The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
TOWN and VICINITY

July New Idea Patterns at NJ. b.
Heselton's.
Plenty of fresh boiled Holsters at jew.
EFT & Pennelrs.
Mrs. +. f. Russell is visiting friends
in Pittsfield and Hsrtlsnd, this week.
Geo. w. Cover, ESQ.,, passed Tuesday
Ia attel ding to matters of business at
Augusta.
Melville G. Baker ard wife returned,
Saturday, from carriage drive to Bing-
ham and Pleasant Pond.
Miss Sarah F. Coffin is in Lynn, Mass ,
on ten DAYS visit with her nephew,
Chas. A. Coffio, of that city.
Miss Florence Pooler went to Bangor,
Tuesday, to be the guest of Mrs. Rena
Hight for the balance of the week.
The office over Fuller's drug store, so
long occupied by DR.. Daseombe, is for
rent. Water, set bowl, etc. Enquire on
the premises.
The cool drinks from the soda fountain
at Delano's candy store are guaranteed
strictly pure and no one could ask for
better service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace & Smith Of Fox
boro. Mass, arrived Tuesday morning,
for a visit at the home of Hon. and Mrs
Forrest Goodwin.
Palmer & Co. have added TO their force
an expert in the horse shoeinR line and
are now better prepared than ever to at
tend to this class of work.
A fine line OF household goods will be
sold az bargain at the carriage reposi.
tory of r. P. Moore, Water ST., begin
ming Saturday afternoon, June 10Th.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet at the Library Parlors, tomorrow
friday afternoon, at 2.30 p. N. All
who are interested In the summer work
are urged to be present at this meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis, who have
been living 10 California for several
years, have come to Massachusetts, and
will make their home in Lexington,
Mass, where Mr.. Curtis has position
as cashier at a health resort and summer
park.
Mrs. Lizzie Hight and her son, Walter
H. Hight, junior member of the c. f.
Ward Co. established their residence at
number l54 Madison avenue last week.
Mrs. Hight passed last winter in Lowell,
Mass. Previous to that time her home
had been in Norridgewock.
Miss Mary Norris, who had been pass
ing the winter with friends in ST. Louis
No, has now gone TO California and Is
at present a guest at the home of MI
and Mrs. Jeff.rson Taylor in Ontario oi
that state. Miss Norris will probably
spend quite portion of the summer or
| the Pacific coast.
d Jones T. Thing of Providence, Z. l..
WAS in town, last week, for brief visit
with his brother, Hiram P. Thing. MIR
Things early home was in Waterville
He made this town a visit, thirty years
since, and happened to be here at tht
time of the burning of the Brewster
house, the hotel building which formerly
stood on the lot now occupied by Hote
Coburu.
The commencement exercises of thC
ghegan grammar school occur, to
morrow afternoon at o'clock in the
First Baptist Church. The class parts
the assignment of which appeared in our
columns few weeks since, will be Civ.
en-, and a carefully prepared program,
consisting of songs, recitations, etc.,
will be presented by other members OF
the class. All who are Interested in the
Skowhegan schools will be cordially
welcomed.
DR.. j. E. Wadsworth arrived home,
last evening, from the annual meeting OF
the Maine Medical Association at Port
land. One of the most interesting gath
erings to which the Maine physicians
were summoned was a banquet tender
ed Or. S. C. Gordon of Portland, Tues
day evening. This WAS especially
noteworthy from the fact that DR.. Cor
don has just completed bis fiftieth year
in the practice Of medicine.
M. S. Adams of this place was elected
second vice president Of the Maine
Branch of the American Federation Of
! Labor at the convention of that body
which closed in Bangor last Saturday
afternoon. company OF members Of
the Skowhegan Textile Workers Unior
and memb bers Of other unions met the
delegates at the train on their return
Saturday evening and escorted them tC
the Painters Hall where one of the re-
turning delegates, Peter Brisette was
presented with gold watch In sppreci
alton of his work 10 the interest OF union
labor.
D. H. Perkins, principal OF the Skow
hegan High school, has just been ad-
yised that his thesis on "The Purchase
of Louisiana" has been accepted by the
faculty of the University OF Maine, com
pletiug the work of which he has been
engaged, as his time would permit, since
his graduation In 1900, and emitting him
to the degree of Master of Arts. Mr.
Perkins took the degree OF Bachelor Of