The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-09
TOWN and VICINITY

Mass. is in town, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward " Whiting.
Horace SWEET of Lewiston passed
Saturday and Sunday in town as the
guest of his friend, A. E. Dane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Winslow of
Harthorn, Mass. arrived here Monday
evening. They are to visit with Mrs.
WinsIow's mother, Mrs. Mark Griffin,
and other Skowhegan relatives.
Mrs. Horace Weston and her
daughter, Miss Beatrice, took the
train for Portland yesterday morn
ing. They will visit with relatives in
that city for the next two weeks.
The Congr ional Working
League will meet at the Fowler
Rowell cottage, Lakewood, next
Wednesday, July 10. Ladies should
take the two O'Clock car and should
furnish the same as for the previous
picnics.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grover and
son of Lynn, Mass, arrived here last
week and are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Grover on Sum-
mer ST., dividing their time there and
at their summer cottage at Hayden
Lake.
John Calvin Stevens, the architect
of the Municipal Building, and Frank
Rumery, senior member of the con-
tracing firm who have the building
in charge, both of Portland, were in
town Tuesday, inspecting the pro-
gress of the work.
Harlie Annis and the crew of Show
hogan painters he has had with him
at Bingham are expected home this
week. Mr.. Annis has just completed
the painting contract on club house
on Bingham Nights, for Massachu-
setts parties, on which he has been at
work for the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. s. Bean of Cara
funk were in town over the Fourth,
two of their sons, Earl and Carl, being
members of the ball team from that
town that proved victorious over our
local team and over the Norridge-
wocks Three other sons accompa-
MED them, Oral, Iral and Ural, the
two last named, the youngest and
next to the youngest of the family,
being on their first trip to Skowhegan.
George E. Muzzey of No. Cam
bridge, Mass. is in town this week,
visiting his sister. Mrs. Marian Lowe.
In company with Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Simpson and Mrs. Lowe, Mr.. Muzzey,
who is veteran of the Civil War,
went to Togus today, to visit the
National Soldiers Home and renew
his acquaintance with some of for
mer comrades who are quartered
there.
Mrs. Flavilla Young, lady Of
eighty four years, who lives with her
son, Webster Rowe, on Pleasant
street met with a most unfortunate
accident on Monday of the present
week On starting to rise from the
chair where she was sitting, she lost
her balance and fell to the floor
causing severe injury to her left hip.
The patient has been in 80 much
pain that it has not been possible as
yet to determine whether the hip is
fractured or not but it seems prob
able that such is the case.
Skowhegan friends of Mrs. Ann
Lumsden will rejoice in the oppor-
tunity which has come to her to visit
her former home in Scotland. In
company with her son, Andrew,
with his wife and three children, she
sailed from Charleston, Saturday on
the steamer Republic, of the White
Star line. Mr.. Lumsden took his
touring car along and this will be
used for transportation from place
to place in the country to be visited.
Mrs. Lumsden was born in Scotland
IA years ago and she and her hus-
band came to this country from Gal
asheals, in 1854. This is her first
visit home. The only relatives now
living in the land of her birth are
three neices who reside at Alva.
Two touring cars with party of
Skowhegan and Fairfield people left
here Tuesday morning for an ex-
tended automobile trip. The party
consists of MIR and Mrs. c. II.
Smith of this place who will have with
them in their car, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K.
Jewett and Miss Ethel Brainerd, and
DR.. and Mrs. w. s. Stinchfie Id who
will be accompanied by ". W Nye
and wife of Fairfield. They will
proceed directly to the city OF Que
bee and from there to Niagara Falls
by way of Montreal and Toropto.
This will be the most distant vast
ward point and the route to be fol
lowed for the return home will be
determined after their arrival there.
The tour as proposed is the longest
one in which Skowhegan cars have
aver participated and will require
something over two weeks for its
completion
The.ma, the exquisite perfume, at
Enagfa A ruo afaxa only