The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-06-26

SUNDAY at holel CoDurn.
Mrs. II. A. Bussey went to Hallowell,
yesterday, on visit to relatives.
See the boy walk the tight rope, in
Chas. r. Wards window, this week.
Student wanted at telegraph office to
learn telegraphy-young lady preferred.
Miss MKgery Morrison went to Booth
BAY, Tuesday morning, for weeks re-
creation.
1.-THE Actors Holiday" by the author
of 1.-THE Runaway Girl" opera house
next Tuesday.
Miss Edna Page went to Augusta on
the afternoon train of yesterday for a
visit to friends.
The next regular meeting of the o. E.
S. coming on July 4,h will be postponed
to Monday, July 7th.
Mrs. Vira L. johnson and daughter,
lna, of Lynn, Mass, were the guests of
friends, yesterday.
Wanted, reliable young man to learn
the drug business, apply to G. R.
Fogg's drug store.
Mrs. w. B. Pierce, after few days
visit with her parents, returned to her
home at Beverly, Mass, Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Arthur Strout OF Gardiner and
Miss Della Swain of Farmingdale were
the guests of Edith Dyer, a portion of
this week.
Chas. E. Dealey has secured position
as clerk of the Acadian, the summer
hotel at Castine, and will leave, Monday,
to assume his duty.
Miss Catherine Abbott, who has been
the guest several days of DR.. and Mrs.
j. E. Wadsworth, returned to her home
at Fryeburg, yesterday.
July 4th next the ladies of the W. C.
T. U. will serve sandwiches, cake and
lemonade in the vacant store on Madison
street at popular low prices.
The Chapman Concert Co., were guests
at Hotel Coburn over Sunday, going to
Madison for their concert, Saturday
evening and returning by the special car.
Dana w. Hall, former principal of
the high school, was in town this week
for few days, renewing acquaintance,
leaving yesterday afternoon on his re.
turn to Chicago.
Herbert SWEET, superintendent of the
Somerset Traction Co., and Howard A.
Wyman are in attendance upon the grad
uating exercises of Bowdoin college, this
week.
The races at Fairview Park for July
4th promises to be contested by a large
field of horses aud to be most exciting.
The Norridgewock Cadet Band will be
in attendance.
A chimney at the court house has been
found insufficient to give draft enough
for the new steam heating apparatus put
in last fall and it has been remedied by
reconstruction, increasing the size by
taking out partition which divided the
chimney into two parts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Partridge, who
have been visiting here few days, re-
turned to Lewiston, yesterday morning.
Mrs. Partridge Is a member of Bloom
field Academy Glass Association 1865
1872, and this visit privileged them to at
tend the annual reunion at Madison
Tuesday evening.
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. have ar.
ranged for a picnic dinner and mass
meeting at Lakewood July Eth. The
meeting in the afternoon is to be address
ed by Mrs. Nellie G. Burger. 1t is hop
ed that reduced fares over the electric
roads will be obtained and an invitation
is extended to all interested in temper
ance work to be present.
Skowhegan people were in attendance
at Waterville Centennial, this week in
good numbers. Monday about one hun.
bred went from here, while the morning
train Tuesday carried out ISL. A special
was run from here Tuesday evening at
80 o'clock, giving opportunity for
many to witness the closing events, and
allowing all to arrive home that night.
Station agent Eaton informs US that the
total number OF tickets sold for the Gen.
tennial, was 435.
An interesting game OF base ball is ex-
pected at Fairview Park, Saturday after
noon, when the team representing the
Great Northern Paper Company OF Mad
ison, will cross bats with the home team.
Since the last game the home team has
been strengthened by the addition of
two new men and will be In condition
to put up fine game. The visiting
team contains some salaried men, and
will, no doubt, show that they under
stand the national game.
Somerset Lodge, F. & A. M, attended
public service In the Methodist church
Sunday morning last, In observance of
st. Johns day, and listened to a
very interesting s'rmoH by Rev. Daniel
Onstott, pastor, upon the subject, 1.-THE
Highest Brotherhood. An enjoyable
feature OF the service was the special
music nroyided for the occasion. render