The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-23
TOWN and VICINITY


see his new store and new goods.
Miss Lillian French visited with her
parents In Bath, Me. over Sunday.
ANY kind of pung built to order at
Chase's Carriage and Sleigh Shops.
W. r. Trask left here, Saturday, for
few days visit to Boston on business.
Carroll Goodwin and Philip Wood are
home from Kents Hill for a ten days
vacation.
G Lawrence of Fairfield was the
guest over Sunday Of his daughter, Mrs.
W. H. Emery.
Mrs. D. C. Jewett is visiting her
daughtar, Mrs. Harry Hilton, in Water
vile, this week.
Mrs. F. w. Rowe returned to Etna
Me-, Saturday, after visit Of one week
with her son, Robert Burpee.
Mrs. Ingram C. Pierce, wife OF sheriff
Pierce of Bingham, was the guest of
Mrs. D. NJ. Bacon, yesterday.
Duncan Wemyss of Somervile, Mass.
passed Sunday in town at the home OF
his cousin, William r. Elliott.
The Working league of the Congrega-
tional Church will meet at the vestry
next Monday afternoon at two O'Clock.
Walter P. Ordwsy and E. T. Fair.
brother were spectators at the Legisla.
tive sessions of the Maine capital, Tues
day.
DR., W. E. Fellows of Bangor WAS in
town last Friday to see Mrs. Elizabeth
Burrrill, In consultation with DR.. A. f.
Wyman.
Good things at J. A. Roderick's mar
ket this week sweet potatoes, parsnips,
spinach, dandelion greens, lettuce, rhu-
barb, cucumbers and parsley.
Mrs. William Mcclellan of Caribou,
Me-, arrived here, Wednesday morning,
being summoned by the death of her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Burrill.
The next regular meeting OF tie Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union will
be held In Grand Army Hall, Tuesday
afternoon, March 18th at 3 o'clock.
Herbert Wentworth arrived home,
Monday morning, from Jackmsn, where
ne bad been to adjust small fire loss on
the dwelling of Daniel Hancox.
The program for the regular meeting
Of the Town Improvement Society, this
week, will be under the direction of Mta.
Augusta b. Bailey. Subject, "Rhode
Island.
The Happy Go. Lucky Club, composed
of members of the junior class of the
Skowhegan High School, were enter
tanned by Miss Nina Withee at her home
on Water street, Tuesday evening.
Chester H. Mills, Esq, of Jackman,
Me, arrived yesterday morning and
will be the guest, during Court session,
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Marion
Mills, at their home on Pine street.
The infant son, not quite two years
old, of Fred Provost broke its arm by a
fall from the doorstep, last Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Provost is second hand In the
weave room of the Anderson Mills and
lives on Bush street.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. M. Cullen returned to
their home 10 Boston Friday. Mr.. Cullen
had been passing the winter with his
father at the scene of his numbering OPP
erations in Moxie Township, and Mrs.
Cullen with relatives In Skowhegan.
Pred Russell of the Maine Central
bridge crew, was severely injured at
Belgrade, Tuesday morning. Mr.. Rus
sell has two sisters living in Skowhegan,
Mrs. Fred Thomas and Mrs. Robert
Burpee, and has passed considerable
time here the past winter, when not
away with the construction crew Of
which he was a member.
The directors of Skowhegan Sorosis
have annt unced the date of the animal
meeting to be Friday, March 3lst. There
is to be banquet at Hotel COburn, TO-
lowed by the annual Sorosis play at
Grange Hall. Tickets for the banquet
will be on sale on Thursday, March 30th,
from to o'clock, at George Webb's
store, and members are requested not to
neglect to obtain them at this time.
Or. C. r. Viles gave ten O'Clock din
ner at Hotel Oxford last Friday evening
having the following people as his guests.
Or. and Mrs. w. S. Stinchfield, j. X.
Goodrich, Miss Mae Nay, Miss Carrie
Rose, Miss Jessie Maddocks, all of Show
hogan also Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Swain
Of Patten, Miss Eva Whipple Of Scion
and Mr.. A. B. Plummer of New Portland.
The members of the party attended the
concert of the University of Maine Glee
and Musical Clubs, the first part of the
evening, and attended the hop 10 Milburn
hall after the supper.
c. L. Baxter of Portland, principal
owner and business manager OF the
Portland Packing &C., was here Friday
for a conference with the manager of
the local factory, Charles Chute. Ex-
tensive repairs are to be made to this
company's factory at once. A new floor
will be laid and new roof put over a
large portion Of the works. A new
sealing machine and a new appliance for
WipiDQ the cans are TO he iustalled and