The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-30
TOWN and VICINITY.

The Methodist Sunday school nave
nicnic at Lakewood, today.
Miss Lora Burrill of Bolton, Mass,
arrived in Skowhegan, June ID.
July 4, Curtis will open sale of Toe
hats, Price reduced on all hats.
Next sunday will be observed as chill
dren's day at the Bethany church.
Blunt has 80 model Iver Johnson
which he will sell cheap, for cash.
Mrs. Ralph Pulsfer went to Water
vile, Monday afternoon. for few days
visit.
The long looked for Mexican Trouba-
doures are to be at Lakewood pavilion,
on the week of July 18th.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq, attended a
meeting of the creditors of Edward
Ware. at Waterville, Monday.
Mrs. Palmer NJ. Taylor and children
of Springfield, Mass, are the guests of
Mrs. Pauline Hill for the summer.
The last session of the kindergarten
will be tomorrow friday at o'clock.
All interested are invited to attend.
Bargains in remnants at Wooden mill.
All wool pants patterns from 75c to
LOO, also all wool dress goods, cheap.
Mrs E. w. Heath of Waterville, with
her children, is visiting at the home OF
her father, Hiram Steward, for few
days.
Gen. r. B. Shepherd was at Augusta,
Monday, to attend the June meeting OF
the board of trustees of the Insane
Hospital.
Russell Relief Corps will meet to-
morrow, p. NJ, July lst. 1t is quite
necessary that each member be present
at this meeting.
Miss Mary Ward returned from Bos-
ton, Saturday afternoon, and will spend
the summer vacation at the home of her
father, Sumner Ward.
President B. l., Whitman Of Columbia
University, Washington, formerly presi-
dent of Colby, was in town Saturday,
calling on friends.
At the regular meeting of Wildes
Camp l6, Sons of Veterans, held, Mon
day evening, two applications for men,
bership were favorably received
Miss Esther Vaughan has returned
from New York where she mas been
studying music, aud is prepared to give
piano lessons at reasonable prices. See
ad
The annual meeting of the kindergar-
ten association will be held in the vestry
of the Christian church, Friday after
noon at 400 O'Clock. All members are
requested to be present.
Murray, the oil man, has just received
six doz. Beeman's automatic cans for
use of his customers. He advises get
ting oil and gasoene in advance of the
It'll as he will noe deliver on that day.
One unfortunate incident of the con-
yentiOn, Wednesday, was the throwing
Of two more votes than the convention
had delegates. 1t was accepted as a
mistake on someone's part as it undoubt-
tdly was.
Skowhegan ladies are making a sue
cessful canvass for funds to improve the
park on Water street. This is good thing
to do. We have a handsome town but
it can be improved and a nice park will
be big stride in the way of improve
ment.
Among the Skowhegan people who
attended the commencement exercises at
Colby the first part of the week, were
DR.. and Mrs. C. V. Hanson and their
daughter, Mrs. II. l.. Gale, Mrs. Stephen
Coburn, Miss Louise H. Coburn, and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. O. Smith.
Prof. o. II. Drake, the chairman of
the convention, here, Wednesday, made
an excellent presiding officer and turned
of business with desirable dispatch.
His speech on taking the chair was
crisp, sensible and not long drawn out,
as such speeches sometimes are.
iAN ltuLu ICuuhQh Va oiOOhb-
field Glass Association, 1868 1872, took
place at the Weston House, Madison,
Tuesday evening last We have good
account of it written by member and
PARTICIPANT, but it is unavoidably crowd
ed out, this week. 1t will appear next
week.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Conant, ex-alderman
OF Cambridge, Mass, has been at DR.. S.
I, Commits Sanitarium for several weeks,
taking the Anidrosis treatment. The
cambridge Press of June 18th, says that
MI. Conant has had pretty tough time
Of 1t for the last two years. He has not
Deem we'll month, and most of the time
DIS rheumatism has kept him in bed. !"
M Conant has gained six pounds since
Ne came here and appears to be on the
nigh road to complete recovery from
'hat painful and disheartening disease.
Dress skirts marked down, Judkins'.