The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13
TOWN and VICINITY

miss Edna rage IL passing the present
week with friends In Portland.
The Maine Valve Company have some
bargains 10 secondhand bicycles.
All those wishing Festival tickets
should apply to J. Harvey White after
september %.
Don't forget the Great show along
the Kennebecp at Grange Hall, next
Monday night.
Miss Cora Pouin has been passing the
week In Boston looking up the latest
things 10 Fall millinery.
Albert W. Clark of Lewiston arrived,
Tuesday evening, and is the guest OF
Hon. al d MIS-. S. J. Walton.
Miss Rena Nichols of Jackman Ia
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j
y. Smith during the present week.
Miss Mary :. Jaynes of Newton, Mass.
arrived here last evening and Is the
guest Mr.. and Mrs. 5. w Phlbrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angler L. Goodwin are
rejoicing over the birth OF an eight-pouDd
son, Roger Louis, at their home at Mel
rose, Mass, Sept, 8
The Skowhegan Lumber Co. has few
cords Of dry hemlock slabs for sale.
Leave orders with Steward Brothers or
v iii Scott Gilman.
The fall schedule Of the Somerset
Traction Company goes into effect Oh
Monday next and will continue until
Sunday, October Z.
The Blunt Hardware Co. have just r
ceiVed nice line Of rifles, shot.guns,
ammunition and sportsmen's speciatles,
preparatory for the fall hunting season.
Miss Annie Jewett and her niece, Miss
Lucille Merrill, took the II so train, Tues
day for their home In Boston after three
weeks stay with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Jewett.
Miss Gala Hurd, saleswoman In the
NJ. B. Heseton store, is in Dover on her
annual vacation which will be passed
with relatives in various parts OF Pisca-
quis county.
Those In authority find 1t necessary to
announce that all pupils who are to en-
ter Grade of the Kindergarten of the
Skowhegan public schools, must do &c
previous to October 1st.
Mrs. s. II. Gledhill arrived home,
Saturday evening, after an absence oil
two months during which che visited
with friends in Boston and at different
places In Connecticut and New York.
R. r. Washburn, leader OF Co. K.
Band. has been confined to his home by
illness for the past two weeks. For this
reason the band has been unable to fill
several engagements for which arrange
ments had been made.
Miss Ethel A. Kicker OF Newton,
Mass, has been elected to fill the posi-
ton of instructor in commercial branches
10 the Skowhegan High school to I'LL the
VdChDCy CdusCu ny lhC "a
Miss Alice NJ. Bracket.
Mrs. W. CT fey, who had been visiting
In town with Mrs. G. f. Bartlett, return
ed to her home in Boston, yesterday
accompanied by Mrs. Bartlett who will
be the guest of friends In that vicinity
during the next ten days.
Miss Genoa Sanborn and Miss n.
Maud Kellet left here, last week. for
kirksyile, Mo. where they will remain
until next June in attendance at the
same college of Osteopathy where they
passed the winter of 1906.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Tilton left here for
Bangor, Tuesday, after passing the sum-
mer at the home of Mr.. Tilton's mother
on the Norrldgewock road. Mr.. Tilton
has been connected with the Bangor
schools for sixteen years, the last six as
superintendent of the public school sys-
tenn OF that city.
Miss Lila V. Howes, who has been
passing the summer IN Burlington, Vt,
Is expected here, Saturday, for two
weeks visit here at the home OF her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Davis. She will then go to Massachu-
setts to commence her third year at
Wellesley.
About thirty CT the young people OF
the town participated in corn roast at
the Pines, last evening, being conveyed
thither In straw ride style by +. |. Estes
with four horse team. The departure
was from the High School building on
Island avenue at 7.30 and the party ar
rived home shortly after midnight.
We publish this week In our advertg-
ing columns the announcement Of the
Maine Central Railroad annual Autumn
Foliage" excursion to the White Noun
tain region. Some OF the grandest
scenery in the Atlantic coast section Of
North America ls to be viewed Ia the
White Mountains and they are never so
beautiful as at this season.
The sale of tickets for the Central
Maine Fair at Waterville had reached
total of $50 with the departure of the
8 Is train this morning. This is the
largest number of tickets by several
hundred ever sold from this station for
the bip fairs. The GALES for the Bangor