The Somerset reporter., 1908-09-24
TOWN and VICINITY.

Is. r. gaylord mas Ono HoiHo1 aAiN
a two horse farm wagon for sale. both
ready for business.
Mrs. James Gilfillan is visiting to-
day at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Sanford Strickland, at Hihckley.
Mrs. Albert Watson left by this
mornings train for a ten days. visit
with relatives in Sidney and Augusta.
Miss Walker, having made study
of New York styles for the past few
weeks, now mas a select line of milli-
merry.
Jewett x Pencil commence bust
ness in their new market this morn
ing. See their announcement in an
other column
DR.. Chas. Buck Of Boston has been
in town for brief visit with his IA
Their, F. r. Buck, who has been an in
valid for some months.
Members of the c. c. G. c. OF this
place were entertained at the home
of Mrs. Edward w. Heath in Water
vile yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 7. Ordway
joined Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Gannett at
Watervile yesterday, having accept
ed an invitation to accompany them
for a journey through the White
Mountain region, in their touring car.
Miss c. J. Williams returned to
Casco, Me-, Friday Of last week, after
a very brief stay in town. THIS is the
place where Miss Williams passed
quite portion of the summer and she
now plans to remain there for several
weeks, at least, of the fall season.
Miss Martha Steward entertained
company of her most intimate girl
playmates on Saturday afternoon of
last week, the day being the seventh
anniversary of her birth Each youth
full guest was presented with SOU
venir in memory of the occasion.
Miss Annie Harthorne left Wednes
day for Newton Center, Mass, where
she will enter a school for the train
ing of missionaries. Miss Hawthorne
has recently graduated from Colby
University and during her course at
that institution has been a frequent
visitor here, at the home of her
cousin, Mrs. Helen S. Coburn.
John McQuade, proprietor of the
Gem restaurant, is partially disabled
through an injury to his foot, sus-
tanned one day last week. He was
handling heavy piece of ice when it
slipped from the tongs striking upon
his right foot. One of the toes was
split open and the foot is SO sore and
lame that at present he can move
about but little.
The roof of the Centenary M. E.
Church is being covered with iron,
replacing shingles which were put on
about twenty -four years ago. The
area to be covered is ninety by sixty
two feet and the job will cost about
three hundred and fifty dollars.
When completed it is expected to
settle the question of roof covering
for period of fifty years.
Harley Annis has a crew of men at
work painting the North Channel
bridge and will also paint the bridge
across the South channel as part OF
the same contract. Iron bridges of
this kind require to be painted once
in about years and this, with the re-
planking of the driveway and foot
walks across them, constitutes about
their only cost for repairs.
DR.. George Otis Smith, director of
the United States Geological survey,
went to Augusta Tuesday, where he
was the principal speaker at the an
nual session of the State Board of
Trade. Mr.. Smith left Augusta for
Washington, Wednesday morning.
Synopsis of his address, on ''The Re
lation of the United States Geological
Survey to the Public" is printed else
where in this issue.
William Mitchell, superintendent of
the Maine Spinning company, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mitchell, left here on
Saturday for Philadelphia. They
were to go to Portland by railroad and
from that point to their destination
by steamer. After visit of one week
in Philadelphia, they will return to
New England, Mr.. Mitchell coming at
once to Skowhegan and Mrs Mitch
ell remaining for fortnight's visit in
Lawrence, Mass. Mrs. Stocks Bar
rows of this place will join Mrs. Mitch
ell during her visit in Lawrence.
The Milburn Music company of this
place has just issued campaign song
entitled civilian Jennings Bryan is
the Man" The words were written
by Thomas II. Mullen of Oakland,
train dispatcher OF the Somerset divi-
sion of the Maine Central, and the
music was composed by Harry A.
Dinsmore OF the firm of Dinsmore &
Bickford. A copy of this song, sent
to Mr.. Bryan, has been accepted with
proper appreciation and with the sug
gestion that it be sent also to the
Democratic National committee at
Chicago.