The Somerset reporter., 1907-06-20
TOWN and VICINITY

Dr F. s. Bigelow left here for Bos-
ron Yesterday expecting to be gone
for one week.
IA Kendall will remain at home
tbis year and will run his orchestra
for the entire season.
Mrs. L. c. Bailey of Portland passed
last week in town with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Walker.
The garden of F. A. Nolin was
omone the first this season to show
mems in blossom, June 14th being the
date of their appearance.
G. W. Savage of Jackman, formerly
the senior member of the firm of Sa-
wage & Dunton, was i'll town last
week. coming by way of the Somerset
Railroad
Ella G. Nash of Jay, Me-, arrived
here Tuesday evening. She is to be
tbe guest of her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Watson, at Hayden Lake for the next
few weeks.
Mrs. Frank Pike of Bangor, who
will be recalled by Skowhegan people
as Miss Rena Fellows, with her young
son William, arrived Friday for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M
T. Pooler.
Invitations have been issued by
Messrs Harry Murray, Eddie Hunter,
Allie Lewia, David Vigue and j. Ar
thur Morrissette, committee of the
La Flethe club, for a concert and
dance to be given by that or4aniza-
ton in Milburn hall this evening.
Three Skowhegan families have
been added to the colony of cottagers
at HAYDEN Lake this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. R. Jewett, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w
Steward and Mrs. Mary C. Brainard
with her daughter, Caroline. Al
plan to remain the greater part of the
summer
Clair r. Marston arrived home last
week from Jacob Tome Institute al
Port Deposit, Md, where he has just
completed his third year. Among the
honors recently conferred upon him
is the presidency of the Junior class
He will return next fall for the fourth
year of the course.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Marston Of
Oakland, Cal, arrived here Monday
evening and are passing the week as
guests of Mrs. Sarah S. Marston
They leave here Saturday for Range
ley Lake where they will remain fol
several weeks at one of the cottages
4 the summer home of Mrs. Marston't
sister.
Fred C. Dunlap, chief of the Skow
Il hogan police, has recently received
telegram from the city marshall o.
n New Haven, Conn, asking for infor
Il nation with regard to VIM. II. Frost
Il whose death had just occurred in thai
n city The message stated that de.
Fl ceased was 55 years of age and thai
n he was born in Skowhegan. Anyone
Il knowing him or any of his relatives
Il should communicate with Mr.. Dun.
n lap at once.
Street commissioner Geo. H. Webb
e. and engineer E. E. Greenwood were
making a survey yesterday on High
street, between Court street and
Madison avenue, preparatory to ma
cadamizing work which will be done
there at once. The distance is 50t
feet. A portion of this is across the
location of the Maine Central railway
and will be done at their expense
The sum appropriated by the town
was s70O. 1t is the only macadamiz
ing that will be done in Skowhegar
this year.
Laurence Coburn, formerly OF this
place, has recently secured a posi-.
ton as dyer at the Burlington Mills
Winooski, VT, commencing his duties
there last Monday. 1t will be re.
called that Mr.. Coburn resigned hii
position as boss dyer at the Anderson
Mills little more than a year since
and returned to Scotland, his native
country, settling in Galashiels. He
has many friends here and, as he is
now settled in New England again, II
snot likely that many months will
pass before he will make Skowhegar
avsit
W. R. Buchanan, publisher of the
bFoekton Mass. Times arrived il
Town, Sunday, in his touring car
With Mr.. Buchanan were his wife and
laughter, Miss Marie, and his sister
Mrs. A. S. Heathering from Ohio
Air Buchanan was at one time resi-
cent of this place, connected with the
somerset Argus as editor and mana
ger. He went from here to Woon-
socket, R, |. in 1893 and soon after
ward to Brockton. During his resi-
uenee in Massachusetts ne has had
ultimate business relations with w
l. Douglas, the widely known shoe
manufacturer, and during that gen
Oeman's term as governor Mr.. Buch-
sAan was his private secretary. This
MS first return to Skowhegan since
Faving here fourteen years ago. An