The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-05
TOWN and VICINITY

week in town as the guest Of Miss Bessie
NJ. Allen.
Miss Ylnnie Shsw Of Dlyyile, Conn.
i. the guest this week Of Mics Edith
MeI wrath.
Mrs. L. G. Tilton returned home Fri
day night after passing TWO months IN
Boston with relatives.
Allie Lewi4, formerly with E. Is
Delsuo, has secured a position in the
store OF George Morrill,.
The Misses Winnie and Marguerite
sanborn Of Belfast are the guests Of
their sister, Miss Essie Sanborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Putnam Of Houl-
ton accompanied their daughter Miss
Beatrice, were the guests of skowhegau
relatives for few days last week.
The Maine Valve Co. are fully equip
ped for the repair OF automobiles, bicycles
and all rubber tired vehicles, at their ma
chine shop in the rear of Heselton Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Emery who have
been making three weeks visit with re-
latiyes in Mechanic Falls returned home
on the five o'clock train Friday after
noon.
Miss Alice Smith, member of this
years graduating class OF the High
school, left on the morning train, Mon
dav. for Nantucket where she will pass
the summer.
Miss Louise Fl. Coburn, Mrs. Mary c.
Brainard and Carolyn Brsinard are at
Rowe Ponds Camps this week attending
the annual Field Meeting OF the State
Botanical Society.
Mrs. C. W. Hayden and her son, Mel
Vile returned home Thursday afterday,
after passing several week with relatives
in Readfield and other towns 10 the
southern part of the state.
George Smith, the popular clerk in the
store OF the Chss. F. Ward Co., is con-
fined to his home on Mt. Pleasant Ave
nue. with the measles. During his HI
mesa his place is being filled by Harold
Woodbury..
lie Roy Whipple OF Providence, r. I,
is passing the summer with Rufus Nc
Kenney at Lakewood. Mr.. Whipple is a
member of the class 1907 of the Univer-
sity of Maine, entering that institution
from Brown University in his Junior
year.
A crew of men are at work tearing
down the Hotel Heselton ruins, which
since the fire the past winter have been
an eye-sore on our leading business
street. Mr.. r. W. Brown informs US
that he is preparing the lot for the town
to build upon.
A party consisting of Mrs. W. w.
Olkes, and Mrs. f. F. Fairbrother of
this town and Miss J. N. Loughrey and
Miss Anna Redmond of Somerville,
Mass, left on the morning train Satur-
day for Belfast, where they will pass the
Fourth at Mrs. OAkes cottage there.
Joseph King of Madison, who WAS
arrested last Friday night, at Lakewood
for drunkenness, by Sheriff Clyde II.
Smith. was brought before Judge o. Il.
Bachelor OF the Municipal Court on
Saturday morning. King pleaded guilty
to the charge against him and WAS SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county jail.
Mr.. A. P. Bixby of Star Prairie, Wis,
and his cousin, Miss Anna Allyn of st.
Paul, Mimi, were guests at the Coburn,
over Friday OF last week. Miss Allyn is
the daughter OF former Skowhegan
girl, who will be remembered by her
many friends as Miss Carrie Bixby a
graduate OF the Skowhegan High School
c'ass of 1879
Mrs. Geo. W. Hall and her daughter,
Miss Edie Grant, went to Newmarket,
n. "a. last week, where Mr.. Hall has
been foreome months, engaged In the
retail meat and provision business. Mr..
Hall aud his family are considering max
ing their home permanently In Newman
ket, and II that plan is carried out, Mrs.
Hall will return in September to ar
range for forwarding of their household
goods.
Bryce Libby met with very painful
accident about a week ago at his farm
on Bigelow Hill. Going into his stable
he found that his horse had become cast !;
and in attempting to help the animal
rise caught his thumb In some way be-
tween the halter and beam OF the stall.
His thuMb was severely ismbed and the
physician who was called to dress the
wound found it necessary to remove
several pieces Of the bone.
The annual "Sewing School Tea"
will be given In Grand Army Hall, Tues
day afternoon, July 10,h, at O'Clock.
Grace Coburn Smith, after which tea
will be served followed by a social hour
Contributions OF money and material
are solicited from all those who are in
terested in this work. The public are
cordially invited and it lie earnestly hoped
that there may be large attendance.
The Ladies' Aid of the Madison Spirit
uslistic Csmpmeeting Association will
bold an all day meeting at Lakewood on
Sunday, July %. The meeting will be
addressed at 10 80 in the morning and at