The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-31
TOWN and VICINITY

nisInfectants OF all kinds at Fogg's
drug store.
Dr. Dascombe was called to Wilton,
Maine, on professional business, Monday.
1ohn II. Cook of Maiden, Mass, passed
Sunday in town, guest at the home of
Mrs Fannie Cushing.
Amos F. Gerald, was In town, yester-
dec on business at the office OF the
Somerset Traction Co.
Mrs. Annie J. Emery went to Booth
bsv. Me-, yesterday, where she is to
,.it At the home OF her son, Edgar II.
Emery.
There will be rehearsal of the Show
hogan Choral at the High School build
ing this (Thursday) evening at half
past seven.
Mrs. Prude Brooks of Portland arriv-
Cd here. Saturday evening, and is a
guest at the home of DR.. and Mrs. D. r.
Wsdsworth.
Martin Hall of Chicago, who has been
visiting with D. W. Rowe and family
ond with other relatives in Skowhegan,
left for home, yesterday.
Mr.. B. r. Flagg went to Pittsfield,
this morning, where he joins Mr.. and
Mrs. Hannibal Powers of that town for
strip to Aroostook county.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Pierce, who have
hpen passing the summer at the home OF
Hon. and Mrs. Jos. Smith, returned to
Beverly, Mass, yesterday.
The new boiler which has been build
inv in Boston for r. l.. Mitchell q Son,
arrived last week, and is being set at
their factory on Hathaway street.
Fred c. Dunlap has sold to futile
Brothers the Harvil lot, which he re-
Gently purchased of W. P. Ordway. 1t
will be graded and made a part of the
grounds surrounding the Skowhegan
House.
Mrs Ralph E. Leavltt and her two
children, Margaret and Llewellyn, who
had been passing the summer here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Goodwin,
left yesterday, to return to their nome IN
Purcell, Indian Territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Gledhill of Sykes
vile, Nd, arrived here, last week. Mr..
Gedhil made very short stay, leaving
for home Monday, but Mrs. Gledhill will
remain for longer visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Avore.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Merrill arrived
home Tuesday evening, from West
Newton. Mass, where they had been
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Bennett for
a few days. The trip TO massachusetts
was made with Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett
in their touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sprague Of
Waterville passed Sunday In town,
guests of Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd. Mr..
Sprague has been principal OF the Water
vile High School for the past three
years and has recently resigned to accept
similar position in Colinsville, Conn,
where he will move with his family at
once,
A party Of Skowhegan ladies and gen
tlemen enjoyed picnic dinner and
verv pleasant afternoon, Thursday, at
the cottage of w. II. Wildes on the east
shore of Hayden Lake. Among the
guests was Mrs. D. D. Mcdonnell of
Minneapolis, who has been visiting in
town at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B, Steward.
j. D. Emerson attended the reunion of
bis Regiment, the 10th Maine, at Clinton,
last Friday. In the election of officers
Of the regimental association, Mr.. Emer-
son was chosen president, and John
Chadbourn Of East Madison and W. II.
Emery of this place were selected Ms a
committee on the next reunion which Is
to occur at Lakewood, next summer, the
exact date as yet not having been decid-
cd upon.
Many places in Skowhegan and vicin-
ity we're visited by light frost during
Sunday night. We learn from one OBJ
server that there was heavy precipita-
ton Of moisture through the night but
Il did not turn to frost until after four in
the morning. We learn from Chas.
Chute, local manager for the Portland
Packing Co., that the sweet corn
suffered no injury and it seems that
the damage to other crops was very
slight.
a. B. Pratt of Ripon, Wis. who had
been passing several weeks in town, left
here Monday, to return home. MI.
Pratt made systematic effort while here
to see all of bis old friends and aequan-
talces and succeeding in finding nearly
every one now living here, whom he
knew when a resident of this place in
the years preceding 1856. Since his
visit here eleven years ago death has
claimed nearly go of Mr.. Pratt's relatives
ard friends but there are yet number
efficiently large to give an interest to
tai: locality that no other place can ever
have for him. MIR. Pratt was deeply
Impressed by the warmth with which
he was welcomed by his old friends and
beignbors and he leaves for home with
the feeling that New England hospi-