The Somerset reporter., 1900-07-12
TOWN and VICINITY

Cushing's'
Mrs. S. w. Gould has been visiting
with friends in Portland.
Andrew Lumsden of Boston was in
town the first of the week.
The entertainments at Lakewood have
been discontinued for two weeks.
Mrs. Ella Jordan is on months vaca-
ton at Kingfied and other places.
Carriage umbrellas recovered cheap at
", Rowe's, opp. Skowhegan House.
David Haig and Frank Brown are
rsssing the week at The Samoset, Mouse
Island.
Omar H. Lander of New Portland
uss in town attending Probate Court,
Tuesday.
H.P. Merwin and Thos. Tantish are
m business trip to up river towns,
this week.
/. C. Emery, chairman of our board
NJ seleetmen, was in Gardiner, yester-
day, on business.
C. A. Leighton has returned home
from Augusta, having closed his florists
store 10 that city for the summer.
Mrs. John s. Sides and Miss Alice M.
Sides of Portsmouth, N. H., are the
quests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Symons,
North Ave.
F. A. Bison and wife left home, Mon
dsy morning, on trip to Montreal and
Quebec and will return via Albany and
New York city.
Misses Elizabeth and Bessie Grahame
Of Washington, were among the arrivals
last Thursday evening, and will spend
several weeks here.
Miss Hannah Page and Miss Bertha
SOule of Bath, left town, Friday last, on
weeks carriage drive to Pennington,
Phillips and Rangeley.
Fred Kelley and Miss Eva Drew of
Hsverhill, Mass. were the guests Of
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returning home, Monday.
George Leach, who has a position as
assistant superintendent in wooden
mill at Modus, Conn.,, is passing a
weeks vacation in town.
John N. Merrill, Jr. left home, Tues
day morning, for New York, where he
will take examination for cadetship In
West Point within few weeks.
F. F. Lawrence, Colby, 1900, has en-
tered the clerk of courts office as as
,stant to his father and will divide his
fine between his duties there and the
study of law, which profession he has
decided to adopt.
A union meeting of Somerset County
oranges is to be held at Lakewood
August 80 at which time Aaron Jones
Of South Bend, Ind, grand master Of
the order for the United States, will be
present and address the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Buck are in attend
snce upon the meeting of the Maine
Druggists Association in Portland, to-
day. Later they go to Harpswell for a
brief stay and will also make a trip
through the White Mountains before
returning home.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage ceremony of Miss Estora,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. /. B. Jewett,
to Winfred Guy Pencil, son of Sheriff
7. P. Pennell The event will occur on
the evening OF July 18th in the Island
Ave. Congregational Church.
Miss Myrtle Mills, who has officiated
as bookkeeper and cashier in the dry
goods store of.W. P. Ordway since his
occupancy in the present building, over
four years, has resigned her position
and is succeeded by Miss Maude Nay,
who has been clerking for D. F. Judkins.
J. A. Dealey has marked down his
spring woolens, as they must be sold
TO make room for winter weight. A
good time to get suit or pair of pants.
Thirty members of the Epworth
League connected with the Methodist
Church held picnic supper at The
Pines, last Friday night. A special car
leaving here at $50 conveyed the party
to this popular picnic ground. After
lunch musical program was given and
the remainder of the evening passed in
playing games.
Rev. w. W. Cochran, returned mis-
sonary, preached in Bethany Baptist
church, Sunday morning, and made a
Missionary address in the First Baptist
church, Sunday evening. He was
Stationed in India ia the border of
china where he labored about 10 years.
Heis a Maine man and graduate of
Colby College.
AT the regular meeting of Bloomfield
Assembly, Pythian Sisterhood, Friday
evening, the following officers were
elected; Mrs. B. S. Flagg, c. c.; Mrs.
Emma Thompson, V. c.; Mrs. Emma
lawrence, Pre-; Miss Margaret Lums-
den, NJ. of A.. Mrs. E. L. Ford, Asst.
NJ Of A. Mrs. w. B. McPheters, M. of
t.; Mrs. c. f. Dealey, NJ. o.; Miss
Lila Weston, |. G.. Miss Clara Steward,
t.; Mrs. Bert Fletcher, organist.