The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-29

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Mrs. Mark Savage and her son
Brooks are visiting with relatives in
Bangor this week.
Chas A. Williams, a well known
citizen of Caratunk, has been in town
this week on business.
Mrs John Mcpherson left yesterday
noon for Boston where she will visit
her sister for several weeks.
N. L. McQuillan, of the milling firm
of McQuillan & Pooler, is in Portland
today looking for supplies of lumber.
Miss Mildred Smith of Roslindale,
Mass, has been visiting in town, the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Cyrus Good
rich.
The clearance sale of summer foot
wear at A. E. Bison & Sons, closes
Saturday night. This is your oppor
tunity.
Mrs. Ida M. Hoyt of Dorchester,
Mass. returned home Saturday, after
months visit with her niece, Mrs.
Perley Stevens.
Dr. Fred Leitch and family left on
the 10 O'Clock car for North Arson
Campmeeting. Mr.. Leitch will return
to town on Monday.
Mrs. Fred R. Philbrick went to
Winthrop yesterday to pass the re-
mainder of the week at the home of
her sister, Mrs. G. o. sturtevant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Childes of West
Medford, Mass. are passing the week
at Birch Point, the summer cot
tage of A. r. Jewett and family, Hay
den Lake.
Miss Olive Lander of Portland, who
is passing her annual vacation in
Scion, has been visiting Mrs. w. H.
Norton and other friends in this
vicinity the past week.
John McIlwrath, an employee of the
Maine Telephone Co., having the
position in connection with the local
Office known as inspector, is passing
his vacation at Peaks Island.
An invitation has been issued to
members of the class of 1895, Show
hogan High School, with their hus-
bands and wives to pass this Thursday
evening with DR.. and Mrs. Stinchfield
at their home on North avenue.
Walter E. Hight of Waltham, Mass
is spending his vacation with his aunt,
Mrs Augustus Crowell. Mr.. Hight
has been employed for the last two
years on a large milk farm in Wal
than, where he now has responsible
position.
w. H. Circuit of Washington, D. @.
arrived here last week, visiting with
B. F. Eaton and wife for few days
and with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Oak, at
Hayden Lake over Sunday. Mr..
Circuit left on Tuesday to attend the
reunion of the regiment in which he
served in the war of the Rebellion,
which occurs in Bangor this week.
Nearly all the residents of this sec
ton of the Mayo family are descend
ants of the Rev. John Mayo, who
came from England and settled in the
town of Barnstable, Mass. in 1889.
Stephen G. Mayo of this place attend
ed reunion of this family at Wilton,
August 10, at which some IS of the
descendants of the Rev. John Mayo
were present.
S. H. Swain, district manager for
the E. A. Strout Farm Agency of New
York and Boston, reports the follow
ing sales the past week; The F. w.
Hight farm in Athens to o. A. Wright
of Oldtown; the F. w. Keech farm in
Cornville to Guy L. Scott of Mill
nocket, and the Matilda Chamber
land farm in Cornyille to Susie Sails
bury of Ellsworth.
Mistress Priscilla Elliott, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elliott of
Guilford, gave party Tuesday after
noon to twelve of her girl friends, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Buck
on Madison avenue, where she has
been q guest for two weeks. Games
during the afternoon with refresh
ments at tea time, and more games
in the early evening, made the hours
from three to seven pass very pleas
antly.
Seventy five children were present
at the Sewing school yesterday after
noon. They listened attentively
while Miss Linda Graves told them
of the work of the play ground
school of South Boston of which she
was principal this summer, Mrs.
Philo Steward trained them in sing
ing The last session of the school
will be held next Wednesday after
noon at three O'Clock in G.. a. r. Hall.
There will be interesting exercises to
which parents and friends are invited
During the past three months, or
since the changes brought about by
the rebuilding of the system of the
Maine Telephone Co. connected with
the Skowhegan exchange, so many
changes in the numbers by which