The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-22
TOWN and VICINITY

WI 1Idli iti io'ohAt
Mrs. &. D. White of Philadelphia, is
in town for. the summer.
Miss Eunice Bodwell of Scion, is the
guest of Mrs. Ira Norton.
II you fluid your size, you can buy
shirt waists, cheap, at W. II. Wildes'.
Bragg q Vsrney do picture framing
and caA show you fine line of mould
ings. If.
Misses Estorer Jewett and Mamie
Clough spent Sunday with Miss Angie
Smith at her home in Scion.
Mr. Leighton, of the Uniyersalist
church, will take for his subject Sunday
morning, Men trust in WHAT
Frank E. Boston, agent of the Hol-
lingsworth and Whitney Co., Gardiner,
was in town Friday on business.
Miss Rachel Allen left town Saturday
morning, for Boston, where she will
pass several weeks with friends.
A meeting of the Town Improvement
society will be held in G. A. K. hall on
Monday, the Goth inst, at 8 p. m.
Miss Warehouse, who has been in
town as the guest of Miss Hannah Page,
returned to Portland Monday morning.
Mrs. Arthur Sampson and child of
Lewiston, are in town, guests of Mrs
SIMPSONS mother, Mrs. John Turner.
j. II. Barbarick, superintendent of the
Portland Packing Company's factory
here, went to Gray Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. E. c. Dunton, Mrs, y. {, Hol-
brook and William Halves left town this
morning for their summer cottage at
Old Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Palmer Merrill and
children returned, Saturday, from a
weeks visit in Dexter. They made the
trip by carriage.
Mrs. II. NJ. Hilton, who has been
visiting relatives in Madison and Show
hogan, took the train Saturday morning
for her home in Bartlett, N. II.
Miss Zaidee Morrison left Monday
for Boston, where she will attend a
summer school at the n. Z. Conservatory
the specialties being drawing and music.
Miss Ethel Walton, Miss Helen Clarke,
Miss Mae A. Dascombe and Mrs. L. A
Dascombe left town this morning for
Monhegan where they will pass few
weeks.
Rev. e. w. Hinckley preached at the
Methodist church Sunday, in the alb
sence of the pastor, who is in attendance
upon the meeting of the Epworth
League at Toronto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira II. Randall and
their children, Faith, Katherine, and
Sturgs, and Mr.. and Mrs. Smith 5.
Randall and child of Augusta, were
in town over Sunday.
The Skowhegans went to Madison
afternoon and defeated the
home team I to 3. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Hamilton, the
Madsons making but five hits off him.
j. Harvey White returned to Boston
Saturday afternoon, after a vacation of
two weeks, passed with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. II. X. White. Mr.. Dadnum,
who was his guest for several days, &C
companied him
Some large bass lave been taken out of
pond lately. John Dore caught
one weighing Al pounds last week and
on Friday j. H. Lalley hooked one that
II pounds. The perch are
also biting well.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heaton of Frank
lin, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. George Folsom
of Exeter, n. H., Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Hobbs, Misses Musa and Jennie Hale
and Jennie Sherrie of South Nor
were the guests of Mr., and
Mrs. c. E. Dealey over Sunday at Hay
den lake.
At the annual business meeting of the
young peoples society of the Univer-
salist church, recently held, the reports
Of the officers showed the union to be
in a most prosperous condition. The
following officers and committee were
elected for the coming year. Pres, {.
Fl. Playze; V. Pres, Mrs. Geo. E. Leigh
ton; Sec, Clara b. Varney; Treas,
Fairbrother; devotional COM,
Mrs. Fred Higgins; lookout CON-. Fred
Higgins; social COM, Donna Tozier;
Hover com, Irene Higgins.
The lawn party given by the Univer-
salist society last Thursday evening at
the residence of Rev. and Mrs. George
E. Leighton, Madison Avenue, was
very successful as we'll as pleasant affair.
The grounds were illuminated with
Chinese lanterns presenting pretty
appearance, and two lastly decorated
booths were utilized for the sale of
ice cream and cake During
the evening musical program was
rendered which included solos by Mrs.
Misses Lena and Edith Frost,
Barbara LawtoD and Della Tozier.
Miss Esther Vaughan was the accom-
PIANIST.
DR.. Commits ideal summer hotel at
Norridgewock, the Quinnebasset Inn,