The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-27
TOWN and VICINITY

Fred c. Pooler went to Boston, yester-
d.y for pleasure trip.
Frank Pooler has gone to Jackman TO
oIerk for Savage & Dunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bragg of ST.
,Ihans we're Ia town, Tuesday.
Miss Lola B. Goodwin visited with
friends In Pittsfield over Sunday.
G. W. Day went to Bangor, yesterday,
;. sttend the Eastern Maine State Fair
Leave your orders at o. F. Knowlton
Gas for blueberries, received fresh
every day.
Augustine Simmons, Esq. of North
i Arson, was In town Tuesday on legal
! business.
Manter's orchestra will furnish music
~ the dance at The Pines, next Satur-
day night.
David Haig and Clarence Mantor re.
turned, Tuesday, from weeks outing
at Pleasant Pond.
DIRT miss the music, Saturday even
/ mo. II is free, at o. F. Knowlton Co.
ice cream parlor.
Mrs. Frank Smith of Manchester, n.
H., is guest at the home of her cunt,
] Mrs. d. G. Jewett.
Mrs. E. A. Shorey and two children OF
Do,er, y. H, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. II. Carpenter.
Dr. and Mrs. Fred S. Piper of Lexing-
ton. Mass, came, Friday, for visit to
Mrs. Pipers aunt, Mrs. L. l.. Walton.
Miss Flora Reed of North Cambridge
Mass. is passing her vacation with
friends in this place and East Madison
How popular it has become to DROP
4 into Delano's Candy Kitchen for an ice
cream with friend. Have you tried it
Miss Mamie Gaylord returned to Bos-
& ton, Tuesday, after passing her vacation
at the home of her parents in Cornville
Mrs. T. II. Anderson of Portland is
passing few days in town at the home
5 Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Per
8 Elns.
A carload of coke came In yesterday,
+ for Hackett and Witham, and will be
usel by them as fuel for their FORCES at
4 The foundry.
". H. Fuller is on vacation tour this
week to down river cities, and will
I PROBABLY extend his trip as far as Ports
: mouth, n. H., before returning.
VIII Estes of Waltham, Mass, is isit-
iuA his father, K. l. Estes. He made
tkc trip through from Massachusetts on
Warwick motorcycle, for which he
il agent.
The Anderson Mills closed, Saturday,
for one week. The suspension of work
al the present time is quite general
through the factories of the American
Woolen Company.
Miss Gladys Pennell entertains q
party of her young friends this after
noon at her home on West Front street,
the occasion being the seventh anniver-
ssry of her birth.
The Maine Central r. r. offer excep
tOnal opportunities for our people tc
visit Portland next week to witness the
war maneuvers, by giving especially low
round trip rates to that city. See adj
box sociable and social hop, given
! BY Miss Laura Lashon, occurred at Mil.
4 burn Hall, Tuesday evening. Lees
j 0ehestra furnished music. The party
! was most copgenial one and the occa'
sion most enjoyable.
s The masonry on the south abutment
Of the north channel bridge was com.
4 pleted, Tuesday, as far as it can be al
this stage of the work. The engine was
moved to the north side, yesterday, tc
commence work on that abutment.
The hub shoe store at 143 Water ST.
has ceased to exist, and what remained
Of the stock after the closing out sale
has been removed by j. M. Norton to
bis store in Arson. The vacated store
ID being refitted andwill be occupied as
srestaurant.
We are Informed by the selectmen
th the new bridge across the Wesser-
'unset will be opened for travel some
time next week. II Is expected that the
concrete work will be finished this week,
ready for the filling. This will be well
Come news to the residents of that Sec
ton OF the town, as well as to everyone
having occasion to travel that way.
Skowhegan Lodge K. of P have Sc.
cured an entertainment for the evening
OIL Friday Sept. 18th, that promised to be
most enjoyable, viz. The Colonial
Moving Picture Co., the largest exhibit
hon Of that nature now before the pub
ie In connection with the same an
attractive high class vaudeville enter.
Mnment will be given. Watch for an
nouneement next week.
s. W. Gould, Esq, Is contemplating a
forty foot addition to the rear end of his
onck block on Water street, to provide
Oetter accommodations for Hotel Ok.
iOfd' 1t Is his purpose to move the
ulnlng room and kitchen back into the