The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01
TOWN and VICINITY

Minnie Brown of Boston is passing
her annual vacation in town with her
mother, Mrs. frankie Brown.
Henry S. Philbrick of New York
City is in town this week on his an
rual visit with Skowhegan relatives.
Frank Walker who has been the
opest of his parents, Mr., and Mrs. E.
I Walker. returned to Portland Fri
day.
Mrs. II. K. White and her son,
Harvey, passed Tuesday in Water
vile as guests of j. A. Stewart and
family.
The Bowman Hardware Co., wish
TO purchase laths and shingles and
will accept them at their store in ex-
change for goods.
Mrs. Geo. w. Steward and Miss
Emma Webb are passing their vaca-
ton at York Beach, Me. They will
also visit Old Orchard before return
ing home.
The Savings department of the Sc
cond National bank pays interest at
the rate of 81 per cent; interest com
mences the first of each month on de-
posits made on or before the 9Th.
Pierce & Beale have opened their
factory on Silver street and are ready
to do custom canning. Until further
notice material should be brought to
the factory on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Mrs. Thos. Lozo of Burlington, VT,
who has been visiting Skowhegan
relatives for the past two weeks, is to
return home next Monday. Her sis
ter. Miss Lydia GARNER, saleswoman
at Ordway's will accompany her to
pass her vacation in Burlington.
Maude Chute, book-keeper at G.
". Days, has returned after a few
DAYS absence from Bethel where she
had been to attend the wedding of
two of her former classmates of
Gould's academy, Ethel Sanborn of
Bethel and Harry B. Brooks of Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Della Traitor of Beverly,
Mass, is the guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Nickerson, at their
home on Water street. She was &C
companied by her daughter, Rena.
They were met in Waterville by her
sister Mrs. Derne J. Green.
Mrs. Amos w. Shumway and her
daughter, Miss Emma, arrived here
Monday from their home in Los
Angeles, Cal. They will be the guests
for several weeks of Hon. and Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin at their residence
on Madison avenue and at their cot
tage at Hayden lake. The two ladies
are sisters.
Mrs. William NJ. Stinchfield and her
young daughter, Virginia, went to
Boston, Monday morning, for visit
with her brother, Chas. M. Barnard.
Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bar
nard, who has been visiting with the
family of her son since early in June,
will accompany Mrs. Stinchfeld on
her return.
Mrs Warren White, who had been
a guest at Bloomfield, the Stevens
summer home, for several weeks, re-
turned to Cambridge, Mass. Saturday.
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hogan for some years at the time that
her husband owned and carried on
the Steward farm, just out of town,
on the Middle road.
The Temple party, with which Miss
Mae Ward, daughter of Sumner @.
Ward of this place, is passing the
summer in Europe, is expected to re-
turn to Boston about September 18th.
They were fortunate as to weather
in their trans Atlantic passage from
America to England and have since
journeyed without mishap through
that country, Switzerland and France.
Earl w. Smith, who had been pass
ing vacation of three weeks in town
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. n.
Smith, returned to Boston, Monday
morning. During his stay in town
he ftned sixty three pianos in Show
hogan and vicinity On Wednesday,
Myron j. Smith, his brother, also re-
turned to Boston after vacation of
two weeks. Both young men have
employment with the SteinaTt Piano
Company.
Goodrich & Thompson shipped l07
pairs of pigeons to the Plymouth
Rock SQUAD Co., Melrose, Mass, Fri
Gay Of last week. They came into
their hands with the Aaron Parker
farm purchased by them few weeks
since of Miss Julia Bunker. The birds
in this shipment will be resold for
breeding purposes as they were pass
ed the age for killing for the SQUAD
market. Very few if any attempts,
other than at the farm above men
toned, have been made in this section
to raise squads, although it is said
that in other parts of New England
the business is very profitable. The