The Somerset reporter., 1907-10-17
Miss Bessie Allen left here Monday

this week.
Harry G. Whitman of Providence,
R. l., is in town on his annual vaca-
tion trip to his pare nts.
Dana A. Hall of Chicago was in
town on Monday, the guest of Hon.
Ed. P. Page and family.
Mrs. E. F. Fairbrother left here
Tuesday morning to visit her sister,
Mrs. Ethel Buker, in Charlestown,
Mass.
Mrs. II. w. Peasley of Burlington,
Me-, passed Saturday and Sunday in
town with her niece, Mrs. Fl. W.
George.
The little daughter born to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. McQuade on October 9Th,
has been given the name of Helen
Elizabeth.
Mrs. Sarah L. Whitcomb arrived
here last week and will pass the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. F. w.
Buchanan.
L. L. Morrison went to Boston this
morning, intending to take a two
weeks rest and to pass the time in
visiting his Massachusetts, friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. J. Smith and their
daughter, Miss Geneva, went to Bos-
ton Tuesday, to be the guest of friends
and relatives in and near that city for
the next ten days.
Clement Bunker with his daughters,
Misses Hannah and Vesta, left here
Tuesday morning for Massachusetts
to visit with relatives in some of the
towns of that state.
John s. Kidder has just arrived
home from a five weeks, trip through
Massachusetts,, Vermont and New
Hampshire. He saw many things of
interest, including the copper mines
in Vermont from which he brought
home some samples of ore.
Messrs G. S. Robinson, Marshall
Viles, Alonzo P. Merrill and Rupert
E. Jackson went to the Dead River
region last Saturday for a weeks
hunting. Mr.. Jackson's place as as
sistant cashier in the Second National
bank is being filled during his alb
sence by John w. Fogler.
Alfred H. Lang of this place was ad-
vised by telephone this morning of
the death of Chas. E. Duren of Fair
field, who served under him as a
deputy when Mr.. Lang was sheriff of
this county in 1904. Mr.. Duren
suffered a paralytic shock last sum
mer and has been falling for the last
few weeks, 80 that the end was not
unexpected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Green,
who have been passing their annual
vacation on his farm in the Danforth
neighborhood, returned Monday to
Boston. Mr.. Green is day clerk at
the Hotel Essex in that city and Mrs.
Green is the housekeeper. They
have been connected with Boston
hostelries for many years. Mrs. Green
was a former Skowhegan girl and
they pass their vacation on the farm
where she passed her girlhood.
At the regular meeting of the A. o.
U. W. tomorrow friday night, the
lodge will be honored by visit from
George s. Longley of Lewiston, Grand
Master Workman and A. G. Andrews
of Augusta, Grand Recorder. On
Saturday evening there is to be
lecture in the lodge room by the
Grand Supreme Master Workman.
Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd, accom-
panied by Miss Lola B. Goodwin and
II. L. SWEET, together with his brother
and sister, Mr.. Irving and Miss Ma
belle SWEET of Bangor, went to Boston
on Saturday. The trip was made in
Mrs. Shepherds touring car, which
has already been run this season over
10000 miles, a greater number of
miles than any other car owned in
Maine.
A considerable number of Show
hogan people attended the Both an
nual convention of the Maine State
Sunday School Association in Water
vile. Several of the ladies who were
present at the meetings in Water
vile went directly from that city to
Augusta to attend the sessions of the
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs,
held in that city this week. Other
Skowhegan club women left here this
morning for Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. James 9. Durrell have
recently closed the Samoset after a
very successful season, and arrived
here Thursday of last week. They
have not definitely settled their plans
for the winter but it is likely that
they will pass the months Of Novem-
Der and December in Skowhegan.
The change in ownership of the
Mouse Island property makes 1T some
what uncertain whether Mr.. Durrell
will be the leasee of the Samoset
House next summer or not and 1t may
be that the past season, which was
his twelfth at that place, will be the
last. 1t is quite possible, however,
that Mr.. Durrell will be able to come
RI tarroa With the Dreepnt owners of