The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-07-28
TOWN and VICINITY


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Apollo charlottesville best made
look In Bueknam's window.
Chas. c. Heselton accompanied the
skowhegan base ball club on their trip tc
ST. John.
Miss f. Frances Hutchinson went tC
Haverhill, Mass, Tuesday, to visit rels
tives.
Miss Edith Lewis departed, yesterday
on four weeks vacation to Wilton
Mass.
Mrs. A. c. Bowman of Hartland i
visiting for few days with her parents
DR.. and Mrs. l.. A. Daseombe
f. c. Taylor has qualified and vii
serve as deputy during the TWO week.
absence of Town Clerk, Geo. simpson
There will be Tea for the benefit
of the Sewing school in G. A. K. Hall
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock, August
| 9.h.
Mrs. Gertrude Thompson Of Water
vile arrived, Monday, evening, and Is
visiting her parents, MI and Mrs. 5. II.
Swain.
Elmer Dunton Of the firm OF savage q
Dunton, Jackman, was ia town on ousl-
ness this week, returning home yestef-
day noon.
Miss Edith Cushing Of Bangor arrived,
Thursday evening of last week and VIII
remain for month as the guest OF Miss
Annie Hayden.
Mrs. Ralph B. Redfern Of Winchester
Mass, arrived, Monday evening, and Is
guest at the home Of her cousin, Mrs.
f. w. Bucknam.
Mrs. C. N. Bragg and Pauline are
are spending few weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Erskin, at Peaks Island,
Portland Harbor.
Mrs. E. II. Kidder of Wsterville and
her guest, Mrs. NJ. E. Brown Of Salem,
Mass, were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. f. Hackett, Tuesday.
Mrs. Caroline Jackmap, who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Danlei
Lewis, for the past few days, returned
Tuesday, to her home in Sherman Mills
Mrs. Carolyn C. Witham Of Portland,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Mary
Hall of Turner, are guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. 2. Thompson on Winter street.
Members of the w. g. T. U. and their
guests to the number OF % went to &C.
burn Park, Tuesday afternoon for PIC
mic. Being favored with pleasant weather,
the result was a most enjoyable OCCASION
The Somerset Farmers Cooperative
Telephone Co. has petitloned the Select
men of Skowhegan for permit to erect
poles in our town and the date OF the
hearing Is set for Aug. l3. See notice
| 10 another column.
Mrs. Flora Dealy arrived home, Fri
day morning of last week, the friends
with whom she had been passing the
winter having come to Mouse Island for
the summer season. Mrs. Dealey ex-
poets to remain here until September.
Chas. Locke of Boston, who had been
visiting with the family of his cousin,
Mrs. David Lewis, returned home, Mon
day. During his stay here he was one
of a party made up by Mr.. and MIS-
Lewis with their family and friends for
fishing trip to Smithfield pond
s. Fl. Swain has sold the past week
the E. C. Tuscan farm in Scion to e.
Cook of Portland, Me; the j. W. MORN
farm, Emhdeu, to Leo Frey of jersey
CITY, n. j., also the Parker Sanborn
farm In Skowhegan to Edgar D. Wiley
of Houlton, Me.
At the annual meeting OF the Skowhe-
gan Water Company held at the office OF
Danforth & Gould, last Friday evening,
8. w. Gould was elected president, and
Herbert Wentworth, secretary, treas
urer and managing director. With this
latter Office goes the care of the plant
and general superintendenee'
The Congregational Society announces
the usual midsummer cessation OF
services, complete vacation for pastor,
church officials and congregation for
the next four weeks being planned.
Only one service is retained, that being
the regular Sunday evening prayer meet
ing at 7 O'Clock. The pastor, Mr..
Merrill, has gone to Standpoint, Waldo
county, Maine, for his season of rest.
The Shaw Business college, Portland,
Bangor and Augusta, has an advertise
ment In another column Of this issue,
which will pay young people, who are
striving to better their condition, to
read. The Institution is an old estab-
lished one, apd has an enviabie reputa
ton for thoroughness, which fact is
proven by the success met with by Its
students. Its 1904 catalogue is ready
and can be had for the asking.
The Skowhegan base ball team, which
leaves today Thursday noon for ST.
John, N. B. is made up as follows.
Clark catcher; Priest and Hall, pitch
ers; Farren, Whiting and Jones on the
bases Elliott, short stop, and Cayouette'
Murphy and Eaton in the field. They
play one game tomorrow friday after
noon, another tomorrow evening, and
the third game Saturday afternoon.
The games are to he played on the Marsh
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