The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-23

hrS. W dTEGu W Hltc VI OnhioA'N6S'
Mass, arrived here Monday evening
and will be the guest of Miss Luella
Stevens at Bloomfield.
Miss Lidia GARNER, saleswoman in
Ordways, left here Tuesday, to pass
her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Thos. Lozo, in Burlington, Vt.
Miss Lora Phillips of Rutland. VT.
arrived here last Saturday and is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Went
worth at their home on Norridge-
wock avenue.
Mrs. George H. Boardman and her
daughter, Carrie, six years of age,
arrived here Sunday from Vineland,
NJ. They will be guests of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Sullivan.
At a class caucus held in Fairfield,
Saturday, Hon. George G. Weeks was
the unanimous choice for representa-
tive to the legislature. Mr.. Weeks Is
pushing vigorous candidacy for the
speakership and his friends claim
that he has a good lead for the place .
Ira A. Norton left here Monday
morning for Lewiston. He is to visit
for week with friends in that city
and will then go to the Five Islands,
Me, to pass the remainder of his va
cation at the Seguinland, now under
the management of James G. Durrell
of this place.
Miss Mile Woods, who had been
in town for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
3. F. Danforth and r. L. Mitchell and
family, left here for Newburyport,
Mass. on Monday. She was called to
that town by the news of the death of
her brother, Fifeld Woods, which
occurred on the preceding day.
Quite party of Skowhegan people
will leave on the early train tomor-
row for ten days outing at Monhe
gan. They are DR.. and Mrs. F. o.
Sawyer, and their daughter, Miss
Fancher, Hon. and Mrs. Forrest
Goodwin, Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd,
Miss Lola Goodwin, Mrs Helen G.
Wing, and her daughter, Miss Lucille.
Mrs. G. II. Allen of Denver, Colora-
do, with her son, Stowe Allen, arriv-
ed here Monday evening. They are
guests at the home of her brother, l..
l.. Walton, Esq, on West Front
street. Mrs. Aliens former home
was in this place and she removed TO
the west abouts twenty eight years
since. She and her son plan to pass
the summer here.
Walter Savage returned by the
evening train 10 Somerville,
Mass, after passing ten days in town
with his family. Mrs. Savage and
the two children, Lawrence and
Lucille, have been here most OF the
time for the past two years. Mr..
Savage is employed in Somerville
and they are now making plans to
move there in the fall.
The first performance of w. T, |
Clark's society melodrama will be
given at Madison, Me. this Thursday |
evening at Union hall for the benefit
of st. Sebastian's church. The caste |
is composed of both professionals and
Special cars will wait at
Madison for those from Skowhegan,
who desire to attend. The Electric |
Comedy Four will sing during the
performance.
The members of Priscilla Rebekah /
are to enjoy an outing at Lakewood, /
one week from today, July 30th. The /
gentlemen are invited and can take
the $50 car when the most of the
ladies' will go, or they can come at
six O'Clock and be in time for the
picnic supper. Coffee will be served
30 it will be necessary for each Re-
bekah to take cups and spoons for
herself and family, and such gentle
men as may come on her invitation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Thibodeau and
Mrs. Jacob Freve went to Lewiston
last Saturday, the two ladies passing
Sunday with relatives in that city and
returning here Monday evening. Mr..
continued his journey to
Pleffiville, P. O., to see his mother,
now in her eighty fifth year. He also
planned to be present in the city of
Quebec on the 22nd, Prince of Wales
Day, at the great ter-centenary cele-
bration now being held there. He
will probably arrive home this
evening.
The fishing at Hayden Lake seems
to be much the best this season that
has ever been known in those waters.
Twenty five boats are out, nightly,
each carrying from one to five people
and everybody tells of good luck and
great catches. Something of the sue
cess these fishing parties are having
may be judged from the fact that the
strings of perch carried on one car
bound from Lakewood to Skowhegan,
recently, by fishermen returning
from the lake, aggregated over eight
hundred.
The committee who on behalf of
the citizens, conducted the affairs of
the recent Fourth of July celebration,
have concluded their affairs and