The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
TOWN and VICINITY

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{. II. Davis Of New York City arrived,
Friday of last week, on visit to his
summer home, killcare.
Geo. f. Morrill, passed Saturday aud
sunday At the home Of his uncle, Nathan
Carpenter, in Dover, Me.
All kinds Of express wagons, both
light and heavy, are on sale at l.. W.
Chase's carriage repository.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Evander Whittier of Au-
burn were guests last week at the home
Of bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs, 5. L. Whit
tier,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Smart of New York
City passed several days Of last week as
guests OF Misses Frances and Jeanette
Lord.
Carl Powers left, Thursday morning,
for Bar Harbor, where he has a situation
for the summer as bell boy at the Ly-
nam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Thbault OF
Clinton passed Sunday In town at the
home OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Thibault,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. z. Pond aud their son
Harold, of Norwood, Mass, arrived last
week and will pass the month Of July IN
this vicinity.
Mrs. S. ". Gould departed Monday
morning, to pass the next month with
relatives at Portland Harbor and In the
White Mountain region.
Mrs. II. F. Huse arrived home, Friday
evening of last week after visit OF
about two months with her mother
Mrs. Grant, in Taunton, Mass.
Mrs. l.. S. Stevens arrived here last
week from Cambridge, Mass. She will
divide the summer between Bloomfield
Cottage, the home of her son, DR.. E. q.
Stevens, and with her sister, Mrs. Thorn
as OF Mercer.
Henry Mathews arrived home Last week
from quite an extended vacation during
which he visited with relatives in Tramp
ton, 2. Q and Barre, Vt. He also pass
ed some time in the cities of Montreal
and Quebec.
Mrs. E. P. Neil of West Boylston,
Mass, returned home, yesterday, after
brief visit here at the home OF Mrs.
Helen S. Coburn. Mrs. Neil was for
merly Miss Lora Cummings and taught
here as assistant in the high school for
several years.
The Maine agents of the Northwestern
Life Insurance Co. assembled In Port
land, Saturday, for their annual field
day, among the many pleasant features
of which was a clam bake at Cape Elizs.
beth. Mr.. and Mrs. K. f. Jackson Of
this place were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Pierce with their
Young daughter, arrived here last week
for visit with Mrs. Pierce's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Smith. Mrs. E. l..
Pegram of Decatur also arrived Satur-
day evening and is to remain for several
weeks. Mr.. Pegram is expected later, tC
return home with her.
Work WAS commenced last week on
High street where the surface Is to be
macadamiz.d from North avenue to
Court street, distance Of five hundred
and twenty feet. Seven hundred dollars
was voted by the town for this purpose
in March, 1904. Il is expected that the
work will be completed by the last Of
next week.
Hon. Chas. A. Marston Is expected to
arrive home this week after an absence
of two months. Mr.. Marston went first
to Texas and from that state to Cali
fornia. The journey home was made by
way of the Isthmus of Panama, the
route being of special interest at this
time on account of the great canal now
being built there by the United States
government.
The field day of the Skowhegan
Woman's Club will be held at the home
of Mrs. Helen Neil Howard, next Tues
day, July IS. Among other things the
program will include readings by Miss
Louise Coburn and Mrs. Geo. o. Smith.
Kendall's orchestra will furnish music
from half past two until five. The usual
picnic supper will be served at six
o'clock to which the gentlemen are in
vited. II the weather is unfavorable,
the meeting will be deferred to the next
fair day.
The announcement is made by the
OF the Somerset Traction
Co. of exhibitions of Japanese day fire.
works at Lakewood, to follow the Mat
inee each afternoon during the coming
week. japanese Day fireworks shells
are fired from mortars or upright guns,
and explode at a great altitude, display
ing various figures aut effects OF large
siz I'd animals, birds, fish, turtles, fl gs,
etc., besides numerous cOlored cloud
effects which float in the air long time
before gradually defending to the
ground, where they are eagerly sought
after as souvenirs by the wondering
spectators. This display will especially
interest the children.
A. j. Abbey of the Skowhegan Elec-
trlc Light Co. and Herbert Wentworth,