The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-02
TOWN and VICINITY

cloak and suit department.
Mrs. B. S. Kincaid returned home
last Saturday from a two weeks visit
in Boston.
John s. Kidder, who had been pass
ing the winter in West Farlee, Vt,
arrived home this week.
Miss Marjorie Carlton of Oldtown is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Steward on Coburn avenue.
Mrs. Carl Hessell and her son, Ar
mold, are passing the present week
with relatives in Brunswick and Bath.
DR.. Elbridge Stetson of Brunswick
passed several days in town last week
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Hessel
Miss Hazel Marston of Amherst,
Nova Scotia, a student at Colby Col
lege, returned to Waterville on Tues
day morning after visit of several
days with Miss Fancher Sawyer.
The ladies' of the Afternoon Whist
met on Friday of last week at the
home of Mrs. Edith Steward on High
street. Prizes were awarded Miss
Edith Gledhill and Mrs. F. w. Buck
nam.
Miss Sadie Pennell went to Lewis
ton on Saturday of last week to pass
her vacation at the home of her aunt,
Mrs G. w. Phillips. She was plan
ming to attend,the Schumann- Heink
concert on Tuesday evening and was
among the many who were dis
appointed by the cancellation of the
Maine engagements of that famous
singer.
Miss Lila V. Howes, who has been
passing her vacation in town at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Martha P.
Davis, will return to Massachusetts
next Monday, resuming her studies
at Wellesley College. The spring
term will complete her four years.
close she will return here to pass the
summer vacation. Miss Howes plans
to take up the work of teaching next
fall, at the opening of the school year.
Announcement has recently been
made, on authority of the officials of
the Skowhegan Manufacturing Com
pany, owners of the Shoe Factory
building, that the Commonwealth
Shoe & Leather Company have re-
newed their lease for one year from
January list, 1905. This would indi-
cate that, in spite of that fact that
they have been doing very little
business there for the last few weeks,
they expect to have business for the
Skowhegan factory throughout the
year.
DR.. and Mrs. William Pulsifer and
Mrs. Helen c. Wing left on this morn
ing's train for Bath to be present at
the launching on the six masted
schooner, edward j. Lawrence. "
Together with some 500 others who
have been invited from various parts
of Maine, they will be on board the
vessel when she slides into the water.
This vessel is to be commanded by
Captain Kreger who has previously
been in charge of some sailing craft
owned to some extent by Somerset
county people. Captain Kreger's
home is in Fairfield and some of the
stock in the craft launched today at
noon is owned by Skowhegan people.
The edward J. Lawrence will leave
port on her first voyage, April 18th.
The local agency for the new Res
picone treatment for asthma, catarrh,
and bronchitis, has been secured by
DIR. C. V. Richards who announces
that he will be pleased to show the
Respicone and explain its operation
to anyone sufficiently interested to
call at his office; or he will upon re-
quest, forward by mail complete in
formation. Respicone is said to be
the most ingenious method that med
ical science has yet devised for the
cure of catarrhal affections, and is
daily becoming more popular where.
ever it has been introduced. The
Respicone treatment does not call for
any medicine or drugs or spraying, or
gargling. Its simplicity indeed, is
equalled only by its effectiveness.
See "Ad" in another column.
The REPORTER is in receipt of re
cent issue of the Omaha Daily News
in which appears the likeness of John
}. Nayin, formerly mail carrier of
this place, with an article, under the
heading, "Has Omaha Found a
Caruso, +" in which Mr.. Navin's present
ability and future prospects as a
singer are very hatteringly spoken Of.
The accounts mention his life in
Skowhegan and states that he is now
considered the best tenor singer in
Omaha. This news of his success in
his western home is very gratifying
to Mr.. Navin's Skowhegan friends
and especially so to Mrs. Philo
Steward, who first encouraged him to
study and was his musical instructor
for two years. Professor Chapman,
director of the Maine Musical Festi