The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06

Mrs. Emma Sampson is visiting friends
In Hopedale, Mass.
Largest line of haying tools at the
Blunt Hardware Cos.
Thomas j. Young, Esq, of Scion was
In town on legal business, Monday.
Hon. L. L. Walton was In Pennington
several days last week on legal business.
F. [. Estes returned Thursday night,
from visit 10 his brother In the wesr.
Hon. Charles F. johnson of Waterville
was caller In town, Monday, for few
hours.
Edgar A. Kaharl of Portland was the
guest of friends 10 town several days
last week.
+, Fl. P. Merwin returned home Thurs
day from a several weeks stop In the
middle west.
! Miss Mae Bowman left Monday for a
three weeks vacation trip through
Massachusetts,.
Miss Gertrude Lanpher of Foxcroft
was the guest of n. G. Ordway and
family, Sunday.
Mrs. j. A. Mooers and young son,
Tobey, are passing several weeks at
Rock Haven, Ocean Point.
Meeting of Russell Relief Corps, this
week, Friday p. H., Aug. 9TH. 1t is
hoped goodly number will be present.
How popular it has become to drop
into Delano's Candy Kitchen for an ice
cream with friend. Have you tried 1t g?
Mrs. c. A. Marston and son Clair, who
are spending the summer at their Booth.
bay cottage, were at home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holden and daugh-
ter Hazel of lockwood were guests of
friends In town several days last week.
Mrs. Carrie Hackett visited with her
parents, w. A. Pitts and wife, the past
week, returning TO Maiden, Mass, Mon
day.
A. c. Houston and family of Sanger
Vile visited with relatives in town a few
days the past week, returning home
Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. II. F. Huse left, Tues
day morning, for Yarmouth, where they
will remain during portion of Mr..
Huse's vacation.
Miss Ethel Ward of Norridgewock is
employed as stenographer in the law
office of Forrest Goodwin during Miss
Bowman's absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Heath, their chill
dren and Mrs. Philip Plaisted of Water
vile, are occupying the cottage of j. W.
Steward on the east shore of Hayden
Lake.
John Towne of Portland, the well.
known representative of the American
Bridge Company, was in town Monday,
looking after the progress of the North
Channel bridge.
"Peck's Bad Boy" made its second
appearance this season at Coburn hall,
! Friday evening. The performance was
attended by good-sized crowd, which
it well merited.
The stock of woolens and gents
| furnishings of the late j. II. Dealy is to
be sold August IA. See ad. An admirable
opportunity for one to engage in business
In first class location.
Iu the 2.40 pacing class at Bangor
yesterday C. w. Days mare Miss Ster-
ing took the second heat in 22515. get
ting second money. First money went
to Erskine Plated, best time 2.21.
We publish this week candid COM
munication relative to the Norridgewock
Free Public Library. We know little
about the merits of the case and will
willingly give publicity to any COM
munication or argument in opposition to
the views of Mr.. Ames as published.
Miss Abbie Hinckley, who is matron
at the Insane asylum at Middletown,
Conn.,, and Mrs. Annie Gleason of Wor-
cester, Mass, were guests, one day last
week, at the home of Will Whittier
They were on their way TO Athens, where
they will visit their parents.
A. 81. Gledhll, who has for some
months been designer and superintendent
at the Marston Worsted Mills, has taken
the general management of the Hes
perus Mills in Hesperus, Canada, and
left Skowhegan Monday to take up his
new duties. His family will follow In
few weeks.
The friends Of G. C. Whittier In this
vicinity will be gratiled to learn of the
success he Is meeting with Ia his chosen
profession, civil engineering. Mr.. Whit.
| tier Is, at the present time, In the en-
ployment of the Continental Develop
ment Co. of Chicago, which Company is
opening up In Zeigler, H., the most ex-
tensive coal mines In that state. Mr..
Whittier la chief engineer in charge,
having large force of sub-engineers and
men under him.
Mrs. Frank R. Steward entertained the
Ennice Farnsworth Chapter of the D. A.
R. Monday evening, August 3rd, at her
home on Coburn avenue. Miss Mary
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