The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-13
TOWN and VICINITY

an outing at Capltoi lslano.
Miss June Dunn of Houlton is the
Ouest of Mrs. w. j. Estabrook.
Have you tried a buffalo tip served at
O. f. Knowlton Co.'s ice cream parlor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bosnian and two
children of Waterville visited Ia town
over Sunday.
sewal A. Dinsmore of Boston and W
Fl. Clark of Carratunk were In town,
Monday last.
Mrs. Joseph Lashon left, Monday, to
vislt for two weeks with friends 10 Low
ell and Boston.
Miss L. NJ. Tardff left, Monday, for
Boston and New York, to attend the
millinery openings.
Look In the window of o. F. Knowl-
ton co. and see the tea set and rocker
given as premiums.
Miss Ethel johnson of Hallowell has
been the guest of Z. P. Viles and family
for few days this week.
Herbert L. SWEET went to Northport,
Saturday, to spend few days at his
fathers summer cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Crockett of
Boston are passing two weeks vacation
visit with her mother, Mrs. Ann Stinch-
field
Mrs. Helen Cushing Varney, ACCOM-
panied by her daughter, Is visiting her
husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Varney.
L. L. Walton left here, Monday, for
few days vacation at Boothbay. He
will stop at Castine few days before
going to the seashore.
Rev. Levi w. Staple, Phi. D., of Wal
than, Mass. will preach next Sunday,
Aug. 16, in the school house at East
Scion, near Eben Rowell's at 2. p. M.
Fred Pooler went to Guiford, Satur-
day, to visit former Skowhegan boy,
Henry Elliott, in company with whom
he will spend two weeks at the camp of
the latter.
Miss Elsie Walton returned, Friday,
from several weeks visit with friends
at East Orange, N. j. On her return
Miss Walton stopped for two weeks with
friends at Crescent Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Withee and Mr..
AID Mrs. s. f. Emerson left town on the
afternoon train Tuesday, to attend she
reunion Of the Third Maine Reg't held at
Winthrop, Wednesday, Aug. II.
Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd went to Bos-
ton Monday afternoon, to meet Mrs.
Grace Curtis of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
will return with Mrs. Shepherd and
remain her guest for several weeks.
Mrs. Leonora Spauldirg, who bias been
visiting with friends in Portland for
few weeks, returned to Skowhegan,
Monday night, as the guest of Mrs. Mary
yaruey at her cottage at Hayden Lake.
The following Skowhegan urymen
were drawn, Saturcay,at the selectmen's
ttflee: Grand Jurors, TO serve for one
year, Henry L. Mitchell, Geo. M. Buzzel;
Traverse Jurors, to serve for the Scpten.-
Der term; VIM. w. Cakes, Uriah l.. Foss,
J. Wallace Blunt, Charles F. Cummings.
Mrs. Emily P. Webb of Pasadena, Cal.
widow of the late Luther II. Webb, for
many years Clerk of Courts of Somerset
County, is passing several weeks in
Maine, and at the present time is visit
ing with friends 10 Skowhegan. Her
host of old friends and acqualntances
extend her an especially warm greeting.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet at the Pines Friday, August ID,
leaving on the 2 o'clock car. There will
be basket picnic IL pleasant, otherwise,
will meet as before, at Mr.. Morrison's
Office in the Milburn block. Members
may invite guests. The program will be
In charge of Mrs. Leavitt and Mrs.
Palmer.
Henry Robinson, now living In Call
fornia, left Tuesday morning, after
visit Of several months to relatives In
this town and Cornville, going from here
to Haverhill, Mass. Mr.. Robinson was
formerly a resident of Cornville, leaving
there some fifty years ago. For the past
thirty yesrs he has made his home In
California.
Mrs. Jennie MeIntire died, Tuesday,
at the home OF Mrs. VIVA Hill on Cross
street, after an illness of some six weeks.
Funeral services were held, yesterday,
conducted by Rev. A. J. Rackliff. The
remains were carried to her old home In
Fryeburg, accompanied by two sisters of
the deceased who came from Fryeburg
to attend the services. Mrs.. Mclntire
was about thirty-fve years Of age.
A box consigned to John Lessor"
was seized Friday by Sheriff Lang, on
East street, while on its way to its
destination. Mr.. Lang was convinced
that the name on the bog was fictitious
one, and his suspicious being aroused by
the SEE of the box, he took 1t In custody.
When opened, 1t was found to contain
twelve quarts Of whskey, put up In pint
bottles, and one quart bottle of port
wine. The liquor was lbelled.