The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-09


Pure Witch hazel at Fogg's drug store
Penobscot river salmon at Roderick's
market.
Masters Robert and George Houston
of Sangerville are visiting relatives In
town.
Rev. D. A. Ball attended the conven-
tiol OF the Maine Unlversalist Associa-
ton in Lewiston this week.
Mrs. Morris Gledhin of sykesville, Md.
arrived by Tuesday evenings train fer
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Avore.
Edwin Gledhill. general manager. and
Chas. North, superintendant, of the
Marston Worsted Mills returned, yester-
day morning, from a business trip to
Boston.
Henry Washburn will have work aud
carriage horses for sale at the Weston
House stables, Madison, commencing
Monday and continuing until further
notice.
Mrs. P. C. Whittier departed, yester-
day afternoon, for zuygler, Ill. to visit
her son, Chas. Whittier, who is located
there, having position as civil engineer
for mining company.
The Junior class S. H. S. will give
their exhibition in Coburn Hall, Monday
evening at 7.45 sharp, June 18th. Ad-
mission 15c; reserved seats 25c. On sale
at Bucknam's drug store after Friday
morning.
Mrs. F. o. Sawyer, Miss Fancher
Sawyer, Mrs. J. W. Steward, Mrs. D. F.
Judkins, Mrs. Rufus Mckinney and w.
B. Steward are among the Skowhegan
people who attended the musical festival
in Portland, this week.
E. E. Newcomb of Eastport was re-
elected Colonel and F. B. Cummings of
Bangor was reelected major of the Sec
ond regiment, National Guard of Maine,
at Bangor yesterday. Captain Fred C.
Dunlap, lieutenant F. L. Williams and
lieutenant B. |. Rice, officers of Com
pany E. were present as electors.
After the hour of going to press, last
week, Skowhegan A. o. U. w. post
poned their Memorial Sunday to the 18th
inst, the program remaining as before
except that Rev. Father Charland of
Waterville will deliver the address.
Woodbine lodge D. of Fl. will unite with
Skowhegan lodge upon this occasion.
The Skowhegan high school baseball
team played their last game at Hinckley
with the Goodwill high school, Sat-
urday afternoon, the latter winning by
score of seven to eight. The same
! afternoon the Oaklands played the Show
hogan Regulars at Fairvlew park the
visitors winning by large margin.
j. w. Fogler of the Washington
Times, Washington, D. G. arrived, last
evening, and will pass commencement
week in town, his son Ben B. Fogler,
being member Of the graduating class.
His family will accompany him on his
return to Washington, next week,
making their home for the future In that
city. Mrs. Fogler and small company
of her friends were entertained by Miss
Gertrude Weston at her cottage at Hay
den lake, yesterday.
Preparations are underway for co.,
cert to be given in this town June 10th.
There will be chorus of one hundred
voices composed Of members of the
Skowhegan schools assisted by local
solosts and under the direction of Elmer
G. Towne. Orchestral music OF high
order will also be feature of the pre-
gram and Claude Barker, formerly OF
Athens, now widely known in musical
circles, will appear as cornet sooist.
The purpose OF this concert Is to raise a
fund for the purchase of a piano for the
Garfield school.
The Marston Worsted Mills again
have about its full complement OF looms
in operation as it is expected over seven
ty would be running this morning. The
striking weavers maintain their same
position, but their ranks have been de-
serted by what to us would seem many
wise ones who returned to their former
positions, and the places of the others
have been filled as needed by help from
other towns. This forced condition of
affairs to the Marston Co. that has ex
listed for six weeks past, has been much
deplored by our citizens in general and
by merchants In particular, as by it
nearly $l5, 900 has been lost in wages.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Congregational church held an inter
estng meeting at their vestry on
Wednesday evening, June lst with
ladies of their own and other churches
as guests. The Society were fortunate
in having with them Miss Kyle, Field
Secretary of the Woman's Board of
Foreign Missions, who gave a brief but
forcible address, and Miss Lord return
ed missionary from Turkey. Miss Lord
has been for some years In charge OF a
girls school at Ezroom, near the Rus
sian border, snd her story OF life in an
ancient Turkish city, illustrated by
native aono and costume was deeply