The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-03
NEK ADVERTISEMENTS
TOWN and VICINITY

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rfved home from their wedding
Journey Saturday evening.
Hon. Byron Boyd of Augusta was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Goodwin over Tuesday night.
Mrs. J. A. Savage left here this
morning for visit with the family of
her son, Clair Savage, in Greenville.
The ladies of Skowhegan and vicin
ity are invited to attend Miss
Withee's opening of fall and winter
millinery, tomorrow and Saturday.
Mrs. F. P. Pennell went to Wash
burn, Aroostook county Saturday and
is passing the present week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. F. L.
Tozier.
Mrs. G. A. Leighton, who had been
in Massachusetts for the past two
years arrived here Saturday, and will
make Skowhegan her home for the
present.
In the races at Pennington Tuesday,
Stanley G, the black gelding of Stan
lev Chalmers, of this place won first
money in the 2.19 class winning the
last three heats of a six heat contest,
the fastest being in 2.211.
C. W. Jewett, one of the statesmen
at A. R. Jewett's market, left Monday
to pass a vacation of two weeks with
friends in Hartland and Augusta
His place at the market for this time
is filled by Harry Jackson.
Martin L. Emerson of Island Falls,
Aroostook County has been in town
this week, on visit to his brother,
Samuel Emerson He is president of
the Emerson Lumber Co. of Island
Falls and extensively engaged in
milling and numbering operations.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Young of
Greenville are in town and will be
guests at the farm home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. B. V. Marsh during the
month of October. Mr.. and Mrs.
Young resided here for several years
and removed their home to Green
vile only last spring.
Miss Hazel Leavitt left here Monday
morning for Boston where she is to
attend for several months the Leland
Powers school of elocution. Miss
Leavitt is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Leavitt who reside
few miles from this place on the
river road to Norridgewock.
Mrs. Addie Burrill Gee of Lewiston
was in town last week. Mrs. Burrill
was a resident of Sb owhegan until
about eleven years ago. She con-
tinues her interest in Skowhegan
affairs and is the owner of the prop
erty on East Leavitt street known as
the Scammon Burrill place.
Mrs. D. G. Dorothy and her young
daughter, who have been passing the
summer here, departed for their
home in New York city Monday.
They were accompanied as far as
Brunswick by Mrs. Dorothy's mother,
Mrs. F. l. Estes, where the day was
passed with Mrs. Estes son, Guy
Parker Estes, a student at Bowdoin
college.
William j. McKinnon, who has been
employed as foreman of the heel room
at the factory of the Commonwealth
Shoe and Leather Co., for the past
seven years, has resigned his position
and accepted similar one with the
Hazard Snow Shoe Co. of Gardiner,
Me. He will enter on his new duties
next week. His family will remain
here for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Ordway
went to Augusta last Friday to join
W. H. Gannett and his daughter,
Miss Grace, in a tour of the White
Mountains in Mr.. Gannett's automo-
bile. They had a very enjoyable
journey as far as Randolph, N. H., but
we're compelled to abandon the trip
at that point on account of unfavor-
able weather and return home by rail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkie G. Clark ar
rived here Friday and are guests of
j. P. Clark and family on Madison
avenue. Since their visit here about
one year since, Mr.. Clark has been
playing ball with the Los Angeles
Cab team, where he passed the
winter of 1906-07, and with the
Scrantons at Scranton, Pa, during the
past summer Mr. Clark has an offer
to play with a professional team in
Cuba tor the coming winter which he
is now considering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Lambert were
given surprise party at their home
on Middle street Thu rsday night. Mr..
Lambert had been in Bingham for the
day on business and upon returning
from his store in the neighborhood of
10 o'clock with Mrs. Lambert, found
the house in darkness. Upon turning
on the lights, number of neighbors
and friends were discovered seated In
the parlor. They were presented with
a handsome rug and an hour was
passed socially after the presentation
and refreshments were served. The
occasion was the seventh anniversary