The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-09
TOWN and VICINITY
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Pure Hellebore at Fogg's drug store.
Herbert L. SWEET returned, Saturday
evening, from business trip to Bangor
Miss Mary Moore went to Newport
last Friday morning, where she will
visit her sister for several weeks.
w. w. Oak returned, Saturday, from
Belfast, where be went to make arrange
ments for opening his summer cottage.
All the village schools, except those
in the Park and the Academy buildings
close, tomorrow, the 10th; these will
close the following Friday.
Misc Jeanette Lord went to Portland,
Monday morning, for brief vacation,
during which she will visit with relatives
in that city and at Ocean Park.
Mrs. L. N. Hanson departed, last FRI
day morning, for Yonkers, N. Y, where
she will visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Emma Bartmess for several weeks.
The teachers of the Skowhegan schools
passed Saturday of last week as guests
of Mr., and Mrs. D. w. Colby at their
cottage on the east shore Of Hayden
Lake.
Miss Grace Russell returned, Thursday
evening of last week, from New Boston,
n. H., where she has been teaching the
past winter. She will pass the summer
vacation here.
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin and Mrs. Edith
S. Shepherd attended the Musical Festl
val at Bangor last week aud were the
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. P. Il. s. Vaughan
while in that city.
Mrs. D. a. Ball and Mrs. J. E. Wads-
worth are In attendance upon the COM
mencement exercises Of the Pennington
Normal school, this week, both ladies
being graduates of this institution.
Miss Maud Merrill departed, Monday
morning for visit with her sister, Miss
Miriam, at Gorham Normal School.
During the week they attended some
of the concerts of the Musical Festival
in Portland.
Mrs. Evelyn Boothby went to Bangor,
Friday afternoon of last week, to attend
the musical festival. She will pass the
next few weeks visiting with friends In
Guilford and at other points in Piscata-
quis county.
Miss Margery Morrison arrived home,
Saturday morning, after an absence of
about four months, during which time
she had visited in Camden and other
places in Maine and in Wellesley and
Lexington, Mass.
The next attraction at the Opera
House is Corberly & Bookers, and
budget OF fun makers, In THE Town
Gossip" a farce comedy presenting a
satire on local married life. The date is
June Is, See ad.
Mrs. II. Tolmau, who had been the
guest of G.. w. Cover and family for
some weeks, departed for her home in
New Sharon, last Friday. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cover, accompanied her for
visit at her former home.
Mrs. Flora Dealey, who had been pass
log the winter in Ohio, has recently
gone to st. Louis, where she will pass
the next few weeks at the Louisiana
Purchase Fair. She will come to Mouse
Island for the summer, arriving early in
July.
Increasing business demanding larger
quarters Jas. Lewia, dealer in footwear
OF all kinds, Ia soon to move his stock to
the store one door west of his former
quarters, Ordway's old store, where he
will display much larger stock than he
has previously carried. See ad.
Miss HARRIET Marble departed last
Friday morning for Ithics, n. Y, where
abe attends the commencement exercises
Of Cornell University. After commence
ment week she will visit for two months
with friends In other parts of the State
of New York, portion Of the time In
the Adirondacks.
Hon. Geo. Pottle and Hor. Oils Hay
ford State assessors, accompanied by
James Plummer, their efficient clerk,
were in town, yesterday, and gave
hearing to secure information to enable
them to adjust the valuation Of wild
lands in the several townships in Somer-
set county. A good number of owners
of wild lands and of those interested
therein were In attendance, also several
assessors of towns In the county. The
commissioners left on the afternoon
train for Augusta.
Among the recent farm sales of S. Il.
Swain are the Fl. l.. Wyman farm to
Geo. B. Stevens of Lancaster, N. H., the
Rev. j. F. Taylor farm Of Athens to
Donald McLane OF Long Pont, Ne, the
F, T. French farm to Clarence Forbus of
Athens, the Mahoney farm in Scion to
Benz Grundy of Somerville, Mass, the
W. E. Henderson farm In Scion to g. b.
Stevens of Guilhall, Vt, the Wallace
Stlnneford farm to Jackson Bristol OF
Otsego, Michigan, also Southland Mig.
Co. in Brighton, consisting of residence,
steam mill and 1000 acres of timber land
to the Pennsylvania Lumber Co.