The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-03
TOWN and VICINITY

Nothing so convenient as mileage
book when you travel. Patten has them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Harris return
ed Friday evening from a weeks trip to
Boston and vicinity.
L. G. Danforth of Boston passed sew
eral DAYS In town the past week, as the
guest of B. T. Steward.
All persons contemplating buying
carpets are invited to inspect Bragg q
Yarney's line before purchasing.
Mrs. Fred Kincaid and Mrs. Forrest
Goodwin departed, Saturday morning,
for two weeks trip to New York city.
The afternoon whist club were plea
sanity entertained at the home OF Mrs.
f. O. Sawyer on Madison Ave, Friday
last.
Miss Theda B. Seekins returned Satur-
day morning from Pittsfield, where she
had been visiting her parents for some
days.
Miss Laura E. Paine is home from
Kents Hill and will pass her vacation of
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Paine.
Miss Maud Bracket, who has been Wis.,
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Steward
for two weeks, returned to her home in
Pittsfield, Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Luce has returned from
Boston and reopened her dressmaking
rooms. Unless by special appointment
no business done on Mondays.
Miss Florence Workman, who had
been the guest of Miss Mollie Marston
for some weeks, departed, Saturday
morning, for her home in Springfield,
Ill.
Ernest W. Vigue, son OF Mrs. Peter
Vigue, was operated upon for sppendi-
citis at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary,
Portland, Feb. %. His many friends
will be pleased to learn that at the pre-
sent writing he Is doing nicely.
Nahum II. Steward, of the Steward
Heating and Plumbing Co., has been
detained at home by Illness for nearly
three weeks; the original trouble was a
strain In his side which was afterward
complicated by severe cold.
The University of Maine Musical Clubs
are to appear here under the manage
ment of the Junior Glass of the Skowho-
gan High Scr DOL. Jos. X. Goodrich,
Harold Ross and Geo. p. Goodwin are
members of this organization.
j. Harold Bigelow of WateIville spent
Sunday in town. Mr.. Bigelow was en-
ployed In the freight department Of the
Maine Central Railroad at this station
for some time and now has a position as
locomotive fireman with the same CON-
pany.
Friday evening, s. S. class of young
ladies made the occasion of Mrs. c. w.
Growers birthday long to be remem-
bered. They gave her surprise party,
a half dozen silver fruit knives, and a
very happy evening. Fifteen members
of the class were present.
Amos Chapman of Athens shipped five
very fine cattle from this station
TO the Boston market, Monday.
They were five years old, all raised In
Somerset County, and they would aver
age to weigh not far from 1900 pounds
each. Such stock Is now worth about
81 cents delivered In Boston.
The steam fire engine belonging to the
Skowhegan Village Corporation, which
had been In Seneca Fall, N. Y. some
months for repairs, Is now back again
and ready for business. 1t was shipped
from Seneca Fall, February 9Th and was
twenty-five days on the road. The ma
chine was given careful trial, yester-
day, and found to be In fine condition.
The fortunate members of the Sabbath
School class of Bethany Church, which
has for years been under the care Of
Miss Louise Coburn, enjoyed rare
privilege on the oath ult. They spent
two hours In her home, sharing through
photographs and vivid description, the
delights of her travels abroad, especially
among the Alps. After delicious re-
freshments she presented each member
with a souvenir OF st. Marks Piazza,
Venice, In the form of a stick pin OF
Byzantine mosaic.
The regular meeting of the Town In
provement Society was held, Friday
afternoon. The program was In charge
of Mrs. Augusta Bailey-Clough. with
Miss Abbie Harvile and Mrs. Maud
Ayore serving as hostesses. Music con-
sisted Of vocal solo by Miss May Das-
combe and piano solo by Sadie Pen
nell. Mrs. Sara L. Eaton gave an In
teresting account OF her trip along the
Pacific Slope, and Miss Gertrude Weston
gave paper on 1.-THE Evolution Of the
Northwest" Both of these papers we're
accompanied with fine views and speci-
mems of the large trees, shells, etc.
CALIFORNIA; Early History and Dis
covery of Gold" was we'll related by
Mrs. Emma Russell. Mrs. Daniel Lewis
told about the "Parks of Colorado and
Our National Park" Mrs. Ann Bussey
read paper on eugene Field" clos
ing with little Boy Blue" A poem.
1892" was read by Mars. Augusta
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