at Lakewood comes off
Saturday next, the 18th instant. Mana
ger Delano has very attractive pro-
gram for the occasion, consisting of band
boat and canoe races, fine din.
ner at Lakewood Inn, ram. "A sailing re.
Qa .s.a at , o'clock in the afternoon for a
$75 cup, dance in the evening, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. O. Head of Rock
land, formerly of this town, are spend
ing the week in this vicinity. They
drove with their own team from Rock
land and will return in the same way.
Mr.. Heald is prominent member of the
|. o. O. F. and took this time to visit his
many friends here, the week of the Field
Day exercises.
At meeting of the board of directors
of The Lever held in the high school
building, Friday afternoon, the following
board of editors for the ensuing year
were elected: A. l.. Goodwin, '9S |
editor-in-chief; Mae l.. Bowman, '0S,
assistant editorin- chief; Dena Traitor,
'9S, Martha Whittier, 90, and f. F.
Merrill, 20, associate editors; Blaine S.
Viles, business manager; Marshall G.
Vles, assistant manager and treasurer;
Mary Goodwin, secretary.
The drive of logs on the kennebec is
coming along swimingly. The late rains
have been of great advantage and assist