The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-08
TOWN and VICINITY

il G. 4. +. nall next Thursday after
noon az o'clock.
There were 66 tickets sold from the
local office of the Maine Central to
the excursion to Togus on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Moffett of Boston is in
town this week, the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Addition. She is niece of
Mrs. Addition.
The Edwards Farm Ag'cy. report
the sale through their local Office of
w. H. Dudley farm in Starks to Chas.
A. Dondero of Boston, Mass.
Mrs. frankie Brown went to Boston
on the morning train Monday for a
two weeks visit with her daughter,
Minnie, who is employed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Steward, Flor
ence Wyman, and their guest, DIR.
Diller, of Philadelphia are at Moose
head Lake on a two weeks outing.
Dr.I. A. Boothby left Monday for
Waterville on professional business.
Mrs. Boothby is the guest this week
Of relatives at her former home in
Dexter.
Mrs. Bridget O'Neal, formerly of
this town and now a resident of Wins
low, is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Paul Belonga, at her home on
10 root
Mrs. Marguerite Winslow of Haw-
thorne, Mass, arrived on the after
noon train, Monday, and will be the
guest of Miss Mary Griffin for the
next two weeks.
Mrs. J. NJ. Thomas of Augusta ar
rived in town on the afternoon train
last Saturday and is the guest of Mrs.
John Steward. Mrs. Thomas is sis
ter of George B. Stafford.
Harry Palmer, who has situation
in New York, arrived Saturday night
and left for his former home in Corn
vile, where he is the guest Of his sis
ter, Mrs. Merton Dennis.
The Savings department of the Sc
cond National Bank pays interest at
the rate of 81 per cent; interest COM
mences the first of each month on de-
posts made on or before the 9Th.
On Monday E. s. Bastine, United
States Geologist in charge of the
Geological work in Maine, was in
town in consultation with DR.. George
Otis Smith, director of the United
States Geological Survey.
j. Emerson and other members
of the 10Th Maine Regiment have re-
ceived cards announcing that the
thirty sixth annual reunion of that
organization will be held at the Lew
iston Fair grounds, September Sd.
Harry Lawrence, manager of the
Lawrence Land & Lumber Co. OF
Gardiner, and F. T. Lawrence also a
member of the same concern, were in
town on business Monday. Both
gentlemen are directors of the Kenne-
Dec Log DRIVING Ass n.
Marion Brainard who is on &
months vacation from her duties at
stenograpber in the State House at
Augusta left on the morning train
Monday for visit with her friend
Ethel Holt, of Bath during the tercen-
tennial celebration in that city.
Marion Steward who has been the
guest of her father, John w. Steward
for the past two weeks left on the
morning train Monday for Waterville
where she will visit her grandmother,
Mrs. Cynthia w. Steward before re-
turning to her home in Massachu
sets.
Hiram Pattee, who with Mrs. Pat
ee, had been spending a vacation of
two weeks at their former home in
this town, left Friday for Medfield,
Mass, where he is employed in the
straw shops. Mrs Pattee will remain
for longer visit with relatives here
and in Norridgewock.
Gordon L. Wildes, who is at work
on the Bangor & Aroostook extension
with headquarters at Hudson passed
Sunday in town with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs w. H. Wildes, returning to
his work on the noon train Monday.
Mr.. Wildes is employed in the ca
pacity OF assistant civil engineer of
his division Of the extension.
Among the guests at the Coburn
Sunday was an automobile party CON-
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel d.
Lancaster, their daughter, maid and
chauffeur all of New York. The par
ty came here from Bangor driving a
Packard machine of this years model
and after passing Sunday and Mon
day in town left in the afternoon for
the Rangeley Lakes.
The team representing Milburn
Commandery, U o. G. c., won the
tug of war contest at Maranocook,
last Wednesday, the occasion being
the annual field day of the order in
Maine. They defeated the team from
Mercer. The local team was made
up of DR.. l. L. Salley, Howard Stew
ard, David Lewis, George Moore and
Georoe T., Cleveland. The prize Of