The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
LOCAL MENTION.


Mrs. NJ. II. Nye left, Friday noon, for
a weeks visit with relatives IN Bangor
and other places in that vicinity.
". H. Loughery of Cambridge Mass,
has been visiting, this week. at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Will! W. Cakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Mills and Mark
Harville attended the reunion OF the 4tb
Maine Battery at Augusta, yesterday.
Mrs. W. F. Cleveland of Eastport, Me-,
is passing several weeks in town as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Horatio
Emery.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Chenery of Boston
have been passing the week as guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P.
Ordway. The aeQuaintanceship between
the families dates from the Knights
Tempar excursion TO California, last
summer.
Mrs. Grace Jacobs Christian of New
York City left here for home, Saturday
noon. She had been in town to be pres
ent at the interment of her mother, the
late Mrs. Ann Jacobs, whose remains
were removed from the receiving tomb
for burial, Friday afternoon of last week.
j. Howard Wymsn arrived home, last
week, to pass the summer vacation with
his mother, Mrs. Sophronia Wyman
Mr.. WYman has just completed his
third year at the Harvard Medical
School, Boston. He will return in the
fall for the fourth and final year of the
course.
The Board of State Assessors, f. NJ.
Simpson, Otis Hayford and George Pot
| tie, are TO be in session at the Court
House, Tuesday, June 27th, also at the
Stage house in Bingham, the following
day. Ii is their annual visit to Somerset
county for the purpose of securing in-
formation to guide them In the work OF
assessing a valuation.
Mrs. Mary A. Leighton went to Wa
terVile, Friday, to attend the commence
ment exercises of Colby Classical Insti.
tute, her niece, Miss Ina Emery of
Athens, being one OF the graduates and
one Of eight essayists out OF a class of
fifty. Mrs. Leighton was accompanied
by Mrs. D. H. Bartlett and Mrs. Cecil II.
rilton, Miss Emery's cousins.
| A choral society is to be formed here
and all those who are interested are re-
quested to meet at the Congregational
vestry next Monday evening at 7.30.
One of the objects 10 view is to secure
training for a musical festival to occur IN
August, when Prof. w. r. Chapman is
to be here with the artists who appear
with him this summer at Old Orchard
and at Poland Springs.
The funeral of Alfred B. Neron, who
died June 10Th at the hospital In Lewis.
ton, after an operation for appendicitis,
occurred Saturday morning at st. Mary
church, Rev. A. o. Lscroix officiating.
Sixty members OF the Catholic Order
Of Forresters, of which organization the
deceased was member, attended in a
body. Mr.. Neron WAS born 10 the Prov.
nce of Quebec 10 1859. He had lived
in Skowhegsn for about five years and
was much respected by the people of st.
Msry's parish
The Lenox Vaudeville Co., who are
appearing at Lakewood Theater, this
week, are making big hit with all who
have seen the show. All and Mabel Will
son, the real comedians are exceedingly
clever people in their line; the Floyds In
their acts of magic which they change
nightly are always pleasing; the comedy
sketch by the Luciers Is great; Wade
Whipple In a black face singing and
dancing act is of the first quality; while
Robin the expert comedy iuggler has
made hit with all classes. Should the
weather be favorable we predict a pleas
ant evening for all who visit the theater
the remainder of the present week.
The body of Howard Webb of Orono
was brought here Monday for interment
in the family lot in the South Cemetery.
The remains were accompanied by Han
son Webb of Pasadena, Cal, and by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Webb of Bangor, the two
gentlemen named being brothers of the
deceased. Professor j. ". Hart OF Orono
and Professor Walter Flynt of Port De
posit, Md, formerly one of the faculty
of the University of Maine, also came to
show their respect and esteem for their
former associate. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Webb and Mr.. Hanson Webb were
guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
T. Pooer while here. They left Tues
day for Bangor, from which Mr.. Hanson
Webb will take his departure, after a
brief visit, for his home on the Pacific
coast.