The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-16
TOWN and VICINITY.


nut and Waterville, Friday.
Mrs. II. s. Steward returned from
Waterville Friday evening.
A good line of trimmed hats to select
from at Susie Priests.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq. was in Water
vile on legal business Friday
Misses Lola and Mollie Marston went
to Brunswick Friday morning.
II you want first class job of picture
framing at low price go to Bragg 4
Varney's.
J.D. Symonds, wife and children are
on visit to relatives in Portsmouth, n.
H., this week.
| Miss Florence Pooler returned from
Auburndale, Mass on the afternoon
train of Friday.
Mrs. r. II. Pulsifer returned Thurs
day afternoon from a visit with her
mother in Belgrade.
FIG. Heald recently caught, off the
wharf at Lakewood black bass which
weighed four pounds.
Bargains in remnants at Wooden mill.
All wool pants patterns from zoe TO
81 90, also all wool dress goods, cheap.
Fred F. Lawrence of this town won
the first prize for gentlemen at the
Sophomore defamation at Colby last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ?. Hatch of
Buckfield were registered at Hotel
Heselton, Thursday. Mr.. Hatch is
U. S. bank examiner.
Major Alonzo York went to Augusta,
Saturday morning, where he attended
meeting of the officers of the second
regiment, N, G. S. NJ.
Leon Gage, who has been passing a
brief vacation with his parents, left
home, Saturday morning for Worcester,
Mass, where he has secured situation.
MI. and Mrs. Charles H. Pepper and
their son, Stephen, arrived in town,
Saturday evening, and are at the home
of Mrs. Peppers mother, Mrs. Helen s.
Coburn.
The Mohican House at Lake George
opens for the season of 1898 on Sunday
next. Many improvements have been
made at this popular resort since last
season, and the hotel and veranda great
ly enlarged.
Mr.. H. l.. Gale, evangelist, conducted
the morning service in Bethany Baptist
church, Sunday, and also union service
in the Methodist church in the evening.
Large audiences greeted Mr.. Gale at
both meetings.
H. X. Baker of Hallowell, who has at
tanned the unusual age of % years, ac-
companied by his daughter, Mrs. E. c..
Dudley of Augusta, is guest at Hotel
Coburn for few days. Skowhegan was
the birthplace of Mr.. Baker, and he is a
cousin of the late ex-Gov. Coburn.
The graduation exercises of the Show
hogan high school will occur in Coburn
hall Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
June 81 and %. The banquet will be
served at Hotel Heselton at the close of
the exercises Wednesday evening. Ken
dalps orchestra will furnish music.
II. K. Terry and Mrs. Terry of Rich
mond, Va. were in town Friday. Mr..
Terry came here to see representatives
of the board of trade in regard to the
establishment of a wooden mill here.
He saw s. W. Gould, Esq. president,
R. T. Patten, secretary, and other citi-
zens, Friday evening and talked over his
plans with them.
Last Wednesday evening Clyde Bick-
ford of Portland and Miss Eva M. Bean
of Waterville, were married at the home
of the brides mother on Pleasant place,
Waterville, the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. George D. Lindsay in the
presence of few intimate friends and
relatives only. Mr.. Bickford is we'll
known in Skowhegan and is employed
as a brakeman, between this town and
Portland on trains 12-13. The bride
is a popular Waterville young lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bckford will make their
home in Waterville.
The board of State Assessors, Messrs.
VIM. C. Marshall, Otis Hayford and
Geo. Pottle, held session at the Court
House here, Friday, the 10th instant,
pursuant to notice heretofore publish
ed. The hearing was for the benefit of
owners of wild lands. The County
Commissioners of Somerset county, E.
P. Viles and VIM. B. Snow of Skowhe-
gan, E. J. Russell of Brighton, Calvin
Totman and V. r. Conner of Fairfield
and Greenleaf Lawrence of the lumber
firm of Lawrence Brothers of Gardiner,
were in attendance. l.. G. Emery, of
the board of selectmen of this town, was
also present
The Kenosha Club, composed of the
ladies and gentleman who made up the
happy party that visited the National
G. A. r. Encampment at Washington,
d. c., in 1892, from this vicinity, held
their fourth reunion at "The Pines"
on Tuesday last. The trip was made by
special car at p. M, and the afternoon
was most admirable for such an occasion
The whole affair was of most informal