The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-08-14
TOWN and VICINITY

ii. ". Jones OF Maulsou WAS III tV"b
on business, Friday.
Preserve your fruits without cooking.
Ask Bucknam how.
Miss Maude Bracket returned to
| Pittsfield, Saturday afternoon.
Colored shirt waists % and soc worth
SOC to 81. 25 at W. q. Wides'.
Mrs. Helen s. Coburn and Miss Coburn
are in Portland for few days.
Meeting Of Russell Relief Corps, this
week, Friday afternoon, Aug. 10.
Miss Annie Corrigan leaves home, to.
day, on visit with friends 10 Montreal.
J. II. Mulhern, one Of Athens pros
porous farmers, was In town, Saturday.
Miss Clyte Walker Of Waterville was
the guest, last week, of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Bernard.
Edward Gledhill has been In Boston
and New York the past week on bust
ness trip.
Mrs. G. E. Avore went TO Lewiston,
Saturday morning, for weeks visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Reed of Auburn
are the guests of his brother, c. W.
Reed and family.
Miss Lottie B. Currier went to Old
Orchard, Wednesday morning, for few
weeks vacation.
Lyman Hooker of So. birmingham,
Mass., Is the guest of Manley and F. c.
Pooler for few days.
One winder boy, one spooler, one
dresser tender and one drawer are wanted
at Marston Worsted Mills.
H. ?. Merwin is mentioning, this
week, at Mouse Island and will visit
Boston before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Philbrick passed
Sunday In Fairfield with Mrs. Philbrick's
parents, G. A. Savage and wife.
Dance tomorrow friday evening at
Mohican House, Lake George. Grand
display of fireworks will take place.
r. A. Whitney, one OF the proprietors
of the Sparkling Spring Creamery, So.
Norridgewoek, was In town. Saturday.
Mrs. c. E. Tilton, who Is passing the
summer with her husband at the family
home of his mother, went TO WATERFORD,
Conn, yesterday, to visit sister.
| Gen. Henry NJ. Sprague Of Auburn,
formerly adjutant general OF Maine, was
In town, Tuesday and Wednesday, visit
ing friends and calling on acquaintance.
&C. Danforth and wife of Boston,
who have been making vacation visit
with his parents, Elba Danforth and
wife went to Nashua. n. H., yesterday,
for brief visit with her people en- route
home.
Mr.. j. W. Tenney of Boston, visited
with his daughter, Mrs. Ned Lambert,
several days the past week, returning
home, Monday. Mrs. Tenney, who has
been here several weeks, returned with
her husband.
Rev. j. C. Gregory, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Gorham, who Is
spending the month of August at Pleas
ant Pond near Caratunk, occupied the
pulpit Of Island Avenue Congregational
church, Sunday.
F. H. Carpenter agent of the Anderson
Wooden Mills was in Boston the past
week on business. He left home Satur-
day, Mrs. Carpenter accompanying him,
and they passed Sunday at their former
home In Dover, N. Fl.
There Is a prize ball advertised for
Thursday evening next. the 18th inst,
at The Pines, at which time silver cup
will be awarded the best dancing couple.
Lees orchestra will furnish the music
The prize isf on exhibition in Merwin's
window.
A fire that started In the wool dryer
at the Anderson Mills, Tuesday after
noon, was quickly and skillfully han
died by the well drilled fire department
made up of the employees. Little damage
was experienced. Spontaneous COM
bustion may have been the cause.
The Juniors of the First Baptist
Church enjoyed fine hay-rack ride, yes.
terday afternoon, to the farm of Mr..
Joseph Steward on the back road. A
royal entertainment was provided for
them. After the picnic lunch and ice
cream and cake, the party of thirty chill
dren returned to Skowhegan at $50
O'Clock.
Mr.. Sias Richardson died at his home
In East Skowhegan on Sunday, Aug. TO-
Mr.. Richardson was born in Belgrade,
but for the greater part of his life-some
seventylfive years-had lived In Show
hogan. He was 10 years old and leaves
three sons and two daughters. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday afternoon
at East Skowhegan and were conducted
by Rev. H. F. Huse.
The schedule OF premiums and regu-
lations of the Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society's fair to be held Sep
TENDER 9th and 10th Is published this
week In the REPORTER and our readers
are requested to give 1t due attention.
The list Ia long one, embracing a large