The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
TOWN and VICINITY


Miss Edith Frost of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, is visiting with friends in town.
Jerry Il. Lord is passing two weeks
vacation trip in Portland and Boston.
c. B. Russell of Maiden, Mass, is
passing a brief vacation in town with
relatives.
William Quinn returned, Monday, from
a few days visit passed with his son in
Amesbury, Mass.
Croquet is the popular game this sum
mer. You will find great variety Of
croauet sets at Bucknams.
f. l.. Walker will let his Lakewood
cottage, "Big Beech" for rest of the
season to select parties only.
At this time Of the year you can buy
second hand carriages of all kinds very
cheap at Chase's new Repository.
Miss Laura E. Paine is passing this
week in attendance upon the Summer
School for teachers at Wilton, Me.
Mrs. Ed. P. Page and her daughter,
Miss Edna, are making two weeks visit
at the Holden farm, near Kineo, Moose
head Lake.
The latest of the many innovations at
Bucknam's drug store is the installation
Of mammoth motor fan for circulating
the air these hot days.
Mrs. (Dr.) L. Z, Lsioie, who had been
for a fortnight the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. I. Goodrich, returned to her home in
Montreal, Monday morning.
Mr.. j. L. Stewards cream is now de-
lvered at the Skowhegan Jersey Cram
ery four times week and will be on sale
as usual at G. S. Webbs store.
Miss Martha Snow accompanied by
her friend, Miss Lillian Graves, returned
to Wellesley Mass, Tuesday morning,
after spending two weeks here.
Mrs. Helen Brown Palacek of Paris,
France, arrived Saturday and will pass
the summer at Lake George, Canaan, as
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Geo. E.
Washburn.
Mrs. J. II. Hutchns and Miss Margar-
ct went to Cape Elizabeth, Me. Saturday
morning, and after short visit there, to
Ocean Point, where they are guests of
Mrs, Eta Sevano and Miss Lena Cook.
The Christian Endesvor meeting and
the regular prayer service were combined
at the Congregational vestry last Sunday
evening. Members of the Young Peo-
pies Society presented program upon
the lie Of Helen Keller and special mus
ic was furnished by the Misses Walton
and Floyd Nye.
Ia these times when there are some
suggestions abroad Of dizziness 10 manu-
featuring and mercantile lines 1t is gra-
flying to note that all our own manufac-
turtles are we'll employed. The Ander-
son Mills are having an especially pros
porous period, their fabrics for the light
weight season having met with flatter
ing appreciation among the textile trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Bartlett departed
on the five O'Clock train, Monday morn
log, to be absent several months, por-
ton of which time they will spend in
Kansas City, Mo. They are to visit
0oerlin, Ohio and from that city Miss
Lizzie Currier will accompany them to
the Fair at ST. Louis and will also return
with them to Skowhegan next October.
Five hundred and eightythree people
purchased excursion tickets here for
Watervlle, Saturday, to attend the Fore
paugh & Sells Circus, This number is
the largest attendance on record with
one exception, that being on the occasion
Of Barnums appearance In Waterville,
about twenty-five years ago. At that
time over nine hundred tickets were
sold at this station. 1t was big show
and most of those who attended pro-
nounce it the best tented entertainment
ever given In this vicinity.
Clifford, eldest son OF Willis Reed had
a narrow escape from serious injury
while at work in the card room of the
Anderson mills, last Saturday forenoon.
His right hand was caught between
the rolls of a carding machine and it
was only from the fortunate circum-
stance that he could reach with the
other hand and throw off belt to stop
the motion in these rolls that he was
saved from very serious consequences.
The fingers on the injured hand were
lacerated and one finger was dislocated
but the physician who dressed the
wounds hopes to ultimately restore the
member to near or quite its full useful
ness.
The members of Sunset Chapter, o. E.
5. and their friends to the number of
thirty passed the day at Cascade Park,
oakland, Tuesday, where they partici-
pated in field day program with chap
ters from No. Arson, Norridgewock,
Clinton, Madison, Waterville, Fairfield
and Pittstied. Members from each chap
ter furnished part of the entertainment
which consisted OF readings and vocal
and Instrumental solos, prefaced by most
interesting remarks concerning the order
by Geo. W. Cover, Esq. AT the conclu-
sion OF these exercises they attended a
vaudeville performance In the casino
which was presented an hour earlier
than usual to allow them to witness 1t