The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17

mas Deen visiting Skowhegan friends,
this week.
]. N. Smith and his son, Earl w,
are expected home today from a fish
ing trip to Garry Ponds.
Mrs. Grace Piper of Lexington,
Mass, with her son, Raymond, is
passing the week in town at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Walton.
Mrs. NJ. F. Webb, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Alma Turner, on Madi-
son avenue, left here for Scion yes
terday for visit with old friends
Mrs. w. G. Chase and her son, Hen
ry, both of Swampscott, Mass. were
in town, yesterday, to attend the
funeral of 2. B. Breed, Mrs. Chase's
brother.
The meeting of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade, which was to have
occurred tomorrow (Friday) evening
has been postponed until the regular
meeting in July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell Smith passed
last week in Portland, arriving home
Saturday. While there they attend
ed some of the sessions of the annual
g. A. R. epcampment.
Mrs. d. A. Porter, with her two
daughters, Alta and Verna, have gone
to Buxton, her former home, for ten
days. visit. They are guests of John
H. Locke, Mrs. Porter's father.
Raymond j. Smith, who has been
attending the Yale school of Forestry
the past year, is home for the sum-
mer vacation which will be passed
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. j.
Smith
The pupils of the seventh grade of
the Skowhegan schools will celebrate
the end of the school year with
picnic at Lakewood tomorrow Fri
day. and the eighth and ninth grades
will go to the same place Saturday.
Mrs. Jesse Reed and Mrs. A. G.
Phillips left here for Gardiner, Tues
day. Mrs. Phillips Eas been a guest
at Mrs. Reeds home in Madison, near
the Hayden Lake road, and Mrs. Reed
accompanies her to Gardiner for
brief visit.
The Baccalaureate sermon of the
Skowhegan High School is to be de-
livered by the Rev. Geo. Merriam at
the Bethany Church, in the evening,
next Sunday, instead of in the morn
ing, as appeared by an earlier an
nouncement.
Miss Sadie M. Ward left, Friday,
for Boston, where she will be the
guest of her sister, Miss Mae, teach
er in the public schools of that city.
Miss Mae Ward plans to come to
Skowhegan shortly to spend the sum-
mer with her father.
Mrs. Eta M. Breed, Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Breed and L. L. Walton, esq.
went to Brewer, yesterday, accom-
panying the remains of the late q. B.
Breed to that city for interment. Mr..
Everett Breed will go from Brewer to
his home in Vancouver, B. G.
Russell Taylor, principal of Hart
/ land academy, is at home for the sum-
mer. He is teaching temporarily at a
school in the Bigelow Hill neighbor-
hood, to complete a term for Mrs.
Edna Baker of Starks who was oblig-
ed to resign on account of illness.
The reunion and banquet of the
alumni of the Skowhegan High
School will be held at Hotel Coburn,
Immediately following the grad
uating exercises, next Tuesday even
ing. Tickets are now on sale and
may be obtained until Saturday
evening at SIMPSONS drug store.
Price S1.Oo per plate.
Miss Louise Coburn the State Re-
gent of the Maine Division of the
Daughters of American Revolution,
with Miss Gertrude Weston, Mrs.
Bertha Steward and Mrs. Edith Phil
brick, members of Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter of this place, attended the
annual meeting of that society at the
New Meadows Inn in Bath today.
Kendall's orchestra played for the
commencement exercises of the acad-
envy in Wilton, Tuesday, and at the
exercises of the high school in Farm
ington last evening. Next week, as
for many years, this orchestra is to
furnish the music for all the events
connected with the commencement
week of the Skowhegan high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Lacasce, with
their two children, passed Sunday
here as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Lacasce. Mr.. Lacasce was a resident
of Skowhegan for the eight years end
ing about 1901, being employed in the
Weston & Brainard saw mill for half
of that time. He has resided in Scion
for the past eight years. He and his
family were on carriage drive and
left Tuesday to go to Rumford Falls.
The annual excursion to Augusta
and Togus over the Maine Central
railroad will be on Wednesday, June
%, Leaving SkoWhegan on the 7.b5