The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TOWN and VICINITY

MANS drug store.
Mrs. William H. Fowler is visiting
in Bangor this week with her sister,
Mrs. B. F. Webb.
Mrs. ]. H. Lawley of Someryille,
Mass, made brief visit here last
week with her brother and sister,
returning home Saturday.
Miss Lottie Burnor and Alice
Steward, who had been visiting in
Lewiston with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Bipelow, arrived home Monday
Miss Lizzie Haynes went to Massa-
chusetts Saturday to be the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Nancy H. Jewett in
HYDE Park, for the next three weeks
Mrs. E. w. Marble and daughter,
Miss Harriet, and her son, Gerald,
who have been at the Isle of Springs
on the Maine coast, arrived home
Monday.
Mrs. Peter Thompson of Amesbury,
Mass, who had been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Thompson, for the
past two weeks returned home yes
terday.
A full line of the goods manufac-
tured by the Union Metallic Co., such
as will be used by Miss Oakley at the
exhibition tomorrow, is carried by
the Blunt Hdw. Co.
The Skowhegan schools in the ru-
raj districts, will open for the fall
term on Monday, Sept. 2. The viii
lage schools, including the Kinder
gartens, will commence one week
later, the 9th.
Byron and Hilda, children of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilder Varney of Bangor,
are in town, at the home of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Varney. They will go to Cornville,
later to pass some time at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Robinson.
William E. Holt and Mrs. c. N.
Williams of Worcester, Mass, who
have been visiting here at Mr.. Hollis
fathers, are to return home tomor-
row. They will be accompanied from
here by Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Holt
who are to visit friends in Lawrence
for the next fortnight.
George Eames of Madison, for
many years in the employ of Hon.
Hiram Moore, the well known lumb-
erman, was in town last week calling
on old friends. Mr.. Eames will be one
of Mr.. Moore's lieutenants when he
begins the work of building the high
way from The Forks to Moxie station.
Chas. F. Gilman of Wake field, Mass.
has been in town this week on visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
H. Gilman. Mr.. Gilman has been in
the drug business in Wakefield for
nearly ten years and now has also an
interest in a store in Melrose. He
commenced his pharmaceutical ex-
perience in the store formerly owned
by Bixby and Buck in this place.
Miss Annie Oakley of Nutley, N. j.,
who is reputed to be the greatest
marksman now living, is to give an
exhibition of shooting with rife, re-
volver and shotgun, at Fairview Park
tomorrow afternoon. Miss Oakley
represents the Union Metallic Cart
ridge Co. and the Remington Arms
Co. and the exhibition is for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the reliability
of their goods. Admission is free.
Lowell w. Chase, who has been
taking a vacation and rest for the
past five weeks at Pc axis Island and
at other summer resorts about Port
land harbor, has recently returned.
The trip was made largely with ref
erence to his health and the benefit
to be expected from a sojourn on the
Maine coast. 1t will be gratifying to
the many friends which Mr.. Chase
has in Skowhegap and throughout the
county to know that he returns feel
ing much better and will now be able
to devote a considerable portion of
each day to the management of his
extensive livery and carriage bust
ness
As will be noted by an announce
ment, published this week in our ad-
yertising columns, the Blunt Hard
ware Co., are to move to the New
Merrill block from the location on
Water street which they have occu-
pied since the destruction of their
store in the Coburn Hall fire. They
are to have the western half of the
largest of the four stores in the Mer-
rill block, which is to be divided by a
partition through the center. This
will give them frontage of 20 feet on
both Water and Russell streets in the
exact location where they did bust
ness 80 many years in the Coburn
Hall block. Notwithstanding the
large area available in the store and
basement of their new location, it will
be necessary to have additional room
to carry their large stock and store
house of ample proportions is to be
erected for them by Edward N.
Merrill on land near the river bank in
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