The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-22
TOWN and VICINITY

0OLDefHbL hUepilhl lpl liCoNh1CbA3 i9 IL
ported as progressing favorably.
Adam Simpson went to Hartland, Sat
urday, to Join his wife for brief visit at
the home Of Robert Linn, Jr.
Smith Norton of Starks returned home
Yesterday after weeks visit with his
brother-in-aw, B. A. Sawyer.
Miss Ethel Bernard has returned home
after a visit OF three weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Edith Lewis, in Nashua, n. II.
David A. HsiR, agent for the Ander-
son Mills, passed a portion OF the pres
ent week on business In New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Butler OF Farming
ton were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Butler, Friday and Saturday Of last
week.
Miss Alice Buzz ell. who is teaching in
Rumford Falls, arrived here last Satur
day evening to pass three weeks yaca-
tlon with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
M. Buzz3ll.
The Skowhegan physicians have de-
cided upon an advance 10 certain fees
pertaining to their practice, az will be
seen from an announcement published In
another column.
Mrs. Eta Dunnegan, who had been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Whit
ter In this place and with friends In
Athens, returned to her home In Abing-
ton, Mass, last Saturday.
Geo. II. Pshon will commence to-
morrow friday to load potatoes aud
will continue shipping until Saturday
April 7. He is paying, this week, az
cents for good white stock.
J. Howard Wyman returned to Boston,
this week, after passing Saturday with
his mother, Mrs. S. II. Wyman. Mr..
Wyman Is attending Harvard Medical
School from which institution he will
graduate next June.
De Molay Commandery holds special
conclave, this afternoon, for the pur-
pose OF comforting the Red Cross and
Templar degrees. The members are to
be served with banquet at Hotel Ok
ford at half past six.
Miss Miriam Merrill went 10 Peek
skill, n. Y, Monday morning, where she
will be the guest of her cousin, Miss
Evelyn Simpson. She is also to visit 10
New York City for several days with
DR.. and Mrs. Fred Merrill.
The next regular meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held In Grand Army Hall, Tues
day afternoon, March 9th at three
o'clock. An able program will be pro-
vided and the public are cordially invit-
ed to all meetings.
Miss Lila V. Howes, who Is attending
Wellesley College, is expected here to-
morrow evening to pass Saturday and
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. A. N. Davis.
This Is Miss Howes' second year at We'll
lesley. She passed last summers vaea-
ton with her father, Fred Howes, at
Burlington, Vt. and this is her first visit
here for nearly year.
J. Merton Swain of this place, secre-
tary- treasurer of the Maine Ofnitholog-
ical society calls our attention to the fact
that woodchuck was seen out OF his
den Ia Athens, March Is. The wood
chuck is hiberrating animal, taking to
the ground In October aud remaining un-
till April, Its habits In this respect being
much like the bear. The unusallv mild
weather of February and the early part
OF the present month must have warmed
up the z round and given him the I'M
preston that spring was at hand.
A Maine daily makes announcement OF
the engagement of Miss Emma Frye
White, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace II. White of Lewiston, to DR.. Hor-
ace Stevens Of Cambridge Mass. Miss
White is the granddaughter of Senator
Frye. The prospective groom Is the
son OF Dr. K. Fl. Stevens and has made
the acquaintance of many Skowhegan
people during the summers that the
family have passed here since the cree
tion OF Bloomfield, their summer home.
He is a graduate of Harvard Medical
School, and has recently received an
appointment as house surgeon at the
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Rev. Henry (. Dunnack of Augusta
will speak In Engine Hall, next Monday
evening on the Initiative and Referendum.
Mr.. Dunnack is completing his seventh
year as pastor of the Methodist Church
10 Augusta. He is gifted public speaker
and he gives as much time to public lect-
uring as his pastoral duties will permit.
Skowhcgan people have heard him on
several occaeions, the last being at the
time OF his lecture on "Maine at Gettys-
bury" about two weeks since. Mr.. Dun
mack is an enthusiastic on the Referen-
dun. At the session of the Maine Metho-
dist Conference held 10 Gardner In April
of last year, In connection with the Rev
Fred A. Letch, now pastor OF the Meth
odist Church of this place, he prepared
resolutions favoring the Referendum and
secured their unanimous adoption. Mrs.
Elizabeth l.. Merrill, president OF the
Skowhegan Womsn's Club, will intro
duce the speaker and preside at the