The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-01
TOWN and VICINITY

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Mrs. Blaine Owen of Augusta is
visiting in town this week with rela-
tives.
Miss Withee's fall opening of Pat
tern hats and bonnets will occur Fri
day and Saturday, October End and
3rd
Miss Hazel Leavitt left here Mon
dav to resume her studies at the Le-
land Powers School of Oratory in
Boston.
The president of Russell Relief
Corps requests each officer and all
members to be present at the next
meeting to be held this week Friday
afternoon, Oct. End, as arrangements
are to be made for annual inspection.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Emery
have been visiting his brother, Willis
G. Emery, who is superintendent of
the Corn Factory at North Anson.
Mr.. Emery has been assisting in the
bookkeeping department duriffg the
canning season.
The Christian Endeavor Society
connected with the Island Avenue
Congregational church held a soci-
able at the home of the pastor Mon
day evening. There was a good at
tendance and very enjoyable even
ing passed under the lead of the So
cial committee who introduced inter-
esting games. Cake and ice cream
were served and the evening closed
with sing.
Perey E. Eames of Worcester,
Mass, was in town for a brief visit
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Perley
Stevens. Mr.. Eames was formerly of
North Arson. He was one of the
first bicycllsts in the couAty and, in
the days of the old styled high wheels,
used to come here frequently to fra
ternize with the members of the
Skowhegan Wheel Club. He went to
Massachusetts sixteen years ago and
this is his third visit home since. that
time. He is now foreman in the ma
chine shop of Prentis Brothers in
Worcester.
The annual meeting of the Somer-
set Loan and Building association was
held at it's office, 81 Water street, on
Monday evening. The 25Jh annual
report of the treasurer, was received
and placed on file. This association
now has sources of SS3,600. The pro-
fits divided during the past year have
been S3,118 L. w. Weston, presj-
dent, F. A. Nolin, secretary and E. F.
Danforth, treasurer, were reelected,
also directors F. S. Morrill,, j. R. Nc
Clellan, Geo. King and G. E. Young
to serve for the next three years, and
David A. Haig to serve for two years.
Walter K. Wildes, formerly of this
place, now of Little Falls, N. j., has
been attending the Yale Summer
school of forestry at Milford, near
Philadelphia, Pa, for several months
past and has now entered at New
Haven for the regular two years. for
estry course. His brother, Gordon L.
Wildes, graduate of the University
of Maine, has just entered the employ
of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road, as a member of an engineering
corps, in the construction of the ter
minais which this road is building at
the city of Chicago.
Chas. S. Moody, hauled in big
load of lumber from the Leroy Wal
ton mill in Cornville on Thursday
afternoon of last week. 1t was made
up of 1900 feet of green hardwood
lumber, 1910 feet of green fir, 1900
feet of dry pine and one and three
fourths thousand shingles. Part of it
was for shipment by rail, part for the
j. P. Merrill block and the balance
for repairs on the South Canal. 1t
must have weighed nearly six tons.
Mr.. Moody's motive power was
five horse team, hitched up, two en-
the pole and three on lead. He has
previously used team hitched up in
this way and finds it good combina
ton for heavy loads.
s. Russakoff went to New York
City, Tuesday, to meet his brother,
Jacob, on his arrival at that port from
Russia. and to accompany him here.
Jscob is but slightly over eleven
years of age and yet is making the
Journey of about five thousand miles
from Vino in the northern part Of
Russia, to America, alone. Another
brother, Samuel, arrived here a few
months since and still fourth bro
Their is expected a month or two
hence. Vino is spoken of by those
who come from there as being near
st. Petersburg" 1t is however,
something like fifteen hundred miles
distant from that city. The Russian
domain is so large that by compari-
son, points fifteen hundred miles
apart are considered near each other
by the inhabitants of that country.
The brothers Russakoff plan to send
for their parents to join them here
some time during the year of 1903.
Ordway has a tenement to rent,
aauao oIIor a a month