The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-30
TOWN and VICINITY
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will tutor pupils of all grades. Address
&c Madison Ave.
Guy P. Estes departed this morning
for Boston. He will be absent on busi-
ness for several weeks.
Over fifty different kinds of Kennedy's
fancy cakes and biscuits were received
today at Delano's Bakery.
Mrs. Vim. NJ. Pulsifer and Master
Libby visited several days the past week
with relatives In Burnham.
Owing to the rain of yesterday after
noon. the Field Day of the Skowhegan
Woman's Club did not occur.
Miss Bertha Palmer, who has been
teaching the past winter In Rosllndaie'
Mass, returned home, Saturday.
Carrabassett Lodge No. "a, |, o. o. +.
are to have drill, tomorrow (Friday)
evening, July 9th, they are to work the
first degree.
Mrs. VIM. P. Bacon returned to her
home In Fitchburg, Mass, Saturday
morning, after brief visit with MI and
Mrs. Simon Nudd.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Williams returned
to their home In Hamilton, Ontario, yes
terday, after a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Moses Thompson.
Bragg & Varney announce that their
new lines OF carpets, mattings and moor
oil cloths have arrived, and they invite
you to inspect them before purchasing.
Misses Barbara and Julia Vaughan,
granddaughter of Mrs. Julia Went
worth, entertain a small company OF
their laymates this afternoon.
Mrs. G. w. Phillips, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. F. P. Pennell,
for the past few weeks, returned to her
home In Vinalhaven, Me-, Monday
morning.
Kennedy's popular crackers and bis
cults, all kinds. can be found at Delano's
Bakery, at wholesale and retail. Goods
are received each week, guaranteeing
freshness.
Mrs. Chas. Playse went to Augusta,
Saturday noon, to pass week In that
city, where her husband ia occupied In
the interest of the Independent Order
of Foresters.
E. K. Delano had the misfortune to
sprain his ankle on the recent Knights
Templar pilgrimage, the result OF
a misstep, In consequence of which he
is confined at.his home.
j. P. Oak was In Exeter, this week,
Sunday and Monday, going to take
charge OF the funeral services of Mrs.
F. w. Hill, at the solicitation Of the
family. Mrs. Oak accompanied him.
Edward F. Green died of consumption,
this morning at his home on East Front
street after an Illness covering a period
of two years. He Is survived by wife
and one son, the latter about sixteen
years of age.
Joseph Lawley, who has been working
as conductor on the Boston elevated
system for the past three months, re-
turned home, Tuesday afternoon, and is
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lawley.
Miss C. Pearl Estabrook departed,
Saturday noon, for a visit with her
friend, Miss Emma Putnam, In Houlton,
Me. From there she will gofto Pressure
Isle to attend the wedding Of her cousin,
Miss Faye Cox.
Claude Barker, who has been passing
his vacation In Skowhegan and in
Athens, his former home, departed yes
terday morning, for Sacandaga Park in
the Adirondacks, where he has an err
gagement with an orchestra for the
summer.
Mrs. A. T. Putnam OF Houlton is visit
ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Estabrook. She has just returned from
the commencement exercises of Bowdoin
College at Brunswick, where her son,
Fred C. Putnam, was graduated with
distinguished honors.
D. Fl. Perkins, principal of the Show
hogan high school, and four members of
the class recently graduated, Robert
Steward, Ben Fogler, Maurice Merrill
and Edland Savage, are taking a five
weeks course at the summer school of
the University Of Maine, orono.
Yesterday, June 10th, Gen. and Mrs.
Isaac Dyer completed fifty.three years
of married life, during all Of which time
their home has been In Skowhegan.
The General recalls that he was born In
Canaan, that his boyhood days were
passed In Milburn and that his present
Skowhegan home is the Identical house
Ia which he lived when a boy, all this
being possible through changes In the
name of the territory which Is now
Skowhegan.
A lively blaze at the telephone office,
about II O'Clock, last night, resulted
from the explosion of a gasoline lamp
which was being used by K. t. Lowell,
the operator in charge, to make some
repairs about the, switchboard. Mr..
Lowell succeeded in throwing the lamp
out of the window and In extinguishlng
the flames, being somewhat burned about
the face In so doing. An alarm was
rung In from box "a, but the trouble was