The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19

Mrs. Thomas Lswley arrived home
Tuesday from Hartand where she has
been for brief visit with her brother,
Frank Morrow.
Mrs. j. P. Swain of Pennington re-
turned home this morning, after passing
the last three weeks in town as the
guest of Der son, j. Merton Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Harville of Pr0vi-
denee, X. l., arrived here, last Saturday,
and are guests of Mr.. Harville's mother,
Mrs. Laura T. Hsrville, on Middle street.
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.
Chas. st. Clair went to Kennebunk,
Me-, last week, to work In a hotel where
he has been employed for the past five
or six seasons. Mrs. St. Clair and their
young child accompany him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Ordway left
home for a trip to Boston last Sunday,
driving to Wstervile to take an evening
train from that city. Mr.. Ofdwa7 q tx
pected to return tomorrow or Saturday.
Mrs. N. ". Bass of Caz4novia, n. Y,
national organizer of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, was in town,
Tuesday, and held Teeting to promote
| ha INF Of hot osonpia fiOp OF rho
Methodist vestry in the evening.
Thomas Murphy, editor and business
manager of the Waterville Sentinel, ac-
companied by his wife, has been passing
a weeks vacation In Somerset county.
He was at Scion last week aud has been
registered at the CobuIn since Sunday.
Work WAS quite generally suspended
at the Common wealth shoe factory last
~eek to give opportunity for the annual
stock taking. Some of the departments
resumed operations, Tuesday morning,
and all are to be running as usual by the
end of the present week.
f. T. Danforth, S. J. Walton, G. M.
Lambert and Geo. Simpson, representing
Somerset Bar and Skowhegsn Lodge A.
o. U. W.. went to Waterville, last Sat
urday afternoon to be present at the
funeral of a. G. Emery, Esq. Others
who went from this place were Fred f.
Lawrence, A. II. Lang, Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Packard and Mrs. Edith :.
Shepherd.
Most of those who went on the Show
hogan High school excursion to Wash
ington arrived home, last Friday, but
quite a number took occasion to visit
with relatives in Massachusetts and
elsewhere on the homeward trip, and
reached here Monday aud Tuesday of
the present week. All have wonderful
stories to tell of the journey aud the
things to be seen at the nations capital.
Albert H. Gledhill of Glastonbury
Conn, returned home last Friday after
passing quite portion OF the week in
town. Mr.. Gledhll was quite a time
at the head of the designing department
of the Marston Mills and is now super
intendent of a textile plant in Glaston-
bury, Conn. 1t is the custom OF the
mills in that section to close for few
days preceding Easter Sunday and that
gave Mr.. Gledhill an opportunity for a
brief vacation.
Henry Matthews left for Mortified,
VT, yesterday, and there joins his broth
err, Sam, for a journey to Grand Forks,
British Columbia, where the pair pro-
pose 10 make their home. Mr.. Matthews
has been resident of Skowhegan for
seven years, the last five of which has
been in the employ OF the Steward Heat
Ing & Plumbing Company in the steam
he will work at hydraulic piping in the
| gold and copper mines which are located
at Grand Forks. A few days before his
departure Mr.. Mathews was presented
with a handsome Knight Templar's
charm, the gift of his many Skowhegan
friends.
mrs. mtIy -. DIdludIu anu utT uduRH-
ter, Miss Caroline, who have been pass
ing the winter on the Pacific coast, were
in or near San Francisco at the time of
the great earthquake yesterday morning.
They had been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Field In Alameda,
just across San Francisco Bay, and
recent letter from them states that Miss
! Caroline was to go for a weeks visit at
the home of Miss Estele Houghton in
San Friseisco Among the other Show
heg4n people travelling in that section
are Mr.. and Mrs. c. Davis Miller, who
left San Francisco on April 10, and have
reached Colorado on their way home
Mrs. Pauline Hill WAS at Los Angeles in
the southern part OF the state.
Miss Leila Estelle Fairbrother was Civ
en- surprise party, Friday night. The
affair WAS held at the home OF her uncle.
! Z. +. Fairbrother, on Madison avenue,
Miss Mae Nay and Miss Jessie Maudocks
assisting the hostess in making the ar
engagements and inviting the guests
Thirty young people were present, in
Guiding all the members OF her class in
the High school who were in town as