The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-06-03
TOWN and VICINITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Ladd OF Au-
gusta were in town over Sunday.
Large assortment of trimmed hats
in all the latest styles and colors at
Miss Poulin's.
Hon. q. F. Donigan of Bingham was
In town, Tuesday, having business at
the Court House.
The dental offices in town will close
as usual on Saturday afternoon,
through the summer months.
Miss Sarah Swain of Augusta passed
Sunday and Memorial Day as the
guest of her father, John A. Swain.
E. E. Richardson, S. NJ. Sawyer, |.
S. Pierce and Peter Lacroix are in
Bangor this week, serving as jurors
at the June term of the United States
Court.
Henry Bosnian of Bangor passed
Sunday in town, joining Mrs Bosnian
who had been the guest for several
days of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, u.
l.. Foss.
Book your order with w. H. Norton
for a ride in his Stanley steamer.
Will take you anywhere, one mile or
hundred. Prices reasonable. Tele-
phone, 57-11.
in the vestries of the M. E. church,
Friday, June 4th. Dinner from II to
100 O'Clock. Supper from 8 to T..
Everybody invited.
George Merriam, who had been the
guest of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
George Merriam, returned Saturday
to Portland to resume his duties as
secretary of the Y. M. @. A.
Mrs. w. P. Ordway and Mrs. John
H. Lancaster, with Mrs. Lancaster's
daughters, Adelaide and Geneva,
have gone to the Ordway cottage at
Peaks Island, Portland Harbor.
Mrs. Eva M. Green is passing the
next few weeks in Boston taking
special instructions under Nine. De
Roches the famous specialist, perfect
ing herself in her work. Her parlors
will be closed meanwhile. Mr.. Green
accompanied her for brief vacation.
Among those who were in town to
attend the funeral of Edward r. Vail
yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Vail of New York City, Mrs. K. N
Putnam of Orange, New Jersey, Mr..
and Mrs. ID. W. Colby of Sanford,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Williams of
Scion.
General Manager Morris Mcdonald
of the Maine Central Railroad, with
his private secretary, Dana @. Doug
lass, and Fl. @. Manchester, assistant
superintendent Of the motive depart
ment, made Skowhegan brief visit
yesterday. The party came here in
the general managers private car at
tached to the 1895 passenger train.
W. H. Norton, who does a general
passenger transportation business
with his touring car met with slight
mishap in taking party to Pleasant
Pond last Saturday evening. When
nearing the end of the journey, about
ten O'Clock in the evening, a sprocket
gave way, after the strain of constant
hill climbing and muddy roads, put
ting the car out of commission for the
time. The broken part has been
ordered and Mr.. Norton expects to be
doing business again shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley B. Williams
with their son, Myron p, two years of
age, are to leave here next Monday
for Dubois, Wyoming, planning to To-
cate permanently in that vicinity.
Mr.. Williams came here from Scion
nine years since and during his Show
hogan residence has been employed
at the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery.
Dubois is the home of Harry Bolster,
Mrs. Williams brother, who visited
here two years since, and it is through
him that Mr.. and Mrs. Williams have
decided to locate in the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Sanborn with
their children, Beatrice, Fred and
Harold, left here last Tuesday for
Pesks Island, Portland Harbor, where
they have taken the lease Of cot
tage for the next three months.
Their daughters, Verna and Iva, who
are now in school, will join them at
the beginning of the summer vaca-
ton. The three months period at
the coast is planned chiefly on ac-
count of the health of Miss Beatrice.
She is afflicted with asthma and it is
hoped the sea air may be Of benefit
to her.
Among the veterans from other
towns who participated with Russell
Post in the observance of Memorial
day were, John Chadbourn of East
Madison, David Rowell of Scion, D.
M. Foster, III. G. Cover, Chas. E.
Burrill, Eugene Burnam, Joseph
Smell, and Warren Gerald of Canaan,
and Samuel G. Brown of Acton,
Mass. Two members of Russell Post,
Sewell Smith and Sullivan Russell,
were present In Canaan on Saturday,
at the exercises held by the veterans
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