The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-18
and VICINITY
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and passed Sunday In town, coming
over in their automobile.
Mrs. Adam Simpson went to Phillips,
for brief visit with relatives,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. A. o. Noyes and her sister, Miss
Frances Stevens, are passing this week
with relatives In Winthrop, Ne.
Mrs. F. S. Trickey of Bangor arrived,
Monday evening, and Is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lamb.
a. j. Smith Of Hillsboro Bridge, N. Il.
has been the guest of his cousin, Mrs. A.
b. Lamb, since Friday of last week.
The Snowbound club was entertained
by Mrs. Samuel Robinson, at her home
on North avenue, Wednesday, the ION
inst.
Oleslme Paradis and Alfred Turcotte
were made members of Court st. Antoine
de Padoue at the meeting of that order,
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wentworth and
Allan, returned Tuesday, from few
days visit with DR.. and Mrs. P. Fl. S.
Vaughn, in Bangor.
Miss Florence Rowell of Lowell, Mass.
and Miss Minnie Fall of Cornville, are
the guests of Mrs. Herman Rowell at
Lakewood, this week.
A fine lot of second hand, open and top
buggies, Concords and phaetons at
Chase's new Repository for sale at prices
so low you can all afford to have one.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carol Bartlett Of
Boston were among the arrivals, Monday
evening, and they are to pass the next
two weeks In and about Skowhegan.
Bragg & Varney announce that their
new lines of carpets, mattings and fl lor
oil cloths have arrived, and they invite
you to inspect them before purchasing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Goodwin re-
turned Saturday night from their visit to
California. They tarrled two days at
the St. Louis Exposition and pronounce
It a wonderful and stupendous affair.
Henry A. Elliott OF the firm of French
& Elliott, clothlers, of Guilford, made a
brief visit to Skowhegan, last week.
Mr.. Elliott was for eight years head
salesman In the store of Chas. F. Ward.
Jerome b. Shoenfeld, son of B. P.
managing partner Of the COM
mission house of Mall & Co., is to pass
the next five weeks In town making a
study OF textile manufacturing as carried
on at the Marston Mills.
Walter N. Weston, conductor on the
Boston electric railway, position he
has held for some years,is passing an en-
forced vacation at the home Of his father,
} 1hn N. Weston, owing to sprained
ankle. His two boys accompany him.
w. II. Gannett, wife and son, Guy, Of
Augusta, arrived in Skowhegan at an
early hour Monday afternoon, coming
from their house In Mr.. Gannett's hand
some touring car. Miss f. B, Dunton
accompanied them. The trip was made
In about two hours.
We are advised by Albert Roderick,
that our statement In last weeks edition,
to the effect that the fire In his stable
originated from the spontaneous heating
of damp hay, was not correct but that he
is confident that the fire caught from the
pipes of two strangers who were seen
leaving the premises about an hour be-
fore the smoke was discovered.
Mr.. W. II. Baker of Walla- Walla,
WASH, writes the REPORTER inclosing
newspaper clipping giving an account Of
the death of Asa 5 Legrow, a prominent
business man of that city who went to
the Pacific coast from Windham, Maine,
In 1864. He was, while In California, a
partner of Hanson II. Tufts, late of Show
hogan, and WAS very successful In his
business affairs. He leaves son and
two daughters. His age was u years.
II. r. Anterior and Robert Stern
berger Of New York City passed through
this place, Saturday morning en- route
for Greenvile. They left Portland,
Tuesday morning, to which city they
had come by steamer from New York,
and had traversed the highways to this
place on foot, coming by way Of Pownsl,
Sabat US, Winthrop and Oakland. They
carried light camping outfit and in
pleasant weather passed the nights by
the roadside. Mr.. Anterior, the elder
Of the two pedestrians, is u Harvard
college man, class of 1906. The trip is
being made on foot for the novelty Of
the thing and to allow closer study of
the country with consideration also,
Of the benefits to be derived from the
exercise. After passing few weeks at a
cottage on the shore OF Moosehead lake
they expect to return to New York by
train.
A party of Skowhegan people had
quite an exciting adventure about one
mile this side of the village Of Hartland,
Just before noon, Saturday, they being
on their way at the time, to attend a
social gathering under the management
OF the Art Club of 81. Adams In the
town hall in that place. At the place
mentioned, an automobile, In which Mr..
and Mrs Albert c. Bowman Of Hartland
were making the trip to Skowhegan, was
nnpoll ntprnd and tho hnraa attaohnd to