The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-16
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Janet Lander of Bingham is visit
ing at the home of her uncle, Melville G.
Baker.
Col. and Mrs. T. H. Anderson of Port
laud have been visiting Skowhegan rela-
tives since Saturday of last week.
AT Douigan Of Bingham, chairman
OF the Democratic county committee,
aud candidate for the legislature from
his representative class, was In town,
Tuesday.
Stephen Pepper, who, with his par
ents, had been the guest for two weeks
OF his grandmother, Mrs. Helen s. Co
burn, left Saturday for an outing in
the White Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fl. Burnor,
their son and daughter, left on the az
ternoon train OF Saturday for China
pond. He returned, Monday, but the
familv will remain with friends for the
week.
vi duu C. W iIlihhi AbOOAA VI II ~
Park Mass, with their two children,
Marion and Lydia, arrived here Monday
evening aud are the guests of Mr.. All
bolts mother, Mrs. Sarah F. Abbott,
al her home Oh North avenue.
At a recent meeting of Council La
fayette, No. Isl, St. John the Baptiste
Sopiatu Of Ao,orioa Dr laltnaa
was elected as a delegate to attend the
annual convention which will be held
in Woonsocket, R. l., Sept. %, &c and b.
Mrs. Mary A. Oak of Bangor is in
town for visit of several weeks with
her son, Joseph P. Oak. Mrs. Oak has
many Skowhegan acquaintances, among
them Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Philbrick with
whom she has passed several winters in
Florida in recent years.
Mrs. Stevens and son Edmund went
to Portsmouth, N. Fl. Saturday after
noon, where they we're to meet her hus-
band, DR.. E. II. Stevens, and return
with him here by automobile. The
ubNlUl Will ISudlu at MS
Bloomfield cottage, until October.
Guy Pennell, f. Z. Harris, and
David Jewett were drawn as Traverse
Jurors, on Monday at the office of the
s-lectmen, to serve at the term Of the
Supreme judicial Court, which will
convene Sept Is. f. B. Chase and Asa
Lawrence were drawn to serve as Grand
Jurors for the ensuing year.
Blaine 5. Viles of Newport, n. H. ar
rived here. Sunday. for brief visit with
his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. f. p. Viles
Mr. Ylles came to accompany his wife
aud TWO children, Dorothy and William
Payson. and they are to remain with
Mrs, Viles' parents in Hallowell for the
lext two months. Mr.. Viles will return
to Maine to pass his vacation in Septem-
Der.
Stephen G. Mayo was at Pennington,
Yesterday to attend the Mayo family re-
union. Mr.. Mayo and the others who
meet each year at these gatherings, are
tescendents Of the Rev. John Mayo who
came from England early Ia the seven
tenth century and settled in one of the
towns on Cape Cod, Mass. One of the
leading churches u Boston records the
fact that he was their first pastor.
DR.. J, q. Gray and wife of Freeport,
Me-, accompanied by lady friend, have
been touring Somerset county In the
DOCTORS automobile this weer The
party were In town, Monday, as guests
at the home OF Horace CLANCY. DR..
Gray will be remembered by many
Skowhegan friends. He resided here for
a considerable time previous to his re-
mova to Freeport and commenced medi.
cal studies In the office OF DR.. L. A.
Dascombe.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Savage arrived
here, Sunday, from Burlington Vt.
where Mr.. Savage has been for nearly a
year in the employ of Brown & Howes,
two former residents of Skovhegan who
are now conducting large meat and
provision market In that city. Previous
to their residence In Burlington Mr.. and
Mrs. Savage had been In the PHILIPPINE
Islands for two years where Mr.. Savage
was stationed with Troop K of the 2od
United States Cavalry.