The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-25

occupy her summer cottage for
several weeks.
The Bowman Hardware Co., wish
To purchase laths and shingles and
will accept them at their store in ex-
change for goods.
Mrs. 7. B. Seekins, who had been
the guest of her son, W. T. Seekins,
fer fortnight, returned to her home
in Pittsfield Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Knights of Malboro,
Mass. and her young son, Dexter, are
guests of her father, Chas. E. Young,
on Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Sixteen lots at Somerset Park
which were not disposed of at public
auction during the recent sale, were
purchased by Abbott w. Nelson and
E. c. Butler.
Fred Poulin, salesman in the G. F.
Ward Company store, left here Mon
day for two weeks vacation to be
passed at Portland, Some ellsworth, N,
H. and Boston.
Bin w. Page, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Bowman of this place, with Miss
Gertrude Anderson of Hartland pass =
a portion of last week at the Holden
Farm, Moosehead Lake.
Mrs. P. M. Taylor of Longmeadow,
Mass, arrived here last week, accom-
panied by her young daughter, Pau
line and is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Pauline Hill.
Steven G. Mayo and E. F. Russell
left here Monday for the province of
New Brunswick where they propose
to visit st. Johns, Moncton and other
places. They will return by way of
steamer to New York.
A company of vinegar young
people passed Sunday with Mrs.
Marcus Moore at her Hayden Lake
cottage. They had intended going
on Saturday evening but the storm
made it impossible to get to the Lake
until Sunday morning.
Mrs. A. l.. Merriman OF Vassalboro
was in town last week. Mrs Merri-
man was for forty years resident of
Cornville and frequent visitor here.
She is to visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. futile, in Norridgewock
through the month of August.
f. T. Palmer went to Lewiston last
week and returned with fine seven
year old gelding, brown in color, to
be used as a driver for himself and
family. The horse was bred at the
Sanborn stock farm and was sold to
Mr.. Palmer by Jonas Edwards & Son.
The Skowhegan Market will be
closed through the month of August,
the manager, Mr.. J. A. Roderick,
finding it necessary on account of his
health, to take complete rest from
business. He and his family will pass
the time at their cottage at North
pond.
Henry w. Varney expects to com
plete next week, the cottage which
he has been building the present
season at Hayden Lake. 1t is at the
Old Orchard location, the place where
he and his mother and sister have
been passing their summers for
twenty one years.
In paying his subscription to the
Reporter recently, Mr.. j. Fred Poll
ard incidentally remarked that he had
now completed his fifty third year in
business in Skowhegan and that be-
side himself, none were now engag-
ed in trade here who were in bust
ness at the commencement of that
period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. IA. Pierce of
Mars Hill, Aroostook county, with
their two children, Carl and Rachel,
are here for a visit of several weeks at
the farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. l. A.
Homsted. Mr.. Pierce left Skowhe-
gan lOuIGtOh SCdio o'hiSS' 49, A
been engaged in farming in Aroostook
country for some time but has rented
his farm for a year which gives him
some leisure for the present season.
Rev. and Mrs. Ezra A. Hoyt of
Beverly, Mass, are expected here
Saturday and will be the guests of
Mrs. Mary Varney and family at their
cottage at Hayden lake. Twenty
years ago Mr.. Hoyt was the pastor of
the North Avenue Universalist
church. Since that time he has been
pastor of the church of that denomi-
nation in st. Johnsbury, Vt, for II
years, and the balance of the time in
Dover, N. H.
X. A. Withee, who is chairman of a
committee appointed by Skowhegan
Grange to collect and furnish infor-
nation on brown tail and gypsy
moths, and other insects, has received
a report from Professor Hitchings,
state entomologist, on some speci-
mems sent in by him a few weeks
since. Professor Hitchings states
that the moths sent are of an entirely
harmless variety and adds that he has