The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08
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TOWN and VICINITY
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willie passed Sunday spd Labor Day with
relatives in town.
Col. W. r. G. Estes has been enter
tanning, this week, an old friend and
schoolmate. Chss. Douglass of New
York City.
Miss Josie Hesley departed for North
field, Mass, yesterday morning, to com.
plete her course at the Moody school in
that town.
Green & Barnard Shoe Co. are to give
box of Bakers chocolates to every lady
trading at their store, Saturday and Mon
day, Sept. 10 and II.
The Ballot Clerks appointed for the
election, next Monday, are W. R. g..
Estes, Lewis Anderson, John P. Clark
and William r. Elliott.
Ezra MeIntire started on bis retdrn
Journey to Neponset, Ill.,, Tuesday morn
iug, after a visit of several weeks with
his sister, Mrs. John W. Weston.
Mrs. Helen A. Robe of Auburn with
her daughter arrived, Monday evening,
to be guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George s. Webb on Pleasant street.
Carl Steward arrived home, this week,
after an absence Of several months. He
has been travelling through the south in
the interests of Philadelphia firm.
The Skowhegan base ball club played
the Great Northern Paper Company
team at Madison, Saturday afternoon,
losing the game by score of 16 to 4.
Miss Augusta Savage departed for her
home in Roxbury, Mass, Tuesday noon
she had been been passing the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Savage.
Miss Margaret A. Dunville and her
little niece, Margaret L. Sanford, who
had been visiting relatives in town, re-
turned to her home In Merose, Mass,
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Thomas Fairbrother of Worces.
ter, Mass. has been passing the summer
with friends in town. She was formerly
a resident of Somerset county but has
resided in Massachusetts for the past &c
years.
Mra. Samuel Hopkins of Providence,
r l., left this station for home, yester.
day morning. She has been the guest OF
Jonas Parker and family at their farm
home in the town of Norridgewock.
Mrs. F. E. Bridgbsm aud Miss Theda
B. Seekins left for Boston, Wednesday
to attend the millinery openings and
purchase their new stock of fall and
winter millinery and fancy goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Delano returned
Monday afternoon, from a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. Fred w. Palmer, OF
Dover, driving across country by team.
While away they made trip to Bangor
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer
One hundred and fifty-four people
purchased excursion tickets for Bangor,
last Monday, to attend the Labor Day
celebration in that city. They left here
by the five o'clock train aud returned on
a special which arrived here about mid.
night.
The rooms on the ground floor of Dr.
Wadsworth's hospital on Elm street
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are to be surrendered by their present
tenant and fitted as an additional ward
This change devotes the entire building
to hospital purposes.
Mr.. T. w. W. Atwood, agent for the
Portland Packing Co., is in town this
week This is the busy season for that
corporation in this county and Mr.. At
wood has special duties connected with
their factory here and with several in
adjoining towns. His family accompany
him at this time and they are giving the
matter of permanent residence in
Skowhegan serious consideration.
The selectmen have posted the notice
for election day. The polls will be open
ed in Coburn hall at 8 o'clock a. m. and
will be closed at o'clock in the after
noon, The selectmen also give notice
that they will be in session in their office
in Coburn hall block, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday afternoons, from O'Clock
until o'clock p. m. for the purpose OF
correcting the list OF voters. Now is the
time to make sure your name is on the
voting list and that it is correctly writ.
ten. Don't forget it or neglect it.
The friends and relatives of the mem
bers of Company f, who gathered at
the station to witness the departure of
that organization by the 1880 train,
Friday, made quite sizeable crowd.
The Company formed at their armory
and, lead by the Maccabee band, made a
short parade on Russell street, Madison
avenue and Water street, before going to
the depot. They went to Manassas, Va.
to take part with the troops of other
states in war maneuvers on the old Bull
Run battlefield. The Company is COM
posed OF forty men, including the Of
ilcers who are as follows: Captain,
Fred C. Dunlap; Let Lieut., Frank Will
lams; and Lieut., Irving B. Rice; lst
Seargt.. VIM. d. Snow; End Seargt.,
Walter S. Cushing 3rd Seargt., Arthur
H. Mckinney; 4th Seargt., Bert Russell
9Th Seargt., Sarge l.. Warren; 9th