The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-25
TOWN and VICINITY

Anyone wishing job to harvest 40
acres of grass call at once at the
Office of Ames & Taylor, 81 Madison
Ave.
Harry Coburn Turner of Los An
qeles, Cal. has been in town this week
as the guest of MIR. and Mrs. NJ. T..
Pooler.
Mr.. Jonas H. Colby and wife Of
Moose River are passing the week in
town as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Kew.
Colonel T. H. Anderson of Portland
made a brief visit here last week as
the guest of his father, Lewis
Anderson.
Dennis Lamont, brother law of
the Rev. Father Lacroix, is to become
the superintendent of the Sacred
Heart Farms and will establish him
self there with his family in the early
future.
Russell Relief Corps, are to hold a
field day at Lakewood Saturday,
June 27. Members will take ten
O'Clock car. Basket picnic will be
furnished. Ladies must provide
themselves with all needed dishes and
cream.
Raymond j. Smith, graduate OF
the University of Maine in the B. S.
degree of Forestry, left here on
Monday for for Sandy Bay township,
to operate in the forestry line for
Professor Roy L. Marston of this
place.
Edgar Neal, teacher in the pub
lie schools of West Boylston, Mass,
arrived here last evening. He Is a
graduate of Colby and came to Maine
to attend the commencement exer-
cises and for brief visit with Show
began relatives.
The annual field day of the Town
Improvement society will occur at
the home of Mrs. Issie Williams, Mt
Pleasant Avenue on Tuesday after
noon next. Apicnic supper will be
served and members are requested to
bring cups and spoons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene S. Steward
have completed arrangements for
permanent transfer of their home to
Portland and left on Tuesday a. M,
with their daughter Lillian, 10 years
of age, for that city. Their residence
is to be at 1888 Congress street
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Alden, of Brock
ton, Mass, with their children, Thalia
and Ames, have been visiting in town,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson also entertain
ed for the day, on Saturday of last
week, Mrs. Howard B. Smell of Water
vile.
Mrs. II. &. Gage, who had been in
town for the past month attending
to business matters, left here this
morning to return to her home in
North Chelmsford, Mass. On her
way thither she will pass few days
with her daughter, Mrs Victor Edwards
at Biddeford Pool.
The board of state assessors were in
session at the Courthouse on Tuesday
Officers or other residents OF fourteen
different towns of the county were
present to confer with them during
the day. The board also held a SEES
sion at Bingham, for the convenience
of that town and surrounding commu-
mites, yesterday.
Mrs. ]. Palmer Merrill went to
Brunswick yesterday afternoon to be
present at the reception and other
events of commencement week at
Bowdoin College. Her son, Maurice
Palmer Merrill, is a member of the
graduating class, one of its honor
students. Mr.. Merrill is graduate
of the Skowhegan High School, class
of 1904. He is to pass his vacation in
Skowhegan and will enter the law
school of Harvard University in the
fall
1t was a merry party that left this
station on Wednesday, June 18th,
when nineteen members of the Sun
shine society went to Waterville to
hold their regular meeting with a
sister, Mrs. Frank Sedgely, of that
city. Mrs. Sedgely proved averitable
ente amer; after the meeting the
party took a trolley ride to Oakland,
returning in time, to enjoy bounti-
full supper, to which all did ample
Justice. The Sunshiners returned to
their homes on the nine O'Clock rain.
The Sunday Schools Of Skowhegan
are to unite in an outing at Lakewood
tomorrow Friday. 1t is proposed to
go in the forenoon, the special car
leaving at nine O'Clock and the noon
meal will be a picnic dinner. The
early part Of the afternoon will wit
ness a special song service, conducted
by Mrs. Philo Steward. The balance
of the day will be given over to ath-
letic aports with various contests,
such as throwing the baseball, a
potato race, and rowing matches for
both boys and girls.
Great mark down in millinery at