The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

inson of Bingham the latter of the
firm of PEBBLE & Robinson were in
town Tuesday.
w. D. Blagden of Portland is pass
ing the week in town, the guest of
his sisters, Mrs. Helen Brown and
Mrs. Abbie Robinson,
The annual reunion of the descend
ants of Major John Moore has been
postponed one week and will occur
at Lakewood, Thursday August 30.
F. j. Sanford left here Tuesday for
two weeks visit with his cousin,
Mrs. Arlington Ballou in Portsmouth
and will also pass some time in Bos
ton.
Mrs. Mary Fairbrother and her
daughter, Miss Leila C. Fairbrother,
left Wednesday for Old Orchard
where they will pass their vacation
with friends.
DIR. Geo Otis Smith, director of the
United States Geoloical Survey, who
had been in Washington, D. c. for the
past few weeks, arrived here Friday,
for a short stay with his family.
Mrs. J. H. Pratt is on fortnight's
visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah A.
Knights in Livermore Falls, Me.
Her adopted daughter, Flora Heath,
six years of age, accompanied her.
Mrs. c. II. Pepper and her daugh-
ter, Eunice, are in town and will re-
main for some weeks as guests at the
home of Mrs. Helen S. Coburn. Mr..
Pepper passed last week here but has
now returned to Concord, Mass.
Mrs. W B. Pierce and her young
daughter, Rachel, with Mrs. a. X.
Greasy and her son, Andrew, who
have been passing the month of July
in town at the home of Mrs. j. o.
Smith, left here this morning to re-
turn to Beverly, Mass.
Annie Foster, who was summoned
here to attendNthe funeral of her
grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Foster,
returned to Maynard, Mass, Monday
morning. Two other grandchildren
of the deceased, Edith and Louisa
Foster, returned to Good VIII by the
same train.
Alonzo j. McCrillis of Holyoke,
Mass, arrived here Friday of last
week for fortnight's visit with his
sister, Mrs. Chas. S. Smith Mr. Nc
Crillis is the son of Darius McCrillis
of Cornville. He went to Massachu-
sets about twenty years ago and is
now in the grocery business in Hol-
yoke.
Mrs. F. s. H. Callaghan, who was
summoned here early in the week on
account of the illness of her brother,
Horace Low, has returned to Augusta,
where she and her husband are en-
ployed in the printing establishment
of w. H. Gannett & Co. Mr. Low
was very sick Sunday with what
threatened to be appendicitis but now
seems to be making satisfactory pro-
gress towards recovery.
Mrs. Warren P. Wheeler of Orange,
Mass, returned home Monday after
brief visit here with R. F. arker and
family and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Pishon.
Previous to 1882 Mrs. Wheeler resided
in this town, her home being on the
farm now owned by Eyander j. Nit
chell. She was called to Franklin
county at this time on business and
took the opportunity to visit Skowhe-
gan friends, the most of whom she
had not seen for ten years.
Walter P. Ordway is rebuilding the
roof on the block at the corner of
Madison avenue and Russell street.
This building was thoroughly reno
waited a few years since and the roof
is now in good shape but it was de-
signed to drain at the edge, a con-
struction which did not yield salts
factory results according to the ideas
of the owner. 1t will now be arrang-
ed to drain from the center, the meth
cd found to best solve the problem
of roof drainage in this climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G. Woods of Ban
gor passed Sunday in town. Mr..
Woods is in charge of the WORK of the
Modern Woodsmen of America as
chief organizer for the state of Maine
and Mrs. Woods holds the same re-
lation for the companion society,
known as the Royal Neighbors for
the New England states. Brace /.
Lawley of this place is at work under
Mr.. Woods direction for the Modern
Woodsmen, during the present sum
mer. For the past six weeks he has
been instituting camps in Piscataquis,
Aroostook and Kennebec counties.
Mrs. Mckinney, a remarkably we'll
preserved lady of seventy years, wild
ow of the late Patrick Mckinney of
Jackman, has been the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Groder, since the
middle of June. During this time
she has made several trips to other
parts of the state, including Portland
and Waterville, taking in at different
dates in the latter place, the st.
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