The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20
TOWN and VICINITY

NaANo a. Xxx - - : 7NS'S'
Leave orders for plano tuning at
Smiths music store early, as Earl Smith
leaves for Boston In two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lumsden and
their two children, Bruce and Bin, re-
turned 70 Boston, Monday.
Miss Jennie NJ Loughrev, who had
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. W.
o kes, returned, to her home IN Cam
bridge, Mass, Monday.
Eff. Russell is In Massachusetts this
week, having left here Monday for a
visit with bis brother, Chas. B. Russell,
IN Maiden and TO see other relatives In
that vicinity.
Miss Sarah NJ. Rowell, who had been
passing the summer in town with her
sister, Mrs. Myra r. Arnold, returned to
her home Chestnut Hill, near Philadel-
pha, Friday of last week
Mas Olive Ferguson, who had been as
sisting In the accounting department Of
the Marston Worsted Mills for the past
six months, has resigned her position
and left for her home in Bangor, Mon
day.
Interest at the rate of 81 per cent
commences on the first Of every month
on deposits 10 the savings department Of
the Second National Bank. All deposits
made on or before the draw interest
from the first of the month.
Ernest W. Vieue has gone to Portland
and will take a course at Gray's Business
College during the coming winter. We
learn that the Crescent Orchestra, Of
which be has been the director, will be
discontinued for the present.
Louis A. Anderson was 10 town over
Sunday as the guest OF his uncle, Lewis
Anderson. His daughters, Misses Co..
stance and Ruth, who had been visiting
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson for the
past seven weeks, returned with him to
Providence, r. l., Monday morning.
The enrolment to date for the Show
hogan public schools, rural and village,
including the High School, is 1872. There
are a few more who are likely to enter
before October first which will undoubt-
eddy make the total larger than in any
previous year. There are over 300
children In attendance at the Parochial
School so that by October first there
will not be far from 100 children re-
ceiving instruction.
A crew of men in charge of Harvey
B. Goodwin are engaged in putting in
concrete and brick foundation under the
rear of the office building on Water
street near the North channel bridge,
owned by the First National Bank. The
ledge under the river end Of the build
ing has shown signs OF yielding slightly
and, while the change had not been
such as to cause 1t to settle or to make
it in any way unsafe, 1t was thought
best to make the future absolutely se-
cure by giving 1t new support. The
base of the new foundation lie to be OF
crushed rock and Portland cement,
eighteen feet in height, containing about
so cubic yards. Upon this will be
built a brick wall, ten feet In height, to
the stills OF the building.
&c. Walker of Portland passed Sum-
day 10 town with his wife, who Is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Augustus Fowler,
and returned home, Monday. Mrs.
Walker, with Mrs. Scott Lord of Canaan,
who was visiting In Portland, came to
this place 10 Mr.. Walkers Stanley Run
about, about three weeks since. They
purposed making the run In Que day but
were delayed at Augusta by storm 80
that portion Of two days were passed
On the road. A trip OF over 100 miles
successfully accomplished by two ladies,
running their own machine, is not COM
mon thing In Maine and this is undoubt-
edly the first one where the journey has
passed through, or to this place. Mrs.
Walker is to start on the return trip to
Portland, tomorrow or Saturday and ex-
poets to make the distance In one day.
She will be accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. W. H. Fowler.
James B. Dill Esq, the noted corpora
ton attorney, accompanied by his wife
and Miss Hammel, all of New York City,
were registered at the Coourn, recently.
They were travelling In an automobile
and the machine gave out when about
one mile out OF town on the Waterville
road. l. was lowed to town and Mr..
Dill telegraphed to New York City for
the required part and for an expert to
come here to properly adjust it. The
MAI arrived, the next morning, and got
the repair made and the party started
IF for Dead River about nine O'Clock.
He planned to take the noon train back
70 New York but Just before his de-
parture he was called by phone and notl-
fed to come to Madison where the Dill
party were again held up by some
trouble with their machine. While
shopping In town Mr.. Dill noted some
pocket knives In a show case of a Show
negan dealer and after a brief inspection
purchased several, one of which was six
dol1ara nd tho uuuraOata pxappdinO aiv-