The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
TOWN and VICINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Ordway passed
Sunday at the home of w. A. Richard
son in Lewiston.
Lieutenant John Elliott of Peterboro,
ont, is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. A.
Leiteh on Island Avenue.
CT. Ward has recently disposed of
the automobile used by him last season
to Albert c. Bowman of Hartland.
Mrs. Ed. P. Page and her son, Bin,
are passing this week at Mr.. Pages farm
in lockwood, on the shore of Moosehead
Lake.
Anyone wishing an opportunity to dc
homework can obtain situation by
applying TO Mrs. Roland Patten. Pay
from 81 90 to $3.50 per week according
to capabilities.
Mrs. Albert r. Dyer of Washington, D.
C.. with two young friends from Boston,
have arrived at Lakewood Grove. The
first of August, Mr.. Dyer and his daugh-
tiers will Join the party.
Miss Lizzie Haines went to Augusta,
Saturday, to remain for this week with
her aunt, Mrs. Charlotte Morrill,, after
which she will visit for a time with
friends in Readfeld, Me.
County Commissioners NJ. L. Merrill,
L.C. Williams and Geo. Z. Tibbetts were
in session at the Courthouse, Friday and
Saturday Of last week. r. H. Reed OF
Harmony, county treasurer, was also
present.
Mrs. Helen Robinson and her daughter,
Miss Belle, left for Old Orchard, Me-.
Tuesday morning. They are 70 pass the
summer at their cottage in that place as
has been their custom for the past seven
teen years.
S. w. Philhrick and Chas. F. Ward
were in Lewiston, yesterday, conferring
with architects of that city with regard
to plans for the block to be erected at
once on their lot just west Of the
COburn Hall property.
Four hundred and fifty-three tickets
were sold for all trains, Monday, for the
Ringing Brothers Circus at Waterville.
Among those who attended there seemed
to be one sentiment to the t fleet that
it was the largest and cleanest tent
show that has ever came to Maine.
William p. Bailey of Maiden, Mass,
was the guest OF his daughter, Mrs. d.
W, Colby, over Sunday. Mr.. Bailey was
for nineteen years resident of Skowhe.
gan, being manager of the business OF
c. NJ. Bailey's Sons & Co. in this place
from 1871 TO 1890. He is now pleasantly
situated in Maiden, Mass, with sum-
mer home on the coast near Beverly, but
he recalls with pleasure the years passed
in Skowhegan.
H. E. Conant of Hartland has rented
the second floor of the G. A. Williams
factory on Mill street and is to conduct a
general machine shop business therein as
soon after July 18th as the necessary
changes can be made. Mr.. Conant has
been carrying on the same business in
Hartland for several years past, doing
the machine work for Walter Fl. Moore
wood working company. He is to move
the machinery from his Hartland shop
here and put in additional machines and
proposes to have a complete outfit for
all kinds of light machine work.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Fl. Bartlett gave a
reception at their home on Madison Ave,
Tuesday evening, In honor of their
guests, DR.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Currier and
their daughter, Miss Theo, of Oberlin,
Ohio. DR.. Currier is native of Show
hogan and a part OF his early education
was at Bloomfield Academy. He s now
one of the faculty in the theological
seminary in OberIin. About one hun
dred guests awaited them selves Of this
opportunity to meet DR.. Currier and his
family. At the regular morning service
of the Bethany Baptist church, next
Sunday, DR.. Currier will occupy the
pulpit.
Professor w. R. Chapman is to be
PlN9Nut NAV AuObuoJ OFCIibS anu SOL-
duct the rehearsal of the Skowhegan
Festival Chorus. The officers and execu-
tive committee Of this society as now
organized are as follows: Pres, Mr.. j.
Harvey White; Vice-Pres., Mr.. Floyd
Nye; Sec, Miss Sadie Anderson; Treas,
Mrs Agnes Stafford Steward Director,
Mr.. Elmer f. rowne; Pianist, Miss Berle
l.. Walton. Executive Committee: DR.,
j. y. Merrill, Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd,
Mrs +. o. Sawyer, Mr.. J. N. Smith,
Mrs j, p. Oak, Mrs. j. p. Merrill Miss
Else Walton, Mrs. W. A. Halves, Miss
Lizzie Webb, Miss Edith Lewis.
Drawing, spinning, and twisting ma
chinery is to be installed at once by the
Maine Spinning Co. sufficient to double
the capacity of their plant. The machines
have been under order for some weeks
and are being made In Lawrence, Mass.
This firm now employs about thirty. five
hands and their product is three thousand
pounds weekly, a portion of which Is used
by the Marston Mills and the balance
being shipped to Massachusetts factories.
This company began operations last
November and the doubling OF their
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