The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-29
Fred F. Lawrence is In Boston, this

ner son-ln-laW, l.. l.. morrison.
Mrs. H. C. Day returned, today, to
her home In Northampton, Mass, after a
visit with George w. Cover and family
j. o. Haines of this place and F. E.
Southland of So. Norridgewock are at the
Bangor races, this week, with their
horses.
Dr. Cora NJ. Johnson left home, yes
terday, for Hampden, Me. where she
will visit DR.. Mary Morey- Pearson at
her summer home.
Miss Blanche Goodrich, who has been
passing several weeks in this place and
Athens visiting relatives, returned to
Boston, this morning
DR.. Fred M. Eaton and young son
Paul of Millville, n. j., are passing a
two weeks vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Eaton.
Lewis Barker, graduate of the Show
hogan high school, who is running a
sheep ranch in Wyoming, is visiting rel
atives in this town and Athens.
Mr.. aud Mrs. T. W. Briggs, Mrs,
Edith Shepherd and Mrs. Forrest Good
win made carriage drive to Pittsfeld
Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
Miss Derby has closed her labors in
the office of the Lakeside Worsted Mill
and went to Auburn, this morning,
where she has secured position.
There is to be a labor day ball at the
Pines, Monday evening next, Sept. I'd,
under the auspices of the granite cutters
at the Dodlin quarry in Norridgewock
George Weymouth has removed his
stock of harness and horse clothing this
week to the store in Milburn block
formerly occupied by Mrs. ,Benner.
See ad.
j. E. Emerson of Madison Center and
W. H. Emery of this place attended the
reunion of their regiment, the 10th
Maine, at Merrymeeting Park, Bruins
wick, yesterday.
Mrs, Lottie Norton of Neponsit, Wis.,,
who has been visiting with the family of
her uncle, Richard Robinson, and other
relatives In Cornville, returned to her
home this week.
Mrs. T. B. Seekins, who has been
visiting with her son, W. T. Seekins,
clerk of courts, returned to her home in
West Mills, where her husband has
bought farm.
w. Fl. Fuller Is on a vacation trip to
Portland and vicinity, leaving home
Tuesday. He plans to pass Saturday,
his 10Th birthday, with his sister in
Portsmouth, N. Il.
Mr.. TiIlotson Neel of NeV York, bar
itone, will sing at the recital to be given
in Milburn Hall, Tuesday evening, Sept.
3, by pupils of Miss Margery Morrison.
There will be no admission and those in
terested are cordially invited to attend.
The ladies are requested to keep in
mind that commencing Monday, Sept. 2,
and for the entire week a demonstration
will be at the Walter Savage Grocery
and serve free coffee to all callers to
prove the superiority of the Fifth
Avenue high grade coffee.
C. F. Ward left home, Monday morn
ing on three days trip by locomobile
to Penobscot and Piscataquis counties,
and was accompanied by DR.. c. P.
Sawyer. They returned home last night,
making the run from Willimantic, Go
miles, after 2 80 p. m.
Miss Lizzie Sewall of Detroit, Mich,
visited her cousin, Geo. E. Morrell, a
few days last week. She left on the
morning train, Saturday, for New York,
from which place she will sail the last of
September for Europe, to be absent one
year, which she will devote to travel in
that country.
The dental rooms of DR.. c. V. Rich
ards have undergone great transfer
nation in the past few weeks. New
hard wood floors have been laid through
out Steel ceilings put in and the
ceilings and walls have been painted
most artistlcally in oils by E. L. Walker.
The effect of the whole is especially
pleasing.
An extensive piece of work has been
commenced on the power plant, just be
low the dam on the so-called back chan
mel, owned by the American Wooden
Company. The old power house will be
demolished and a larger and better one
built. The two small water wheels
which have outlived their usefulness will
be replaced by one modern wheel which
will supply 300 horse power. The outlet
channel will be widened and deepened
and an outlay of some $4,000 will be
made. The work Is in charge of 6. <.
Farnham, who has Is men at work and
more will be added later. Some two
months will pass before the work is COM
pleted. Derricks have been raised and a
lengthy tramway has been constructed
out to the main river, and the waste rock
from the excavation are landed on fiat
car and run out there and dumped. With
favorable weather, the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible that 1t may
be completed before the fall rains. A