The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
TOWN and VICINITY

day at Benton Falls.
William H. HAYES of Colby was in
town, over Sunday.
J.F. Holman, ESQ. of Athens was at
the court house, Friday.
Willie Groder of Fairfield passed Sun
day In town with his parents.
z Miss Lords fall millinery opening oc-
ours Friday and Saturday of this week.
Miss C. E. Burrill passed the day,
Sunday, with East Skowhegan relatives.
Walter Joy of Cambridge, Mass, has
been visiting friends in town, the past
week.
Miss Nellie Morrisette went to Boston,
Saturday afternoon, to pass week with
relatives.
! Miss Iottie Rowe of New York was
the guest, over Sunday, of Miss LeLa
Sanford.
Charles r. Ward went to Boston and
New York, Saturday morning, on busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOHN Provincial return
ed to town on the late train, Saturday
evening.
J. Wallace Blunt went to Portland on
business, Thursday afternoon, returning
Friday night.
c. A. Fairbrother was In Portland,
Friday, on business connected with the
Somerset Traction Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Tilton passed
Sunday with his mother, returning to
Bangor, Monday morning.
L. L. Morrison has for rent, house on
High St., near Court House, Doran
house, south side and two small houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Longfellow of
Cornville, left home, Saturday last, for
few weeks visit with friends in Boston
and vicinity.
Edward Gledhill, manager OF the
Marston Worsted Mills, has been IN Bos-
ton and Providence, this week, on busi-
ness trip.
Seats for "Quo Vadis" go on sale at
Simpsons, next Saturday at a. m.
First come, first served. Prices 30, 80
and 70 cents.
Joseph Lessor and his daughter, Miss
Clara, who have been visiting his sons in
Portsmouth, N. H., returned home,
Thursday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. W. W. WEIGH, who have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Paulena
Hill, started, Monday morning, for their
home in Los Angeles.
| A fire was started In the new boilers
at Coburn Hall for the first time, last
Friday. The work of setting them was
performed by r. G. Heald 81 Co.
Blaine s. Viles and Walter Savage at
tended the Pittsfeld-Gerald game at
Fairfield, Thursday afternoon. The
Pittsfields won by the score of to a.
Fourteen members of the Knights of
Pythias went to Norridgewock, Tuesday
evening, where they worked the second
degree upon one candidate. An oyster
supper followed the work.
MIR. and Mrs. William Stevens, who
have been guests at Bloomfield cottage
for week, returned to Cambridge,
Mass, Monday afternoon. While here
Mr.. Stevens made a trip up river and
shot deer.
Louis Dagger & Co., Patent Attor-
neys, Washington, d. c., report that Cd
last Tuesday, Mr.. Eugene Merchant, a
resident of this place, obtained valua-
bic patent for improvements in attach
ments for picker sticks.
The first numbering outfits to pass
through town, this fall, arrived Thurs
day noon of last week. There were a
dozen men with 20 horses. The teams
were sent out by Lawrence & Newhall
of Shawmut and were en- route for the
Dead River regions where they will
work the coming winter.
Rev. S. M. Fields of Berwick and Mrs.
Belle Claflin Of Skowhegan, Me-, were
married on Sept. ID at Newark, N. j..
Both were formerly missionaries in
Africa and were among those who ac-
companied Bishop Taylor when he es-
tabhshed the South Central Africa mis-
sionary station on June 25, 1887. Mr..
and Mrs. Field will reside in Newark.
The change in time on the Maine
Central also caused change In the train
crews on the Skowhegan-Portl run.
The conductors for the winter are w. Fl.
Richardson and Sewell Peterson; f. II.
Gile and Frank Hooper, baggage
masters; w. o. Wildes, Frank Mcdonald
and James Lawrenc@ brakeman, the
latter doubling the road. The engineers
are the same as during the summer,
Joseph Bacon and Leroy Foss.
The Catholic fair, given under the
auspices of st. Mary's church, opened 10
Coburn hall, last Saturday evening.
The audience as usual was an exceeding
ly large one, every seat in the audito-
rum being occupied, and many stand
ing. The program consisted of the
comedy "Rooney's Restaurant" eleverly
rendered by FIR. Lacroix's congregation,
a most creditable athletic exhibition and
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