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

i The Town Improvement society Will
meet with Mrs. L. W. Weston Friday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Miss G. E. Poulin and her sister
Miss Lucy left here Monday morning
for a two weeks trip to Boston and
New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lawley, who
had been visiting in town for several
DAYS, departed on Tuesday for their
home in Someryille, Mass.
Miss Winnetel Cover has a posi-
ton to teach the coming school year
as assistant in the High School al
Madison. The term commenced on
Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Childs of Med
ford, Mass, have returned home
They had been visiting here at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. y. L. Owen on
Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Oak left here
for their home in Bangor Tuesday
morning. They had been guests for
several days of Joseph P. Oak and
family at Hayden Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene A. Moore ar
rived home on Monday evening from
a weeks trip to Aroostook county,
where they were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Buchanan at Caribou.
Miss Grace L. Russell left here on
Monday to return to Kingst' n, N. II
She will resume her duties as teach
er in Sanborn Seminary in that place
next Monday, this being her second
year at that institution.
j. Max Clark, clarionet, and Henry
S. Rogers, piccolo, both members OF
Company E Band, played with the
Waterville Military band, William
Haines leader, during its three days.
engagement at the Central Maine
Fair.
The closing exercises of the Sewing
School conducted by the w. @. T. Z.
occurred i'll G. A. r. hall Tuesday
afternoon. A full report of the sum
mers' work of the school will be
printed in later issue of the RE-
PORTER.
Mrs. d. L. Williams of Hamilton.
Ontario, who has been in town since
the middle of August, left here yes
| terday for Lewiston on her return
| journey. While here she has been
the guest of her brothers, Frank and
Abel Thompson.
The first prize in gentlemen's driv-
ers, at the Central Maine fair, was
awarded to "Tarra," the five year old
black gelding owned by r. Francis
Parker of this place. A horse owned
by P. A. Withee of East Madison took
third in the same class.
j. II. Murray is on a business trip
to Jackman and some of the towns in
Piscataquis county this week, selling
Phoenix fire extinguisher. He is Civ
ing exhibitions in the larger places
such as he has several times given in
Railroad Square in this town.
The state convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor society was in session
at Augusta last week. The delegates
attending from the Bethany society
of this place were Miss Ethel E. Mer-
riam, Mrs. Newton II. Caswell, Mrs.
Chas. Whittemore, Mr.. Clifton Whit
temore, Miss Marion Whittemore,
Maurice Magoon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Haines.
Mrs. Mae Fairbrother and daughter,
Leila, have gone to visit with friends
in Massachusetts. They expect to be
gone about three weeks and on their
return journey will also visit friends
in Lewiston. Miss Grace Cover is
taking Miss Fairbrother's place as
stenographer, at the Office of the
Skowhegan Electric Light Co., during
her absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Pepper and fam
lily, who had been visiting here for
several weeks past, departed yester-
day for their home in Concord, Mass
Mrs. Geo. o. Smith accompanied
them, to meet her husband at Con-
cord. Mr.. Smith, who has been in
Washington for the past ten days, is
on his way to Maine intending TO be
here to vote at the state election next
Monday.
Mrs. Alzada Berry of Livermore
Falls arrived here Friday, having
come to receive treatment at the
Somerset hospital She and her sis
term law, Mrs. G. A. Moody of this
place, made the journey from Liver
more Falls by automobile, this being
thought less fatiguing than the round
about trip by rail, an important con-
sideration for Mrs. Berry who has
been seriously i'll.
The reunion of the Fifteenth Maine
Regiment, which occurred in this
place last September is to take place
this year at Bridgton, the home Of
Major Shorey, on the 18th and 18th of
the present month. Mr.. and Mrs
George D. Arnold are among those
who will attend from this section and
they will leave here on Tuesday Of
next week. After the reunion Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold win go to Boston tc