The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-07-19
TOWN and VICINITY


CT. Horne of Bingham was in town
last Friday.
Dead Shot" fly paper at H. W.
Cushing's.
Mrs. Rupert Jackson is on a visit to
friends in Belfast.
F. A. Nolin has been absent, this week,
in Boston on business trip.
Mrs. Albert Small of Woodfords is the
guest of Miss Lola Goodwin.
A competent girl for general house.
work, is wanted by Mrs. G. E. Sampson.
For ten days only, Csc. pocket knives
for 15c., see them in j. D. Symons'
window.
Miss Lena Sanford, clerk at Ordway's,
is passing her vacation at Hartland, her
former home.
Mrs. Tobias Lord and daughter, Miss
Reba, of Portland are the guests of Mrs.
Lord and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Appleton of Ban
Helen A. Sanborn.
Mrs. w. 81. Wildes and Master Robert
are passing few weeks at the Isle of
Springs, Boothbay Harbor.
NJ F. French of The Forks is passing
two weeks vacation in this place and
at the home of his parents at Madison
Center.
Charles Viles has completed the
course at the Boston Dental College and
is passing a few weeks vacation with
his parents in town.
Mrs. Sarah Hurd of Harmony and Mrs.
G. w. Phillips of Vinalhaven, are the
guests of Sheriff Pennell, the ladies being
the mother and sister, respectively of
Mrs. Pennell.
Col. A. G. Blunt has purchased the
residence of Hon. A. K. Bixby on Elm
street, one of the most desirable stands
in our town, and will occupy it as
home early in the fall.
Mr.. Harry Wymsn, a former Skowhe-
gan boy, now practicing lawyer in
Dorchester, Mass, was married July
l4th, to Miss Grace M. Hubbard, at her
home in Manchester, Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Holt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Judkins and Mrs. j. H.
Hutchins have leased the Whittier cot
tage at Old Orchard for a month and
left home, yesterday morning, to
occupy it.
The store occupied by F. G. Head IL
Co. has been modernized the past weeks,
and now stands out with a new plate
glass front, as does also the insurance
office of C. F. Jones, which is located in
the same building.
Baker & Marble have just received an
order for large granite monument to
be SIT in Athens for Messrs. Locke and
Whittier, sarcophagus design, finely
carved and polished. 1t weighes four
tons and will be one of the best granite
monuments in the county.
Jos. Lasbon, who works for Gen.
gular thing in the time of lightnipg's
work during recent shower On the
Steward place where they were haying,
lightning struck a tumble of hay that
was covered over with hay cap, passed
down through it into the ground, burn
ing up the hay, cap and all, leaving a
deep hole beneath.
w. P. Ordway has purchased the
large double house on Water Street,
corner of Kennebec, and will forthwith
begin to reconstruct and repair it to
make two nice tenements for renting.
He will put an extension on the souther-
ly side and thoroughly rebuild the in
terror. The location is one of the best
in the town and the change will make a
decided improvement at that place.
F. E. Southland, who has leased the
once popular Elmwood park at So. Nor
ridgewock, is to nave his opening races
on Saturday, Aug. 4th for which event
he offers 1926 in purses for the following
classes, 2.20, 2.30 and $50. Arrange
ments have also been made for good
ball game and there will be a stage en-
tertanment between the different heats.
1t promises to be an afternoon brim full
Of sport.
Millikin, Tomlinson Il Co., wholesale
grocers of Portland annually give their
customers who are scattered throughout
the New England States, free excur-
sion of one day, providing the entire
entertainment. The date for this year
is Saturday next, and the place is to be
Sebago Lake. A special train, accom-.
panied by band, will convey all from
Portland. Many Skowhegan grocers
are going on the trip.