The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-22
LOCAL MENTION


for visit with relatives in Littleton,
y. II.
Colonel and Mrs. Albert &. Blunt
have been passing the present week
with friends in Boston.
Mrs. Tobias Lord OF Portland passed
last week in Skowhegan as the guest
Of her niece, Miss jeanette Lord.
The members Of the Afternoon
Whist Club were entertained yester-
day at the home of Miss Sadie Ward.
Mrs. Hugh Corrigan went 10 Port
land this morning, summoned there
TO attend the funeral Of John Freii.
formerly resident OF ms place.
Mrs. William Doran left for Port
land this morning, planning 10 make
her home for the fall and early winter
with her sister, Mrs. " B. Drew.
Chas. Copp Of this place, who was
reported critically i'll, at Waterville,
in a recent issue Of this paper, is re-
covering and seems now to be out Of
danger
Mrs. Joseph H. Lancaster took the
train this morning for Lawrence.
lass, where she will be the guest of
relatives until the first week of Ne
vember.
E. A. Moore went TO Danyers.
Mass, last week, for the business
trip of month or more which ne
usually makes to Massachusetts az
this season.
Arthur H. Elwood was summoned
to Lewiston yesterday by the news
that his wife, who was operated upon
at the Sisters Hospital last Friday.
was not as well.
Mrs. Saphronia Parker, The aged
mother of our first selectnan. r.
Francis Parker, who was reported
critically i'll yesterday, is very much
better this morning.
Benjamin F. Leavitt, weaver, for
merly employed at the Marston Mills.
died of heart disease, at his boarding
place on Main street yesterday. The
remains were taken TO Oldtown, his
former home, today, for burial.
Joseph P, Oak, chairman e the
committee in charge of tn" erection
of Skowhegan's new municipal lid
ing, went to Boston, Monoav, to see
about the purchase of interior e4r.p-
ment. He was accompanied by Yrs.
Oak.
MIR. and Mrs. G. ". Cunningham,
who have been residents OF this
place for the past three years, will
move to Scion next week. Mr..
Cunningham has taken lease of the
John Irving blacksmith shop in
Scion and this is the reason for the
change of residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nolin took the
train for Boston this morning. Mr..
Nolin will continue his journey from
that city for his annual business trip
through New York and PENNSYLVANIA
in the interest of the Nolin Manufac-
turing Company. Their son, Elmer
Nolin, went to Brunswick yesterday
to enter upon his four years course
at the Bowdoin Medical College.
The annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan West Acqueduet Co. was held
Saturday evening in the Office of B.
A. Sawyer. The following officers
were elected: President, J. R. Nc
Clellan; treasurer and collector, B.
A. Sawyer; clerk, E. W. Marble
These gentlemen and A. H. Lang
were elected as the board of diree-
tors. The company has had a most
successful year financially and the
property is in good condition.
A. P. Lawrence went to Boston
last Monday to care for en- route and
deliver to the owner, a two year old
mare, Dolsy, bred at Bloomfield
Farm. This horse is by Atwood, and
the dam was Prairie Lily, 2.11. The
mare goes to f. Ellis of Cam bridge
the former owner of Prairie Lily
Another good horse went from here
last week, Mollie, three year Old
Stirling mare, shipped from the
Killcare farm. She was consigned to
Boston parties and the price paid was
$3.50
Chas. d. Boswell of Whitefeld,
New Hampshire, who has been visit
ing relatives in this vicinity, is to
return home on Saturday next. Mr.
Busweh is a native Of Norridgewoek
and 4 portion Of the time was passed
in that place at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Frank Head He also
came here To see his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. K. H. Townsend He
has quite an acquaintance in Skow
hogan from the fact that he attended
the Skowbegan schools after he ar
rived at the age OF riye years and
later worked for a time in the
Marston Worsted Mills.
Merrill Holbrook
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs..
Charles L. Holbrook in Norrdge-
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