The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. w. II. morrow lett mere Mon
day to pass the next two weeks in
Hartland.
John Holden of lockwood, the well
known lumberman, was in town on
business, Monday,
The Afternoon Whist Club was
entertained on Friday of last week by
Mrs. Edith s. Shepherd.
Mrs. G. H. Burns left Monday for
Portland, where she will be the guest
for the next three weeks OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard French.
Mrs. T. B. Seekins of Pittsfield re
turned home Monday, after visit
here at the home of her son, Clerk of
Courts w. T. Seekins.
Mrs, NJ. P. Salley left here on Tues
day noon for Dexter where she will
be the guest of her sister, Mrs Ada
F. Russell, for the next two weeks.
Roy E. French of Bath, a deputy
Enforcement Commissioner, mas been
transferred to this territory and will
make Skowhegan his headquarters RS
for the present.
Mrs. Abbie Whittier, who has been
the guest for sereral months of Col.
and Mrs. w. R. G.. Estes at their
homeson Leavitt street, returned to
Fairfield Saturday.
G. S. Weston arrived home Satur-
day morning of last week from Mill
nocket, where he had been for one
year, employed at his trades as a
millwright and carpenter.
Mrs. G. II. Morse returned Monday
to her home in Pittsfield, after being
the guest for a week of Mrs. Fannie
Fletcher at the home of the latuer's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Converse Webb.
Hon. W. T. Haines of Waterville,
who has been in the public eye very
much of late by reason of candidacy
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination, was in town for a few
hours Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Hoxie, who has been
employed in Boston during the past
winter, the greater part of the time
at the Jordan & Marsh establishment,
arrived here Saturday evening. She
is to pass vacation in town as the
guest of Mrs. II. A. Dinsmore.
Walter S. Cushing, formerly of this
place, who has been in Yokahoma,
japan, for the past year and half,
in the employ of the International
Banking Corporation, has been trans
ferred by that company to Hong
Kong, China, going to that city on
April 18th.
A B. Chase of Rochester, N. H. is
passing the week in town as the guest
of his son, Z. B. Chase, of the Blunt
Hardware Co. Mr.. Chase was form
erly resident of Bingham and still
plans to pass the summers there. He
will go to that town on closing his
visit here.
Frances Cushing, son of the late
NJ. c. Cushing, formerly of this place,
has just shipped on the steamship,
William P. Frye, for one year, his
purpose being to study marine engi
neering He is seventeen years of
age and has been attending the public
schools of Bangor, being member of
the class to graduate in 1910.
Mrs. E. T. Adams of Winthrop is
passing the week in town as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. David Lewis on
High street. Mrs. Adams is the
widow of the late Rev. E. T. Adams,
pastor of the Centenary Methodist
Church of this place for the two years
preceding 1901. He was obliged to
decline further work here on account
of his health, going first TO Scion
and afterwards to Winthrop, where
he died two years since.
The annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Savings Bank Corporation was
the banking rooms on Water street
Hon. S. j. Walton, l.. w. Weston, B.
w. Page, G. r. Cook and d. A. Haig
were elected as trustees. Mr.. Walton
was chosen president ard Carleton =.
Merrill, formerly treasurer of the
Franklin County Savings Bank, Farm
ington, was elected as treasurer.
l.. II. Goldsmith, who had been act
ing as treasurer for several months,
resigned TO accept the position of as
sistant cashier OF the First National
Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Bartlett, who
have been passing the winter in Los
Angeles, Cal, arrived home Saturday
evening. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Bartlett's mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Leighton, formerly of Athens, who
has been living in Los Angeles the
past two years. Mrs. Leighton will
make her home here for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett enjoyed their
winters sojourn in southern Califor-
MIA, very much, but even it's glorious
climate, probably as equitable as any
region in the world, did not seriously
affect their love for Maine.
Holman DAYS new book, King
Spruce, is on sale at Bucknam's.