The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Hattie L. Cleveland has po-
sition to teach in the schools of Thorn
aston. Me. and left for that place last
week.
Mrs. Henry Mitchell went to Farm
ington Monday to pass few days in
Visiting the Pennington Normal
School.
Miss Lillian Steward, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Steward of
Portland has been visiting C. w. Day
family this week.
Miss Ivanetta Warren of Boston,
who had been the guest of I. L. Wal
ton and family for some Weeks, re-
turned home Monday.
Mrs Helen Robinson and Miss
Mabel Robinson, who have been pass
ing the summer at Old Orchard, ar
rived home Saturday night.
The Ladies' Afternoon Whist Club
was entertained on Thursday of last
week. by Mrs. Fred o. Sawyer at her
cottage on the east shore of Hayden
Lake.
Mrs. W. B. Whittier, Mrs. Herman
Rowell and Mrs. E. j. Kimball passed
the day, Thursday of last week, as
quests of Mrs. Jennie T. Malbon at
Malbons Mills.
Miss Amy Boswell of Larone and
Miss Lena Packard of this place are
to take a course at Morgan's business
college, Waterville, and will go to
that city next Monday.
Miss L. NJ. Withee went to New
York City Monday and will pass fort
night in the study of fall and winter
STYLES in the millinery establish
ments of the metropolis.
Mrs. Alice Dyke of East Livermore,
Maine and her daughter, Mrs. Julia
Mountforte of Birmingham, Alabama
were guests at Kildare, the summer
home of j. c. Griffin and family, for
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar L. Buchanan of
Oakland were in town Friday of last
week, on their way home from car
riage drive up river. Mr.. Buchanan
was formerly proprietor of the stage
line from this place to Athens.
Those desiring the schedule of pre-
miums of the Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society should apply by
mali or in person to E. F. Fairbrother,
the secretary of the society, office
over the Second National Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine s. Viles of Au
gusta. with their two children, Will
liam and Dorothy, have been visiting
at the home of E. P. Viles and family
on Madison avenue this week. Mr..
Viles has recently moved to Augusta
from Newport, n. H.
There will be game of cricket on
the Russell Road grounds on Satur-
day afternoon, and on Labor Day at
nine a. IN. there will be a match be-
tween two picked elevens. Lovers of
the sport will no doubt be out in full
force to see the last match of the
season.
Miss Linda Graves, who had been in
town during the month of August as
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Myra Ar
mold, and her sister, Mrs. II. c. Wood
bury, returned to Westfield, Mass,
last Saturday. Miss Graves is to
teach in the Westfield schools, this
being the third year in the same posi-
ton.
Mrs. Fred Wentworth of New York
City who has been visiting at the
home of Horace Jewett and family on
Dyer street, left last Saturday to join
her husband at Waterville. They are
to go to Dover to be guests of his
parents and will return here later for
a further visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jewett.
Miss Grace Scott of Lewiston and
Maud Frye of Waterville passed last
week in town as guests of their
grandfather, William Frye. Mr..
Frye's daughter, Mrs. Q. E. Bushey
and her two children, Willie and
Margaret, who have been here since
the first of August, are to return to
their home in Berlin, N. H. the last of
the present week.
Rev George Merriam, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist Church, left here
Friday for Sharon, Mass. where he is
the guest of his brother, Rev. E. F.
Merriam, d. D., editor of 1.-THE
Waterman" The Bethany pulpit
was occupied last Sunday by Rev.
Frank C. Davis of Leland University,
New Orleans, who also lead the even
ing services. Music for the morning
service was furnished by the Nye
quartette.
E. P. Viles, managing director of
the Dead River Log Driving Co., is
passing a good deal of time in the
Dead river region at this season. He
has been in town for a portion of this
week, Mrs. Viles and her guest, Mrs.
w. c. Johnson of Hallowell, making
the journey to Eustis and bringing
him to this place by automobile on
Friday last. Mr.. Viles is superintend-
ing the repair or rebuilding of seven