The Somerset reporter., 1900-07-05
Thelma perfume at Fl. w. Cushing's

capt. j. Nj. carson OF Augusta, passed
the Fourth In town.
E. A. Decker of Brighton, was in
town Saturday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Page of Norridgew ock
visited friends here, Saturday.
j. j. Pooler of the sherwood hotel,
Portlsnd, is in town for a,few days.
J. W. Blunt went to Boston, Friday
afternoon, returning Monday night.
Miss Kate Brown of Watervlle
passed Sunday In town as the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Rose Holbrook.
L. l.. Morrison lost bunch of keys on
lower end of Russell, or E. Madison road,
which he would be happy to see again.
The exercises in several of the Show
hogan churches, last Sunday, were very
appropriately with reference to National
affairs.
Myron Mari, who has been visiting
friends here and in Athens, returned
to his home in Dorchester, Mass, Nor
day afternoon.
Edward Leach, Lawrence Coburn and
James Gilflllan left home this morning,
for ten days vacation visit to Boston
and Providence, r. l.
Mrs. Clarence Z. Sprague and little
child, who have been visiting here for
several weeks, returned to Dorchester,
Mass, Monday morning.
Miss Lola E. Marston returned home
Monday night, from a years. absence in
California, portion of which time she
attended the Mills College seminary.
The force of the dry goods store of D.
F. Judkins is considerably lessened this
week by measles. Mr.. Judkins and two
lady clerks being victims of the disease.
Mrs. C. T. Fitzgerald and daughters,
who had been visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weymouth, return
ed to their home in Lewiston, Tuesday.
John N. Merrill, Jr., son of DIR. Mer-
rill, has been appointed by Senator Hale
to cadetship at West Point and is
ordered to report there for examination
the 25th instant.
The $50 p. m. train made its first
trip to town Saturday, having II pas.
sengers. There were 10 passengers
out Monday morning. Conductor Rich
ardson was in charge.
Mrs. S. M. Preble and daughter, Lena,
of Richmond have been visiting with
relatives in town, this week. Mrs.
Prebe returned home today, while Lena
remains for a longer visit.
Misc Kate Haley. who has been
teaching in Waltham, Mass, and Miss
Kate Barker, who has a similar position
in the public schools of Chelsea, Mass,
returned to Skowhegan for the summer
vacation, Saturday afternoon.
The Fidelity Rupture Cure Co. have
established offices in town and are most
fortunate in securing Dr.'s l.. A. Das
combe and w. S. Stinchfleld as resident
physicians. w. r. Clifford is the COM
pany's business representative here.
Skowhegan came near having a victim
in the terrible Hoboken fire of Saturday
last. Clifton Arnold, who is an electri-
clan, writes his father, George D.
Arnold, that with others, he had just
completed job of wiring on one of the
large steamers and left the boat when
the fire begun its terrible devastation.
MIR. Robert P. Boss, superintendent of
the composing department of the Boston
Globe, is In town, today, the guest of r.
Ii. Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. Boss have
been spending few weeks in this vicini-
ty and leave, tomorrow, for Bar Harbor.
Cornvlle was the former home of Mrs.
Boss, whose maiden name was Rowell,
and she has many friends and relatives
10 Somerset towns.
AT the regular meeting of Skowhegan
Lodge, No. 70, X. of p, Thursday
evening, the following officers were
elected: A. [. Sawyer, C. c.; A. W.
Bunker, V. c.; r. N. Nickerson, preate
Edgar Bernard, NJ. of W.; G. W.
Cover, M. of F.; W. S. Stinchfield,
M. of E.; j. H. Williams, NJ. of A;
George Simpson, X. of r. and s..
Clair Savage, l. g.; George Russell,
o. G.
Milford Withee, a conductor on the
| Somerset Traction Co.'S road, was
knocked from the car during the fore
noon of yesterday, receiving severe
blow on the head which rendered him
unconscious and fears of conclusion of
the brain were entertained. The acct
dent happened near the top of Squire's
bill as he was making his way around
the passengers who were hanging to the
running board on the loaded car. 1t WAS
most unfortunate.
The Woman's Club held its annual
field day at Lakewood, Monday, July 2.
About fifty ladies were in attendance.
After exchanging the social greetings of
the occasion, each guest was given slip
of paper and invited to the parlor of the
! Inn, to write the names of a collection
of pictures. Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill gave
the greatest number of correct names,