The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-26
TOWN and VICINITY


and Mrs. E. F. Russell.
Geo. Wyman of Dorchester, Mass,
has been visiting in town, the guest
of his brother, Harley Wyman, and
Of sewell Smith and family.
Miss Gertrude Whittemore went to
Boston Monday, where she is to take
a course of instruction at the New
England Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. Hannah Stevens, who had been
the guest of her niece, Mrs. G. NJ.
Lambert, for the past three months,
returned, last Saturday, to her home
in Lewiston.
Misses Florence and Mabel Pooler
went to Concord, Mass. yesterday
morning, where they will be guests of
their aunt, Miss Julia Coburn, for the
next few weeks.
We note from the Chelsea Herald, a
Vermont weekly, that John S. Kidder
OF this place is visiting his niece,
Mrs. John B. Whitcomb, at her farm
home near Copperfield, VT.
Mrs. E. F. Estes, who had been the
guest of her husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. l. Estes, in this place for
the past ten days, returned to her
home in Winterport, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrance Arlington
returned to their home in Lowell,
Mass, Monday, after a visit of two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Holt at their home on Alder street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Danforth of Bos-
ton, who with their young daughter,
Alma, had been guests of Mr.. Dan
forth's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elba
Danforth, returned home last Satur-
day.
Chas. Mains of Portland made
Skowhegan a brief visit this week.
When a young man he resided here,
making his home with Mrs. Helen N.
Howard, and he was her guest during
the present visit.
Chas. Tobey of Eugene, Oregon ar
rived last week and will remain in
Skowhegan and vicinity until the
last of October. He comes east at
this time to visit his mother, Mrs.
Tobey, and his sisters, Misses Emma
and Lena.
A. B. Chase returned to his home in
Rochester, N. H., on Monday. He
had been the guest of his son, Eben
B Chase of this place for about one
week. Mr.. Chase lived in Bingham
until two years since and has been
passing the summer there where he
still owns his home place.
Miss Lettie M. Rowe and her
brother, Maurice, left here for Massa-
chusetts Tuesday morning Miss
Rowe is to visit with friends in Lynn
and vicinity for the month of October
and Mr.. Rowe goes to So. Lancaster,
Mass, to commence his second years
attendance at the academy in that
town.
{. II. Davis returned to New York
Tuesday, He had been in town but a
few days, looking after a wood lot
which he recently bought in the vicin-
ity of his summer home, Kilcare cot
tage He found time to pay brief
visit to the Garry ponds with DR.. E.
H. Stevens and both gentlemen Sc
cured fine string of trout.
An auto party from Fairfield, COM
posed of Albert Jewell, Ralph Jewell,
s. T. Lawry and A. B. Page, were in
town Friday evening, taking supper
at the Coburn. Another party COM
posed of Hon. and Mrs. John F.
Hill and Hon. and Mrs. Byron Boyd
of Augusta came to town Saturday in
Mr.. Hill's touring car, returning home
that evening.
Miss Pearle Pierce arrived here
Saturday and is passing two weeks
vacation at the farm home of Mr. and
Mrs. |, A. Homsted. Miss Pierce was
employed as bookkeeper at the
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during the summer of 1906 and after
ward in the Office of the Marston
WoEted Mills. She is now cashier
Tor New York City firm.
The Executive committee of the
Maine League of Loan and Building
Associations was in session at the
New Meadows Inn, Bath Me-, yester-
day, the president, Frank A. Nolin of
this place, being in attendance. The
Chief business of the session was to
make arrangements for the next
annual meeting of the association
which will occur at Waterville on
January Is, 1908.
Alfred H. Lang, member OF the En-
forcement Commission, and DIR.
Howard G. Taggart, both of this
place, arrived in Washington, D. G.
last Saturday on their way home from
Ihe Pacific coast, and are expected
mere tomorrow or Saturday. They
have been absent seven weeks and
nave travelled In California, Oregon
and Washington, and on the return
Journey made short stops at Salt Lake
City, Denver, Colorado, and other
places.