The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23


iav with picnic supper at Lakewood,
Friday, August 31st. Members will
take the two o'clock car.
A. C. Houston, superintendent of the
m lis of the NJ L. Hussey Wooden CON-
pany OF Guilford, came to town, last
night, for few days stay.
M.uy will be glad to learn that Miss
A ,ams has consented to remain another
sunday and will conduct the usual ser
vices n the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Pepper and their
son, Stephen, who have been In town
for several weeks, left for their home in
Concord, Mass, this morning.
The members of the C. C. C. C. were
pie lsan.lY entertained by Misses Lizzie
and G 4rtrude Webb at their home on
Pleasant street, Tuesday afternoon.
Ralph P. Burrll, one of the office
force at the Anderson Mills, left yester-
day morning for two weeks vacation
10 be passed in Boston and Wrentham,
Mas.
Don't wait until the last moment to
have your seats reserved at G. r. Fogg's
for the farewell concert at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening; you may get
left. Go today.
Mrs L. H. Copeland left this morning
for her home in Palmyra, n. Y. &C.
companied by Miss Jennie Davis who
returns to her home 10 Chester, Pa.
The two ladies had been the guests Of
A. Fl. Wyman and family.
Mrs. William B Remission of Exeter
n II. who had been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Bucknam, left here,
Monday morning for Boothbay Harbor,
where she will visit with relatives for
time before returning home.
Mrs. f. F. Fairbrother, Mrs. G. H.
Pshon and Mrs. w. 2. Oedway left
here this morning to pass the next few
days in Wayne, Me. as guests of Mrs.
w R r chardson at the farm owned
! by her husband in that town.
Rev. Geo. Merriam and his daughter,
Helen, arrived home by the 30 train
yesterday. Mr.. Merriam had been to
the conference at Mortified, Mass.
and Miss Helen has been for weeks
visit with friends at Freeport, Me.
Mrs. Roy L. Marston left here, Tues
day for a visit at her former home in
New Haven Conn. Mr.. Marston is to
go to New Haven on his return from
West Point and he and Mrs. MArston are
exp cted to arrive here on the evening
train today.
The second reunion of the Wyman
! family, descendents of Deacon Joseph
Wyman, is to occur at the farm home
of Albert Jewett some day next week.
At last years reunion, held on August
II, at the John Wyman place, now own
ed by Chas. A. Plummer, fifty one were
present.
The Rev. Fred Leitch ard family have
been outing at Lakewood in the Birch
Grove Cottage during the past week and
left on Monday evening for the Metho-
dist Campmeeting at North Arson. The
Campmeeting services will continue
during the week and hold over Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mr.. Adam Simpson and Mrs.
G. E. Avore have been at Curtis Corner
in town Of Leeds, Me. since Tuesday,
the special object of the visit being to
attend the marriage of Miss Flora NJ.
Bishop, which occurred yesterday to Mr..
Geo. E. Rsmsdell. Miss Bishop is the
niece OF MI and Mrs. Simpson and has
has often visited here. She and Mr..
Rimsdell have both been teaching in the
Maine Central Institute at Pttsfeld.
Rev. Father Ludger D ssjardins is the
guest OF Father Lscroix and will assist
him in the work of ST. Mlry's Parish for
a time Father Desjardins is native Of
the Province of @ iebec and passed
quite portion of his life in the city Of
of Montreal. More recently he has
been connected with the Diocese Of
Albany, and stationed at Cohoes, New
York. is expected that Rev. Father
Louis Walsh of Lowell, Mass, recently
appointed Bishop of Portland, will visit
S.. Mary's Church in the early future.
o. Saturday of last week George
Phibrick found, near the stable at his
home on Madison avenue, a dead carrier
pigeon, brown in color. A piece Of
metal was bent around one of its legs
bearing the inscription 'P. r. 1l3" l.
is not known that homing pigeons are
kept at any point near here but this in
cident recalls the fact that, about 10
year. since, several of them were brought
here from Boston by D. c. Robinson,
Ed, of that city. On being liberated
they set out promptly for home, 2l5
miles away, where they all arrived in a
time so short as to seem incredible to
those not familiar with their habits.
The season has not been altogether
a favorable Ole for the sweet corn pack
The Portland Packing company had 225
acres under contract with the farmers Of
Skowhegan and vicinity but the plant
ing season was so wet and backward
that but 175 acres was finally put under
! cultivation The entire acreage was