The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-02
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Li2z'e HaQes went to Augusta
Saturday, to pass sunday with friends.
E4rl y. Smith departed, Saturday,
for H4rpswell where he will remain until
he end Of this week.
The COWS Of Chase & Gould have been
.es.ed the past week and pronounced
free from any disease.
RI Washburn OF the Hessell Studio
ia this place is at Gteenylle for ten
days, making pictures.
Mrs. Victor Edwards of Worcester,
Mass. and Mrs. f. S. Sampson of Pen
Yam, y. y, are visiting skowhegan
relatives.
NJ. and Mrs. Chas, Il. Atkinson OF
Boston arrived here, Tuesday and are to
pass a four weeks vacation at the
Thompson cottage, Hayden Lake.
Mrs. .. c. Dorothy Of Derby, Conn,
and her young daughter, Ruby Francoy,
are visiting at the home Of Mra. D1ro,
thy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Estes
40. Roberts is now sole proprietor
Of the Hotel Coburn BARRIERS shop and
sud will be specially gratiied TO attend
to the wants Of customers, both old and
new.
Mrs. harold A. Wood left here for
Boston, Tuesday noon, having received
r telegram advising her of the serious
illness of Der sister, Miss Florence Card,
who resides 10 that city.
Mrs. Amy Hatch of Worcester, Mass,
was in town Tuesday. She is passing a
few weeks In Maine as the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Geo. A. Wing OF North
Fairfield, and other relatives.
Charles E. Marshall OF Melrose, Mass.
arrived on the five O'Clock train, Friday,
for brief vacation to be passed with
Mrs. Marshall at the home Of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Maddocks'
IA. Nolin and party, consisting OF
Mrs. Nolin, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l..
Mitchell, Alice Steward, Elmer NoIin,
Abner Mitchell, Guy Thibault, Frank
Emery and Hunter Thompson are camp
ing and fishing at North Pond, Smith
field.
IHarry Graves arrived In town by the
4 80 train, yesterday, ard will pass 10
mon h of August at the home OF his
aunt, Mrs. Myra r. Arnold. Mr..
Graves has been playing with a theatri-
cal orchestra in Wilmington, Del, and is
to 90 to New Jersey to fill a similar
engagement at the opening of the sea-
son 10 September.
Ianthis r. Boothby, N. D. is to be
numbered among the practitioners OF
medicine In Skowhegan in the early
future. He lie a native Of Athens In this
county and a nephew OF DR.. Boothby
who conducts hospital in Boston,
which has been patronized to quite an
extent by Skowhegan people. DR..
Boothby comes here from Bangor, where
he has been In practice during the past
year and he and his wife will reside in
the house owned by Mrs. F. L. Branerd
on North avenue.
The Skowhegsn Lumber Co. has pur-
chased the W. l.. Walker lumber mill
located on land leased from the Show
hogan Electric Light Co., at the head OF
Skowhegan Island, and will operate 1t to
its fullest capacity until the plant to be
erected by them on the south bank OF
the Kennebec river is ready for business.
Messrs. j. W. Steward and Robert Lord
of the Skowhegsn Lumber Co. were in
Gardiner, Tuesday, looking for equip
ment for their new plant. They now
plan to break ground for the actual
work of construction early in the pres
ent month.
One hundred and eight tickets were
sold at this station, yesterday, for the
annual assembly at Good Will Farm.
The members of the Methodist and Con-
gregational Sunday schools had planned
TO make 1t union picnic In addition to
their interest In the games and exercises
at Good VIII Pines, and aside from
these organic atoms there was the usual
number OF people from Skowhegan and
vicinity. A team Of Skowhegan players,
under the management of Roscoe Abbey,
took q prominent part in the athletic
sports of the afternoon, defeating the
Good Will baseball club by score Of
4 to 2.
On Friday, July 9th, party Of nine
representing the Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, took a blackboard ride across
the country to Athens, to make their an
nual visit to their honored member and
Real Daughter, Mrs. Mary p, Elliott.
The visitors were enthusiastically re-
eeived by Mrs. Elliott and her daughter
in-law. A delightful afternoon was
spent reviewing the Incidents of the past
year and the work of the Chapter since
heir last visit. Dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess. After TAX
ing an aft ,ctionate leave, the Daughters
babe good bye hoping for the privilege
of many future visits.