The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-02
Ny Law Office will be closed
on Saturday afternoons during
July and August.
FORREST GOODWIN.

Mrs. Julia Williams. teacher IN the
public schools of Lowell, Mass., arrived
here today and will visit her nephews,
Perley B. and Fred A. Williams, aud
other relatives In this vicinity, during
the next two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Pearson Of Port
land, who had been called to Somerset
county to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Pearsons brother, Johnathan William
soa Of Scion, left this station FOR home,
| Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Fletcher OF WaterVille, is
passing the week "a the guest of her
cousin, Mrs. Charles V. Richards.
Ralph L. Nye, who has been passing
two weeks vacation in Skowhegan and
vicinity, returned yesterday to bis home
in Forrest Hills, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Page of Au.
burn have been guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Page on High street
during the present week.
Mrs. Fred O. Sawyer entertained the
! Glover Leaf Whist Club Tuesday after
noon at her home on Madison avenue.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Joseph o Smith left here, Tues
day, for Beverly, Mass, where she will
be the guest for a few weeks OF her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Pierce.
Herbert L. Cushing Of Reading, Pa, is
visiting In town at the home Of Mrs. Il.
W. Cushing. Mr.. Gushing had not pre-.
viously been In Skowhegan for eleven
years.
Mrs. Clarence E. Sprague and daugh-
ter, Miss Lucy, who have been the
guests the past week Of Mrs. Sprague's
father, Edward B. Curtis, returned to
their home in Lexington, Mass. on the
early train, Saturday.
Mrs. c. C. Childs of West Medford,
Mass. arrived here last evening for
four weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
nuu MIS- ~. IL OHcu' "fe' 0hiius
husband will join her here for the last
two weeks In August.
Miss Beatrice Grover Titon left We'd
nesday for Portland, where she will be
the guest Of relatives for week. Be-
fore returning home she will go to
Lynn, Mass, to visit her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Grover.
Chas. r. Paul of Fort Fairfield, one of
the early settlers Of Aroostook county,
has been visiting his Somerset county
relatives and was entertained here by
his nephews Ed yard Spear and William
Estabrook. He Is now q guest at the
home of c. T. Durham In East Madison.
r. NJ. Clark, master driver, 10 charge
of crew of 30 men, constituting the
rear drive of the Ksnnebec Log Driving
Co., arrived at Skowhegan boom this
morning. II has been a favorable sea-
son for work on the river and a clean
drive has resulted. The present date is
within few days OF the time that the
rear reached here last year.
During the thunder storm of last
M onday afternoon the lightning struck
the Maine Central roundhouse making
hole about eighteen inches long 10 the
roof and setting fire to the building.
The fines were put out by Paul
Murray who was on duty at the time.
Mr.. Murray WAS not injured but he saw
the bolt which did the damage and saws
1t looked to be five feet In diameter. 10
the same storm u tree near the stables
at Bloomfield, the Stevens summer
home, was struck.
Miss Emily Dsnforth Of Norrldgewock
entertained party OF relatives q
Hotel Coburn at dinner, Tuesday noon.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.
Wood, Mrs. Bessie Russell, Norridge-
wock; Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Danforth,
Miss A. E. Danforth, Franklin DAN
forth, Mrs. Hattie Danforth, Skowhe-
gan !; and Miss K. A. Danforth, Bangor.
Miss Danforth has made 1t her custom
to assemble a company which should
call together her nephews and nieces
once each year, for many years. On
previous occasions the invitations have
been issued to meet at Norrdgewock,
Lake George, and various other points
in Maine, the general custom being to
select new place each year.
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