The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-06-20
TOWN and VICINITY

iston were guests of F. P. Pencil and
family Saturday and Sunday
Messrs John r. Philbrick and Rob
ert Lord with their wives-are passing
the week at Moosehead Lake.
Judge O. r. Bachelor was called to
Bangor yesterday to attend the tuner
al of his nephew, James Adams.
Col. E. E. Newcomb of Eastport, of
the I'd Regiment, National Guard OF
Maine, was in town Saturday, the
guest of Captain B. |. Rice.
Margery Morrison who has been
following her profession OF music IN
New York City since last September,
arrived here Tuesday. She is to re-
main for the summer.
Lottie Vigue has returned home
from Gardiner where she has been
employed for the past eight months
in a shoe factory and will spend the
summer at her home on Poplar st.
Mrs. ]. w. Chase of Dedham, Mass,
accompanied by her daughter, and
Mrs. Apbie Weeman of Brunswick,
Me. arrived here Saturday for
brief visit with Mrs. Fanny Wildes.
Mrs. Abbie Halves of Lancaster,
N. H., accompanied by her young
daughter, Eleanor, arrived here
Tuesday and will pass the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
A. Pitts.
Mrs. Fannie Cushing arrived home
from Dexter Monday evening. She
had been to that town to accompany
her aunt, Mrs. Lydia Creation, who
will remain for several weeks as the
guest of Samuel Small and family.
Miss Grace D. Bradley went to
Auburn Tuesday morning. She will
pass the next two weeks in company
with her friend Miss Della Foss,
visiting with friends in that city.
Miss Foss has been teaching one OF
the schools in the Garfield building.
John Hart, proprietor Of the hotel at
Burnbam, accompanied by Mrs. Hart,
visited here for two days last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Allen. The
twoi gentlemen were comrades to-
pether in the war between the states,
members of Co. H, First Maine Cal
vary
Mrs. Marie G.. Tilton and master
Malcolm left here for Massachusetts
Saturday. They will be guests OF
friends in that state until the latter
part of July Mrs. Lois w. Patten
and her daughter, Eunice, made the
Journey with them and are to visit
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Sprague in
Lexington.
Milford Withee, the letter carrier
on local delivery No. 3, has rendered
his resignation and will terminate his
connection with the Skowhegan post
Office June 80. He has purchased the
William Goodwin farm near Browns
Corner in Canaan, and will move
there with his family July /. Mr..
Withee was appointed as carrier De-
tober 10, 1904. Ernest A. Russell, the
senior substitute carrier, will be Mr..
Withee's successor.
L. L. Walton, Esq, left here
Monday to attend to matters of bust
ness in Boston. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Walton and they will have
brief visit together with their daught-
er, Miss Elsie, who hassbeen studying
music in that city the past winter.
Miss Walton will complete her studies,
SO far as the present season is con-
cerned, in about two weeks and Mrs.
Walton may remain in the city for
that time and return here with her.
Sheriff Smiths attention was call
ed to a fight in progress on Mt.
Pleasant avenue last Friday afternoon
and investigation developed the fact
that the parties involved were very
much intoxicated, 1t seems they
we're of a company who had been
sharing in keg of beer at the Pines
near the eddy and were returning to
town when the differences leading to
blows arose between them. Two ar
rests were made and small fines i'm
posed.
Joseph D. Mcdonald of Madison
plead guilty, in the Skowhegan Mu-
nicipal Court Tuesday afternoon, to
the charge of violating the prohibi-
tory law and paid the fine of 800
and costs imposed by Judge Bachell-
err. Misplace of business was search
ed by the Sturgis deputies, few days
since, and the report of the analysis
on beer seized by them had just been
received 1t showed alcoholic strength
above the legal limit and Mr.. Nc
Donald thought it best to plead guilty
rather than contest the case.
Tuesday was the hottest day of the
season and is recorded throughout
New England as the hottest 18th of
June within the memory of the pre-
sent generation. The thermometer
raaobad on at moon and there are re-