The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-09

B. +. Gaylord has for sale new.
two inch farm gear, all ready for use.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Page left here yes
terday for a visit with friends at
Ocean Point.
Miss Clara Paradis arrived home
Tuesday evening from visit with
friends in Lewiston.
F. Y. Cayouette of Boston, is in
town to remain for the months of
July and August.
Robert and George Houston of
Guilford, are passing several weeks
with Skowhegan relatives.
W. A. Estes and son Clifton of
Westfield, Mass, are visiting at the
home of F. l. Estes and family on
Madison avenue.
F. E. Hoxie, residing at No. 5 Free
street has had a telephone, on the
Maine system, installed in his house.
The number is 2-2.
Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd left here
this morning by automobile for Bos-
ton. Other members of the party
were Miss Lola Goodwin of this place,
Mrs. Carl Waldinger of Boston and
Mrs. F. w. Briggs of Pitts6eld.
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Wildes of
Lewiston, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Wildes had been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. H.
Smith for several weeks and her
husband came here to pass the
Fourth and to accompany her home.
Miss Maud Kellet and Miss Genoa
Sanborn arrived home on Friday of
last week from the west where they
have been attending a college of
Osteopathy, for the past three years.
They are to pass some months here
with relatives before entering upon
the practice of their profession.
More touring cars than ever before
have been passing through town this
season. Last Monday no less than
fifteen large machines, some of them
from New York state and nearly all
from points outside of Maine, called
at the garage of Hackett & Witham,
for gasoline or minor repairs. They
were nearly all destined for points up
river or in the eastern part of the
state.
Lester Holway and wife of Fairfield
Centre, Henry Scribner and wife and
Frank Scribner and wife of Worces
ter, Mass. visited in town Wednesday
of last week and Tuesday of this
week, guests of their uncle Henry P.
Canon and wife. This was the gen
tlemen's first visit to our beautiful
village and they were very much
pleased to find everything so neat
and in such a prosperous condition.
Officials of the NJ. c. r. r. have
great faith in Kineo as an excursion
point. Next Sunday, July II, they
open the season by offering very
cheap rates from all points along the
line and also have provided first
class band of music TO accompany
the excursionists. Skowhegan pa
irons will be accommodated via. the
Somerset Traction Company, special
cars leaving at $50 a. m, returning
from Madison on arrival of Somerset
Ry. train.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins of Pasa-
dena, Cal. arrived here Tuesday
evening. They are former residents
of Skowhegan who removed to the
Pacific coast in September 1904.
This is their first return to Maine and
on their way east they visited with
Mr.. Collins sister, Mrs. Clara En-
mons, in Old Orchard and with Mrs.
Collins father, A. c. Luce, in Cor
ham. Mr.. and Mrs. Collins expect to
pass the summer in Maine and will
return to Pasadena in October.
The crew of workmen and the
steam road roller have moved from
Madison avenue to Water street
today. The past two weeks have
been devoted to resurfacing Madison
avenue between Pleasant and Elm
streets and this is now completed,
Work on Water street at the present
time will be on small area between
the railroad crossing and the post
Office. The remaining portion of
Water street, and of Madison avenue
from the corner to Elm street, will be
repaired as soon as the building
operations now going on in that
locality have progressed far enough
to make it practicable.