The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-16
TOWN and VICINITY


Skowhegan market.
Alfred Sawyer OF Livermore Fallsis the
guest Of his brother, DR.. F. o. Sawyer.
c. w. Fletcher of Augusta, deputy in
surance commissioner, was in town last
Friday.
Umbrellas repaired and recovered for
little money by Webster Rowe, Rus
sell street.
Chas. Green returned, Saturday even
ing, from his trip of several months to
the Pacific coast.
Mothers still persist in calling for the
Black Cat stockings for boys to be found
only at Chss. F. Wards.
Mr.. and MIS-. Joshua Burns are visit
ing with their daughter, Mrs. Chas'
Whittier, In Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. J. P. Oak and Miss Pauline
passed Saturday in Fairfield, guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Totman.
Twenty or more of the scholars and
teachers of the public schools attended
the school picnic at Lake Marsnacook,
Saturday.
f. A. Whittier returned, Saturday
morning, to his home in Lewiston after a
brief visit here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Whittier.
Edw. W. Heath OF Waterville was in
town a few hours Friday, being on his
way home from fishing trip In the
Chase Stream region.
C. W. Grover has gone to Pleasant
Pond for the summer and will be oc-
cupied as guide in that portion OF the
county during the sporting season.
Bragg & Varney announce that their
new lines Of carpets, mattings and floor
oil cloths have arrived, and they invite
you to inspect them before purchasing
B. F. Jones of Norridgewock, who
has been living In California for some
months past, was in town Saturday. Mr..
Jones thinks of locating in Portland,
Me.
Mrs. p. Fl. S. Vaughan Of Bangor ar
rived Monday evening and, with her two
daughters, is visiting at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Julia Wentworth, on Madi-
son avenue.
Mrs. F. W. Palmer arrived, Saturday
evening, from Dover, Ne. for brief
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Delano. Miss Stella Delano, who
had been visiting In Dover, returned
with her.
Hon. E. E. Dapforth departed Thurs
day of last week for Nashville and other
points In Tennessee on legal business
and for the Ancient Order of United
Workmep.
There will be meeting of the D. A.
Il. next Friday evening, June 18th, at
80 o'clock, with Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith. Members have the privilege Of
inviting one guest.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton returned, Friday Of
last week, after an absence Of about a
month passed with her son, DR.. Fred
Eaton, In Millville, N. j. and with friends
in Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Tozier of Washburn, Aroostook
County, Is in town for q visit Of several
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank P. Pennel. Her hueband, DR.. f..
l.. Tozier, Is expected later
c. C. Knsman sold to j. p. Bass OF
Bangor, this week, his four year old
colt by Trotwood, for $3.50. This Is the
third Trotwood colt bought IN this
county by this gentleman within two
years.
Miss Vera Snow, who has just COM
pleted her course at Pennington Normal
School, arrived Friday evening, accom-
panied by classmate, Miss Helen
Thomas of West Eden, Me-, who is to
visit here for time.
Mrs. G. E. Avore went to Portland
Friday morning to pass few weeks with
her husband In that city. Miss Lyle,
young daughter of DR.. Stinchf1eld, ac-
companied her for visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Walter Pilsbury.
Geo. II. Pishon is shipping large
quantities Of hay to the Boston market.
He Ia loading cars every day at this sta
tion and at several points on the Somerset
Railroad. His shipments from all points
aggregate about seventy-hve cars a
month.
Mr.. E. G. Varney informs US that he
planted some peas OF the Grades variety
early In May and in just five weeks from
the day of planting, blossoms appeared
on the vines. This indicates that warm
weather is not absolutely necessary to
rapid growth of peas.
Mrs. Chas. Murphy of Norwich, Conn.,,
has been in town the past week, guest
of A. j. Bernard and family coming here
from Boothbay, Me-, where she had been
for month past. She will pass a por-
ton of the summer in East Orange, N.