The Somerset reporter., 1905-08-17
TOWN and VICINITY

| ceries,
DR.. W. f. Fellows Of Bangor was in
town, Sunday. called here for profess
slonal consultation.
o. F. Khowlton wants one hundred
one year old hens, either B. p. r., W,
W, ", B.of L. A. K.
l.. L. Walton Is enjoying three weeks
vacation, portion Of which is being
passed at IIesboro, Me.
Mrs. C. NJ. Lambert and Mrs. George
l.. Nay left, Tuesday morning, for a
weeks vacation at Old Orchard.
Buy pair of shoes and get pair Of
stockings free; zee Green Il Barnard
Shoe Co.'s advertisement page 5.
Dr.. and Mrs. H. L. Jackson departed,
Friday of last week, for short visit
with friends in Boston and vicinity.
Last Tuesday, j. y. Il 1. j. Smith sold
two Of those fine Merrill pianos; one to
Mrs. Perley Ames, and one to Miss Daisy
Holway.
Mrs. Emma Hanson Bartmess of Ion-
kers, n. Y, is at Laconia, n. II. this
week, and will visit in Skowhegsn in the
near future.
The next regular meeting Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union will
be held IN Grand Army Hall, Tuesday,
! Apouat odd at & O'Clock
Miss Mollie Marston left, Saturday
afternoon. for Boothbay Harbor for
brief stay at the Marston cottage,
Spruce Point. Miss Lola Goodwin
accompanies her as her guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell w. Chase of
Dorchester, Mass, arrived, Monday
morning, to be the guests of c. Il.
Atkinson and wife, who are passing
their vacation at East Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Emery left, Mon
day morning for Higgins Beach, Me-,
where they are to pass two weeks
outing. They will occupy the cottage
owned by II. B. and C. A. Drake Of this
place,
MIR. ard Mrs. c. w. Tilton and young
daughter returned, Monday morning, to
their home In Boston. Mrs. Tilton and
her daughter had been guests of relatives
here since July. Mr.. Tilton is the
brother of C. H. Tilton of the REPORTER
Office.
The REPORTER learns that the report
current here this week OF the serious
sickness of Miss +. B. Dunton OF Au-
gusta seems to have no better founda-
ton than slight Illness which confined
her to her rooms on Monday, but from
which she is rapidly convalescing.
Mrs. George Burns left last week for
Portland. She will pass several days at
Ferry Beach, where the Universalists
are holding a convention. Her cousin,
Miss Grace NJ. Thayer, Of South Paris,
is member of the Ladies' Shubert
Quartet of that village, which will form
part of the musical program during
tie meetings.
The Island Machine company has re-
Gently sold to parties in Lagrange, Me.
a complete outfit for new saw mill with
a capacity of forty thousand feet OF lum-
Der day. The boiler and engine will be
shipped direct from the maker and the
balance of the machinery will be made at
the works of the Island Machine Co. on
Island avenue.
Mrs. W. NJ. Pulsifer and master Libby
passed Sunday and the first few days of
this week at Northport, Me-, at the cot
tage of her mother, Mrs. l. G. Libby.
Several of Mrs. Pulsifer's brothers and
their wives were there at the same time
so that the gathering was quite In the
nature of family reunion. DR.. Pulslfer
was unable to accompany his family
owing to several serious cases of illness
under his care.
David Parker of San Jose, Cal, accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. c. A. Dor
sey, and her young son, are guests at
Hotel Coburn. Mr.. Parker was native
of Maine but removed to California long
years ago. In about 1868 he was in Co.
lumbia, Cal, and became acquainted
with Harrison Baker, now Of SkOwhe-
gan, who was living there at the time.
Not having heard from Mr.. Baker and
others whom he knew in this vicinity
for many years, Mr.. Parker, about
year since, sent communication which
was published In the REPORTER, asking
for information about his eastern friends.
Mr.. Baker saw and answered the com.
municaton and the correspondence then
commenced has led to Mr.. Davis visit
here at this time.
A. b. Pratt of Rpon, Wis, is passing
week in town, guest at Hotel Coburn.
Mr.. Pratt was born in Skowhegan, in
the portion then called Bloomfield,
eighty-nine years ago, and left this place
for the West, May 30, 1856. During
this period of nearly fifty years since
the West has been his home, Mr.. Pratt
has been here but twice, the last time
being II years ago, and on the present
visit he finds many changes and, natu-
rally, but few of his former acquaint-
ances. Mr.. Pratt has taken the RE-
pAPTER and ita prpdeppaaora for aiYtv