The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-16
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Pearle Belongia of Lynn, Mass.
arrived here last evening for visit
with Paul Belongia and family.
Mrs. B. F. Webb went 10 Portland
Saturday. The occasion Of her VISIT
is the serious illness Of friend, Mrs.
Charles Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. " Marston OF
Oakland, Cal, who are passing the
summer in New England, nave been
in town this week.
Miss Clara s. Lessard, who had
been visiting during the winter and
spring in Portland, has arrived home
and entered the employ OF the Dyer
Dry Goods Company.
Misses la and Iva Richardson
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
Richardson of Fairfield, returned
home Yesterday after a visit at the
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.
SANFORD Of this place.
Milbnrn Fowler left here Tuesday
for a trip to Boston and Providence
In the latter city he will be the guest
Of James Blackwood, son OF Robert
BIackwood. the former superinten'
dent of the Marston Mills.
Mrs. A. c. Tobey and her daughter
Mrs. E. A. Merchant, arrived nome
last week from Lewiston where they
had been for a visit with Mr. ano
Mira A /. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson
retnrned with them for brief visit
here leaving for home on Monday
morning.
Hon. S. j. Walton is reported as
comfortable this morning, though
TN confined 10 the house. He was
considered quite a good deal better at
one time last week and got out Oh
doors for few days, but this proved
~ no too much for his strength ana
he suffered relapse.
John Tantish of Philadelphia Is IN
+orn on A visit with his brothers,
Thomas and Charles. save one oc.
casion, some fifteen or twenty years
400 he had not been in Skowhegah
since he enlisted for the war as d
member of Company & OF the 81
Maine regiment.
George Simpson, the grocer, was
unfortunate enough to lose morse,
last week. valued about one hunoreo
dollars. The animal was one used lot
delivery work and was out with tne
4aor "a he had been every day Tor
ueeks He seemed TO be in his usuai
condition but dropped dead without
warning as he was being driven along
Water street about noon.
Skowhegan relatives have recently
received a copy of the Repuohoaii
Press. published at Neilsville, WIS,
in which is announced the dea'h Vi
Mrs Fred Reitz, formerly Miss Ida l..
currier of this place. The deceased
VAS born in Skowhegan, June "a, lS51'
She was married, May "a 1878, TO
John Pulsifer, member of the nrm
of Pnlsifer Il Cannon, who were en-
gagged in the market business mere III
the early seventies. After MS oeaVh
she moved to the West and her mar
rage to Fred Reitz occurred al Nelis-
Vile. in October 1890. Her death oc-
CURED at Waupaca, Wis. on july oVh
Mrs. Julia (Stevens) Anderson OF
Chicago, passed Sunday in town and
left for home Monday morning. She
was the cousin of the late b. b. Hall
and was the guest of Mrs. Pauline
Hill and family during her stay here
Mrs. Anderson was born in North
New Portland She left that town
for the west when she was but ten
wears old and had not since been IN
this section of Maine. Previous 10
coming to Skowhegan on this trip
east she passed several days in New
Portland, renewing her acquaintance
with the locality and with the few
families now living there that she
could remember.
w. d. Snow left here Tuesday
morning for the Indian Pond region
having been notified by telephone oy
William Shaw of Greenville, that
forest fires were spreading over
IndkSn Town cumberland in which Mr.
ShaWfs an owner. Mr.. Snow arriV-
ed home yesterday. He found the
situation much better than he feared
so far as his own land was concerned
A marsh interviewed in the path Of
the fire that was spreading in his dl-
rection SO that but a very few acres
of his timber was destroyed. HIS Cd
servation of the work being done 10y
The fire wardens and the crews under
the direction seems to indicate thai
the fires in that section are beine
brought under control.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Croweli Of
pittsfield have moved to Skowhegar
and will reside at No. 1870 Water ST
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