The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-11

DR.. |. r. Boothby went to Biddeford
Tuesday with patient who is to be
treated at the Trull hospital.
Miss Jennie Garside of Foxboro,
Mass passed Sunday in town as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Good
win.
The Town Improvement Society is
to meet with Mrs. L. W. Weston to-
morrow Friday afternoon, at three,
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Tiltop of
Bangor are passing the summer at the
farm home of Mr.. Tilton's mother on
the Norridgewock road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace c. Whitman
of Auburn are visiting their daughter
Mrs. Herbert \. Pratt, at her farm
home, Edgwood, on the Canaan road
Miss Alice Smith and Miss Annie l.
Bergman went to Kennebunkport
Tuesday. They are to be employed
at hotel Arlington during the summer
months.
Miss Gladys McPheters left here
yesterday morning for Kittery Point,
Me. where she will be the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. S. E. Woodbury., until
September.
Frank S. Pooler, who has been in
the employ of the United Zinc Co. at
Joplin, Mo. for the past two years, is
passing a months vacation in Show
hogan with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Savage of
Greenville with their daughter Edna,
three years of age, have been passing
the week in town with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Savage.
Mrs. N II. Bragg won't to Portland
Friday for visit with Mrs. Ella Gill
crist of that city. She will also be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Nichols in
York Beach, Me. before returning.
Forrest Goodwin, Edw. N. Merrill,
L. L. Walton, Fred F. Lawrence and
A. K Butler were among the members
of Somerset bar in attendance at the
session of the Law Court at Portland
this week.
Mrs. Helen Robinson and her
daughter, Bell Robinson, went to Old
Orchard yesterday, where they will
remain at their summer cottage until
next September. This will make the
eighteenth season that they have
followed this custom.
The annual reunion of the 10Th
Maine Regiment Association will be
held in Skowhegan September IS and
80. The 18th Maine was the regiment
commanded by General Isaac Dyer
and that gentleman has been the
president of the Reunion Association
for five or more years. The program
for the two days meeting will be an
nounced later.
Henry Hayse, arrested by the en-
forcement deputies at the BARLEY
House, Somerset Junction, on the Sd,
was given hearing in the Skowhe-
gan Municipal Court. He plead
guilty to the charge involving the
slot machine and paid the fine of $40
and costs imposed by the Court. On
the charge arising from the search
and seisure he received the Gust omary
sentence of fine and imprisonment
from which an appeal was taken.
He was released under bonds.
At the Civil Service examination
held before the local board, G.. E.
Durrell, Fred c. Emery and Edw.
Whiting, at the High School building,
last Saturday, thirteen persons were
present as follows: Miss Helen NJ.
Weston, Miss Alice E. Moore, Miss
Grace Cover, Miss Winnibel Cover,
Miss Pearl Maddocks, Howard L. Dur
rell, Harry G. Williams, Roy r. F.
Jones, and Perley B. Williams, Show
hogan; Forrest Herrin, Cornville;
Miss Celia Rowell, Madison; Miss
Nellie S. Atwood, No. Fairfield; Miss
Zaidee P. Campbell, Jackman. The
examination papers have been sent
to Washington to be passed upon by
the department officials. Those re-
ported as successfully passing the ex-
animation will be put upon what is
known as the eligible register at the
Skowhegan Office and from them will
be appointed a substitute carrier in
the early future. AS other vacancies
occur, including clerkships in the
Skowhegan office, they will be filled
from the remaining names on the
eligible list, the young ladies above
mentioned, taking the examination
for this latter purpose.
The complete plans and specifica-
tions for the new municipal building
have arrived and are now being con-
sidered by the various firms who pro-
pose to bid on the contract. While
the plans have been in preparation
everything possible has been done TO
forward the work. The foundation,
including the trench or supporting
walls in the basement, have been
completed and everything is now
ready to proceed with the work
above the ground level. There will
he some waakS from the nrasent date