The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-25

s. M. Sawyer is assisting the force
of the Fairfield Journal in the job de-
partment for time.
Landlord Ambrose Colby of the
Colby House, Jackman, was calling on
Skowhegan friends Monday.
Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd passed Sun
day in Pittsfeld as the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. F. w. Briggs.
Mrs. Sarah Foster returned to
Waterville Monday after few days
visit to her brother, Edward n. Mer-
ril
Myra Getchell, who has been the
guest of D. w. Colby and family re-
turned to her home in Augusta Mon
day.
Mrs Fannie Fletcher arrived home
Monday from Pittsfeld where she had
been the guest of Mrs. George H.
Morse.
Mrs. Lydia Creation of Starks is to
make her home in Skowhegan this
summer with her niece, Mrs. Fannie
Cushing
Saturday from a two weeks visit with
her brother in Portland and relatives
in Boston.
Mrs. Wilmot P Lord of South Port
land returned home, Saturday after
passing the week with her aunt, Mrs.
Samuel w. Gould.
William II, Haues who is studying
law at the Boston University, was
home for brief vacation last week,
returning to Boston, Saturday,
The body of Miss Mary j. Nay, who
died in Foxboro, Mass, on Wednes
dar of last week, was brought to
Skowhegan Monday night for inter
ment, and was buried in the family
lot in Bloomfield Cemetery.
The employees of the weave room at
the American Wooden Co.'S, plant en-
ioyed a vacation Monday forenoon
owing to a breakdown to the machin-
cry. The damage was repaired and
operations were resumed at noon.
Perley Kendall left this morning
for Oakland, Cal, where he enters
the employ of E. B. & A. L. Stone.
This is a railway contracting firm said
to have done much work for E. H.
Hartman, the noted transportation
magnate.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Philbrick and
their son Carl were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. o. Smith in Washington,
last Sunday Mr.. Philbrick arrived
here Tuesday evening. Mrs. Phil
brick and her son are at Atlantic City,
N j., and are to remain until early
in May.
The gifted impersonator, Newton
Beers, Is to give the celebrated play,
david and Jonathan" in impersona-
ton, in the Methodist church, We'd
nesday evening, May L, under the
auspices of Carrabassett Lodge, L. o.
O. F. Everybody is welcome. The
recital commences at O'Clock. Gen
eral admission 25 cents. Reserved
seats, for sale at the door, 80 cents.
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Stanley G.. Chalmers we're held
Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock when
mass was sung at st Mary's church by
her former pastor, FIR. A. o. LacrOiX.
She died Thurday at her home on East
Front street, and the husband and four
children survive. Her maiden name
was Bridget McCarty, and her native
place was Scion. Her age was 81
years and nine months.
The Sioux Club, organized last No
vember, is to give it's first reception
and dance in Milburn Hall tomorrow
evening. The club has a membership
of nearly twenty of the young men of
the town and maintains club rooms in
the Williams Block over the offices
of DR.. Dascombe. It's officers are VIM.
Simpson, president; Robert Hall,
vice president; Chas. Elwell, secre-
tary; B. w, Eaton, treasurer.
Harrison d. Barrett, who had been
in Seattle, Wash, for the past five
months, arrived here last evening.
He went directly to Canaan for two
days. stay, after which he will go to
Washington, D. c. to commence his
work in the Census Bureau under an
appointment recently received. Mr..
Barrett will be engaged as special
agent of the Bureau in compiling the
statistics of the Spiritualist denomi-
nation during the next three months.
Roy l.. Marston arrived home,
Thursday evening of last week. There
had been an unexpected delay in the
final departure for Mexico and, when
all plans had been settled upon and
the party were ready to set out, there
came the news of the earthquake, on
the 18th, with its interruption to traffic
and generally unsettled conditions
throughout the Mexican states, caus-
ing the whole project to be aband
oned for the present.
Fred Pooler, of the firm of McQuill-