The Somerset reporter., 1904-09-15
TOWN and VICINITY
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Mrs. A. j. McCrilis of Holyoke,
Mass, is visiting friends In Cornvile.
William B Pierce of Beverly, Mass, Is
the guest of friends In town, this week.
Mrs. Z A. Smith OF Indianapolis, Ind.
ID spending few weeks with friends in
town.
There Will be an entertainment at the
next meeting Of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge, Tuesday evening, Sept. 20.h.
The attention Of teachers and those
interested in education Ia called to the
meeting TO be held in Watervllle, Satur-
day, September II. Reduced rates on
the railroads.
Mrs. S. NJ. Emerson of this place and
her mother, Mrs. Mary Hersom of Nor
ridgewock, departed, Monday noon, for
visit OF several weeks with friends in
Aroostook county.
Miss Ada Ford arrived in town, Mon
day evening, from Kennebunkport where
she has been spending the summer, and
will visit with her sister, Mrs. n. P.
Salley, a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Judkins left for
Boston, Monday morning, intending to
visit friends in Lewiston on the way.
Mr.. Judkins will go to New York on
business before he returns.
Miss Mary Norris, who had been pass
ing the summer In Skowhegan, departed
for Boston, Monday. She Is to go to st.
Louis to the fair and may go from there
to pass the winter In California.
Parents having children who are to
attend schools at the first grade should
see that they are enrolled before the first
of October as no child not having pre-
viously attended school will be admitted
after that date.
Mrs. A. N. Estes from Alpena, Mich,
who has been spending the past three
months with relatives in Maine, visited
this week with her brother F. |. Estes,
and now ia on her way home via Boston
and New York.
On Friday last, Mrs. Il. A. Bussey
WAS presented with gold band ring by
Mrs. F. z. Pennell in behalf of the La
dies Social Circle OF the NJ. E. church.
Mrs. Bussey is soon to leave Skowhegan
to make her home with her daughter In
Portland.
w. II. Wildes left for New York City
on the noon train, Monday. Mr.. Wlldee
has been somewhat out of health the
past summer but is looking and feeling
very much better and starts on this trip
to the markets in good spirits, very
much gratfied to be at business again
after his enforced vacation.
Both the village and the rural schools
open, this year, with increased attend
ance. There are some changes in teach
ers from original assignment. Mrs. Eva
Anes Webster, who opened the Dudley
Corner school has resigned to accept u
position at Bowdoinham, Me. and Miss
Della Sanford Is to resume her position
there.
Miss Dora p. Cleveland is at the
Louisiana Purchase Fair at ST. Louis and
will visit relatives in several western
cities before returning. Her place In
the academy school is being filled by a
transfer of Miss Ethel Morrill, to her de-
partment and the place thus temporarily
made vacant in Miss Morrll's grade Is
assumed by Mrs. Helen C. Wing,
Walter Edgeley, who was successful
in passing the U s. Civil Service exami-
nation some months since, has just re-
ceved an appointment as weIgher of
mails at Waterville. The position is
only temporary but Is looked upon as
desirable as it usually leads to a perma-
nent situation. Mr.. Edgeley has been
in the employ Of Jos. Hutchns during
his residence In Skowhegan.
The annual report Of Skowhegan Saw
ings Bank appears 10 the REPORTER, this
week. This Is one of the stable financial
institutions of our town, ably and care
fully managed in the interest of deposit
tors. More people In Somerset are in
terested In this bank than In any other In
the county. Last years work shows a
gain in net results over the balance of a
year ago of $2,343.88 A good record.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Scott Parkman have
night.blooming cereus which was In
bloom nearly every night, last week,
bearing sixteen blossoms In all. On
Tuesday evening the plant presented
an exceedingly beautiful appearance
with a cluster of nine blossoms. 1t was
taken to the meeting of the grange,
Wednesday evening, and on the other
evenings a large number Of friends and
neighbors came to see 1t at the PArkman
homestead.
Alfred Butler, the eight year old sou
OF Willie Butler who resides on Lswton
street, met with serious accident at the
mill Of the Riverside Pulp Co., Saturday
afternoon. He had been riding on the
team which hauls pulp to the cars and
got his head jammed between the rear
wheel and the side Of the building as the
cart was backed up to the mill door. Al
first 1t did not seem possible that he
could survive, but his condition has
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