The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-08
LOCAL MENTION.
f. B. Curtis went to Boston, today.
A. S. Burke of Bingham was in town
On Saturday.

"A, >. BURKE OF bingham was In Town
on Saturday.
Miss Annie Maddocks went to Boston
by this mornings train.
E. n. Merrill, Esq, made a profess
sonal trip to Auburn, yesterday.
Mrs. Heath and two children is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Eugene Stew
ard.
Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler and daughter, Miss
Mabel, went to Portland by this morn
ing's train.
Mrs. F. r. Folsom and Mrs c. J. Dow
passed the day, Wednesday, with Water
vile friends.
Mrs. Jane Locke, who has been the
guest of D. A. Porter and family, went
to Portland, Tuesday
Mrs. w. P. Ordway and her mother,
Mrs, O. A. Priest, left by yesterdays
train on visit to Boston,
Hon. c. A. Marston is just getting
about again after being confined at his
home some weeks by illness.
Miss Nellie Morse, who has been visit
ing her sister, Miss Emma, for week,
returned home to Bangor, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson left
home by the afternoon train of yester-
day on visit to relatives at No. An
dover, Mass.
The harvest dinner and fred hash"
supper that followed, given yesterday,
by the ladies of the Universalist society,
netted them over $50.
Mrs. MiHnie G.. Barnes, who has been
the guest of her parents, II. c. Marble
and wife for some weeks, returned to
her home in Haverhill, Mass, yesterday.
Miss Marion L. Kilby, who has been
passing the summer in town with her
cousin, Mrs. Ned, Lambert, departed for
her home in Washington, d. c., yester-
day.
Wilke Clark, who has been playing
baseball the past season with the team
representing Montgomery, Ala, in the
Southern League, arrived home Mon
day.
Hiram Moore of Madison was in town,
yesterday, taking the afternoon train for
the Moosehead Lake region to make
preparations for the coming winters
numbering operations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McKenney were
In town, yesterday, on their way from
Flagstaff to their home in Shawmut.
They made the journey in one day, 60
miles, long days drive.
The Basket meeting of the Woman's
Missionary society of the Kennebec and
Somerset Baptist association, will be
held at Oakland, October 18th. An in
teresting program is promised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassidy of Trenton, N.
J. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. d.
Baker. Mr. Cassidy is taking advantage
of his visit to Maine to make a brief
hunting trip to the Dead River region,
this week.
Railroad Commissioners Chadbourne
and Spofiord were guests at Hotel &C.
burn, Monday night, coming from Madi-
son via the Somerset Traction road.
They left here on the morning train,
Tuesday,
The ladies of the Universalist society
tells US that the coffee donated for their
dinner, yestel day, by George Simpson,
the grocer, was of an A l quality and
pleased all. 1t was Thomas Wood &
Co.'s Hollander br, nd for which Mr..
Simpson has the exclusive agency.
By an oversight Joseph Roy's fine 10
mos. old steers, exhibited at the late
show of the Somerset Central Agricult-
ural Society, were not mentioned In the
list of awards. They received first pre-
MUM and were pronounced about the
finest yoke of grade Durhams Of their
age ever EXHIBITED at this park.
On Saturday last as Harrison Cover
OF Canaan was hauling load Of lumber
to this place the wheel of the wagon
dropped irto a bad place In the road
opposite the Austin farm and he was
thrown off, striking upon his shoulder,
dislocating 1t. He kept on to town and
DR.. Dascombe reduced the fracture.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Pratt of Athens
were In town, yesterday on their way to
Harrisburg, Penn, where Mrs. Pratt
will spend the winter with their son, R.
d. Pratt. Mr.. Pratt was In the battle of
Gettysburg in the Goth Maine volunteers
and proposes to visit Gettysburg battle.
field before he returns. He participated
with his regiment In that great battle.
Capt. W. S. Woods of the U. S. A,
who has recently been transferred from
the PHILIPPINES, and is now stationed in
New York City, was in town over Fri
day and Saturday, to pay brief visit to
his aunt Mrs. Lucy ". Lord and family
From here he went to Pennington to
pass Sunday, making the most of his
weeks leave of absence, his first for
several years.
Road Commissioner Webb has started
In upon a good job on the road to Ca
naan just beyond the Eddy. At the foot
of Parkman Hill where the road starts