The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-05

usta, was in town on business Friday.
Miss Grace Glass of Bangor, teacher
of the kindergarten arrived Saturday.
Arthur Wiggin of Ontario, Canada,
visited relatives in Cornyille last week.
Miss Julia Coburn and Miss Florence
Pooler returned from Kineo Friday
evening
John symons, wife and two children
returned from Portsmouth, y, H., last
Thursday evening.
Miss Mertie Rice returned from Old
Orchard Thursday evening, where She
has passed the summer.
Mrs. ". A. Richardson Of Lewiston
was in town last week, the guest of her
father, George II. Pishon.
Mrs. Abbie 5. Norris and Mary Norris
are at Clifton Springs, \. y for the
benefit of the health of the latter.
Miss Alice Bray left home Friday for
Charlestown, Me, where she has posi-
ton as first assistant in Higgins CLASH
cal Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. L. Whittierlcft Friday
morning To attend the races at Rigby
park. This week they are at the State
Fair at Lewiston.
Miss Linda Graves has received the
appointment of principal in the south
Thomaston high school. She left Sat
urday to enter upon her duties.
Chas. b. Gilman and wife, Of Wake
field, Mass, arrived in town last night
on their heels from Augusta, to which
city they came by the Boston boat.
{. II. Coolidge of Chattanooga, Tenn,
was IN town several days last week as
the guest OF Nj. and Mrs. \. +. Parlin.
lie returned to his home Friday morning.
Mrs Palmer NJ. Taylor and child, who
have been visiting Mrs TayIor's parents,
MI and Mrs. + b. Hill, returned to their
home in Springfield, Mass, Friday
morning
A. II. Lang left Monday morning for
Boston. lie sold nice pair of bay
driving horses to an Attleboro, Mass
man and they were shipped for that
place Monday.
The Samoset House at Mouse Island
will remain open this season later than
usual, not closing until September IL.
James c. Durrell will manage the house
for the remainder of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hall of Boston, who
have been passing portion Of the sum
mer at Mrs. Halls old home in Yelling
ing, were in town last week. Mr. Hall
is compositor on the Boston Globe.
The funeral of Willie Il. Hoyt, who
died, Tuesday, in Portland, after an i'll
ness of only two days, occurred Thurs
day afternoon from the residence of
Sumner c. Ward on Middle street, The
services were conducted by by Rev. {.
V. Hanson and the interment was in
the south side cemetery.
Mrs. Z. A. Bartmess, of Yonkers, n.
Y, is in town for few weeks, and was
called here by the illness of her father,
w. Henry Hanson. He had la grippe
last winter and has been quite poorly
since. lie was in the General Hospital
IN Portland for two months, but for the
past five weeks has been with his mother
on the South side. He is still confined
to the house.
Messrs. j. l.. Osborne, Charles S.
Partridge, George +. Kendall and II. A.
Ross, members of the Manchester Wheel
Club of Manchester, \. H., were in town
Thursday evening. These gentlemen
are on a vacation run through Maine,
coming here from Greenville. They left
for Bangor, Friday morning, and will
work back TO Portland along the coast.
They expressed themselves as much
pleased with the beauties of Maine S
early autumn scenery.
The sad intelligence was received here
Wednesday last, of the death of Mrs.
Kate Gordon Gage, which occurred
after a short illness at her home in East
Washington, n. H., Monday, August 20.
She was born in Scion, Feb. IA, 1871, and
for several years previous to 1893 her
home was in Skowhegan, where she
made many warm friends. At that
time she and her mother removed to
Hillsboro, n. II. to make home with
her brother, belmont f. Gordon, who
had established himself in business
there. Her marriage to Mr.. Eugene c.
c. Gage occurred last New Years day
Mrs. S. w. Philbrick gave very
pretty reception to her friends at her
home on Coburn ave-, from four until
six, Wednesday afternoon. The spacious
rooms were artistically decorated with
flowers, sweet pease and clematis being
used in the reception room, golden rod
and ferns in the library, and asters in
the dining room. Mrs. Philbrick was
assisted In receiving by Miss Mary
James, of Plainfeld, n. j. The guests
were ushered to the dining room by Miss
Josie w. Smith, where they were served
with dainty refreshments, presided over
by Mrs. X. B. Shepherd and Misses S. j.