The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-12
TOWN and VICINITY


man to learn the drug business, al Ssmp.
son & Azores.
Ira A. Norton left, Monday noon, for
Boston, where he will pass the week OIL
business trip.
Mrs. Ann Lumsden returned home
from Dexter last Saturday, after pass
ing several weeks there with relatives.
A.P. Bixby of Star Prairie, Wis, re-
turned home last Friday noon, after q
visit Of several weeks with relatives IL
this vicinity.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Town Improvement Society will be held
At the Library Parlors, Friday afternoon
at 30 o'clock.
Mrs. E. n. Merrill went TO Waterville,
Tuesday, to attend the funeral OF her
niece, the infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey D. Eaton.
sewell W. Smith and family left on
the noon train. Monday, for VIM,
where they will spend several days visit
ing Mrs. Smiths sister.
David Haig, superintendent OF the
American Wooden Company's mill here,
left Monday on a weeks business trip to
Boston and other places.
The Misses Berle and Elsie Walton
left Friday noon for Kineo, where they
will pass the week as the guests OF Miss
Edna Page at the Holden Farm.
Peter Lessor has leased store in the
Brown Block opposite the REPORTER
office and opened grocery and meat
store there this week. See his ad.
Mrs. T. H. Anderson returned to her
home In Portland, Saturday, after pass
ing week In town as the guest OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Perkins.
The Maine Valve Co. are fully equip
ped for the repair of automobiles, bicycles
and all rubber tired vehicles, at their ma
chine shop In the rear of Heselton Block.
Warren Harvile, former citizen OF
Skowhegan, returned to his home IN
Pasadena, Cal, on the morning tram,
Wednesday, after stay of about Two
weeks IN this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gorham OF Boston
arrived In town, Friday night, and will
\ pass the summer as the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. C. b. Cushman at their home
on the Waterville road.
About 40 members Of the Eastern
Star went on a blackboard ride to Lake
G Gorge on last Friday afternoon, taking
supper with Landlord Wsshburn, and
having a most enjoyable outing.
Mrs. z. w. Cheney Of Whitman,
Mass, accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Aseph Leach, arrived 10 town, Monday.
for a two weeks visit with Miss Luella
B. Stevens at Bloomfield cottage.
Mrs. George A. Choste OF Cambridge,
Masa., arrived In town, Monday night,
and will spend the month here at the
home OF Mrs. John A. Currier, and with
her cousin, Mrs, s. w. Philbrick.
Two new additions have been wade
the past week to the already good size ed
feet of motor boats at Hayden Lake.
The two new boats are owned by Ernest
Avore and Henry Varney, and both OF
them are eighteen footers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace A. Bennett, ac-
companied by Miss Phyllis Of West
Newton, Mass, arrived In town, last
Sunday, In their Pope Toledo car, and
will remain several weeks as the guests
of Mr.. ard Mrs. j. P. Merrill.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Pepper of Concord,
Mass, arrived Monday night and will
pass several weeks In town at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Stephen Coburn.
Mrs. Pepper lie accompanied by her son.
Stephen, and her daughter. Miss Eunice
Mrs. Sarah E. Foster, who passed Sun
day In town at the home Of her brother
Hon. E. N. Merrill, returned to Water.
Vile, Monday noon, called there by the
sudden death of her granddaughter, Mil
dred, the infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey D. Eaton, Of that place
v hich occurred Sunday noon
Mr.. Frank Emerson brought to this
office, last Monday morning, box oil
the largest and handsomest Strawberries
that have ever come to our notice. The
berries are Of the Poquonock, variety a
beautiful bright red III color, and are
three times the size of the average culti-
waited berry. This is the first year OF
Mr.. Emerson's venture In this line, and
he tells US that from patch II by %
feet he expects to pick 100 quarts this
season.
A very effective window display has
been seen the past week IN one OF the
Water street windows of the new store
Of the Chas. r. Ward Co. About dozen
toy balloons are kept constantly in mo-
,tion 10 an inverted cone of netting by an
electric fan hidden beneath 1t. IL bas
attracted large crowd all the week, al
well as calling forth many amusing
theories by some as to why the balloons
went up, while others seemed to be In
doubt as to what brought them dowr
again.
A delightful afternoon was enjoyed by
the members of Russell Relief Corps al