The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-27

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of her mother, Mrs. Flora T. Brainerd.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas H. Ander
son of Portland were guests at the
home of Lewis Anderson on Front
street over Sunday.
Mrs. Julia n. Kincaid aud Mrs. For
rest Goodwin left here by the early
train yeste rday morning for weeks
visit in New York City.
Ben B. Fogler returned to Orono
Monday morning, after few days
visit in town with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Fogler.
S. w. Philbrick has been out of
town for most of the present week,
attending to matters of business in
the Moosehead Lake region.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. York were
summoned to Augusta on Monday by
a message advising them that their
son, Moses York, was critically ill of
pneumonia.
Arthur H. Wood of Portland was in
town over Sunday, the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Wood.
He has been employed for the past
year as an accountant by A. F. Cox &
Son, the well known wholesale boot
and shoe firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Maxfield passed
last week in town as guests of Mrs.
Maxfeld's cousin, Mrs. G. Wallace
Nash. Mr.. Maxf1eld is the proprietor
of the well known Rowe Pond sport
ing camps above Bingham and he and
his wife are occupied there through
the summer. The colder months are
vacation time with them. They are
passing the present winter at
Norridgewock.
Forrest Goodwin is expected home
tonight from Dover where he has
been attending the preliminary hear
ing of the case of the State VS. Her
bert Woodbury.. The defendant is
accused of the murder of his wife and
the daily papers have been full of the
details of the matter for the past
week. Mr.. Goodwin is retained as
counsel FOR the defense, being asso-
ciated with Judge Calvin Brown of
Dover. The case has attracted wide
spread attention.
Fifteen of the gentlemen friends of
Ben. T. Steward assembled at his
home on High street, Monday even
ing of the present week. having been
hidden by Mrs. Steward to be present
/ for the evening. The event was in
tended to celebrate a birthday ami
versary for her husband, but, being
very anxious that the surprise should
be complete, Mrs. Steward decided to
anticipate the exact date of the ami
versary of Mr.. Stewards birth by
just one week A substantial COLA
j tion was served and the evening given
over to bridge whist, the hours from
eight to twelve passing all too quick
/ ly.
A white ash log of unusual size was
/ hauled to this place from Madison on
Monday and sold to Palmer q Co,
who will use it in their carriage
building. 1t was from tree about 40
feet high and this piece, ten feet
long, measured 30 inches through at
the smaller end. The scale was 40
feet. 1t was taken to the mill of the
Skowhegan Lumber Company TO be
sawed. White ash timber of this
kind is very scarce i'll this vicinity at
the present time, and even the brown
ash, which grows more rapidly than
the white variety, especially on most
soil, is now rarely found of the di
mentions above mentioned, as the
big trees, both white and brown, have
for the most part, been cut long
since. A gentleman who has followed
numbering all his life gives it as his
opinion that the tree from which the
big stick above mentioned was cut,
must have been 100 years old.
Mrs. c. j. Bailey of Portland for
merly of this town, was called to
Washington, D. c., Saturday a. m. by
the announcement that her uncle,
Elwell Parks, of Brookline, Mass,
has died suddenly of pneumonia. On
her arrival in Washington she found
her aunt, Mrs. Park, seriously i'll with
the same disease. Mrs. Parks died
Sunday night and Mrs. Bailey brought
both bodies to Boston for burial.
The double funeral takes place We'd
nesday the 26th instant from their
late residence, 81 Marion st. Brook
line. Mr.. Bailey is confined TO his
bed with la grippe and was unable to
assist i'll bringing the bodies to Bos
ton. Mrs. Parks was about 70 years
of age and Mr.. Parks about So. Mr.
and Mrs. Parks were frequent visitors
here during the lifetime of Mrs.
Parks sister, Mrs. Buker, and while
Skowhegan remained the home OF
their niece, Mrs. Annie Buker Bailey.
Buchanan is selling his 1908 diaries
at half price.
Spring suits open at Wildes Judkins
Co., Saturday next.
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