The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-18


question being the south half OF Bige-
Glow, so called, having an estimated
value of $4,000. In this action, Wal
ton & Walton, E. F. Danforth and
Foster & Foster are counsel for the
plaintiffs, and the defendants are rep
resented by Orville D. Baker.
Myron Smith returned from Boston
this week for two weeks vacation.
Grace Cover and jeanette Sturte-
want left here for Bethlehem, N. h.,
Monday morning.
Chas. Dinsmore returns to his home
in Fairfield today after visit here
with his sister, Mrs. Gardner Benson.
Mrs. W. R. Elliott went to Portland
this morning for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Pillsbury and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Clough.
Mrs. Ardra Berry returned to her
home in Burnham, Monday morning
after brief visit here as the guest
of her father, John Mason.
Harold G. Woodbury. and Chas. A.
Drake of this place are in Phiiadel-
phia this week in attendance upon
the national convention of the Benev-
client Protective Order of Elks. They
went in company with delegates from
the Waterville lodge, leaving that
city last Saturday.
Chas. C. Cleveland has been making
the rounds of local delivery No. 2
with the regular carrier, Ed. P. Whit
ing, the object being to acquaint him
with the duties so that he may act as
substitute carrier while Mr.. Whiting
has his vacation OF fifteen days which
will commence sometime this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Butler, of
Pennington, who were on their way
home from trip to Aroostook county,
arrived here Saturday. They pro-
ceeded on their way via the Somerset
Traction line, Mr.. E. c. Butler ac-
complaining them from Madison to
Pennington by team and returning
here Monday informing.
Joseph K. Goodrich left Monday
for Chicago, where he will work for
the Western Electric Co. Since his
graduation from the University OF
NJ II ba haan n
employ of Nash & Viles, the Court
street plumbers. He is the eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Goodrich of
Pleasant street.
The work of macadamizing that
portion of High street from its juno
ton with Madison avenue to Court
street is now well under way.
crew of eight men and two teams are
employed under the direction OF
Street Commissioner G. H. Webb.
This piece Of road, which is some 500
feet in length, is being made in the
same manner as that in vogue for the
past FIVE years and which originated
with Mr.. Webb.
Yesterday was the fourth and final
day of the auction sale of lots at Som
erset Park on Madison avenue by the
Eastern Land Co. All of the 104 lots
were disposed of at prices ranging
from $50 to $3.50, the highest figure
being one of the six lots on Madison
avenue. The purchasers express
themselves as entirely satisfied with
the manner in which the sale was
conducted and the promoting COM
pany seem to do business in the fair
est possible manner. While many of
the purchasers have bought the lots
as an investment part of the new
owners purpose to build thereon.
William, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Coburn, who went to Scotland
from this place something over a
year since, made visit here recently
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Thompson on
Mt. Pleasant avenue. He has now
gone to East Glastonbury, Conn,
where his father has position in one
of the Page mills. w. F. Shaw, for
merly agent of the Anderson Mills
of this place, is superintendent of an
other plant owned by the same COM
pany. Mr.. Coburn's family, other than
himself and the son William above
mentioned are still in Galashiels,
but will soon come to America, and it
is expected that Mrs. Coburn will
visit here some time next month.
1t has been the policy of the Ameri-
can Wooden Co., to shut down its
various plants at some time during
the summer season for two weeks,
thus making it possible for it's en-
ployes to take an annual vacation of
that length. The two weeks follow
ing Monday, August 26, will be thus
observed at the American Mills. The
American Wooden Co., operate about
1000 looms in all it's plants and this
two weeks shut down represents an
enormus decrease in production, but
they believe it to be good business
policy. The opportunity thus afford
ed to make repairs is always taken
advantage of to the fullest extent and
and the time for summer vacation
is generally very acceptable to the