The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-03
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. Edward Turner visited friends In
Waterville, Saturday.
Judkins is giving extra values in ia
bic damask and napkins.
Mrs. F. +. Buker of Stoneham, Mass,
is visiting relatives In town.
Horace Reed, who is pilng logs at
Gardiner, was home over Sunday.
Miss Grace Mahoney of Bath, is In
town, visiting her brother Walter.
Remnants Of table damasks at l9c q
yard, are cheap at W. II. Wildes'.
Miss Mary f. Dascombe went to VII.
ton, Friday morning, to visit relatives
Miss Winnie Goodrich of Wsterville,
passed Sunday in town with her parents.
Sheriff Pencil accompanied an insane
patient TO the asylum at Augusta, Sat
urday.
f. A. Jones of Stoughton, Mass, was
In town last week in the interest Of a
pulp syndicate.
Mrs. c. f. Dealy left Saturday morn
ing for Mouse Island to remain for the
balance of the season.
Mrs. Mary Varney and family are at
their cottage at Old Orchard, Hayden
Lake, for few weeks.
Charles II. Baker went to South Ber-
wick, Monday morning, where he has
situation in shoe factory.
Miss Vada Thompson left town Fri
day morning for Bethlehem, n. II.
where she will visit for several weeks.
Mrs. F. c. Emery, who has been visit
ing relatives here for several weeks,
returned to Bangor Thursday afternoon.
Miss Alice Rogers of the REPORTER
composing room, is passing three
weeks vacation at her home In Nor
ridgewock.
Miss Harriet Biekford, cashier at W.
Ii. Wildes', is on her annual vacation. a
portion of which will be passed In Gardi-
ner and Portland.
George K. Smith of Augusta, register
of Deeds for Kennebec County, was in
town few hours Saturday, the guest of
Rev. +. I. Adams.
Mrs. Gala b. Ward left home Satur-
day afternoon for st. Stephen, n. b.,
where she will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Frank I. Ross.
Miss Luella B. Stevens of North Cam
bridge, Mass, was among the arrivals
Thursday evening and will pass the
month of August here.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elliott returned
Saturday evening from their vacation
passed in Dexter, Guilford and other
Penobscot county towns.
Edwin Gledhill left Thursday after
noon on business trip to Boston, New
York and Philadelphia in the interests
of the Marston worsted mills.
Miss Clara Varney, who has been
visiting friends in Massachusetts and
New Hampshire the past two weeks,
returned home Friday evening.
Rev. FIR. Lacroix returned Friday
evening from his vacation of three
weeks, part of which was passed with
his parents at Three Rivers, Canada.
Mrs. Georgia Packard of Haverhill,
Mass, who has been visiting friends in
town departed Monday for trip to
Nova Scotia, before her return home.
Mrs. Mabel Porter Fuller and little
daughter of Roxbury, Mass, were
among the arrivals, Friday evening, and
are the guests of Mrs. Vine W. Coburn.
Miss Helen Weeks of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who has been visiting her cousin, B. F.
Eaton and family, went to Corinna, Sat
urday afternoon to visit relatives before
returning home.
A private dancing party was given in
the pavilion theatre at Lakewood, after
the performance Friday night. About
twenty couples were present and the
affair was most enjoyable.
The rank of page was conferred upon
one candidate by the knights of Pythias
at their lodge room, Thursday evening,
and the rank of esquire will be conferred
tonight upon one candidate.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keefe and daughter
and Mrs. John Henzie and daughter OF
Madison, drove to town, Saturday, on
their way to Pittsfield, to attend the an
nual meeting of the Wooden Mill Over
seers Association of eastern Maine.
E. C. Frost formerly of Cornville, son
of Charles Frost, is home for brief va
cation. He is now located in James
burg, N. j., where he is chief engineer
at the New Jersey State reform school.
The present week Mr.. Frost is passing
at Austin Pond on fishing trip.
The Uniyersalist Sunday school picnic
at Lake Maranacook, last Friday, was
not largely attended from Skowhegan,
but 10 tickets being sold. On Sunday
81 tickets were sold for the Merrymeet-
ing Park. Next Sunday the Maine
Central will run a special train to Bar
HarbOr
The Skowhegan Grange held its regu-
lar meeting, Wednesday afternoon, Aug.