The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-04


ton.
Charles NJ. Phillips of Boston was
calling on Skowhegan acquantances.
Saturday.
Patrick Murphy. who recently moved
from this town to Bingham, was here
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Judkins of Liver
more Falls, were the guests of friends in
town. yesterday.
Ralph Ames, who has a situation in
a drug store at Boothbay Harbor, was
in town over Sunday
J. S. Rawles is able to be out again
after being confined TO the house a week
with very severe cold
Chester H. Mills and Harold j. Phil
fps left last night for Rangeley, where
they will pass a week fishing.
Mrs. E. p. Page, Miss Edna Page and
and Miss Gertrude Weeks. visited rel
atives at Cross Hill, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Kidder left home
Saturday, to pass Il few weeks at their
cottage at Old Orchard camp ground.
Miss Belle Morrisette, who has been
in New Bedford, Mass, for several
months, has returned to Skowhegan.
Mrs. r. H. Palsifer and little daugh-
ter went to Belgrade Friday morning
for few weeks visit with her mother.
Mrs. Fred Loud of Winchendon,
Mass, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Lang portion of the past week.
Oscar MAYHEM left town Monday
morning for North Vassalboro, where
he has secured a situation in drug
store.
w. n. Carson, one of the overseers
in the Madison Wooden Mills, was in
town Saturday, to attend the athletic
sports.
Miss Mary Eaton of Boston, was
among the arrivals Saturday afternoon
and will pass her vacation in this town
and Scion.
Mrs. Eta Seveno and Miss Lena Cook,
who have been passing their vacation
at Ocean Point, returned home Satur-
day afternoon.
DeForrest Yeaton, sergeant, and
Frank Wade, private, of Battery D.,
were in town over Sunday, returning to
Augusta, Monday afternoon.
The largest perch taken from Madison
pond this season, was caught by George
l.. Cleveland last Thursday evening.
1t weighed one pound and two ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Thayer of
South Paris, were visiting relatives in
town this week. They made the trip
across the country by private convey
ance.
j. H. McCone was in town Saturday.
He has been obliged to relinquish the
position of correspondent of the Kenne-
bee Journal at Watervlle because of a
serious trouble with his eyes.
Harold Ross, who has been visiting
relatives in Calais, returned home, Tues
day, Miss Ella Ross accompanied him
and will remain in Skowhegan for few
weeks, the guest of friends and relatives.
Mrs. p. c. Whittier and daughter,
Rena, are visiting Mrs. Whittier's son,
Charles c.. who has been at the Booth
by hospital, Boston, Mass, for the past
few months. receiving electrical treat
ment. We learn he is now able to take
short walks daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. f. Emerson and
Bertha, Mae, Edith and Ernest Emerson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Merrill and
George II. Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Withee and Percy f. Withee are taking
an outing, this week, in the vicinity of
Flagstaff Eustis and Stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Symons and three
children returned from Portsmouth, n.
H., Saturday night. Mr.. Symons
brought with him number of peices
of Spanish money, one of which, gold
peice worth $500 in our money, was
spent by the Spanish admiral, Cevera,
while in the city few weeks ago.
The triangular piece of land at the
junction of Water, High and Bush
streets has been graded and sodded by
Henry Galway, our veteran landscape
gardener, and it has been piped for
water with the view of placing a fount-
ain there, later. The Town Improve
ment society contributed small sum
toward the improvement, but the great
err part of the expense was assumed by
few citizens whose residences overlook
the plat.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Il. Harding of
Madison, came to Skowhegan, yesterday
morning, having made an important
capture, Lewis Cayo, who has been sell
ing rugs throughout the different cities
and towns of the State, is wanted in
Bath on the charge of making a criminal
assault on ten year-old girl of that city.
Mr.. Harding was met here by City Mar
shall Kittridge of Bath, j. 7. Callahan of
Portland, representing the firm for which
Cayo has been working and also by the
firms legal representative. He was
taken to Bath on the morning train.