The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-15
skowhegan People at the Festivals.

Skowhegan People at the Festivals.
Among those who attended the
Maine Musical festival at Bangor last
week were DR.. and Mrs. William Nj
Pu lsifer, Nathan Fowler, Miss Jea-
nette Lord, Miss Ethel Walton, Mrs.
Edith Philbrick, Miss Clara J. Vosm us,
Mrs. Dora MeNeelie, Mrs. Helen O..
Wing and Mrs. Lois w. Patten. Mrs.
F. w. Briggs of Pittsfield joined those
of the party who went on the 12.50
train, Saturday, at the Pittsfeld
Station. The children's chorus of
FIVE hundred voices, made up of
boys and girls of fourteen and fifteen
years of age, pupils of the Ban
gor public schools, was trained
by Mrs. G. E. Tilton. This chorus
sang on Saturday afternoon and is
spoken of as one of the great features
of the festival. Mrs. Tilton is the
wife OF Chas. E. Tilton, superin-
tendent of schools for the city of
Bangor and she and her husband
customarily pass their vacations in
this vicinity.
The number of Skowhegan people
who have been enjoying the festival
concerts at Portland this week IL
even greater than the attendance at
Bangor. Among those who have
been to that city are Mrs, Fanny
Wildes, Mrs. Alice GledhiIl, Miss
Edith Gledhill, Mrs. J. w. Blunt,
Mrs. II. c. Woodbury., Miss Moilie
Marston, Miss Florence "yman, ).
Harvey White, Miss Addie Swain,
Mrs. L. A. Dascombe, Mrs. II. Z.
Judkins and Mr.. and Mrs. q. +.
Durrell.
Geo. II. Pishon is loading a car of
potatoes. He is paying fifty cents per
bushel.
L.. L. Morrison is combining bust
ness with pleasure in trip to Boston
this week.
Mrs. c. H. Smith and Mrs. Bruce
White have gone to Boston for a
weeks vacation trip.
The Congregational Choral Club
will meet for rehearsal next Saturday
evening at seven thirty.
Mrs. Augustus and Mrs. William
Fowler will pass the next few days
with friends in Boston and vicinity.
Lost, novelty bracelet on Water
ST. or Mt. Pleasant Aye. Liberal re-
ware for return to REPORTER Office.
The game of football at Fairvie w
park next Saturday is between the
nigh school teams from Skowhegan
and Wateryille.
Mrs. E. n. Merrill left this morning
for trip to Boston and for brief
visit with her daughter, Miss Bertha,
at Wellesley College.
Mrs. Manley T. Pooler and her
daughters, Misses Florence and Mabe
have gone for a weeks visit with
relatives in Massachusetts.
Mrs. II. T. Jewett left on the Mon
day morning train to visit her brother
Steven S. Durrill in Whitinsville,
/ NJ ass, for the next two weeks.
Stanley Chalmers hes taken lease
Of hotel in Hartland. He will also
conduct livery business in connec-
ton with his hotel enterprise.
Mrs. Henry Matson and her son
Robert took the train this morning
for Brighton, Mass, where they will
be the guest of relatives for the ne KIT
few weeks.
At the next meeting of Priscilla Re-
bekah, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Willis
a. Bailey is to give an account OF her
trip to Denver, from which she has
recently returned.
Mrs. F. s. Greene of Manchester,
N. H., who has been visiting her
brother in Scion for several weeks
has been passing the present week
with Skowhegan friends.
L. B. Haskell, the proprietor of the
new blacksmith shop near the Dunlap
Block, with his wife and two children
have recently moved to Skowhegan
from Brighton, Mass. They were ac-
companied also by Fred Locke, who
is employed by Mr.. Haskell and all
have become residents of the town
Mr.. Haskell was born in Newport and
passed his early life in Pittsfeld
moving to Massachusetts from that
town about twenty one years ago.
Mrs. Haskell was formerly Miss Del
mar King, sister of George King of
this place.
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