The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-11
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. G. O.. Stewart OF CaratunR
has been visiting friends in town
this week.
Loose fitting, cool B. V. D. and
t'Porousknitn underwear. Ask to see
it at Norton's.
Hon. D. D. Stewart of st. Adams
has been in town this week, on
business connected with the Probate
Court.
Mrs. F. W. Allen of Greenville
arrived here Tuesday for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Palmer Merrill and
other Skowhegan friends.
F.W. Buchanan arrived home this
morning from Bangor where he had
been forseveral days at meeting of
the Maine Board of Pharmacy.
The next meeting of the Sunshine
Society will be at the home of Mrs.
Frank Sedgley, Waterville, Wednes-
day, June 18th. Members will go on
noon train returning at O'Clock and
have special rates.
Miss Jeanne Hurley went to Free
port last Saturday to be present at
the commencement exercises of the
Freeport High School. Her friend,
Miss Phyllis Plummer, is member
of the graduating class.
The Democrats of Skowhegan are
L. ut nfHnn nf
Gould, next Saturday afternoon.
Delegates to the state and county
conventions will be chosen and
town committed elected.
Fred G. Dunlap has leased the store
in the Dunlap Block on Water street,
adjoining the one now in use by him
as an Office and laundry, to W. E.
McPhee of Gardiner who is to open a
moving picture theater therein on
July LIST.
Ten members of Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, went to Belgrade Lakes,
on Monday, and passed the day as
RueSIS vi EolicICc lloW dio 10y oOA
Chapter of Waterville. 1t was the
annual field day of the latter organi-
zation and the place of meeting was
the cottage of Mrs. w. B. Arnold of
" aterville.
Dwight F. Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. j. Smith, who had been
ha u,ip of q ri ad for
Washington, D. c., Tuesday, where
e he resumes his duties in the United
States Geological Survey. Mr.. Smith
is a graduate of the University of
Maine, mechanical and electrical
engineering course, of the class of
1905. After his graduation he was
first employed at Zeigler, ILL.,, by a
coal mining corporation and since
has passed most of his time with the
Geological Survey.
Miss s. Madeline Ward entertained
large company Of her friends Tues
day afternoon at her home on Middle
street. In addition to the local
ladies there were present, Mrs.
George Haines of Madison, Mrs. Chas.
Lawrence of South Gardiner and Mrs.
Guy Hildreth of Gardiner. The
ladies last mentioned, Mrs. Lawrence
and Mrs. Hildreth, are to remain as
Miss Wards guests and Mrs. Hill
dreth is accompanied by her twin
boys, Chas. and Horace, five years of
age.
Roy L. Marston arrived home on
Monday from Askwith where he had
been experimenting a crew who are
doing some forestry work on the
portion of the Taunton Raymond
township owned by the estate of
j. Manchester Haines. The problem
at hand is to determine the damage
done by fire which occurred there,
about one year since, which, it is
claimed originated from the loco
motives of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road. One of the men in Mr.. Mars
place.
Miss Pearl Maddocks has arrived
home from Massachusetts where she
had been teaching during the past
winter. She has been i'll of pneu-
monia for the past three weeks and
was only able to leave the hospital
just previous to starting for home.
During her stay in Massachusetts,
Miss Maddocks had made the &C
quaintance of Melrose family who
have invited her to pass the summer
with them at their cottage near
Kineo and she will go to accept that
invitation in the early future.
A match was played between two
teams of the Skowhegan Cricket
Club, at the Russell Road grounds,
last Saturday afternoon, the team
captained by A. Dean winning from
the team of which II. Lowther was
captain, by difference of IL runs in
the total score. The admirers OF the
game report that they find much
latent talent and they announce that
they will gladly welcome those who
wish to participate in the contests or
any who would be interested as
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