The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-30
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TOWN and VICINITY


4 in Wsterville'
Mr. W. s. Palmer returned to his
home If Massachusetts, Tuesday.
White and plain colored Swiss musllns
and organizes for graduating dresses at
JudkiDs''
plsine S. Vies of Bowdoin College is
,ho guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E.P Viles'
Howard Maddocks has returned from
River de Loup, Canada, where he passed
the winter.
Rev. Henry F. Huse, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, preached in the
Union Church, Canaan, Sunday.
Members of Priscilla Rebeksh Degree
.tsfF are requested to be at Odd Fellows
HALL for rehearsal, Friday, May 31st,
$3.50 p. m.
DR.. F. o. Sawyer and Herbert Went
worth, accompanied by their wives, go
m Pleasant Pond, today, for stay of
several days on fishing trip.
Harry Williams, who for II years past
bas run the Hotel Coburn barber shop,
has moved to the Ordway block, opposite
the skowhegan House on Russell street.
The Foresters' Musical club of this
Mace are to give concert In Waterville
tor tbe benefit of the Catholic Lodge of
Foresters in that city, Thursday, June 6.
Mrs. J. &. Blake and Mrs. j. S.
Wheelwright of Bangor were In town,
Yesterday, to attend the Woman's Board
of Missions, and were guests at Hotel
Coburn.
The members of the Sunday school of
the First Baptist Church are invited to
an afternoon social at the home OF Mrs.
L. W. Marble on Spring street, Satur-
day from to 6.
County Commissioners Smith and
Metcalf have been at the Court House,
this week, attending to general business
and assessing the State and County tax
upon Somerset plantations.
B. F. Baker and daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Fogler, returned from their western trip,
Monday. They called at Buffalo to at
tend the exposition but the weather was
80 cold they remained but one day.
F. X. Barron of Springfield, Mass,
who is to succeed l.. A. Greene as assist
ant superintendent of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company In the town,
arrived in town with his family, Monday.
The senior class of the high school
close their four years course aud their
school career In Skowhegan with the
afternoon session of today. They then
enjoy three weeks vacation for rest
before the Commencement exercises.
The classmates of Gerald Marble were
entertained at his home, Saturday. The
little folks enjoyed the sunny afternoon
IN the beautiful glen where the willows
border the brook and the apple trees
were in bloom. Strawberry ice cream
and cake made their happiness complete.
William Halves of Skowhegan won
fully his share of the events in Colbys
Twenty-third Field Meet, the 23d inst.
The Colby Echo said Capt. Halves was
easily the star Of the day. He won the
200 yard hurdle race, the pole vault, the
running broad Jump, and was third in
putting the 16 pound shot.
DR.. j. N. Merrill returned home,
Saturday, from ten days trip to Bos-
ton and New York. He attended at the
former city convention of agents and
officials of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company of New York of which ne
is an examining physician, and extended
his journey to New York where he
formerly resided and practiced.
Tuesday afternoon tempting dis
play Of trout was made in the window
of Fairgrieves' restaurant on Madison
Ave, There were five In the string
which were from the camp on Otter
Pond in Bowtown, managed by NJ, L.
French of North Anson and VIII Snow
of Skowhegan. The largest weighed
81 lbs, the others az, 2 and 10.
The base ball team have arranged for
two good games at Fairvlew Park, this
week The first will occur Thursday
afternoon, with the Madisons, and on
Saturday the Geralds OF Fairfield are to
be here. II the boys can win from this
latter team, as they feel confldat of do
ing, we may we'll be proud Of them as
The Geralds are a rattllng good team.
Such a victory would do much to arouse
Interest In this sport In Skowhegan.
Mrs Emily P. Webb of Pasadena,
CAL, lady well remembered by Show
hogan people, In abiding to President
hekinley's visit writes: His coming
has made him host of friends, for bis
dlgnihed manner, gracious, kindly spirit
won every heart. No man ever had such
honors paid him In Southern California
as he did" The Los Angeles Times
says; THE President has endeared
himself TO the hearts of Californians a
thousandfold by bis wait to the Pacific
coast There IL no doubt but Callfor-
Ma was thoroughly alive with genuine
enthusiasm over President Mckinley
while he was there and that the admira-