The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Ice cream freezers at Blunt's.
Two table girls wanted at once at
Hotel Coburn.
Infants capes and REFERS going cheap
at Judkins'.
F. G. Harrington and family have gone
to their cottage at Squirrel island for
the summer.
Mrs J. V. Herrick of Harmony, was
In town, Saturday, and called at the RE-
PORTER office.
Roy. John w. Hatch of Fairfield, agent
for lions Advocate, has been In town
for few days soliciting subscribers for
that paper.
The Carol Club of Boston in prince
Plausible" at Lakewood next week.
Every evening and Wednesday and Sat-
urday afternoon.
Miss Mary Louise Newhall of Fair
field and Miss Clara Augusta Palmer of
Cornville, are two of the eleven Maine
Young ladies to graduate at Wellesley
last week.
Miss Ethel Clough entertained a
number of her school friends at a lawn
party held at her home Monday evening
Refreshments were served at the close
of the evening.
Saturday next will be observed as
"Opening Day at the Patten drug store
under the new proprietorship of Fred II.
Wing. All patrons that day will be
entitled to free soda. May the day be
warm.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Jones of Scion,
were in town Friday, driving here in the
morning and returning home in the
evening. Mr.. Jones had not previously
been in Skowhegan. for about four
years.
Mr.. j. A. Savage, one day last week,
received Ii 10. sea salmon from his
friend, Fred l.. Ham of st. Stephens, \.
B. The fish was a fine one and Mr.
Savage very generously remembered
friends when he cut it up.
The following Somerset County cases
were argued at the law court at Bangor
Thursday: Nancy S. Brennan vs.. Frank
A. Kicker. Goodwin; Morse. Alfred
Cookson vs.. John Parker and logs. Hud-
son; Holman and Waltons.
Notwithstanding the fact the manage
ment of Lakewood Grove had prepared
no special program for July 4th, some
eight hundred people from this place,
Madison and Norridgewock passed the
day at this popular resort, enjoying a
restful and most enjoyable outing.
The success of the Arion Club has
prompted the management of Lake
wood TO present to its patrons another
high class musical club. Differing from
the Arions in its being vocal instead of
instrumental. Their musical Comedy
"Prnce Plausible" is remarkably funny.
After continuous service of nearly
30 years with the Maine Central r. X.
and its predecessors, Conductor VIM.
Dodge of Waterville has retired. No
man can show longer or more honor
able service with this corporation than
Mr. Dodge, and his friends will miss him.
Mrs. H. l.. Gale of Atlantic, Mass,
was in town Friday and Saturday last.
Her parents, Rev. DR.. C. V. Hanson and
Mrs. Hanson, left Waterville, Friday,
for Portland which they will make their
home for the summer Mr.. Hanson was
unable to come to Skowhegan, as he
purposed to do, because of increased
Illness.
b. F. Eaton, station agent, informs US
that the receipts from passengers for the
month of June was $2,S02 against 81 800
for June of last year and the freight
business for the month was away ahead
OF June of last year. This is a good in
dieation of improvement in business.
426 more passengers left Skowhegan in
June this year than in June of 1898.
Saturday morning, July LIST, Fred H.
Wing took possession of his newly
acquired purchase, the Patterns drug
store recently owned and conducted by
q W. Folsom. We are glad to learn
that Mr.. Folsom is still to remain
citizen of our town, for the present at
at least. Attention is called to the
card of Mr. Wing which appears else
where in our columns this week.
Mr.. w. f. Eaton, the Scion breeder of
Herefords, was in town Friday last. He
has 81 "White Faces" and they are nice
ones. He will scoop his share of the
prizes of the State and County fairs, the
coming fall. He has been in engaged
stock raising some years and takes deep
interest in thoroughbred Herefords. A
man who is engaged in this line of farm
ing is public benefactor and we like to
see them prosper.
We are glad to note that the Common
wealth Shoe Co., who so recently con-
summated lease of our shoe factory
building, have retained the services of
Mr. George B. Stafford as superintendent
and that most if not all the former
heads of the departments will continue