The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-15


ing at Orr's Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Collins Of
Philadelphia are the guests this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt.
Miss Grace P. Haskell, supt. of the
Wentworth Hospital at Dover, N. H.
is the guest of Miss Hannah Page for
week.
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin entertained
the Ladies Afternoon Whist club at
her cottage at Hayden Lake, Tuesday
afternoon.
r. F. Washburn, the popular leader
of Company E Band of this town has
been appointed chief musician of the
Maine State Militia.
Mrs. Brigham of Brookline, Mass :,
who is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Fairbrother, went to Oakland yester-
day to meet her father, who joins her
for a weeks visit.
Miss Helen L. Delano of Everett,
Mass, who taught the first grade in
the Garfield School last fall arrived in
town on the late train Monday night
and Is the guest of friends In town
for two weeks.
J.E. Bartlett of Waterville is to be
In town for few weeks In the inter
est of Morgan's Business College of
that city, an advertisement of which
appears in another column.
Messrs. George H. Pishon and Jo-
seph G. viles accompanied by their
wives left Monday noon for st. Johns.
Prince Edward Island and other
points of interest In the Provinces
making a trip of about three weeks.
Remember the Concert at Lake
wood tonight by Don Morrison
violinist and reader and Marjory
Morrison, pianist. 1t can be but a
grand musical treat. The regular
prices will prevail of 10 and 20 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Wade and
daughter, Miss Helen who have been
guests at the Coburn the past week,
while renewing acquaintances in
town after their Is years. absence, re-
turned to their home In Portland yes
terday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Gage returned
home Thursday. Mr.. Gage went to
Biddeford Pool to spend his vacation
with his daughter, Mrs. Edwards and
family and to meet Mrs. Gage, who
had just returned from an European
trip with Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards.
The First National and Skowhegar
Savings Banks have adopted a new
schedule of business hours by which
they keep open during the moor
hours. The new banking hours are
from $50 a. m. to 4p. m, excepting
on Saturday when the closing hour il
1890 p m.
The annual Field Meet of Somerset
Pomona grange will occur at Lake
wood on Thursday Of next week
Aug. %. Great preparations have
been made this year for most inter
esting meeting. as will be seen by the
announcement made in our adver-
Using columns.
Albert Thorndike has recently pur-
chased the half interest owned by
David Vigue In the barber shop Of
Reynolds & Vigue, on Madison Ave-,
the new partnership going into effect
on Monday. Mr.. Vigue left Monday
noon for Lewiston where he will pass
two weeks vacation.
The management of Lakewood
have promised an attraction for next
Sunday that should appeal to all who
enjoy first class band music. The
Augusta Cadet band will give fire.
quent concerts and the fact that this
band is led by a former Madison boy,
Frank A. Dennis, will add addition
al interest.
The friends of Mr.. Norris A. Snow
will be panied to hear of his death
which occurred recently at Monson,
Mass. He leaves wife and an in
FAINT son to mourn their loss. When
he resided In Skowhegan he was Vry
prominent in athletics. His death
was caused by hemorrhage following
internal injuries received while en-
gagged in game OF ball.
F. A. Wood, the local representive
of the Glenwood stoves, has received
the past week his annual shipment Of
a carload Of the popular ranges and
heaters. Mr.. Woods success as g
salesman of the Glenwood has woI
him the honor from the company OF
being placed in class A, there being
only nine other dealers in his class in
the whole of New England.
John Maroon, who was wanted in
Waterville on a charge of not return.
ing a horse to a stable there from
which he had hired it, was appre.
hended In town last Thursday. Word
was received here Wednesday morn.
ing that the man and horse were
missing, and it was thought that he
had come here with it. The team
was found in the morning and later in