The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
TOWN and VICINITY

her sister, Mrs. Royal.
Mrs. Mark ". Savage ana her son,
Brooks, are passing the week with her
sister, Mrs. Chas. Yarney, In Bangor.
Misc Mildred Swain OF Fairfield has
been the guest for portion OF the pre-
sent week of her aunt, Mrs. j. r. Phil
brick.
Miss Adde Swain, accompanied by
her niece, Mrs. Ben. T. Steward, left
Wednesday for Gardiner, where they
viii visit friends.
Mrs. C. S. Gordon of Roslindale, Mass
who had been the guest for week OF bel
brother, Chss. y. Bragg, returned home
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. M. T. Pooler and her daughter
Miss Florence, arrived home, Saturday
evening, after sojourn u several weeks
at Noosehead Lake.
Geo. II. Pishon passed Sunday with
his wife as the guest Of Mr.. and MRS
W. L. Richardson in Wayne, Me-, arriv'
ing home, Monday evening.
Edw. W. Marble arrived home, Tues
day, after enjoying few days rest with
bic family who are passing the summer
at Peaks Island, Portland Hsrbor.
The next meeting of Golden Rod
Branch of the international Sunshine
Society will tie with Mrs. Helen Knights
on Madison avenue, September
Mrs. r. /. Estes and her daughter,
Mrs. D. C. Dorothy, went to Wlnterport,
Me-. Yesterday, where they will be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory +. Estes
William Lowe of Chanute, Kansas,
who has been the guest OF bis niece,
Mrs. Geo. Simpson, during the past
week, left here yesterday to return to
his home in the west.
Mrs. w. B. Pilsbury and her young
son, Walter, who had been visiting In
town for several weeks at the home Of
DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Stinchfleld, returned
to Portland, Saturday afternoon.
Miss Lettie.M. Rowe, Mrs. p. B. O;-
borne and Mrs. James 81. Wood are
among the skowhegan people who are In
attendance at the general meeting ofthe
Maine Seventh Day Adventists at Bath
this week.
Miss Eunice L. Bodwell of Portland,
who taught In the Skowhegan High
school for the four years ending June
1908, has been visiting with Skowhegan
friends this week.
Mrs. Raymond Dumont went to Au-
gusta, Saturday, where she will be treat
ed at the Maine State hospital for the
insane. Mrs. D1mont has been all In
mate of this institution some time since
but has been at home and In comparative
good health for five years past.
Edward Stevens, who had been pass
ing the month of August in town with
bis parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Stevens,
left here, Tuesday morning, to return to
Massachusetts,. He planned to sail today
from New York City for San Juan, Porto
Rico. where he Is engaged In the ranch
ing business.
C. Nj. Holt, manager Of this district
for the Maine Telephone company, went
to Brighton, Friday of last week, to see
what could be done to improve the SER
vice in that locality. His company has
had a pay station In that town for some
time and has recently taken 30 contracts
for new subscribers. They plan to es-
tablish an exchange there at once.
D. G. Bean of Bingham, known
throughout this section as a buyer and
shipper of shovel handle blocks, was
taken suddenly i'll one week since and
confined to his room at the Maine Cen
trail Hotel, for several days. His con-
dltion had improved to such an extent
as to permit him to return to bis home
In Bingham, Tuesday morning.
The building which Fred c. Dunlap is
erecting on Water street, the first f)or
of which will be occupied with his laun-
dry business, Is to be pushed to CON-
pletion during the fall months. Mr..
Dunlsp's original purpose was to build
OF wood but he has recently changed his
mind and the structure will be OF brick,
two stories In height, 35 by 100 feet.
Harvey 6. Goodwin will be In charge Of
the work.
BIZ. Gaylord was injured while shoe-
Ing large horse at the blacksmith
shop of Palmer 81 Co. last Saturday.
The animal became frightened, throw
ing Mr.. Gaylord to the floor and step
ping on his leg between the thigh and
knee. The calk of the horses shoe
cut into large vein, causing profuse
bleeding for time and making the &C
cident seem more serious than 1t after
ward proved to be. Mr.. Gaylord was
able to ride out and has gone to Athens
where he formerly lived.
A large car of wooden hoops arrived
at Skowhegan station, Saturday con-
signed from a factory In the state of
New York to Mark Hobart at West
Cornville. There was not far from 90
900 hoops In the shipment and they are
to be used In the manufacture OF barrels.
chiefly for the apple crop. IL seems an