The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-08
TOWN and VICINITY
Lakewood openlng. SATURDAY.

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Deputy Sheriff Mutt of Fairfield is in
town today.
A. II. Lang and wife visited in Port
land this ~etk.
Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom & Nutting's.
Mrs. Harvey D. Eaton of Waterville,
visited friends In town, Friday.
For fresh meats patronize the Spot
Cash Meat, Fish q Grocery Co.
Landlord j. II. Gray of the New Cara
funk, Solon, was in town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. s. Walker of North
New Portland, were in town, Friday.
Harold Phillips and Guy Pennell made
bicycle trip to Pennington, Sunday.
Read what Simpson & Savage say in
their ad about their Saturday night sale.
James Lumsden went to Portland,
Thursday afternoon, returning Saturday
evening.
W. L. Bonney, principal of Fort Fair
field High School, has been in town this
week.
James p. Dudley, one of the select
men of Stratton, WAS in town, Friday
evening.
Edward Tuck of Bath passed Sunday
In town with his parents, Nj. and Mrs.
j. q. Tuck.
Ernest Lessor left here Monday for
Hallowell, where he works on the boom
for the season.
Edward Murphy, night clerk at the
Park Hotel, Watervile, was in town a
few hours, Friday.
Mr.. r. NJ. Baker of South Norridge-
wock, was in town yesterday, and called
at the REPORTER Office
Miss Josephine w. Smith, who had
been passing several months in Decatur,
H., and Boston, returned home, Satur.
day night.
f. c. Butler and Ralph Ames left
Monday morning, by carriage, for trip
to Pennington and Phillips, intending to
be gone about week.
Mrs. Helen Coburn and her daughter,
Miss Louise Coburn, who had been in
Washington, d. c., the past winter, re-
turned home Saturday night.
The Somerset conferences of the Con-
eregationa churches will meet with the
South Norridgewock Congregational
Church, June goth and 2lst.
Thos. Beattie of Oldtown, and Gordon
Dobson of Pittsfield, wooden mill manu-
facturers of note, were registered at
Hotel Coburn, Tuesday night.
Miss Mary Barnard visited in Lewis
topI this week, attending the annual
meeting of the Maine Homeopathic So
ciety with DR.. Cora M. Johnson.
A special convocation of Somerset
Chapter Royal Arch Masons will be held
this Thursday evening, at 7.30 O'Clock.
Work p. M. and NJ. f. M. degrees.
j. N. Parker, the Portland agent Of
the South Gardiner lumber company,
was in town last week in company with
other prominent lumber operatives.
Evangelist Harry Taylor supplied the
pulpit at the First Baptist Church, Sun
day, and will preach there again, Sun
day next, giving an eVaDgelistic sermon
in the evening.
]. r. Hutchins of Llvermore Falls,
formerly clerk with j. d. Rawles & Co.,
accompanied by A. o. Burrill, was call
ing on Skowhegan acquaintances one
day last week.
Capt. W. B. McPheters left for Ports
mouth, N. H., Tuesday, where he has a
position in shoe factory. He has re-
signed his commission as captain of
Company E, National guards.
The Augusta District Ministerial As.
sociation of the M. +. Church will con-
vene at Winthrop, June 10, 20 and 81.
Rev. E. T. Adams of this place is chair
man of the program committee.
Landlord Washburn has been making
extensive improvements at Lake George
and will open the hotel and cottages
there for the summer, Sunday next,
with music appropriate for the occasion
and the day.
The field day of the Woman's Club
will be held Wednesday afternoon, June
IA. at 3 o'clock, at Mrs. Helen Neil How
ards Each member may invite a gen
tleman or lady. 1t is a basket picnic,
members to furnish their food, cups
spoons, and napkins. Gentlemen "a
pected at 6. If stormy, meeting to- be
held next fair day.
The advance Press, published at
Ripon, Wisconsin, contains Information
of the death of Mrs. MedS~Ffauoes, wife
of M V. Adkins, and Daughter Of A. B.
Pratt \formerly of Sk6whegan, who Wis
tied hers. some sj& years ago but who
has been a resident Of Wisconsin for
many years. Mrs. Adkins was 80 years
at death and her health had been i'm
,,ai.od for naorlu hal har life