The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-19
TOWN and VICINITY

over Sunday.
f. P. Page made a business trip to
Gardiner Friday.
Joseph Eames of Cornville was in
town Friday and made the REPORTER a
call.
George Il. Weston received last week
Guernsey bull from Budds Lake, New
Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Philbrlck passed
Sunday with Mrs. Philbrick's parents In
Fairfield.
A full line of shifting poles of all
kinds at L. W. Chase's new carriage re-
postory.
Mrs. L. E. Everett of Hinckley was
shopping In town Friday for the Good
will Home association.
O. F. Knowlton and his daughter,
Miss Edith, returned Saturday morning
from brief visit to Lewiston.
Mrs. j. N. Merrill and her little daugh-
ter, Louise, passed Saturday in Water
vile, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey D.
Eaton.
Mrs. Walter Davis returned to her
home In Portland Friday, after visiting
few days with her brother, W. Il.
Wildes.
Mrs. Elmer B. Rowell departed SatuT-
day morning for Waldoboro, Me-, where
she is to visit with relatives for several
weeks.
Mrs. j. Merrill returned Thursday
evening of last week from visit Of sew
eral weeks with relatives In Newtonville,
Mass.
By one of our EXCHANGES we note the
name of A. G. Houston, a former resi-
dent Of Skowhegan, as member of the
Cobb delegation elected from Sanger
vile to the Bangor convention.
Miss Grace Choate, Miss Mary Bow
man and Mr.. Angler L. Goodwin were
present at the wedding reception of Mr..
and Mrs. Leland P. Kicker In North
Fairfield one evening last week.
Mrs. Rupert E. Jackson ATTENDED re-
cepton at Watervlle, Thursday evening
of last week, rendered the Golden Gate
chapter, o. E. s., Of China, by the MAJ
tina Washington chapter of Waterville.
The Skowhegan Grange will hold a
social at their hall on Saturday evening,
May 2lst. A thoroughly good time ia
anticipated. All are cordially invited.
Admission 10 cts. Ice cream and cake
for sale.
Elsewhere in the REPORTER this
week, may be found poem written by
Mrs. Emily P. Webb of Pasadena, CALI
fornia, formerly of Skowhegan, and
read upon the occasion of Arbor Day,
April 23d, in that city.
NJ. S. French, for some years a res
dent of this towr, now residing in Bar
gor, passed few days here and in Corr
vile last week. Mr. French Is the owner
of the home farm on the West Ridge In
Cornville which has been continuously
il possession of the French family since
1897.
A rescript In the case Samuel H Dixon
VS. the American Wooden Company has
been received by Clerk of Courts Seekins
from the law court, and will appear In
the REPORTER next week. The case is
one in which $1,000 damages was re-
covered by the plaintiff in the December
term 1902 and was carried to the law
court by the defendant company on
motion. The motion is overruled.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Philbrick, who have
been passing the winter In Orange City,
Fla, arrived home Friday evening.
Other Maine people who spent the win
ter at the same place and returned to
the North with them were Captain and
Mrs. j. A. Clark Of Caribou, and Mrs.
Mary A. Oak, who came as far as Port
land and will visit here in the near future
with her son, Joseph p. Oak.
The regular meeting of the W. c. T.
u. was held In G. A. r. hall on tt e
afternoon of May 10. This being "moth-
ers' meeting the program consisted of
selections pertaining to their duties.
The president, Mrs. l.. w. Weston, first
gave talk upon the duties of mothers
to their children, followed by poem,
"The Baby Over the Way" by Mrs. Bus.
sey; a selection W fluence of Woman
was read by Mrs. Thompson also an ar
tcle by Mrs. Burrill. Mrs. Merrill will
have charge of next meeting, the oath
inst; subject, "Sabbath Observance"
The members of the Skowhegan High
School Base Ball club and their friends
are quite jubilant over victories won On
two successive days from two crack
dowE-river teams. Both games were at
Fairvlew park; one .on Friday with the
High School team from Good viii, in
which the score was II to Z, and snothor
on Saturday with the Coburn Classical
Institutes, In which the score was 8 to 2.
Taylor pitched fine game for the home
team both days and was well supported.
The Skowhegan boys also excelled at
the bat, making safe hits when they
were most needed. With the c. G. |.
club of Waterville came quite a CON-
pany friends of the players, among
whom was Edward Ware, formerly OF