The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-07
TOWN and VICINITY

New fall jackets at w. II. Wildes'.
DR.. P. Il. S. Vaughan of Augusta,
was in town over Sunday.
F. G. Head & Co. have just received a
nice, new, clean lot of guns and rifles.
Mrs. F. W. Allen has been in Boston,
the past week. leaving home, Saturday.
Mrs. j. F. Williams returned home,
Monday, from two weeks visit in
Bangor.
Wings drug store is fast becoming
headquarters for cameras and camera
supplies.
Mrs. l.. j Blanchard of Dexter, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. F. o. Sawyer,
at the cottage at Madison Pond.
Mrs. Jas. Robinson and daughter
Belle, returned home, Tuesday night
from weeks stay in New York and
Boston.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Whitcomb of Dorches-
ter, Mass, who had been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ed. Green for two weeks,
returned home, Monday.
Mrs. Ilioni Hallett, who has been
passing her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Addie Shattuck, returned to Walt
ham, Tuesday morning.
Charles II. Atkinson of East Boston,
was in town, Monday, on his way home
from East Madison, where he had been
spending brief vacation.
been supplying the Baptist pulpit in
Parkman, was in town, Monday, the
guest of Rev. H. F. Huse.
Ma or AlonZo y ork went to Gardiner,
Tuesday afternoon, where in the evening
he presided at an election of officers of
Co. A. I'd Regiment, M. V. NJ.
c. H. Mcclellan of New Haven, Conn,
who has been the guest of his cousin,
J. X. Mcclellan for several weeks, re-
turned home, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. d. H. Head of Athens, is visit
ing her sons, F. G. and George Head.
on her way home from Patten, where
she passed the summer with relatives.
Miss Mae Ward, after passing the
summer vacation with her father, S. c..
Ward, returned, Tuesday, to her duties
as a teacher in the Agassz school in
Boston.
DR.. F. M. Eaton of Millville, n. j.,
accompanied by his wife and young son,
Paul, arrived in town, Monday night, on
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
f. Eaton.
Miss Ethel Mudgett, who was obliged
on account of i'll health in the spring to
give up her studies at Gray's business
college, returned to Portland, Tuesday,
to complete the course.
G. w. Savage, who has been at work
for the Commonwealth Shoe Co. in Gar
diner, has removed to town and will
have charge of the lasting room of that
company's shop in this place.
Miss Frances Lord, who has been head
trimmer at the millinery parlors of Miss
Susie Priest for two seasons past, has
purchased the business, and will leave
home, tomorrow for Boston and New
York to attend the openings and Sc
lect her fall stock of goods.
Gov Powers, together with the men,
bers of his council and his staff, were in
attendance upon the fair at Lewiston,
yesterday. For the remainder of the
week the Governors party, accompanied
by their ladies, are to sojourn at the
Poland Springs House. Col. A. G.
Blunt of the council, accompanied by
Mrs Blunt, are of the number.
Fourteen members of Canton Somer-
set, No. 26, [. o. o. F., went to Water
vile. Sunday, by team, to attend the
funeral services of the late Maj Fl. G.
Foster. Mr.. Foster was universally
liked by the members of the Canton,
having been associated with them many
times and often having performed de-
gree work for them in this town.
Supt. Barbaric informs us that the
III bhI UNI ldsb NCChs
that small pack is looked for, this
year, at the corn factory, was incorrect
The yield is not as large per acre, this
year, as 10 some former years, because
of the lack of rain, but the acreage is
larger and the pack is likely to be above
the average at the Skowhegan factory.
The annual Catholic Fair given by
Father Lacroix's congregation, com
menced in Coburn Hall, Monday even
ing last and continues all the present
week. 1t is largely attended each even
ing and the entertainment furnished is
not only first-class in its line but of such
varied character each night that there
are no repetitions. Such fairs as this
while giving the people much enjoyment
net the society goodly sum.
A pleasing graphophone concert was
given at Walter F. Robbins store, Tues
day forenoon by Mr.. w. Henrys, a
representative of the Columbian
Photograph Co. of New York, show
ing the possibilities of these Instruments
The machine used was a Graphophone
Grand, attached to which was a brass
horn 5R inohao lopo opd tho aplpptiOnc