The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-07
TOWN and VICINITY.


gains.
Sc summer advertisement of the Ken
nebec Steamboat Company.
william Abbott and Edward Tuck
were home from Bath over Sunday.
Miss Marybell Chase of Planfeld, N.
l.. is visiting Mrs. Mary Prescott.
Hon. Chas. f. Oak, Land Agent and
Commissioner of Fisheries, was in town
Friday.
Hon. Vim. II. Mcclellan of Belfast,
was among the visitors to our town,
July 4th.
Miss Edna Page returned, Saturday,
from May field, where she spent a week
with friends.
Mr.. S. H. Labree of Scion was In town
Monday, and made the REPORTER a
pleasant call.
Mrs. Z. w Heath and children re-
turned to their home in Waterville,
Friday afternoon.
A. j. Libby of Embden, was in town
Thursday, looking after cattle for the
Brighton market.
The popular thing at present is theatre
parties al Lakewood. y party of l25 go
over, tonight, by special cars.
Miss Sarah Brown of Bangor spent a
few DAYS in town last week, the guest of
her cousin, Mrs. j. Z. Merrill.
Joseph Burby, who has a situation
in the bottling department at Poland
Springs, was home over the Fourth.
Roy L. Marston did the illustrating
for the Bowdoin Bugle for '9S and it is
said by good judges to be very excellent
work.
G. f. Avore has a new Columbia chain
less bicycle and invites any desiring to
do so to try il aud learn its superiority
over tn echain wheel.
Mr.. Charles Prescott of Worcester,
Mass, attended commencement at Water
vile, last week, and came here to visit
his brother E. S. Prescott.
Lakewood, this season, is an ideal
pleasure park and from the number of
people that visit there daily, we would
say that 1t is proving popular.
Miss Dora P. Cleveland, who has
been teaching the past year in Bolton,
Mass. returned home Friday afternoon
for the annual summer vacation.
Miss Margery Morrison who was
graduated from college last month, has
accepted the position as principal of the
high school in Lacon, Illinois.
Mrs. Winfield Moore and children
who have been visiting relatives in town
the past six weeks, returned to their
home,in Portland, Saturday afternoon.
/. E. Blake, who has been playing
second violin in Kendall's orchestra
the past six months, returned to his
home in New Gloucester, Friday morn
ing.
Messrs. Fl. C. and S. I. Daggett, of
Lowell, Mass. were in town last week,
surveying the depth of the south chan
mel of the Kennebec for the Skowhegan
Dam Co.
A sneak thief took $1,000 out of a
contribution basket at the church at
East Madison, Sunday last. The officers
of the church think they know who took
the money.
Horace Reed has an extensive job of
piing logs for the Manufacturing Invest
ment Company at Madison. He uses his
portable steam boiler and engine and
employs six men, and it will take them
about two months.
The dancing party at Lakewood last
Thursday evening was not largely at
tended, but was very enjoyable affair
1t was managed by Mrs. Donaldson,
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Kendall, and Miss
Louise Varney. Twenty two couples
were in the grand march.
Miss Elsie Fellows of this town, took
the prize for ladies in Colby College,
for the best article written upon sub
ject without previous preparation. The
contestants had two hours in which to
complete their work. One prize was
given for ladies and one for gentlemen
Andy Creighton, the insane farm
hand, who has been confined in the jail
here since last Saturday, was taken to
the insane asylum, Friday morning by
Sheriff Viles and Deputy Harding
Creighton made little resistance, when
boarding the train, but was easily ham
died by the officers.
The following officers we're elected
last Thursday evening by Skowhegan
Lodge 10, Knights of Pythias: G. f.
Rochester, c. c.; N. p. Varney, V. c.;
W. S. Stinchfeld, p; William Donald
son, NJ. of W.; Thomas Tantish, X. R..
S.; A. w. Bunker, NJ. of A.; F. G..
Heald, NJ. of F.. Arson Savage, NJ. of E. i;
w. N. Nc Laughlin, I.G.; Alvah Berry,
o. G.
We do not remember a year when
more work Yves done in June in haying,
III this vicinity, than this season.
Most farmers took advantage of the fine
xyaatbar apd ont patchas Of 0rass or