The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19
LOCAL MENTION

Miss Grace Russell, who is teaching
in Kingston, N. H., will arrive here
Saturday night, to pass Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. l. s. Wheeler.
Miss Bertha Palmer OF Roslindale,
Mass. is expected home next Satur-
day to pass the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Palmer
The Womans Club will observe
Friday evening, December 81, as
gentlemen's night, at the Bethany
church parlors.' Each member may
invite one guest.
Miss Edna d. Taylor of Kittery
Point, Me, has been in town the
present week, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Z. Jackson. Miss Taylor was
formerly teacher in the Skowhegan
schools.
Roland Kilkenny, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. W. Merry, fell and sustained
severe sprain of the wrist, while
skating on Written pond, near the
Danforth greenhouses, last Saturday.
General Manager j. w. Blunt of the
Marston Worsted Co., left Wednesday
on business trip to New York. He
was accompanied as far as Boston by
Mrs. Blunt, who will visit friends in
that city.
Miss Margaret Griffin entertained
the members of the class taught by
her in the Congregational Sunday
School, at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Griffin on Madison
avenue, yesterday afternoon.
The rural schools, also the schools
in the Academy Building and the
Skowhegan High School will reopen
on December 30, the first Monday
after Christmas Grades VII and be-
low will open on Monday, Jan. 6.
Edgar L. Ford, formerly in the
employ of the Somerset Traction
Company, left on the noon train,
Monday, for Vassalboro, where he has
a position on the electric railroad
now being constructed through that
section.
Casrabassett Lodge observed Past
Grands night, last evening for the
first time since the organization of
that society. There was large at
! tendance. A fine entertainment pro-
gram was carried out and a banquet
served.
Agent David A. Haig of the An
derson Mills and W. r. Elliott the
chief accountant, are expected to
return tomorrow from business trip,
during which Mr.. Haig went to New
York City and Mr.. Elliott as far as
Boston.
/ Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, is to hold special convoeation
this Thursday evening. The oc
casion is the official visit OF the Grand
High Priest, Edwin A. Porter. There
will be work in the royal arch degree,
followed by banquet.
On Christmas the postoffice will be
closed as follows: From $50 a. m. to
10 80 a. m. from 1915 a. M. to 1926 p.
m. from 1880 p. m. to 2.30 p. m. from
2.40 p. m. to 4.50 p. m. and at + O'Clock
at night. City carriers will make the
regular a. m. trips. Carriers window
will be open until 900 p. m.
Miss Louise Coburn, who has been
will arrive here next Tuesday. She
will be accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. II. Pepper of Concord, Mass,
with their children, Steven and
Eunice, who come to pass Christmas
week with Mrs. Peppers mother,
Mrs. Helen s. Coburn.
We are apt to consider that Deem
Der is not the season for out door
pastimes in Maine but we learn of a
game of croquet played on Wednes
day of last week, the participants
being Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Judkins
and Mrs. r. D. Baker. The game
took place on the lawn at Mr.. Bakers
home on Turner avenue.
Edward N. Merrill, Esq, arrived
home Tuesday evening, from a bust
ness trip to Boston and New Hamp-
shire. At Berlin in the latter state,
he was engaged from Friday of last
week to Tuesday morning i'll the
trial of a case before the Superior
Court of Coos county, wherein the
Burgess Fiber Company of Berlin
were defendants in a suit for per-
sonal injury, the sum sued for being
$4,000. Mr. Merrill was attorney
for the Burgess Co., and had the sat
isfaction of securing clean verdict
in their favor.
Mr. and Mrs. William f. Briggs ar
rived here, last week. They have
been making their home in South
Brewer for quite portion of the past
three years, where Mr.. Briggs has
been in the employ of the Eastern
Manufacturing Co. They have always
retained their home here on Mt.
Pleasant nUanna bnwaUar and have