The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-05-25
TOWN and VICINITY

NeW summer millinery at Curtis.
"a. Piper, treasurer and town clerk
n, smjthtield, was in town, Saturday.
Or.F.S s. Blgelow went to Gardiner,
Friday. where he will be the guest Of
n Field for week.
Rueknam offers several first-elass show
sa.es for sale at a great bargain II you
call within a week Don't delay if you
mink Of buying.
Skowhegan furnishes two Memorial
nav orators this year; E. y. Merrill,
Esq, going to Bueksport and L. L. Wal
ton. Esq, to Athens.
Nrs. Anndel Murphy went to Melrose
Highlands, Mass, Saturday morning, to
mass the summer at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Bowen.
Mrs. james Nutting and her son, Ches-
ter. left here for Lawrence, Mass, Sat
urday morning, where they are to visit
with relatives for few weeks.
Remember the meeting of citizens at
Milburn hall, tomorrow evening, for ap-
nonting committees and attending to
ether details of the coming Fourth Of
July celebration
Geo. W. Savage of Hallowell was in
fown over Sunday as the guest OF his
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Jefferson Savsge.
Mrs. Savage did not accompany him at
this time but is to come later for visit
Of several weeks.
z. E. McNeelie of the REPORTER went
TO Boston by the early train, Tuesday
morning, to attend meeting OF the
EMPLOYING Printers of New England,
and to be present at a banquet rendered
by The Boston Typotheta.
Fred f. Pnkham, conductor on our
1890 a. 10. train is enjoying ten days
vacation, which he and his wife are pass
ing In Boston. During Mr.. Pinkham's
absence the train is in charge of the bag
gage master, j. A. Emery.
Russell Relief Corps will meet to make
Vreaths Saturday forenoon, May 9th,
also Monday to make bouquets. All
the ladies of the town, whether members
Of the corps or not, are invited to come
in and help. Flowers will be CRATE
fully received.
Among the Skowhegan ladies attend
ing the convention of the W. c. T. u,
At Shawmut, Yesterday, were Mrs. L..
W. Weston, Mrs. p. D. Little field, Mrs.
D. NJ. Bacon, Mrs. S. S. Dinsmore, Mrs.
A. Fl. Yeaton, Mrs. w. r. Clifford, and
Frank Burrill.
Mrs. Nj. L. Pooler and her daughters,
Misses Florence and Mabel, have arrived
home from Summerville, S. C., where
they had been for the winter. Misses
Florence and Mabel came here some time
since and Mrs. Pooler, who stopped for
quite an extended visit in Boston, ar
rived last Saturday evening.
Richard X. French, transfer mail clerk
in the Union station at Portland, was in
town a few days, last week. Mr.. French
WAS formerly a resident Of Skowhegan
and has retained the ownership of the
dwelling which was then his home until
the present visit, when sale OF the
same was made to Mrs. Calvin Eaton.
Dr.. and Mrs. L. n. Ellingwood of
Athens left here, Monday, for New York
City. The doctor is to take rest of a
few weeks ard will visit the hospitals
and attend lectures, and Mrs. Filing
wood is to consult a noted occulst in
that city with regard to her eyes which
have given her much trouble for several
years past.
Delegates from the Skowhegan Labor
Unions have been chosen as follows to
attend the convention of the Maine
branch of the American Federation Of
Labor at Bangor, Thursday, June lst;
Carpenters, NJ. s. Adams; LabOrers,
Aoszo York; Textile Workers, Peter
Brisette; Masons, John A. Brown; Cen
trail Labor Union, H. s. Rogers; Paint
ers. Ira Judkine.
Mrs. Nellie Higgins Leighton, secre-
Jsry Of the Bloomfield Glass Association,
has issued invitations for their seven
tenth annual reunion, which is to occur,
Friday, June Is, at The Pines, weather
permitting, otherwise at Skowhegan, in
either case the place of meeting being
the High school building. Each MEM
Der is requested to bring well filled
basket as tables are TO be laid and a
picnic supper served.
Members OF Russell Relief Corps have
accepted an invitation from Rev. H. +.
Huse to attend church with Russell Post,
o. A. K. at the First Baptist church,
Memorial Sunday. As accompanying
the Grand Army to church is a national
order, it is earnestly desired by the presi-
dent OF the corps that all officers and
members shall attend. Members are to
meet at G. A. r. hall at 2: 80 p. m. Ser
vices at the church commence at 3 o'clock.
The Wyman homestead on Madison
avenue plains has been purchased by
Mrs. Annie Cakes and will be occupied
as a home by herself and husband. The
property includes a large area of land
which will give Nv Cakes an ideal oD-