The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-20
TOWN and VICINITY

Souvenir stationery, Skowhegan views,
at Fogg's drug store only.
F. II. Sterling, well known business
man Of Caratunk, was in town, Saturday
of last week.
Mrs. Harvey D. Eaton of Waterville
was in town, Monday, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Merrill.
Miss Iva N. Jackins of Houlton ar
rived here, Monday evening, to pass the
winter with Dr.. and Mrs. Geo. O. Smith.
Dr.. and Mrs. Smith are expected home
from their Mexico trip 10 about tn o
weeks.
F.V. Cook of Portland, engaged in
the automobile business, who has been
touring the state in company with Miss
Rowell of Portland and Miss Corson Of
California were the the guests Of Mrs.
Mae Allen, few days, last week.
Mrs. Mary E. Bean left here, yester-
day morning, for ST. Stephen, n. b,
where she will be the guest of her niece,
Mrs. f. T. Ross. She planned also to
visit for few days with friends in Ban
gor and at other points en- route.
William II. Spearin of Dillon, Mo-, ar
rived here last evening. Mr.. Spearin
left here for the west 81 years ago and
and this is his first visit home. During
the last years Of his residence here he
was in the employ of Abel Homsted at
Malbons Mills.
Mrs. Mary G. Brainard and her daugh.
ter, Miss Carolyn, left here Friday
morning of last week, for Norlhamp-
tor, Mass. where Miss Brainard is to
enter Miss Capen's boarding school. Mrs
Brainard will visit with friends in Lynn,
after accompanying her daughter to
Northampton.
The people Of Skowhegan who Ell joy
dancing and those who come here to at
tend the great Fair next week, will have
an opportunity to complete the ceebra-
ton of the first two days by attending
Military Band at Armory Hall, Tuesday
aud Wednesday evening. The full band
will furnish music.
Skowhegan is to have new dry
goods store. Its location will be on
Madison avenue in the block owned by
Edward n. Merrill and which is now
undergoing repairs to fit 1t for the use
OF the Dyer Dry Goods Company who
have taken lease of the entire building.
The active member Of the firm and
store manager will be Albert F. Dyer,
son of Gen Isaac Dyer, who was in the
same business In this place for two
years preceding 1898 and who was after
ward in the dry goods business in Nor
ridgewock for eight year. Two other
gentlemen are financially interested in
the enterprise, both citizens of Wilton.
One of them, Geo. W. Larrabee, runs
several stores in Wilton and vicinity,
ard the third partner, Frank Goodspeed,
ia the son of F. j. Goodspeed, textile
mhuuIdClutSl VI tue edLuC lON liz
Geo. S. Fox of Rising Sun, Md, has
been passing the present week In town.
Mr.. Fox is an exception to the usual
summer visitor as he was not originally
a Maine man nor does he come here on
account of any ties of relationship. His
visits to Skowhegan, which have been
made annually and will be made ofteRer
In the future, come about from the fact
that he has for several years handled a
large part of the product OF the factory
OF K. L. Mitchell & Son through his
warerooms In the city Of Philadelphia.
He Ia alone on this trip but on former
occasions his family has accompanied
him, and his wife and children last sum-
mer spent several weeks 10 this town
and Fairfield. His opinion of the firm
Of R. L. Mitchell & Son, both for qua.-
ity OF product, skill and enterprise, as
we'll as for integrity, lie the same as that
Ell ioyed by them in this locality where
the members of the firm are personally
known.