The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-03


ness.
Miss Lillian Bouette went to Water
vile, Thursday, for short visit to
friends.
Miss Helen Steward returned, Satur-
day, after visiting her grandparents in
Clinton.
Rev. and Mrs. Dwight A. Ball return
ed, Tuesday, from their vacation in
, western Maine.
Miss Exelder Piper left, Monday, for
Boston, where she will take two weeks
course in music
Mrs. J. Atwood returned to Portland,
yesterday after visiting for several DAYS
with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Wemyss of
Somerville, Mass, are the guests of
their nephew, w. r. Elliot,
Mrs. Gertrude Luce of New Vineyard,
was the guest of her uncle, E. p. Viles,
TWO or three days the past week.
George Piper went to Three Rivers,
Canada, Monday morning. to resume his
studies at Three Rivers Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Steward returned,
Saturday, from visit to relatives in
Calais, Me, and St. Stephens, n. B.
Miss Laura Gordon of Portland was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. a. Il. Yeaton,
Maple street, few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Dimock of Minot
were the guests of Mrs. Dimock's
mother, Mrs. Il. Hutchins, last week.
Mrs. r. Hutchins and her grandson,
Master Ned Sturtevant, are visiting
friends in Lewiston and vicinity, this
week
Miss Nettie Edgett of Maiden, Mass.
who has been the guest of friends in
this vicinity for : week past, returned
yesterday.
William Lowe of Kansas City and
Mrs. Anna Lowe of Lewiston were
guests of George Simpson and family,
over Sunday.
Charles Bacon of Ftchburg, Mass,
who has been a guest at the home Of
Simon Nudd, the past two weeks, return.
ed home, Friday.
Ben Fogler returned, Thursday, from
South Hope, where he has been spend
ing two weeks vacation. He made
the return trip on his bicycle.
Ralph Brown is employed as water
boy on the Skowhegan-Portland run
during the present rush of business, to
assist Bennie Preslie, the regular news
agent.
Miss E b. Dunton of Boston, who has
been visiting with her mother in Athens
for the month of August, passed MOI
day and Tuesday in town with friends,
leaving here Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Emerson and
daughter of Portland, came to town
Friday. and in the afternoon went to
North Fairfield to attend the funeral Of
George A. Wing, the grandfather Of
Mrs. Emerson.
Sebastian, the eldest son of f. A.
Bison of this place, who has been in
attendance upon the Montreal College
for three years past, has completed his
French education there and now has
entered the Holy Cross College at Wor-
cester, Mass, for the study of English.
n. S. Steward and men have been in
Solon the past week looking after the
heating apparatus in the Caratunk Hotel.
While putting two sections of the boil
er together the end of the fore finger on
his left hand was caught, as result Of
which about one half inch Of this useful
member WIS taken off.
Hon. Jos. B. 2. Day, a prominent
banker of Castana, Iowa, was in town
several days, last. week. Mr.. Day was
formerly a resident of Hallowell but
went West and became prominently
identified in banking and political Gil
ces. While here he spent some time
tracing the genealogy of the Proctor and
Squire families of which he is a descend
ant. He noticed Skowhegan's great
advancement in the past twenty years.
Capt F. C. Dunlap and his war-worn
veterans of Co. E, N. G. S. NJ, returned
by late special, Saturday night, aft er
participating in the realistic cor flict
between army and navy in Portland
Harbor. They found the business in
hand not wholly "game." Their station
was on Diamond Island, with Co. A Of
Gardiner, the Mass. Heavy Artillery, and
six companies of regula" troops from
the L. 5. Army. The location was a
central one, in the direct line of the
greater part of the hostile demon
stratiens The island was well protected,
however, by Fort Mckinley and other
batteries, and no landing was effected.
Attacks were made every night, which
gave the boys small opportunity for
sleep. 1t was considerably more like
war than the usual muster of the req
ment at Augusta, and though little
chance for relaxation was given, the
boys found 1t interesting and exciting
throughout, and feel like seasoned war
riors.