The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-07
TOWN and VICINITY

ant street.
+. Anderson went to Pittsfleld on bus
iHess, Tuesday.
e !. Dow is In Portland for few
days on business.
Edwin Gledhill went to Waterville on
business, Tuesday.
Miss Florence Wyman was home from
Colby over Sunday.
Hon. s. w. Gould was one Of the callers
in Waterville, Monday.
Levi C. Emery made business trip to
Augusta and Hallowell, Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace Emery of
North Arson was In town, Tuesday.
John Waugh started, Monday MORN
ing. on a two months trip to Milwaukee
and Chicago.
George W. Cover, Esq, went to Port
land, Tuesday, to attend the grand Ma
sonic meetings.
Wednesday afternoon, from visit of
week In Massachusetts,.
James Spaulding has been engaged as
engineer of the Margaret B. at Lakewood
for the coming season.
Morrison has good houses, North side
and South side for rent. Also 2-horse
dump and iron axle farm wagons for sale.
1t is worth anyone's time to visit
Chase's carriage repository and see all
the new ideas in carriages he has In
stock.
Mrs. Alfred BARLEY of Madison, with
Misses Airline and Ruth, visited her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Newton, the
past week.
"a Bunch of Keys" one of Hoyt's
most laughable comedies, is to be pro.
duced in Coburn Hall, Friday evening of
this week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Spencer went to
Portland, Tuesday, where they will visit
untl Friday, and where DR.. Spencer will
attend the sessions of the Loyal Legion.
There is to be a ball and supper in
Grange Hall, Fast Madison, Friday even
ing, May 10Th, under the auspices of the
Grange with music by Kendalls or
chestra.
George L. Cleveland and j. j. Harville
have formed a partnership and have
opened the barber shop recently vacated
by A. o. Roberts. They look "slick'
with their new furnishings.
You will find every variety of car
riages at Chase's carriage repository on
Water street, opp. the REPORTER office,
where Mr.. Chase will always be pleased
to show the same to anyone interested.
The Town Improvement Society meets
the second Friday of each month at 3
o'clock at Milburn hall. Members are
specially requested to attend these meet
inas. There will be short program.
Carrabasset Lodge, No. 81 l. o. o. F.
will work the first and second degrees,
Wednesday evening, May ID. A full at
tendance is desired. Members of other
lodges are cordially invited to be present.
Mrs. Bessie l.. Kruger of Manchester,
n H., arrived here Monday night, and
will visit relatives for a few days, pre-
vous to going to her grandmothers in
North Fairfield, where she will spend
the summer.
Philip A. Wood left Skowhegan on the
early train, Saturday morning, for Clare
mont, N. H. where he has a good sit
uation awaiting him. Several of the
young people gave him surprise party,
the evening before his departure.
Harold Swain was among the arrivals
on the afternoon train, Wednesday, hav-
ing returned from Los Angeles, Cal,
where he went about two years ago
He reports very striking change in
atmospheric conditions.
At the annual meeting of the Town
Improvement Society committee was
appointed to observe Arbor Day for the
society. Arrangements were according
" made to do this, and last Friday, two
tue elm trees we're set out on the public
ilUFafY RTOuuuss anu IWo HoTe NJ W.
burn Park.
c. II. Sawyer and W. N. Park, factory
tuners with the Hughes & Son Piano
Mfg. Co. of Foxeroft, Me. have been
tuning pianos and organs in Skowhegan
and vicinity during the past week and
met with excellent success. Mr.. Sawyer
viii be here again during the first week
In June and orders for piano-tuning and
repairing may be left with Walter f.
Robbins or Dnsmore & Bckford. He
has had sixteen years experience as fac
tory tuner and tone-reguator and guar
antees strictly first-class work.
Hon. Edmund P. Dole former attorney
general Of Hawaii, Is passing the week
IN town, the guest of Slas Leland and
family. Mr.. Dole is native of Skowhe-
CANA cousin of Nathan Haskell Dole and
Of Gov. Sanford Dole, but has not re-
sided here since he was fifteen years Of
age; his last visit TO our town was 20
years ago. Mr.. Dole has been in the
United States for three months, called