The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-09
TOWN and VICINITY

Fresh boiled Holsters ut Fairgrieves'.
.,Thelma,n the popular perfume, at
G. R. Fogg's drug store, only.
"Hunkers Post Office" will be opened
in Coburn Hall, Friday evening, May Il.
We learn there are to be three, and
4 NAV be four, naptha launches on Hay
den Lake, this season.
Several young ladies from the senior
class in the Skowhegan high school
psssed Tuesday in Waterville.
Mrs. Pauline Hill arrived home, Mon.
day night, from visit to her daughter,
! Mrs. Palmer Taylor, in Springfield, Mass.
The stock of seedlings and bedding
nlants at the South Side Greenhouse is
/ larger and finer this spring than ever
4 before.
A crew of men are at work along the
4 line of the Skowhegan and Norridge-
wock electric road, putting 1t into shape
1 for summer travel.
Summer underwear and hosiery for
/ ladies' and children in a variety of styles
SIC. J. Williams. Ask to see the 49,,
4 10 and 25c hose for boys.
Mrs. B. F. Wells, one of the instruc-
4 tors in the Garment Cutting school, who
has been at her home in Belfast for
hn 10
/ Tuesday night.
Col. w. r. G. Estes, A. K. Butler,
ESQ, L. j. Addition, E. E. Sturtevant
and George Thompson have been in at
/ tendance upon the annual meetings of
i the Masonic bodies in Portland, this
week.
Bills are out for "Shoe- Makers" ball
in Grange Hall on Thursday evening,
4 May 10th, for which music will be fur
nished by Lees orchestra of five pieces.
An oyster supper will be served at in
remission.
Judge Bachelor of the Skewhegan
municipal court has selected F. F. Law
renee as recorder. Mr.. Lawrence is a
Colby graduate of last year, and is at
present law student in the office of
D nforth & Gould.
Col. A. G. Blunt and son, j. w, have
purchased the fine cottage on the east
shore of Hayden Lake, completed last
season by E. L. Walker, one of the best
Oh the Lake, and they will occupy it as
summer home with their families.
The social circle of the NJ. E. Church
will hold its regular business meeting at
the home of Mrs. F. p Pencil, Monday
afternoon, May 18th, at go O'Clock.
Every lady connected with the church
or society is requested to be present.
AT recent meeting of the directors of
the Skowhegan Water Power Company,
Lewis Anderson was elected president to
fl the vacancy caused by the death of
Gen, R. B. Shepherd. F. w. Briggs WAS
elected a director in the place of Mr..
Shepherd. Henry Richards of Gardiner,
Z. E. Heath of Waterville and Col. A. G.
Blunt of Skowhegan were elected to
complete the list of five directors.
The junior class of the Skowhegan
high school was very pleasantly enter
tanned at the home of one of their class
mates, Alonzo p. Merrill on Coburn
avenue, Friday evening. The time was
passed in games of various kinds inter-
spersed with music, after which dainty
refreshments were served in the dining
room. A good part Of the class was
present and the evening was greatly
enjoyed.
At meeting of the officers of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Society
held Monday evening at the office of
Dsnforth & Gould, it was voted to hold
race meeting at the grounds of the
society and to offer the following purses,
July 4th: $50 class, trotters and
PAGERS, 800; 1888 class, trotters and
PAGERS, 800; 80 class, trotters and
PAGERS, $3.50. La all classes two seconds
advantage will be allowed to trotters,
that is trotter with a record two
seconds faster than the class named may
enter.