The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-18

BRIGHAM & Seekins have few more
trimmed and pattern hats on which they
will make extremely low prices to close.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Bukar have
gone to Massachusetts to visit with rela-
tives In Lynn, Stoneham and other places
that state.
Mrs. Addie p. Shattuck arrived home,
Monday evening, from Ocean Park, Me-,
where she had been for the past four
weeks.
Miss Nancy Spearing, who has been a
guest of relatives at Rsngley lakes for
two months past, returned home, Satur-
DAY 1ight.
Mrs. Albert r. Dyer of Washington
arrived yesterday morning and Is to be
the guest OF Mrs. Helen Neil Howard for
the next few weeks.
Miss Filth W. Lewis arrived home
from Wilton, Tuesday evening, where
she had been visiting with relatives for
the past three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Savage, with their
daughter, Miss Augusta, returned last
week from visit with their son, Clair H.
Savage, at Greenville.
Mrs. Bessie Knox Harding Of Ontario,
Cal, arrived, Saturday evening, and is
to be the guest of Mrs. Helen s. Goburn
onJ farotIyy for apvaral unOpfhg
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Simpson OF
Peeksklll, N. Y. returned home, Satur-
day morning, after a two weeks visit
with DR.. and Mrs. J. N. Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Clark have had
as their guests, recently, Mrs. Catherine
Pierce of Richmond, Wis, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrie Mantor of Boston.
Miss c. }. Williams returned, Monday
evening, from vacation of several
weeks passed with friends at Great Dia-
mond Island, Portland Harbor.
Rev. B. B. Merrill has purchased Of
Forrest Goodwin the Gushing place on
Main street and Ia to occupy 1t as home
for himself and family in the early future.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Goodrich are pass
ing this week at Harpswell, Me-, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson Of West
field, Mass, who have summer cottage
at that place.
Alton Whittemore, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Gertrude, left Monday
morning for Boston, where they are to
meet their aunt, Mrs. Lura Fay, from
Eureka, Cal.
Mrs. Gregoire of Augusta, and Miss
Lizzie Spinney of Pawtucket, r. |. left
for their respective homes, this morning,
after brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Morrisett.
Mrs. c. A. Leighton went to Old o.
chard Beach, Friday morning OF last
week, where she Is to be the guest Of
Mrs. Hattie Kttridge Of Hallowell, at
her summer home.
Mrs. Il. Fl. Anderson and Mrs. Fred G,
Spinney, who had been making briet
visit In town, left yesterday for North.
port, from which place they will return
to their home In Portland.
Mrs. Laura Haryilie went to Boston,
Monday morning, for visit of several
weeks with relatives 10 that city and
Lynn and will also go to Providence, K.
|. ana other points before her return.
Chas. II. Clark, president OF the First
National Bank of Madison, was 10 town.
Tuesday. Mr.. Clark is soon to leave for
California with a party of capitalists
who contemplate investing In the red
wood timberlands of that state.
DE-. Judkins, Harry I4les and Eugene
r. Parker have been drawn as Traverse
Jurymen for the coming September
Term of the s. j. Court and G. S. Robin
son and Frank Malbon are to serve as
Grand Jurymen for one year beginning
with the same term.
Miss Linda Graves arrived, Saturday
evening, from Cambridge, Mass, where
she had been attending summer school.
She is to remain here until the middle Of
September at which time she returns to
Rockland, Mass, to resume her duties as
teacher In the public schools.
Mrs. Joseph L. Patten of Brooklyn, \.
Y. is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. 7. Patten. Her husband, who
died in 1885, was for several years en-
gagged 10 the publishing business here,
starting a paper called the Somerset
Telegraph In 1855, changing the name TO
the SOMERSET REPORTER 10 1861.
L. A. Cloudy and G. W. Morrow of
Portland, accompanied by their wives,
were registered at the Coburn, Saturday
having come through from that city by
of the Northeastern Telephone Co, and
very prominent in telephone affairs ia
the state. The party started upon their
return journey about p. NJ. on the
same day intending to reach Portland
the same night.
The rear drive passed Skowhegan Falls
early Tuesday morning, the loh. This
Is six days earlier than last year norwith-
standing the fact that In the early part
OF the season conditions were such as TO
cause those In charge Of the river much
concern. The construction of booms to
guard points where bad Jams have form