The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-08-13
Asa w. Smith left this morning to
visit with friends in Portland.


A. F. Donigan of Bingham was in
town this morning on business.
DIR. Henry w, sawtelle of Augusta
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. H. r. Berce is on visit to rel
atives in Dover for two weeks.
A. F. Webster, one of Bingham's
well known citizens, was in town
Tuesday.
Stephen Mayo was in Wilton We'd
nesday where he attended the annual
reunion of the Mayo family.
Abner Currier who has been in poor
health for some time is now the guest
of friends at Northport, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Whiting of New
York city visited at the home of their
nephew, Edw. Whiting several days
last week.
Mrs. R. B. Cole, who has been the
guest of her brother, F. NJ. Kinds, re-
turned Tuesday noon to her home in
China, Me.
Mr.. Carol Pullen of Pawtucket,
R. |. arrived in town last week on a
visit to his late brothers. widow, Mrs.
G. W. Pullen. -
Mrs. Frank H. Chase left Tuesday
noon for Dover, Me-, where she at
tended, yesterday, the annual reunion
of the Hill family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cane left
Tuesday morning for Dover, N. H.,
where they will be the guests of rela-
tives for the next two weeks.
Edward Wilson and Nathan Fowler
were in Waterville Wednesday where
they attended the annual reunion of
their regiment, the Sixteenth Maine.
Henry A. Coolidge of Pittsfield, was
one of the out of town attorneys
present Tuesday at the August ses-
sion of,the probate court.
The REPORTER had a contribution
this week of an apple blossom pluck
ed from tree in the orchard of Earl
Ward, situated on Dore's Hill in
Athens.
F. w. Buchanan left Tuesday noon
for Portland. He was accompanied
by bis wife and son, and they planned
to pass the week at their former
home in Yarmouth.
Hon. Obadiah Gardner of Rockland,
Democratic candidate for governor,
was in town this morning, having
come to Somerset to participate in
the present campaign.
Miss s. Madeline Ward, who has
been visiting relatives in the west for
the past six weeks, is expected to ar
rive home next Saturday. She is at
present in Milwaukee, Wis.
Thomas Butler left on the 5.15 train
Tuesday morning for Salem Depot,
N. H.. where he will visit his son,
Thomas H. Butler. During his alb
sence his hack is being driven by G.
L. Cleveland.
Harry Graves, who has been the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. Myra Arnold,
for the past six weeks, will leave
tomorrow for Trenton, N j.. to re-
sumo his duties in theatre orchestra.
The season opens Monday.
Newell Perkins, who has been a
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
K. Perkins, for the past ten weeks,
during part of which he was sick,
/ left this morning to resume his duties
as brakeman on the Bangor Portland
run.
Gerald Seward of Willimantic,
Conn, is passing his annual vacation
in town with friends. Mr.. Seward is
a nephew of the late Henry Dugan
and has been in the habit of visiting
/ Skowhegan of this season for several
years.
F. H. Sterling of Caratunk, was in
town over Tuesday night on his way
home from a business trip down
river. For the past year Mr.. Ster-
ling has been employed by the State
looking after lumber hands in the
northern part OF Somerset.
Miss Alice Moore and friend, Miss
Cole, both of Boston, have been in
town for several days, the guests of
R. H. Morrill, and family The young
ladies made the trip from Portland to
Skowhegan on foot, taking about two
weeks for the journey and making
several stops en- route. They left
Tuesday for visit with friends in
Scion.
i E. ?. Viles and S. w. Philbrick are
in Waterville today where they at
tend a meeting of the directors of the
Dead River and North Branch Log
Driving Companies. Mr.. Viles is
president of both and Mr.. Philbrich is
clerk and treasurer The taxes for
driving the logs will be assessed and
other business transacted. Mr.. Vilee
stated that the Dead river drive was a
very clean one this spring and con
sisted of some 80, 100000 feet.
The black gelding Stanley c.,
owned by Stanley @. Chalmers, was
seld Monday to Howard B. Small OF