The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-02
TOWN and VICINITY

Smith Norton, prominent resident
of the town of Starks, was in Show
began Saturday, the guest of B. A.
Sawyer and family.
Harry Graves arrived home on Fri
day evening of last week. He has
been member of the orchestra at
Keith's theater in Trenton, n. J. dur
Jug the past theatrical season.
Miss Edith Knowlton, who has been
teaching school at Greenfield, Mass.
arrived here last week and will pass
her vacation with her parents at their
home on the Hayden Lake road.
The annual sewing school, held
under the auspices of the w. c. T. T.,
will open Wednesday, July 8th, in G..
A, R. hall. A cordial invitation is
extended to all who wish to attend.
Miss Jeanette Emery went to New
York City last week. She is to take
the position held by her sister, Miss
Clara, in an Office in that city, while
the latter comes to visit for a time
with her mother and sisters in this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Porter with
their two daughters, Alta and Verna,
left here Saturday for AroOstook
County. They will be guests of Mr..
Porter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Porter at Pressure Isle, for the next
two weeks.
Edw. A. Parker, submaster of the
Skowhegan High School, has been at
Orono this week where he proposes
to take course of study during the
summer months. He will return
here tomorrow for the Fourth and re-
sumo his studies at the University
next week.
Miss Nellie Kennedy, graduate of
the Skowhegan High School, class of
1906, left here, Saturday for Farming
ton where she will attend the summer
session of the State Normal School.
Miss Kennedy has been employed for
some time at the telephone exchange
in Augusta.
Three Skowhegan young ladies,
Misses Marjory Salley, Bertha M.
Lewis and Alice Smith, went to Farm
ington on Monday, where they will
pass the month of July in attendance
at the summer school connected
with the state Norman institution.
Hon. s. J. Walton has been serious
ly i'll since last week and at times his
condition has been such as cause his
family and friends great anxiety.
His physician reports this morning,
however, that he has made sub
stantial gain and that there is every
reason to look for an early recovery
At the commencement exercises of
st. Joseph's Academy at Portland,
held Thursday of last week, Miss
Jessie Washburn of Bingham was
one of the essayists and was awarded
the academy gold medal for prof
cheney in English branches. Miss
Washburn is the daughter of Mrs
Henry Washburn of Bingham and at
one time resided here with her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Cushman of
Guilford, and their son John, were
in town over Sunday, guests of his
father, G. II. Cushman, at his farm
home. They came here in an auto
mobile owned by Mrs. Cushman'5
brother, Atwood Briggs of Guilford
and Mr.. Briggs was the chauffeur for
the trip. Mr.. Cushman is at present
the boss dyer at the Carr wooden
mills in Sangerville.
In entertaining her granddaughter,
Mrs. Vina Potter of Madison, with
her children and grandchildren, on
Thursday of last week, it so CHANGED
that Mrs. Sarah Berry had assembled
under her roof five generations of
her family. Mrs. Berry, aged 49,,
resid as with her son, Edward Berry.
The lady already mentioned, Mrs.
Potter, is a grandchild, daughter of
the late Mrs. Rosetta Hewett of Mad
ison, who was Mrs. Berry's daughter.
Mrs Potter was accompanied by her
daughter. Mrs. Alice Buxton of
Bethel, who is Mrs. Berry's great
grandchild and Mrs. Buxton had with
her her two sons, Fred and Arthur,
who are Mrs. Berry's great great
grandchildren. OF Mrs. Berry's de-
scendents there are now living Is
grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren
and two great great grandchildren.
L. T. Plunkett of Boston was in
town for few days, the latter part
of last week, the guest of Joseph H.
Murray and family. Mr.. Plunkett
had not planned to come to Maine at
this time but some members OF the
firm of Boyle Brothers, the well known
clothing firm with which he has been
associated for some years, were
planning an automobile trip to Can
ada and he was induced to become
one of the party as far as this section
which was formerly his home. The