The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Roy Seekns has been visiting IN 81
Adams, this week.
Don't forget the political rally at
Grange hall, this eyening.
Hon. c. +. Oak Of Bangor was in town
over Tuesday night the guest Of his
bro.her. j. P. Oak.
Arthur A. Wood WAS home from Port
land to pass Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Wood.
Mrs. c. F. Woodward of Greenville,
Ne, and her young daughters, Pearl and
Ards. are guests this week OF Mr.. and
Mrs. X. C. Woodland.
We have opportunity at this flee for
two young ladies' to learn the art OF set
ting ype. II interested call early and
learn more particulars.
Mr.. aid Mrs. E. G. Woodbury. are
visiting with friends in AudroseogEin
county this week and taking In the
state Fair at Lewiston.
Geo. H. Pishon, Somerset's veteran
hay buyer, has started four presses
bailing new hay in Skowhegan and
nearby towns, during the present week.
Mr.. and Mrs G. K. Fogg and their
two children arrived home last evening.
They had been 10 Hampden Beach, n.
II. TO attend the annual reunion of the
Fogg family.
L. g. Yarney of Boston is Ia town,
this week. as the guest OF his father,
Levi S. V4rneY, and his broLher-in-law,
Geo. II. Morrill,. Mr. Varney Ia a MEM
Der of the Boston police force and is at
present In charge of Station No. 10, in
the Dorchester district.
Misses Florence, Mary and Ethel
Mitchell, daughters of William Mitchell,
superintendent of the Maine Spinning
Company, arrived home, Monday even
ing. They had been visiting friends In
Lawrence, Mass. and Providence, X. l.
during the month of August.
Mrs. John Redmond and her daughter,
Anna, left here, yesterday afternoon for
their home In Roxbury, Mass. Miss
Anna had been passing the summer here
with her cousin, Mrs. W. W. Cakes.
Mrs. Redmond came three weeks since
for a short visit and to accompany her
daughter home.
l.. L. Walton goes to Cambridge to adj
dress REPUBLICAN meeting tomorrow
(Friday) evening, and he will also speak
with E. F. Danforth at a rally in Brigh-
ton, Saturday evening. During the past
few weeks Mr., Walton has, under direc-
ton of the Republican state committee,
addressed audiences at points In Penoo-
scot, Piscatsquis and Cumberland
counties.
Frank s. Cairns went to Bath, yester-
dav, to hear William H. Taft, Secretary
OF War In President Roosevelt's cabinet,
address Republican mass meeting.
Mr.. Cairns position In the Philippines
led to an acquaintance with Mr.. Taft
when that gentleman was Governor OF
the Islands and he had an appointment
for personal interview with him at
Bath, yesterday.
Chas. A. Ross has crew OF men at
work on his store on Water street known
as the Dnsmore block and Is to com.
pletely remodel the front and roof. The
building has had roof with one pitch
towards the street, very undesirable
arrangement for business block. 1t
will now have a fat roof, draining In the
center. The Dinsmore block was built
some time previous to 1850 and Is prob
ably the oldest brick block in town.
Mrs. Josiah Lewis of Oakland, Cal.
has been In town during a portion of the
present week, guest at the home OF
l.. l.. Morrisou. Her sister Mrs. L. j
Sawyer of Jersey City, n. j. is also a
guest at the Morrison home, having been
detained there during her fecovery from
fall and broken arm which she sus-
tanned some five weeks siuce. The two
ladies have lived In widely separated
parts OF the country and bad not pre-
viously seen each other for forty years.
James B. Lewis Of Sherman, Me-, ar
rived here, Tuesday evening, and will
visit for a time at the home OF his son,
Daniel Lewis, Esq. Mr.. Lewis was a
native of winthrop, but came to St.
Adams when comparatively young
man and resided there through the most
active years of his life. He was for one
or more terms the representative in the
legislature of the legislative class COM
prsing ST. Adams and adjoining towns.
He left this county to move to Sherman
In 1887.
Edw. w. Fletcher of Lowell, Mass. is
one of the many former residents who
have visited Skowhegan the past sum-
mer. Mr.. Fletcher WAS not born here
and the greater part OF his life has been
passed In Massachusetts, but he lived
here for quite portion OF the time be-
tween 1850 and 1870 and comes OF a
family name well known In Somerset
county. Lemuel Fletcher, his grand
father, established the first foundry
ever built In this county, located on the
south side of the Kennebec during the
days of the town of Bloomfield.
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