The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-09
LOCAL MENTION

MRS. Jonn Kelly was summoned to
Lewiston on Monday morning by
news of the critical illness of her sis :
ter, Mrs. Chas. Snow.
Mrs. j. p. Oak and her daughter,
Miss Pauline, are passing the week in
Bangor, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
E. Oak and other relatives.
Mrs. j. o. Smith left here on Satur-
day of last week for Beverly, Mass
where she will be the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Pierce.
G. II. Pishon left Tuesday on bust
ness trip to Boston. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Pishon, who will pass
a few days with relatives in that city
The selectmen have finished taking
the valuation in the rural districts
The last few places visited kept them
out in the storm of yesterday after
noon.
A steel ceiling is being placed in the
law Office of Gould & Lawrence on
Water street. 1t adds much to the
already fine appearance of this suite
of offices.
The schools in the rural districts of
Skowhegan are to commence one
week from next Monday, April 10th.
There will be some few changes in
the teaching force, to be announced
later.
Mrs. Ralph W. Emerson, with her
daughters, Frances and Alice, left
here Tuesday morning for Bath, being
summoned there on account of the
illness of Mrs. Emerson's sister, Mrs.
Mark ellis.
The Woman's Club will hold its
annual meeting on Wednesday after
noon, APP 10, in the Congregational
church parlors at 2.30, followed by a
supper in the vestry at 6 O'Clock for
members and their guests.
j. Wallace Blunt, manager of the
Marston Mills, LETT here for Boston on
the noon train. yesterday. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Blunt, who
plans to visit with friends in and near
that city.
The work of removing the debris
on the Griffin & Sampson lot at the
corner of Water street and Madison
avenue was commenced Wednesday
Work ON the new brick block will
commence as soon as the lot is cleared
and basement completed.
Fourteen young ladies of the senior
and junior classes of the SkoWhegan
high school, chaperoned by Mrs. b.
T. Steward and Mrs. Alice Gledhill,
gave leap year party at the Library
Parlors, to their gentleman friends on
the evening of March Goth.
Mrs. Crowell, wife of county com
missioner Henry Crowen, passed
through town Tuesday on her way
home to Pittsfeld. She had been the
guest for several days of her husband
in Moxie, where he is finishing up his
winters numbering operations.
Mrs. Silas Leland of this place and
Mrs. l.. II. WEIGH of Pasadena, Cal,
who had been passing the winter
together in Florida, have returned 10
the North. They stopped for a few
days in New York City, where Mrs.
WEIGH remains for the present. Mrs.
Leland reached here yesterday.
/ Yesterdays storm was great sur
prise, and not very pleasant one,
after the few days of spring weather
that we had enjoyed. 1t should be
recalled, however, that it is not en-
tirely unreasonable as the early part
of the month of April witnesses more
or less of the same thing every year.
One year ago today. we had storm
rather more severe than that of yes
terday. Snow fell and Il high wind
prevailed. In the present instance
the snow is being made use of To good
advantage to do little belated team
ing.
The annual meeting of the John
Vosmus Hook and Ladder Co was
held, Thursday evening of last week
and the following officers elected
Foreman, Nathan Thomas; assistant
foreman, Edward Clough; secretary,
H. &. Williams; steward, John Pres
colt On Monday evening of this
week Union Hose Company held
their election choosing the following
officers: NJ. W. Savage, foreman;
Thomas Conroy, LIST assistant; Chas.
Griffin, 2nd assistant; Frank Ackley,
recording secretary; Hugh Hurley,
treasurer.
L. L. Morrison has just been advis
ed that his son, Donald, has received
the appointment of instructor of the
violin at Oberlin Ohio University
The Importance Of this position may
be Judged TO some extent from the
fact that the students in attendance
number over nine hundred. Miss
Zaidee Morrison continues her work
as one of the teachers at Nassar Col
lege and Miss Margery is occupied as
an accompanist, at most of the con
certs which are given under the
management of Herweg Won Ende OF
New York. A notable recent engage
ment of this kind was at the Waldorf