The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-07
TOWN and VICINITY

with relatives III WateENlIle'
Archie W. Clarke of Caratunk was in
town. Tuesday, of this week on busi-
ness.
A full line of shifting poles of all
Kinds at L. W. Chsse's new carriage re-
pository.
I r. Goodrich at the Depot Store
mill sell you bug death and blue vitriol
at lowest prices.
Miss Bertha Pullen of Augusta was the
guest of Mrs. Chas. Pullen, Sunday and
Monday of this week.
Croouet is the popular game this sum-
mer. You will find a great variety of
croquet sets at Bucknam's.
W.M. Wood of Newburyport, Mass,
is visiting his father, W. R. Wood at the
home place on the river road.
The next regular meeting of the w. C.
RI T.. will be held in Grand Army hall,
Tuesday, July II h at 3 O'Clock p. m.
Miss Annie Stinchfield of Boston ar.
rived home, Tuesday evening, and will
visit with relatives in town for several
weeks.
The first meeting Of the sewing school
will be held in Grand Army hall We'd
nesday, July 10 h at 2 o'clock p. N. All
children are cordially invited to come.
Members of the Rebekah lodge are re-
o1ested to take cups, as coffee will be
furnished at the picnic on Bunker's
Island Park, Fairfield, Tuesday, July
12h h.
Miss Florence Higgins went to Kineo,
Saturday, where she is to pass vaca-
ton Of a month with her aunt, who has
cottage on the shore of Moosehead
Lake.
Miss Lillian Boulette arrived home
from Boston, Thursday of last week.
She was accompanied by friend, Miss
Clara Bliss, who will spend her vacation
with her.
Mrs. Melville G. Baker spent the past
week NlbtIlDk tClotifOc AZ
Miss Janet Lander accompanied her
home for weeks visit before going to
their Pleasant Pond cottage for the SUM
mer.
C. B. whiting was 10 town on business
aeveral days, last week. Mr.. Whiting
WAS for several years a member of the
NJ o. Ia
engaged in the grocery business in Do
yer, n. H.
All ladies interested In the sewing
school are requested to meet at the home
of Mrs. L. W. Weston, next Saturday
afternoon, July 9 h at 3 80 o'clock. The
showers prevented the meeting last
Saturday.
Miss Olive Hayden OF Madison Center
sends the REPORTER a sprig from an
apple tree on which are several perfect
blossoms and one small but developing
apple 1t Ia very rare that the fruit and
the blossoms are thus found together.
Mrs. Mary c. Brainard with her
daughter, Miss Caroline, Miss Louise
Coburn and Miss Gertrude S. Weston de-
parted, Tuesday noon, for Fort Kent,
Aroostook County, where they attend the
state meetings of the Joscelyn Botanical
society and the Maine archaeological So
ciety. II will be remembered that these
societies held their last annual meeting
IN Skowhegan.
Among those from Skowhegan who
took advantage of the recent excursion
rates to pass the Fourth at Kineo were,
Mrs. F. W. Buchanan with her son Alvan,
Mrs. F. WhItcomb, Mrs. W. F. Robbins,
Miss Lizzie flames, r. W. Haines, Rev.
A. j. Rackliffe, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Steward and their daughter Helen, and
W. II. Fuller. Mrs. Frank w. Allen,
who now resides at Greenville Junction,
lined the party at that point and passed
Sunday and Monday with them at Kineo.
Company E accepted the invitation of
company H OF Watervile to join with
them and with company M of Augusta
ia passing the 4th at Waterville. Forty
four members Of that company left here
by the o'clock train, Sunday evening,
aud went into quarters on the Colby
campus with the other two companies,
forming battalion under the command
Of Captain F. C. Dunlap Of Skowhegan.
They participated in the parades and
other features Of the day and arrived
home by the special Monday evening.
The demolition of the old bridge across
the south channel is completed this
week. II was built in about 1856. It's
predecessor was destroyed IN part by
fire and in part by high water. The fire
originated in foundry which then
stood on the location now occupied by
the older of the two main buildings OF
the American Wooden Co., spreading
from there to an excelsior mill, then
located where M. j. Aliens factory now
stands, and from there to the bridge,
destroying the south span. The same
year or the following year high water
carried off the other span so that both
were replaced about the same time.
The expense was borne by the Skowhe-
gan Bridge Co., who maintained both
the north and south bridges, under toll
system, during the life OF their charter