The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05


days.
w. B. Steward left on the morning
train today for weeks business trip
to New York.
The w. G. T. U. will meet next
next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
in G. A. R. hall.
Miss Belle Sanborn has returned
from Boothbay Harbor where she has
been spending the summer.
Mrs. William Donaldson has gone
to Everett, Mass, to visit her brothers
Andrew and James Lumsden.
Miss Lucille Merritt returned to her
home in Somerville, Mass, after
visit Of several weeks with relatives
/ in town
Miss Sadie Pennell arrived home,
Monday evening, from Washburn,
Aroostook county, where she had
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. F.
L. Tozier, since early in July.
Messers j. l. and &c. W. Groton of
Portsmouth, with their wives, arrived
here Tuesday evening the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Goodwin. The
gentleman are Mrs Goodwin's uncles.
Ben B. Fogler arrived home from
his visit In the Penobscot Bay region
Monday morning, leaving Camden on
his motorcycle about a. M, and ar
irving here at noon. The distance is
nearly 70 miles.
DR.. and Mrs. L. A. Dascombe left on
the morning train today for Boston,
where the former accompanies pa
tient, and expects to return Saturday.
Mrs. Dascombe will remain longer wis.,
iting her sister in Wakefield.
Colonel c. H. Prescott, editor and
proprietor of the Biddeford Journal,
with Mrs. Prescott, and Mr.. and Mrs.
d. A. Hurd of North Berwick, were in
town Friday. They came here by
automobile and were on their way to
Quebec.
Miss Jessie B. Maddocks returned
home on the nine O'Clock train last
Thursday from Tim Pond where she
has been during the latter part of the
summer. She left on Monday of this
week for Nantasket, Mass, where she
will teach the coming year.
Miss Ethel Knowlton returned home
Saturday night from Wiscsssett where
she had been the guest for several
DAYS of Miss Esther Weeks. She will
pass the two weeks before her college
year opens with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. F. Knowlton at their home on
the Madison road.
John d. Symons, proprietor of Sy-
mons, restaurant and the City Bakery
is expected home the last of this week
from a visit with relatives in Ports
mouth, N. H. and Newburyport,
Mass. His sons Roy, Leon and
Harold, who have been with him on
the journey, will return at the same
time
Miss Dora P. Cleveland, who has
been spending The summer at Man
toloking, N. s., left that place on
August 30th to visit with friends in
Philadelphia. She is expected home
some time during this month. Miss
Cleveland has resigned the position
which she has SO long held as teach.
er in the Skowhegan public schools
and will probably go south for the
winter.
Col. and Mrs. w. r. G. Estes re-
turned last night from visit with
friends in Freeport and Durham, the
scene of Mr.. Estes early boyhood.
They were to join in Portland, Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Buchanan of Brock
ton, Mass, making the "trip here in
Mr.. Buchannan's touring car. Owing
to the rain however, the party came
here by train last night, while the
machine and chauffeur arrived later.
Joseph E. Lawley, Mattapan, Mass,
arrived here last week for afortnight's
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos Lawley. Mr.. Lawley has been
supervisor of the Boston Hospital for
the Insane, located at Mattapan, for
the past two years. His brother,
Brace l. Lawley, has also been in
town for few days this week. The
gentleman last mentioned is student
at the Tufts Medical School and will
return there next month to continue
his studies.
Mrs. A. r. Wiley completed visit
of two weeks at the home of her
niece, Mrs. d. w. Lewis, and return
ed to her home in Cambridge, Mass,
Tuesday morning. She was accom-
panied here by her daughter, Mrs.
Woodbury., and her granddaughter,
Miss Ella Woodbury.. Mrs. Wiley is
eighty six years of age and still in
good health and able to enjoy travel.
1t is not usual for representatives of
three generations to have the privi
lege of visiting together, as in the
present instance.
Nine of the class who we're gradu-
ated from the Skowhegan High
School in 1895 with their husbands