The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-11-14
TOWN and VICINITY.

Baptist church Philathea fair.
Guerdon Yale passed the day in
Waterville on business yesterday.
Joseph H. Hutchins left here yester-
day for a business trip to Portland and
other Maine points.
Mrs. Walter J. Tuck of Somerville,
Mass, is now employed by The Ma
tional Biscuit Co., in their office at
Cambridge, Mass.
At the next meeting of Woodbine
Lodge, No. 4, D. of H., Monday even
ing, Nov. Is, the Beneficiary members
are requested to be present as there
is business of Importance to come be-
fore the meeting.
A large amount of lumber is being
shipped just now by the Skowhegan
Lumber Co. The greater part OF this
is loaded on the south side of the river
near the round house. 1t is being
shipped to all parts of this State and
Massachusetts,.
Mrs. r. s. Williams has been pass =
/ ing the week in town as the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. Geo. B. Fairgrieyes,
Mrs. Williams had just returned from
a visit with her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Williams, in Boston and her
son, Harry, in Portland. She will
leave for her home in Hartland this
afternoon.
Mrs. s. F. Marble left here yester-
day morning for Massachusetts. She
had recently been advised of the death
of her brother, Henry F. Robinson,
formerly of Cornville, which occurred
on Sunday last, at the home OF Brad =
bury Robinson in Everett, Mass. Mr..
Robinson left Maine thirty years ago
and until three years since had resid-
ed in that state, most of the time in
the town of Lompoc.
Hon. E. P. Mayo of Waterville, In
spector of Prisons and Jails for this
state, arrived here yesterday and is
making an inspection of Somerset
Jail today. Mrs. Mayo accompanies
her husband and yesterday afternoon
| attended the anniversary meeting of
Skowhegan Woman's Club, of which
organization she is charter member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo are guests during
their stay in town of Mrs. j. o. Smith
at her home on Water street.
John Holden of lockwood has been
in town the present week transacting
some business with reference to the
lumbe ring operations to be superin-
tended by him the coming winter, the
business as in former years being con
Quoted under the firm name of John
Holden & Co., the company standing
for Hon. E. P. Page of this place who
Is Mr.. Holden's associate. Mr.. Holden
is one Of the few lumbermen to en-
ploy oxen as we'll as horses in hauling
his timber and has made purchases of
several pair in this vicinity during
the week.
The happiest anticipations enter
tanned with regard to the ball given
by the retail clerks of Skowhegan in
Milburn Hall, Tuesday evening, were
fully realized. Sixty couple were
present and participated in the dane
ing from eight in the evening until
after midnight to music furnished by
Kendall's orchestra of six pieces. a
buffet lunch was served at intermis-
sion. Among those present from
other towns were Mr.. John McGiiveiy,
Miss Alice Comstock and Miss Blanche
Seavy of Madison, and Miss Shellie
Harris of Canaan.
We note in the Morning Standard
published at Marion, Ala, an account
of a concert given In that city on the
evening of Oct. 81, at which the chief
part seems to have been taken by
| Professor Carl j. Tolman. Our read
ers will recall the marriage of Mr..
Tolman to Mrs Charlotte Bailey An
derson, formerly of this place, which
took place last August. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tolman went to Marion, Ala, about
the first of September when Mr.. Toll
man entered upon his duties as in
structor of music in Judson College in
| that city. The account of the concert
above referred to speaks in the high
est terms of Mr.. Tolman's musical
ability.
] w. It. CLARK, who has owned a
cottage at Lakewood for several years
and who has many acquaintance here,
is member of the Marrying Mary
company for the present theatrical
season and has furnished the REPoR
TER with a blue print showing the
different cities in which this company
of twenty two people, with Marie
Cahill as leading lady will appear
Skowhegan is ''on the map", so far as
the blue print is concerned, but is not
one of the places visited, and it may
be noted that the Marrying Mary
company does not play in cities OF
less than twenty thousand inhabitants
New York and Albany are the cities
farthest east, and from those points
their tour extends to the Pacific coast
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