The Somerset reporter., 1905-08-24
TOWN and VICINITY

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l.. L. Walton went to Castiue, Tues
day, 10 pass a portion of his vacation.
O.. f. Knowlton Company are receiving
blueberries fresh every day for canning
Miss Edna Page aud Miss Jenette
Suurteyaut are passing week at China
pond.
William G.. Baker of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting at the home of his brother,
Chas. Il. Baker.
Miss Flora Burleigh If Boston arrived,
Tuesday evening, for visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles 4, Smith.
Mrs. Julia y. Kincaid, head milliner
for Miss L. NJ. Wthee, left for New
York City, this morning, to attend the
millinery openings.
II the finder OF small sum of money,
lost. Saturday night on our streets, is
honest they should return it to this office
and receive reward.
Mrs. George D. w. Wemyss Of Somer-
vile, Mass, arrived last evening to pass
the next two weeks at the home of her
neice, Mrs. w. r. Elliot.
The ". c. T. L. will have field day
at Coburn Park, Thursday, August 81,
at o'clock with a picnic supper. Mem
bers are privileged to invite guests.
Irving Laley of Somerville, Mass, Is
passing three weeks vacation with
relatives in town. Mr.. Lalley has re-
sponsible position with Allen, Hall &
Co. OF Boston, decorators.
Mrs. Ella Hoxie Scribner of Worcester,
Mass, accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Lottie Hoxie Holway Of Fairfield Center
visited In town, Tuesday and Wednesday,
the guests OF their uncle, Henry P.
Canon.
The chimney, which has stood on the
ruins of the old tannery which was
burned at the Eddy fire eight years ago,
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men. The job was accomplished by
knocking the foundations from the north
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W, Briggs of Pitts
field, who have been making an extend
ed trip to Halifax, st. John and Other
points 10 the maritime provinces, arrived
here, Tuesday, and are the guests Of
her mother, Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd,
this week.
Miss Lena Smith of Hartland has been
the guest of her brother, Clyde II. Smith,
for several days this week. Mr.. Thomas
E. Pope of Washington, D. c., who has
a position in the United States Bureau
of Forestry, has also been Mr.. Smiths
guest for few days.
W. B. Whittier has purchased Of E. n.
Merrill the lot at the corner of North
avenue and Maple street, opposite Thi-
bodeau's bakery. 1t is to serve as a L.
cation for the house which he is to move
from Madison avenue to clear the lot
where his new home is to be built at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Agnew of Washington,
D. c., who have been the guests of Mrs.
A. X. Dyer for the last week at Lake
wood, left, yesterday, for Atlantic City
Mrs. Knight left for New York very
unexpectedly. Mrs. Dyer and her
daughter, Mrs. De Camp, leave next
Tuesday for the suburbs of Boston, TT
turning to Washington in September.
The small brook which runs across the
land of Mrs. Helen s. Coburn at the
junction OF Elm and Pleasant streets is
receiving the attention of crew Of stone
masons. A wall Of field stone is being
built for about sixty feet, between the
streets named, to conflne the water to
narrower channel, and the adjacent
area is being graded, adding much to
the attractiveness of the locality.
r. W. Haines is to move the small
building on Russell street, near the Ross
corner, now occupied by John Phillips,
Charles Grover and n. F. Caswel as a
carpenter shop, to location on Madison
avenue near Hotel Coburn, and retit it
for rent. 1t originally fronted on Water
street and in it j. Parker Boise conduct
ed the leading clothing business Of the
town. Ii was moved to its Russell street
location at the time that the lot was
cleared for building of Coburn Hall In
1866.
The novelty race at the roller skating
rink, last Monday evening, called out a
good crowd and produced lots of fun as
well as excitement. The five competitors
had the course clear for the first three
laps and for the balance of the race had
to Jump over low hurdles and obstacles,
and do other stunts which were very
jos. GARNER won the first
contest and on account Of the fact that
some of the contestants lost their skates
in the first event, second trial was
won by Carl Fortato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman Kelley and their
son, Edmund, of Cambridge, Mass, were
in town, Monday and Tuesday on an au-
tomobile trip, having come here In their
Pope-Toledo car from Camden, Me-,
where the family is passing the summer
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