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

Saturday morning,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Steward left home
Saturday morning, for Capital Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Tilton left town
Saturday morning for Onset Bay, Mass
Leslie C. Cornish, ESQ, of Augusta
was in town on Friday on legal BUSH
ness
Miss Maud Blunt has returned from a
visit with her grandparents at North
Arson.
V. D. Hilton, editor of the Union
Advocate, North Arson, was in town,
Saturday.
Miss Mollie James of Plainfield, y. j.,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Phil
brick.
Miss Hannah Page entertained the
Poonoosac Club at her home, Friday
afternoon.
Miss Addie Warren of the Reporter
composing room is enjoying a two
weeks vacation.
Miss Grace Judkins of Lexington,
Mass, is in town, the guest of L. L.
Walton and family.
D. T. Mills, general manager of the
Moosehead Pulp and Paper Co, Scion
was in town Friday.
Mrs. Abram Lord and her daughter,
Miss Ethel, of Saco are visiting friends
here for few weeks.
Miss Amy Mason of Newport, r. l.,
is in town, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Pooler, Madison avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Wheeler and
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Titcomb of
Pennington, were in town, Friday.
Miss Belle Blagden and Miss Edith
Fuller of Lewiston, are in town, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Brown.
From all parts of the county come
reports of deer being seen frequently.
Game promises to be as plenty as ever
this fall.
The Baptist society held their annual
basket picnic at Lakewood last Friday.
About 80 were present. The trip was
made by special cars.
Miss Mertie Mills returned home by
yesterdays train, from attendance upon
the international convention of the Ep-
worth League in Toronto.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Yeaton returned
from Groton, Conn, Saturday forenoon.
Their niece, Miss Maud Haley, accom-
panied then for few weeks visit.
A party of Fairfield ladies', composed
of Mrs. II. B. Flood, Mrs. 1. B. Wiggin,
Mrs. G. C. Small and Miss Ada Jones,
drove to town Friday, dining at Hotel
Coburn.
Aldermen William II. Lott and Will
liam j. Donovan, and Timothy f. Nc
Carthy, member of the common council
of Boston, are in town, guests at Hotel
HeseltOn.
4. P. Viles returned from Martha's
Vineyard, Saturday forenoon. He went
there with his son, Blaine, who will at
tend the summer term of Emerson's
school of oratory.
Mrs. A. w Kincaid, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Nj. l.. Mari,
returned to her home in Boston Satur-
day morning. Her niece, Miss Ethie
Mari, accompanied her.
Joseph Murphy the we'll known Irish
comedian, is at Hotel Heselton for
few days. Mr.. Murphy appeared in
Skowhegan several seasons ago in his
successful play, "The Kerry Cow"
A small deer six weeks old was
brought TO skowhegan, Thursday even
ing, from Bingham, and on Friday morn
ing was taken to Lake George. 1t was
very tame and as playful as a kitten.
The Congregational church will have
no preaching service in the morning for
the next four Sundays. There will be
a union Meeting at seven o'clock Sunday
evenings, out no mlu-Week MEETINGS.
Hon. and Mrs. c. A. Marston, Master
Clare, Miss Lola and Miss Vivian Graves.
who is to be their guest, went to their
summer home. Pine Point, Boothbay
Harbor, Tuesday, to pass few weeks.
The Bethany Baptist Sunday school
held picnic at the ''Pines" Norrdge-
wock, Tuesday, which was well attend
ed. They were well pleased with this
delightful spot on the bank of the Ken
nebec river.
Mr.. John Brookings returned Tuesday,
from an ocean voyage, and is with his
family here now. He recently received
a severe injury while his vessel was be-
ing roughly handled in gale, and has
not recovered therefrom. fully, yet.
Engine So on the outgoing passenger,
Thursday afternoon, broke down just
little way the other side of the shoe
factory switch. The train was pulled
back to the depot and was hauled to
Waterville by the freight engine, caus-
ing delay of So minutes. The o'clock
freight was one hour late out of Show
hogan, being obliged to wait for an ex-
ira engine from Waterville.
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