The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-06-06

Me-, has been in town on business for
several days, this week.
Mrs. Mary w. Varney has been in
Biddeford this week at the annual
convention of Maine Universalists.
The service of the Maine Telephone
Company from its new office in the
Dunlap block, commenced yesterday.
The Somerset Worsted Mills at East
Madison have steady work at good
pay for two good weavers on Knowles
looms.
D. r. Rideout of Pressure Isle is to
return home tomorrow after a week.
visit here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. A. Porter.
Arthur Bussey passed Memorial
Day In Hallowell with his mother,
Mrs H. A. Bussey, and sister, Mrs.
Geo. Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Savage of Fair
field returned home, Monday, after a
brief visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Fred r. Phi1brick.
II. G. Bassett, formerly of this place
now residing in Connecticut, is pass
ing his annual vacation at Attean
Camps near Jackman.
Mrs. Albert Watson and young son
Clayton, left this morning for a
weeks visit with friends in Water
vile and Vassalboro.
Mrs. Jos. Sayward and her two
children, Elizabeth and Wallace,
have been visiting with her father in
Pittsfield since Tuesday.
Mrs. w. o. Wildes and her young
son, William, returned to Lewiston,
Monday, after short visit at the
home of Mrs. L. II. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Porter and
their young son, Hermon arrived
home Tuesday evening after weeks
visit with relatives in Portland.
Mrs. Frank NJ Sedgeley of Water
vile, who had been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. G. j. Abbey, since Me-
mortal Day, returned home, Monday
Mrs. Chas. w. Gammage and Mrs.
Esther Bessey have gone to Boothbay
to visit Mrs. Gamage's mother, Mrs.
Silas r. Gilman, until the last of the
week.
f. T. Goodrich, representing the
p. F. Leland Farm Agency of Boston,
reports the sale of the L. S. Holt farm
in Canaan to Thomas Lahive of Wor-
cester, Mass.
Mrs. Colamore Willard of Caratunk
took the train at this station, Tues
day morning for Lewiston, where she
is to enter the Sisters Hospital for
surgical treatment.
Willie j. Roderick, son of Mr.. and
Mrs John Roderick, has just arrived
home after three years service with
a field battery in the Philippines, He
expects to play ball this summer with
the Waterville team.
Alec Murray of Gardner was in
town yesterday, having just come
from a weeks visit with his brother,
Albert Murray, at Bingham. Mr..
Murray has a daughter, Miss Maude,
st. Mary's Convent in this
place.
Skowhegan friends of Mrs. L. c,
of Athens will be pleased to
know that she is now gaining steadily
from her recent serious illness. The
disease was a rheumatic affection,
its appearance about six
weeks ago. 1t is now happily on the
decline.
Aurinda, the three year-old dau
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Swain
was seriously injured Saturday by
being struck by the wheel of wagon
as she was watching her father at
work on his farm, about three miles
from this village on the Canaan road.
There are evidences of internal injury
but she has improved and it is believ-
ed that she will recover.
NJ. s. Adams, Willard Eaton and A.
Cote have been representing the
Skowhegan Labor Unions at the an
nual meeting of the Maine State Fed
nrntion of Labor Mt Portland this
week. George Burns, who was to
have gone as delegate from the
Central Labor Union, was
unable to attend on account of the
illness of his father, Joshua Burns.
Mrs. G. B. Fairgrieves is in Hart
land this week attending the wedding
of her nephew, Harry E. Williams
and Miss Elva Madge Thompson. Mr..
Williams attended the High School
here a number of years from 1890 to
1897, and on returning to his home in
Hartland he has been connected with
the Bowman Hardware Co. until this
spring. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will
visit in Boston and several other
places in Massachusetts on their wed
ding tour.
Fred E. Southland, who recently
bought the EImwood trotting park in
Norridgewock, will open the season
on Saturday, June %. The races will
l. l..