The Somerset reporter., 1901-08-01
TOWN and VICINITY

Edward Jones of Plainfield, n. j. has
been the guest of MI. and Mrs. s. W.
Philbrick, this week.
There will be social dance In Milburn
Hall after the races, Saturday evening.
Music by Lees orchestra.
George w. Cover, Esq, county at
torpey, attended the convention OF
county attorneys at Portland, last week.
Lyman Bennett Of Presque Isle, who
has seen Is months service In the Philip
pines, arrived here On the 18th to visit
relatives.
Sunset Chapter, o. E. S. will hold a
lawn sociable at the hsme of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Nash, Monday evening next.
All are invited.
Miss Linda Graves, teacher in the
Portland city schools, Is passing por-
ton of her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Fl. C. Woodbury..
Rev. 81. W. Kimball returned from
Good Will Pines, Tuesday, where he had
been camping with party since Thnrs.
day of last week.
Mrs. Helen Neil Howard Is visiting
friends in Hallowell for week or two.
| She left home on the Old Orchard excur-
sion train, Saturday.
Mrs. E. A. Whittier of Lewiston has
been in town, for few days this week,
the guest OF her husbands parents, S.
L. Whittier and wife.
Miss Alice Jewett of Melrose, Mass, a
teacher in the Boston public schools, is
+ the guest of her cousin, Miss Lizzie
Haines, at Hotel Coburn.
For sale, refrigerator, piano, divan,
stove for store and set of shelving. In
Qure of Miss Blanche Bixby at F.. R.
Bucks, Madison avenue.
Miss Lucy Kendall of Oakland, CAL,
who is passing the summer with friends
10 this vicinity, returned to Skowhegan,
last night, from visit down river.
Miss Margaret Derby, stenographer in
the office of the Lakeside Worsted Mills
has returned from her vacation which
she passed with her people In Montreal.
G. NJ. Hatch, representative of the
Turf Farm and Home, was In town, a
few days last week, looking after the
interests of that popular agricultural
organ.
Miss May Wren, who has been passing
the month of July with her people in
Bangor, has returned to her duties as
stenographer In the office of County
Attorney Cover.
Noah Reed has q crew of men at work
on one of the abutments of Patterson
Bridge. The rain of Tuesday delayed
him in getting his crew and material
4 there from this town.
Francis Wiggin, representative Of the
State Industrial department, was In
Skowhegan and Norridgewock, last
week, looking up statistics in regard to
creameries and other dairy interests.
Mr.. C. 81. Davis of New York city,
Is passing few days In town, for the
purpose of observing the progress of the
alterations and improvements on his
new summer home on the Russell farm,
Madison road.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Addison
Gilman of Madison, assisted by B. s.
Flagg, Grand Prelate and A. l. Sawyer,
Grand Master at Arms, installed the
newly elected officers of Skowhegan
lodge, No. 70, Knights of Pythias,
Thursday evening last.
Owing to the rain the base ball
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon be-
tween the Skowhegans and Houltons
had to be cancelled, much to the regret
Of the lovers of the game in this place.
Owing to other dates these mines will not
meet until later In the season, If at all.
Miss Gertrude B. Goodwin went to
Augusta, Tuesday, TO enter upon her
duties as confidential clerk and stem
ographer to Postmaster Stinson In the
Augusta post Office, most desirable and
lucrative position, for which she took
the civil service examination some
months ago.
Thirty-five members of Wesserrunsett
Court, No. 1920 and Companion Court,
Atana, No. 317, l. o. F. went to East
Madison, last Friday night, via the
somerset Traction Co. to Lakewood and
across the lake on the Margaret B.,
where they attended the court at that
place and assisted In the initiation of
Candidates.
The weather for haying has been very
unfavorable since Saturday. The rain
That fell on Sunday and Tuesday was
greatly needed and has done vegetation
much good. There is quite a large
acreage of hay yet to cut. Some have
Folid weeks work with bright weather
20 DO yet. One Madison man whose
crop is upward of 100 tons informs us he
pas 40 tons yet to be harvested.
Several persons from this place went
% Fairfield, yesterday afternoon, to see
zoe Houlton-Gerald game Of ball. The
sam that represents that live Aroostook
own are great aggregation Of ball