The Somerset reporter., 1908-08-20
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Clara j. Vosmus is passing the
present week at Sebago Lake, with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Pond of Norwood,
Mass.
Mrs. James Harmon went to Rich
mond yesterday to pay visit Ito her
aunt, Mrs. Jane Merchant, now in her
eightieth year.
Miss Mabel Farrar of Lisbon, who
had been visiting here with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Russell, returned home,
Yesterday. Mrs. Russell accompan.
led her guest as far Waterville.
Mrs. j. w. Dudley of Montclair, N.
j., is in town, the guest of her broth
er, Nathaniel Owen. She is accom-
panied by Mrs. G. j. Brooks and the
latter's daughter, Miss Vivian Brooks
c. M. Brooks, Esq, of Keene, N. H.
local engineer of the State road con-
struction of Cheshire County, passed
a few days in town as the guest of DR..
and Mrs. j. N. Merrill and returned,
home Monday.
Stanley Chalmers has recently pur-
chased promising five year old, AL
ford H, of Norrid gewock parties. He
comes of fast family of horses. his
sire having a record of 2.17t and full
brother a record of 2.19t.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. W. Day and their
daughter, Helen, are enjoying an
outing at Northport. An older
daughter, Miss Dorothy, is visiting in
Portland at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Steward, who recently moved
there from this place.
Mrs. Mae Woodbury. and her son,
Roland, of Beverly, Mass. returned
home, Monday, after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. James Holt on Alder street.
Mrs Eta Arlington and young
daughter, Ellen, of Lowell, arrived
Saturday and are passing the present
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Holt.
Master Paul Lefavor of Maiden,
Mass. visited in town last week, ac
companying Mr.. G. B. Russell, who
came to visit at his former home, and
attend the annual reunion of his old
regiment, the Third Maine. The
young man is the son of former res
ident, Mrs. Georgia Goodrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Philbrick left
here Tuesday for Popham Beach
where they will be guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. w. Philbrick. John II. ste
ward, buyer and accountant for Gee.
H. Pishon, is to take Mr.. Philbrick g
place in the freight Office of the
Maine Central railroad at this station
during his absence.
J. G.. Tuck has been down river
this week visiting several towns be-
tween here and Portland, looking for
a chance to purchase a small farm.
Mr.. Tuck has passed most of his life
in the trade of a stone mason and
brick layer, but worked on farm a
good deal up to his twenty fifth year
and feels that he would like to try
agriculture again.
Mrs. Betsey Ames departed by the
morning train, Monday, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Sandford
for Clinton, Mass. to visit with her
son, Ralph w. Returning they will
visit with friends in Lowell, and with
another son, DIR. J. d. Ames, former
ly of Norridgewock, now located in
Portland. They plan to be absent
about two weeks.
Skowhegan's jurors have been
drawn for the term of the Supreme
Judicial Court, which is to convene
on September Is. A. K. Perkins,
Charles Cleveland and Hiram Berce
will serve on the Grand Jury and their
duties will continue for the Septem-
Der and December term of 1908 and
the March term of 1909. George Pis-
hon, Adam Simpson and Laban Allen
will serve on the Traverse Jury.
Fred Boston, son of Frank E. Bos-
ton, superintendent of the Hollings-
work & Whitney works at Water
vile, and Miss Ida Proctor of that
city were in town Sunday, guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Whiting
Mr.. Boston is now located at Madison
in charge of large crew of men, who
are constructing a dam for the Hol-
ingsworth & Whitney Company on
the waterpower just south of that
village.
An important transfer of Somerset
County timberland has been recently
effected, the conveyance being from
Elias Thomas of Portland to the
Shawmut Manufacturing Company
and involving about $4,000 acres, To-
Gated in the Dead River and Moose
River regions. The transfer provides
that the land shall be paid for at
actual survey and the entire territory
is to be gone over for this purpose
The contract for the surveying has
been taken by E. E. Greenwood oi
this place and he has engaged Henry
Croweil, who has recently moved
here from Pittsfleld, to assist him
Both these gentlemen left Monday to
enter upon their labors, and will be
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