The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-18
TOWN and VICINITY

Earl Smith, piano tuner, is in town
FOR two weeks. Leave orders at
Smiths music store.
Mrs.. Emma H. Dunton has gone to
OH Orchard where she will occupy
her summer cottage until September
l.
DR. Z. II. Stevens of Cambridge has
been in town for few days recently
an preliminary visit to his summer
home, Bloomfield.
Miss Maud E. French, who had
been in town for brief visit with her
narents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ.
French, returned to Boston Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred F. Lawrence
have gone to Loon Lake in the town
of Rangeley, Franklin County for a
vacation trip of several weeks dura-
ton
Mrs. Laura Harville has gone to
Providence, R. l., for visit with her
son Guy and wife. Mrs. Harville will
visit with relatives in Lynn, Mass,
before returning to Skowhegan.
John Robinson, foreman at the
works of the Maine Spinning Co., &C
eompanied by Mrs. Robinson and
their daughter, Violet, is on his vaca-
ton which is being passed at Mouse
Island, Me.
S. S. Parlin of Portland, who with
his wife and young son, Raymond,
had been visiting W. c. Davis and
family, returned home Saturday.
Mrs Parlin and Master Raymond
remain for a somewhat longer visit.
Linda Graves of this place, who
taught in the Westfield, Mass, public
schools during the last school year, is
teaching one of the play ground
schools in Boston this summer. She
is to return to Westfield in Septem
Der.
Miss Grace P. Quimby returned to
Boston, Saturday, after a fortnight's
visit here with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. William A Pitts. Harry W.,
Young son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Pitts, accompanied her for a
months visit.
Company E of this place is to par
ticipate in the military display at
Bath at the centennial celebra
ton in that city on August 18th. The
order indicating that duty for them
also names the companies from Rock
land Gardiner, Bath, Lewiston,
Waterville, Pennington and Augusta,
to be present on the same day.
Chester H. Mills, Esq, of Jackman,
accompanied by Mrs. Mills, passed
last week in town as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ. Mills. The journey
from Jackman and return was made
il Mr. Mills automobile, a recent
purchase Miss Zaidee Campbell, of
Jackman, one of the young ladies who
took the Civil Service examination
here recently, accompanied Mr., and
Mrs. Mills on this visit and returned
with them Saturday.
Rev. Dwight A. Ball, who was past
or Of the Leavitt street Universalist
Church in this place for the two
years preceding 1905, has recently ac
cepted the passionate of the church of
the same denomination at Livermore,
Falls, Me. The Lewiston Journal re-
ports Mr.. Balls new parish as having
Is families and in addition to this
charge he will preach at Poland
Corner, Me-, every other Sunday
afternoon. Since leaving here Mr..
Bail has been preaching at Gorham
and at Mechanic Falls.
Chas. D. Lawrence, until recently
citizen of Fairfield, died at Eagle
Lake, Me-, Thursday OF last week. He
was known to many Skowhegan
people as he had often visited here at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. w. H.
Emery, The remains were brought
TO Fairfield for interment and funeral
services were observed in that town
on Saturday conducted by the Rev.
+, A. Leitch of this place. The
skowhegan relatives in attendance
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Emery,
B Mrs. Flora T. Brainerd and Fred F.
Lawrence Alfred Lawrence of
DanYllle, brother of the deceased,
with Mrs. Lawrence, were also pres
q ent
\ =. Il. Shuttleworth of Liverpool,
N England and Walter Webbing, Bos
q Ton commission merchant, accompan-
q led by John Leutten of Germany, we're
q town last week arranging with the
ofchardlsts of Skowhegan and vicini-
q Tor marketing thu crop of the
present season. The two first named
gentlemen have been here in past
years on the same errand but it was
Tue hrst trip to Maine for the gentle
man from Germany. c. B. White, s.
u beal, Maurice Gaylord, Lester G.
stevens and other large apple raisers
lave been shipping to Liverpool
through Shuttleworth's Boston repre-
sentative for several years and they
were among the orchardists visited
W these buyers at the present time.