The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-09-07
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TOWN and VICINITY


drug store
NJ and Mrs. W. B. Pierce returned,
tuesday, to their home in Beverly, Mass.
Herbert L. SWEET arrived home, yes
,.,dav. from short visit with his pa
rents in Bangor.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin left by this
earnings train for a business trip to
Guiford, Maine.
Miss Maudc Bracket of Pittsfield has
,oen passing this week with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Steward.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred c. Emery left here,
Tuesday, for a ten days trip to points
in Aroostook county.
Mr. aud Mrs. c. E. Tilton, who had
,.ssed most OF the summer here, return
cd to Bangor, Tuesday.
Mrs. Malinda Tibbetts of Fairfield
visited a portion of last week with her
niece, Mrs. M. J. Allen.
Miss Mae E. Ward returned to Boston,
Monday. to resume her duties as a teach
ar in the public schools of that city.
Anv one wishing situation to do
bousework can obtain good position by
applying to Mrs. Roland L. Patten.
Misc Grace L. Russell went to Epping,
H.. Monday, to resume her duties as
assistant in the high school in that town.
Van W. Nelson went to Lakeside, Me.
saturday to Join his wife who has been
nsssng some weeks at their summer
cottage
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kinney of Bangor
arrived Monday evening and are passing
the week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
F. K1owlton.
CYRUS Albee and his sister, Mrs. Mary
y Currier, left here, Monday, to visit
relatives and friends in different parts of
Aroostook county.
c. f. Ward arrived home, Monday
evening, from brief vacation passed at
Popham Beach, where his sister and her
husband, M. and Mrs. S. w. Philbrick,
are occupying a cottage for the summer.
Mrs, J. G. Heffses and her young
daughter, Marguerite, who had been
visiting relatives in Skowhegan and
Athens for the past six weeks, returned
to their home in Worcester, Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. M. Barnard, who has been
passing the summer in Skowhegsn and
vicinity, lett for Jamaica Plain, Mass,
Monday morning. Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Barnard accompanied her for visit at
the home OF her son.
We have received from Hon. A. W.
Gilman, Commissioner of Agriculture
for Maine, supply of the Agricultural
Reports for the year 1904, which we
shall be pleased to furnish to patrons OF
the REPORTER on application.
Arthur Bussey went to Orono, Tues
day to be present at the funeral of Miss
josephine McPheters, whose death oc-
cured on September 4th. Miss Nc
Pheters will be remembered by many
here as she had frequently visited in
Skowhegan.
Quite a number of Skowhegan people
who have been living at Old Orchard,
Me-, for portion or all of the summer,
arrived home, Saturday night. Among
those were Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Halves,
Mrs Frank C. Burrill, Mrs. Helen and
Miss Mabel Robinson.
+. c. DOyen, formerly OF Norridge-
wock, now residing in Lawrence, Mass,
was among the arrivals, Saturday even
ng His young granddaughter, Miss
Rose Rogers, daughter of Henry Rogers
Of this place, who had been visiting with
Mr. DOyen in Lawrence, returned with
him.
Rev. II. +. Huse arrived from Pleasant
Pond, Saturday, where he and his wife
had been passing the month of August
their camp which has been built dur
ing the past summer. Mrs. Huse re-
4 mains at Pleasant Pond for the present
and with her Mr.. Huse's sister, Miss
Clara Huse of Boston.
James Frost of Jamaica Plains made q
i brief visit here, last week, and left for
home, Monday morning. In the depart
nent of the Plant shoe factory over
Il which Mr. Frost has charge, 900 girls
i sre employed. The we'll known shoes,
q 'Qleen Quality" and Dorothy Dodd, y
sfe the product of this factory and TO-
d W pairs day are made.
On Thursday afternoon OF last week
Il the Farmers Telephone line became
81 crossed with the trolley wire of the Som
IL tfset Traction Co. on Madison avenue
Lear Hotel COburn, the accident occur
u ing as the wires were being raised to
g allow a building which was being moved
q through the street to pass under them.
q Lightning arresters and fusibe plugs
u were burned out at q half dozen or
more telephones in town, and at the
Once OF Geo. Pishon In the hay depot a
heated wire set fire to file of papers,
q threatening a serious confagration. j.
8 IL Steward, in Mr.. Pishon's employ,
4 happened in just In time to extinguish
'ne flames before they got beyond con-
n trol