The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-18
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Margery Morrison will receive
piano pupils and coach singers during
July, August and September.
Geo. L. Smith of Augusta, timber
land agent of the j. Manchester
Haines estate, was in town last even
ing.
Edmund L. Morrow of Bethlehem,
N. H. was in town for few days last
week as the guest of his sister, Mrs.
EIba Danforth.
Miss Mildred Keene, stenographer
in the office of S. w. Philbrick, passed
Sunday with her father, Ashley
Keene, in Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Neal Jewett and
their daughter, Miss Armelda, of st.
Louis, Mo-, are in town, the guest of
Mrs. Helen Neil Howard.
Professor Linn and his trained dogs
have been giving a pleasing enter
tainment, under canvas, at lot on
North avenue, this week.
Miss Violet Thompson of Montreal
arrived Tuesday evening and is to be
the guest of her aunt. Mrs. F. A.
Leitch, for several weeks.
Mrs. Cynthia Steward who has been
here at the home of her son, John w.
Steward, since early in April, re-
turned to Waterville Monday.
Miss Mary Pollard, who has been
teaching school in New Hampshire,
has arrived home to pass the summer
vacation with her father, j. Fred
Pollard.
A. B Chase, who has been visiting
for sometime past at Bingham. and
during last week with his son, E. B.
Chase in this place, left on Friday to
return to his home in Rochester,
N. H.
Mrs. Adeline Hill received callers
on Sunday last in honor of her 85th
birthday. All of her children and
grandchildren were present to wish
her many returns of the day. Re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. A. d. Brooks and her daugh
ter, Mrs. F. II. Carpenter, of Provi-
dence, R. 1. arrived here on Friday OF
last week and are to be guests at the
home of Miss Hannah Page, during
the present and the coming week.
The members of Court Wesserrun-
set, Independent Order of Foresters,
are to observe the anniversary of the
founding of that order by attending
services at the First Baptist Church
on Sunday morning next. Company
E band is to act as escort
The annual meeting of the Somer-
set County Medical Association is IN
session at Hotel Coburn today. The
business consists of election of Off
GERS and discussion of subjects per-
tanning to the medical profession
We hope to be able to give an outline
of the proceedings in our next issue.
Miss Eva Eames went to Massachu
sets, Tuesday, to be present at the
commencement exercises of Welles-
ley College, upon invitation of Miss
Lila V. Howes formerly of this place,
who is a member of the graduating
class. She is also to accompany Miss
Howes to Vermont for a visit at her
home in Burlington.
Mrs. II. p. Thing, who has been in
Portland for the past two months,
receiving treatment for her eyes, ar
rived home Friday of last week. Her
sight is restored but not 80 the extent
that she can sew or read at present
Her physicians advised her, however,
that she might hope to do 80 after a
further rest of six months.
The twenty-sixth annual reunion
of the 4th Maine Battery occurs at
Waterville on Wednesday of next
week. There are something like If
teen members of this association re-
siding in this county, among them
Mark Harville and F. M. Mills of this
place. The last named gentleman has
been treasurer of the association for
the past ten years.
G. H. Atkinson of Boston arrived
here Monday and has been visiting at
the home of his father in law, A. M
Thompson, on Middle street. Mr.
Atkinson and Mr.. Thompson own to-
gether power launch and Mr.. At
kinson has taken the opportunity
this week, to take the boat out OF
winter quarters and place her in the
waters of Hayden Lake. He is to
come to Maine later in the season
with Mrs. Atkinson and will pass his
vacation here and at East Madison
as usual.
E. E. Pitts, one of our local truck
men, made trip 30 Scion, Friday OF
last week, with horse for a passen-
ger. The animal belonged to a
Scion man, who is at work on the
Skowhegan Municipal Building, and