The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-07-08
TOWN and VICINITY

The Social Circle of the M. E
ohnreb convened with Mrs. j. P
Tbompson, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. c. A. Marston and her daugh-
+or.in-law, Mrs. r. L. Marston, pass
II Sunday with friends at Squirrel
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cummings oil
BINGHAM were guests, the past week
ofMr. and Mrs. J. P. Thompson on
Winter st.
George l.. Groder, who is employ
ed in a shoe factory at Augusta, passed
the Fourth of July vacation with his
family here.
rhas. A. Ross was in Vassalboro,
Yesterday, looking after some roofing
and plumbing contracts which he has
in progress in that town.
A. c. Houston manager of the Hus-
sey Wooden Co., Guilford, was in
town few days the past week re-
newing old acquaintances.
George Cayouette has erected a
commodious cottage by the brookside
at Hayden lake this year and is &C.
eupying it with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Philbrick are
guests, this week, of Misses Florence
and Mabel Pooler at the Pooler sum-
mer home at Boothbay Harbor.
Alvin Sedgley injured his left hand
onone of the small saws, while at
work at the j. H. Dane sash and
blind mill, on the first instant.
Robert L. Houston of Guilford, of
the class of 1912, Bowdoin college,
with his young brother George, are
making a vacation visit with relatives
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Russell re-
turned to Dexter Monday, after a
brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Mendum
Sally, Mrs. Sally and Mrs. Russell
being sisters.
J.R. Provencal has erected a cot
tage at Hayden lake this season, on
the bluff just south of the terminus of
the electric road in the grove and will
occupy it with his wife.
A. E. Bison went to Boston, yes
terday, to attend the Worlds Shoe
and Leather Fair, which is in session
from July 1 to August 1. He is ex-
pected home Saturday.
A.B. Lamb, accountant in the office
ifs. w. Philbrick has purchased a
lot of L. L. Morrison on the West
shore of Hay den Lake. The location
is between the Robert Wentworth
cottage and the F. w. Swan property.
He is building bungalow thereon,
H. B. Goodwin being in charge of its
. construction.
Ivory A. Homestead received some
severe bruises and general shaking
up in attempting to prevent his horse
from running away, at the Skowhe-
gan Jersey Creamery, last Friday.
The horse seemed to take fright at
the machinery in the creamery build
ing and in his effort to get the reins,
Mr.. Homestead got entangled with.
the running gear, was thrown down,
and only saved from very serious in
jury by the horse clearing himself
from the vehicle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell w. Smith left
here by the early train Tuesday for
vacation trip of two or three weeks
in Massachusetts,. Their nephew, DR..
Howard Wyman of Midway, met
them at the Union station in Boston,
and their first visit will be at his
home. They are then to go to the
home of Harlan P. Wyman, MRS.
Smiths brother in Rehoboth. This
is Mr.. Smiths first vacation for six
years, and Mrs. Smith has been away
from home very little during that
time, her health not being such as to
permit her to travel.
The Sunday school picnic of the
Congregational, Methodist and the
two Baptist churches is to be at Lake.
wood tomorrow friday July 9. A
program including singing and sports,
as last year, has been arranged and
will be conducted by committee
consisting of members from the diff
ferent societies. Those who wish to
go can take the $50 a. m. car, the
special at 9 or the 10 O'Clock regular.
Children under fourteen can go for
Is cents for the round trip, those
above that age for % cents.
The Skowhegan baseball club, For
rest E. Bailey, manager, played two
games Monday, one at Oakland and
the other at Madison. They met un-
usually fast players at both places
and lost both games, making how
ever, a good bid for the Oakland
game which was played in the fore
noon, the score of this contest being
10 to s. The players were so wearied
by the hard contest of the forenoon
that they could not put up a winning
fight at Madison and the game there
went to the local nine by a score of
Is to 2.
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