The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
TOWN and VICINITY

Orlando Luce left here Yesterday
morning for brief business trip to
lewiston.
The Here and There club will meet
with Mrs. Adeline Hill on Tuesday,
February II.
Thos. Whiteley arrived here yes
terday from journey to his former
home in England
Mrs. Cyrus Fortier has returned
from a visit with her daughter, Mrs
Joseph Tourney in Lewiston.
Walter j. Tuck of Someryille, Mass
passed Sunday in town with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Tuck.
F. II. Colby of Bingham was in town
on Monday to attend a meeting of
the directors of the First National
Bank.
See the large variety of tools in the
window of the Blunt Hardware Com
pany, you can buy for twenty five
cents each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Hoyt of
Haverhill, Mass. have been passing
the week in town as guests of Geo. H.
Pishon and family
Mrs. Edith Lewis of Boston arrived
here on the evening train and is a
guest at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Perkins on Spring
street.
Mrs. John Holland, with her two
sons William and Edward, who have
been in Los Angeles, Cal. for the past
three months are on the way home
and expected here today.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Elsie Martha Walton, younger
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. l.. Wal
ton, to Byron Grayson ingalls,, d. Nj.
D., of Foxboro, Massachusetts.
If the person who took the bag of
grain from beneath the car that was
being unloaded by c. H. Gardner
wishes to save himself cost and dis
grace, he may do so by settling in
person before February list.
John McIlwrath and Earl Thibeault
were in Waterville over Tuesday
night and attended the dance given
by the employees in that city of the
Maine Telephone Co. Both are en-
ployes of the central office here.
DIR. A. E. Gelinas has been seriously
i'll with the grip for the past two
weeks at his home on North avenue
He has improved during the past few
days but still requires the care of a
trained nurse and is only able to sit
up for few minutes at a time
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. Towle arriv-
ed home, yesterday, from a weeks
visit with j. Fl Estabrook and family
in Manchester, n. II. Mr. Estahrook
was formerly in the employ of the
Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co.
as boss of the packing room of their
Skowhegan factory and it was during
his residence here that the acqualnt-
anee bewteen the two families was
formed. Mr.. and Mrs. TowIe also
visited with Portland friends on their
way home.
Captain and Mrs. \. A Bivans, who
have been in charge of the Salvation
Army work here since May of last
year, have received orders transfer
ring them to Rochester, n. H., and
will leave for that place next We'd
nesday morning. The change is one
of about fifty that is made at this
time among the officers at the differ
ent stations of New England Cap
tain Bivans has been in the work of
the Army for about twenty years,
commencing his service at Trinidad,
Col. lie has been at various points
in New England for the past eight
years, at Eastport, Me, just previous
to coming here. He and Mrs. Bivans
seem to have been very faithful in the
work under their care in this place.
No word has yet been received here
as to who will be the new commander
of the Skowhegan Corps.
The remains of Edward Belonga
were brought to this place on Sunday
from Center Barnstead, n. H., where
his death occurred on the previous
Thursday at the home of his brother,
Frank Belonga. The deceased was
the son of Paul and Elizabeth Booth
Belonga and his early home was in
this town He went to Lynn, Mass,
about Is years since and for the past
five years has lived in the New Hamp-
shire town where his death occurred.
A daughter of the deceased, Miss
Pearl, and two sisters, Misses Matte
and Jannette, with Mrs. George Bel
onga, a sisterin law, all of Lynn,
and the brother, Frank, above men
toned we're present at the funeral
which was held in the place at the
home of the father, Paul Belonga
above mentioned, at nine o'clock on
Monday forenoon.
All of the members of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, who would
like to go to Canaan next Monday
evening to institute a lodge of the
order In hat Dlace will meet in the