The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Bussey ar
rived home on Monday from a brief
vacation trip to Portland.
Mrs. Frank Chase, who had been
visiting at her former home in Dover,
arrived home last Monday.
Mrs. Fred @. Nye and daughter,
Fife are visiting for few weeks in
East Skowhegan and Canaan.
Mrs. John R. Clark was called to
Carmel last week ON account of the
serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
L. Mitchell.
University of Maine Glee Club at
Grange Hall, Friday evening, March
81, under the auspices of S. H. s.
Athletic Association.
While in Boston recently j. N.
Smith secured the agency for the
Steinway, Hume, Jewett, Wood
bury and Berkshire pianos.
Mrs. H. L. Stilson and her grandson
Master George WEIGH, went to
Watertown, Mass, Tuesday, for a
fortnight's visit with Mrs. Annie
WEIGH.
Miss l.. Nj. Withee has arrived
home from New York where she de-
voted several weeks to the selection
of her millinery for the spring and
summer seasons.
G. A. West of Waterville was in
town, Wednesday, calling on friends.
He was formerly conductor on the
Scoot, but has been off duty the past
month owing to sickness
Master Neil Hilton, the eight year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hilton
of Waterville, passed the first few
days of the present week as the guest
of his aunt, Mrs. David A. Haig.
James c. Durrell went to Lamoine
Tuesday to confer with the proprie
tor of the local hotel with reference
to it's purchase of lease. Lamoine is
a town about nine miles from Els
worth.
D. B. Savage of Augusta was
among the arrivals by the ten thirty
train this morning He is the guest
of his niece, Miss Hannah r. Page.
Miss Anna F. Page of Fairfield, a
cousin, is also passing the week as
Miss Pages guest.
Miss Grace L. Russell, who had
been in town for fortnight, the
guest of her sisters, Mrs. |. L. Wheel
err and Mrs. r. L. Copp, returned to
her school in Kingston, N. H, last
/ Monday. She will come home in
June to pass the summer vacation.
/ Mrs. Thankful Adams left here on
Monday for Port Deposit, Md, where
she will be the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Walter Flint, during the month
OF April. On her return she will stop
for brief visit with her aunt, Mrs,
Sumner Pooler in South birmingham,
Mass.
w. B. Steward and Miss Helen
Steward, his daughter, left here yes
terday for two weeks trip to New
York, Philadelphia, and Washington. /
Mr.. Steward has business to attend to
in the first city mentioned and the 1
rest of the journey is in the nature of
vacation of sightseeing tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Young of
Greenville, who were called to Show
hogan by the illness and death of her
brother, the late Benjamin n. Foss,
have decided to locate here perma-
nently and have bought home on
the Malbon's Mills road. Mr.. Young
will go to Greenville in the early flu
tture and have their household goods
shipped to this place.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, through their commit
tee, beg to acknowledge the generosity |
of the public in their contributions
of money and food and the proceeds |
of the food sale, held on Tuesday of
this week, which amounts to the |
goodly sum of thirty dollars. The
plates on which the pies were de-
livered at this sale should be returned
to George Webb's store.
Ben B. Fogler was in town the first
two days this week and left yester
day to join party of students from
the University of Maine, at Water
Vile, on their way to Massachusetts,
This party is made up from the
mechanical and electrical engineer
ing courses of the University of
Maine. and, accompanied by four of
their professors, they will pass the
next ten days in visiting the larger
manufacturing plants in the vicinity
of Boston. Among the places to be
inspected will be the. plant of the
General Electric Company at Lynn,
and the Fore River ship yards at
Fore River, Mass. This opportunity
for practical observation is reckoned
as a part of the university course
and is usually arranged for the
students in the two courses men
toned every year.
Pure cream tarter and flaVoring ex-
tracts at Bucknam's