The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-18
AEw ADVERTISER EATS.
TOWN and VICINITY

There will be a meeting of Russell
Relief Corps, tomorrow (Friday) after
noon, the 10th.
Mrs. Clifton Goodspeed of Cliftondale,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. Edith S.
shepherd, this week.
Mrs. Fred Kellogg of Roxbury, Mass i,
Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sedgley,
Pine street, for few weeks
Harold C. Woodbury. is taking a vaca.
ton in Massachusetts and will probably
visit in New York City before returning.
Brigham & Seekins will make very
low prices on all shapes and trimmings
in order to make room for fall and win
ter millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Brown are in
Massachusetts,, this week, and are to go
to Burlington, VT, to visit Mr.. Browns
son, Leslie, now a prominent business
man In that city.
Mrs. Pearl Curtis Sprague of Lexing-
ton, Mass. with her daughter Lucy, ar
rived Monday evening, and they are the
guests of her father at his home on
West Front street.
A jolly party of young ladies left
home this morning for carriage drive
10 the Dead River and Rangeley Lake
region. The party consisted OF Mrs.
Helen c. Wing, Miss Julia Folsom and
Misses Frances and jeanette Lord.
The Congregational Working League
is to have basket picnic at the j. w.
Steward cottage, Hayden Lake, Monday
afternoon, the 22nd Members are re-
auested to take the two o'clock car and
also to remember to bring cups and
spoons.
The rate for the round trip or 81 60
for the Grand Army excursion to Boston
was the lowest ever granted from this
point aud was taken advantage of by a
large number of people from Skowhegan
and vicinity, 1919 tickets being sold at
this station.
(. A. Bison expects to have his new
shoe store open for business the first
week In September. He returned, this
week, from the Boston market, where
he selected his stock and the up-to-date
fixtures for the store, and unless we
miss our guess he will have, when open
ed, one OF the most attractive shoe stores
in Maine.
At a recent meeting of the superin-
tending school committee change was
made in the authorship of the public
schools. Hereafter there will be two
janitors, one for the Leayitt street schools
and one for the Park, Academy and
high schools. For the former Sidney
Gilman has been appointed and for the
latter Augustus |. Sawyer.
Degree OF Honor Lodge will have
basket picnic at "Willow Brook" farm,
home of Albert Jewea, Tuesday, Aug.
23d if not pleasant the first fair day
following. Every member is invited.
Those who can will go in the morning,
the others Ia the afternoon. Members
are requested to bring cup, spoon and
plate. Coffee and cream will be fur
nished.
Street Commissioner Webb has a crew
OF men at work putting in the sewer on
Main street, which was provided for by
an appropriation at the last annual town
meeting. 1t Is to extend from the cor
ner of Willow and Main streets to
Bloomfield street, distance of l,513
feet, a portion of which will be con-
structed with twelve and the balance
with ten-iuch pipe.
A very pleasant meeting Of the Town
Improvement Society was held at Coburn
park, Friday. After reports OF several
committees and paper by Mrs. Small,
the members were entertained by Mrs.
Ellen j. Phinney, Cleveland, Ohio, a
guest OF Mrs. Clementine Weston. Mrs.
Phinney gave an interesting account Of
the Civic League movement in it's various
works In different towns and cities In
Ohio.
John Towne of the American Bridge
Co. arrived, Tuesday morning and pass.
ed a few hours in consultation with E.
Z. Greenwood, who Is employed as en-
gineer by the bridge committee, Ia dis
cussng the working plans for the struc-
ture for which the American Bridge Co.
has the contract. Mr.. Towne states
that his corporation is ready to begin
work on the superstructure Immediately
on completion of the masonry.
The Democratic county committee
held meeting here, Monday, the follow
ing members being present: A. F. Doni-
gan, Bingham, DR.. L. D. Rand and W.
j. Bradbury, Fairfield, Chas. Harris,
Canaan and w. R. HunnewelI, Pittsfield.
Rev. S. D. Ramsdell of st. Adams was
also present to confer with the commit
tee. Plans for the campaign were dis
cussed and arrangements for political
meetings in different parts of the coun-
ty we're perfected.
The Maccabee band Is to give con-
cert from the platform of the Maine Cen
trail depot, this (Thursday) evening, the
weather permitting. Bands are expen-
siye luxuries and this organization finds