The Somerset reporter., 1908-08-06
LOCAL MENTION

o. w. Chase of North New Portland
is in town this week on business mat
tiers.
Miss Louise II. Coburn left Tuesday
noon for Manset in Hancock county,
where she will pass a short outing.
r. H. Reed of Harmony, a! former
treasurer of Somerset county, was
calling on Skowhegan friends yes
terday.
Mrs. Manley D. Holt of Hinckley
was in town yesterday, the guest of
her son and family, c. NJ. Holt Of
Pleasant street.
Mrs. Edgar L. Ford goes to Farm
ington this morning, called there by
the serious illness OF her brother,
Herbert l. Spinney.
Mrs. Emma Hanson Bartness of
Yonkers, N. Y, arrived in town Tues
day, and will be the guest OF her
mother, Mrs. Lydia NJ. Hanson.
Earl w. Smith, who has been for
several years in the employ OF NJ.
Steinert & Sons. Boston, is passing
his vacation at his home in this place.
Owing to the rain of last night the
concert by the Co. E band which was
to have been given from the veranda
of the Skowhegan House, was post
poned.
Albert Fellows of Boston arrived in
town yesterday and left at once for
his former home in Athens. He visits
his native town each year at this
season.
Mrs. Mary Gethell of Bath is in
town, the guest of her sister. Mrs. G.
L. Cleveland. A u pound boy was
born Wednesday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland.
Mrs. Bruce White, who is passing
the summer here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fellows, left yes
terday noon for Waterville, accompa-
MED by her son.
Miss Bertha Hall of Chicago, who is
passing the summer as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Davis Miller, re-
turned yesterday from visit with
relatives in Corinna.
Clarence B. Hight, Esq., and Au-
gustus Gilblair left for Augusta this
morning to be present at the State
muster. This is Governors day, the
principal feature day of the weeks
encampment.
Miss Linda Graves, who is employ
ed in the high school in Westtield,
Mass, as an assistant teacher, arrived
in town Tuesday night and will pass
the remainder of her vacation here as
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Myra Ar
mold.
Mrs. @. II. Allen and son Stowe,
who had been the guest of her bro
ther, L. L. Walton and family for the
past month left this morning for a
visit with relatives in Pennington.
They will then return to their homes
in La Jaunta, Colo.
F. c. Dunlap left on the noon train
Wednesday for Augusta where he
will pass few days at the State
muster. Mr.. Dunlap has been con-
nected with the National Guard for IS
years and was succeeded as capt ain of
Company E of this town by B. l. Rice.
Special services were held Sunday
by the local corps of the Salvation
Army. A parade was made upon
Water street at 1890 in the morning
and the ranks were increased by
workers from out of town. Meetings
were held in the barracks and were
largely attended.
Harry E. McManus, who, up to last
April, had been employed for several
years in the stitching room at the
local plant of the Commonwealth
Shoe and Leather Co., passed Sunday
in town with friends. Mr.. McManus
is now located in Lewiston and states
that the shoe business is picking up
in that city.
The regular session of the Sewing
School was omitted yesterday, on ac-
count of the work in front of q. a. R.
Hall The children, however were
were pleasantly entertained by Mrs.
Smith in her home. AS the hall is to
be occupied next Wednesday, the
Sewing School will meet on Tuesday
for next week only. Scholars take
notice.