The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Whitman.
Miss Florence Murphy, Orange, n.
j., who has been visiting here at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Friend,
returned home this morning.
Mrs. G. j. Prescott and her son,
Standish, who have been in town the
past week, left this morning to return
to their home in Orange, N. j.
Mrs. Emma Beattie and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter Wildes, who had been
passing the summer here, took the
train this morning to return to their
home in Little Falls, N. j.
Miss Mary D. Pollard, a teacher in
the schools of Pawtucket, r. l., who
has been passing the summer with
her sister, Mrs. r. F. Homsted, left to
return home Yesterday morning.
Miss Harriet Todd and Mrs. Har-
riet Wenson departed for their home
in Massachusetts this morning, after a
visit here with Mrs. Horatio Hilton at
her home on the Norridgewock road i.
Mrs. w. B. Pierce and her young
daughter, Esther, of Beverly, Mass,
arrived last evening. They are to re-
main for some weeks as the guests of
Mrs. Pierce's mother, Mrs. j. O.
Smith.
Mrs. John H. Lancaster and her two
children, Adelaide and Geneva, are
expected home from Peaks Island to-
morrow. They have been visiting
there with w. P. Ordway during the
past week.
Don't forget the Republican rally
at Grange hall, next Saturday even
ing. The last opportunity to hear the
issues discussed which you will be
called upon to approve by your ballot
on Monday next.
The new block on Madison avenue,
the lower floor of which has been
fitted for the occupancy of Jewett &
Pennell, is practically completed and
that firm is to install their market
business in these handsome new quar-
ters, early next week.
The last rally of the present cam
paign occurs at Grange hall next Sat-
urday evening. Speaking by Hon.
Harry Dubois of New York and Con-
gresham Ralph d. Cole of Ohio.
Company E band will furnish music.
Everybody welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Laskey,
who live in Madison, short distance
out on the Hayden Lake road, took
the train from the Skowhegan sta
ton this morning for lewiston. Mrs.
Laskey is to be treated at the Sisters
hospital.
At business meeting of the W. G.
T. u, held Wednesday afternoon, the
following ladies'. Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith, Mrs. Mabel Phillips Judkins
and Mrs. Belle Caswell, were elected
delegates to the State convention, to
be held in Rockland, Sept. 18th to the
18th.
The Social Circle connected with
the M. E. Church will have a social
gathering and supper at the residence
of l. j. Smith, Madison Ave. Friday,
Sept. IL, afternoon and evening.
Every lady of the Circle is requested
to invite one gentleman. Supper
will be served at $50 O'Clock.
DR.. and Mrs. E. H. Stevens, Miss
Luella Stevens and their guest, Mrs.
Eben Paine of Cambridge, left by au-
to this morning to attend the state
fair in Lewiston. Mrs. William Ste
vens and her son, Edmund, who have
been passing the summer at Bloom
field Farm, returned to Cambridge,
Mass, by the morning train.
Harry E. Chase of Amesbury, Mass.
arrived here ON Saturday evening last
and plans TO pass quite part of the
month of September in town, the
guest of his brother, Frank w. Chase,
and uncle, George Chase. Mr.. Chase
is printer by trade and is employed
by the Amesbury Publishing Com.
pany, corporation issuing the Ames-
bury Daily News and doing also ex-
tensive job printing business.
S. w. Philbrick went to Popham
beach the first of the present week
and Is expected home this evening
with his family who have been pass
ing the summer there. For the past
four years Mr.. Philbrick has been oo-
cupying a cottage built. by the late NJ.
G. Shaw. He has now become its
owner, the purchase having been
arranged and the transfer made with
in the past fortnight.
Mrs. William Buzzell of Houlton,
Me, and Mr.. w. s. Howe of Fairfield
have been visiting their sister, Mrs.
Sarah Durgin, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. r. Fogg. Later they were
joined by Mrs. Mary Fletcher of
Monticello, Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of
Waterville, Mrs. Nelson OF Shawmut,
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Gordon and
family of this place, all nieces and
nephews of the three former, making
very pleasant reunion of the Howe
family. Mrs. Durgin had not pre-
viously met her brother and sister to-
gether for over forty years.