The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-17
TOWN and VICINITY

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Orchard for fortnight's outing.
Miss Florence Ormiston of Oakland
is visiting in town this week, the
guest of her brother John Ormiston.
Frank P. Huntley has gone 10 Mills,
Mass, called there by the serious i'll
ness of his mother, Mrs Mary B.
Huntley.
Miss Laura B Hoxie of Lynn, Mass.
arrived here this week and will visit
her Uncle, H. \ Dinsmore, and
family, through the month Of oeto-
Der.
Mrs. Annie Lowe, who has been
making her nome in Augusta since
last May, is passing the present week
in town, as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred O. Eaton.
Miss l.. (. Townsend of New York
City arrived here last evening and is
the guest of Miss Edith w Lewis.
Miss Lewis and Miss Townsend became
acquainted while pursuing the study
of music in Boston.
A Percy Wyman passed Sunday in
town at the farm home of his father,
Harlan Wyman. He is graduate of
the University of Maine, class of 1907,
and has since his graduation been in
the employ of the Maine Central,
member of one of their engineering
crews.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 2. Libby of
Melrose, Mass, arrived here Saturday
evening, Mr.. Libby returning to Mas
sachusetts on Monday. Tney were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Steward
and Mrs. Libby and her daughter are
passing the week here. Horatio S.
Libby, also of Melrose, arrived Tues
day to join his daughter at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Steward.
E. c. Doyen of Lawrence, Mass. is
in town for few days, having come
here from a brief visit in Norridge-
wock. He will pass the time here
with his grandchildren, Rose E. and
Albert L. Rogers, and in calling on
former friends and acquaintances.
Mr.. Doyen has not as yet fully decid-
ed where he will pass the winter but
thinks it will be at some place in New
England.
Mrs. Emery F. Estes of Winterport
is in town this week, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. F. l. Estes. She is 10 re-
main In Somerset county until about
the first of November and her hus-
band also expects to pass the month
of October here Besides her visit
in Skowhegan, Mrs. Estes is to pass
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Fowler, In Canaan, and
with friends in Hartland.
Augustine II. Wyman, of the Show
hogan board of selectmen, went to
Augusta Friday to take Mrs. Eli Vigue
to the hospital for the insane. She
had previously been an inmate for a
period of four years and had only re-
Gently come to her home here with
the hope that her condition would
permit her to remain. 1t was found
impracticable, however, to care for
her safely outside of the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. j. N. Collins, who
have been passing the summer in
Skowhegan and vicinity, left here
Yesterday to commence their return
journey to California. They are to go
first to Gorham, near Sebago Lake,
where they will visit Mrs. Collins
father, Albert Luce. They are also to
stop tor time in Old Orchard to see,
Mr.. Collins sister, Mrs. Clara En-
mons. They expect to leave Maine
for Pasadena about the fifth of Octo-
her.
Mrs. G. Wallace Nash is passing the
present week in Portland at the home
of her father, William H. Pearson.
Mr.. Pearson was SO unfortunate last
week as to fall from the veranda in
the rear of his residence to the
ground, distance of nine feet, sus
tanning injuries from which at present
he is confined to the bed. His gem
eral health is good and, although at
the present time he can scarcely
move at all without great pain, his
courage is good for ultimate re-
covery.
Antonio Rezzouallie, an Italian en-
ployed at the Somerset Fruit store,
burned his right hand while at work
about a peanut rooster at Fairview
park, the first day of the fair. He was
selling fresh roasted peanuts,' and
tending the rooster meanwhile and
had his hand near the heating torch
just az an excess of gasolene flashed
out from the burners. He was near
enough so that his eyebrows disap
peared from the effects of the heat,
but sustained no serious injury except
to his hand. This was badly burned,
but not to such an extent probably as
to constitute permanent injury.
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