The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. Floyd G. Nye passed Friday of
last week as the guest of Mrs. Addie
Holbrook Merrick in Augusta.
Misses Flossie Fortier and Mamie
Roderick passed Sunday In Auburn as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tour
ney.
Miss Florence Wyman arrived
home, Monday evening, after
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs, Fran
oils w. Briggs in Pittsfield.
MIX. Brooks of Boston was in
town, Tuesday, to attend the annual
meeting of the Maine Spinning Com
pany, of which he is the treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Mckinney, who had
been the guest of Mrs. Elba Danforth
for the past three weeks, returned to
her home at Lisbon Falls, last Satur-
day.
Mrs. James l.. Bean left here Tues
day for Boston where she will remain
for the next five months, studying
music at the New England Conserva-
tory,
The Golden Rod Branch of the In
ternational Sunshine Society will
meet with Mrs. Jennie Ford next
Wednesday afternoon, February II,
at Up. m.
C. E. Tilton, superintendent of the
Bangor public schools, returned
home, Monday, after passing Sunday
at the farm home of his mother, Mrs.
A. NJ. Tilton, on the Norridgewock
road
DIR. f. s. Bigelow, who has been i'll
of pneumonia Tor the past three
weeks, is now able to sit up each day
for few minutes at a time. DR..
Field of Gardiner was here to see him
on Monday.
Mr.. Ulrick Dionne, who had been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Butler for several days at their home
on Winter street, left Monday TO re-
turn to their home in the Province
of Quebec.
Arthur II. Paul of Dorchester,
Mass. who came here last week to
accompany the remains of mis- father,
the late Il. F. H. Paul, for burial, re-
turned home, Saturday noon. While
in town he was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Fowler.
A leap year masquerade dance Is
TO be given at Milburn Hall on the
nineteenth of the present month, for
which invitations are being issued by
Mrs. Roy L. Marston, Mrs. f. b.
McNeelie and Mrs. Ben T. Steward,
the committee of arrangements.
The proposition, Resolved, That
Skowhegan Should Own its Water
aud Electric Light Plants" will be de-
bated at the meeting of the Brother
hood of st. Paul, at the vestries of
the Centenary Methodist Church,
next Monday evening.
Invitations have been issued for the
fourth annual ghost dance of Mohican
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men,
to be held at Milburn Hall, this even
ing. The committee of arrange
ments are Geo. l.. Cleveland, DR.. l..
L. Salley, B. S. Flagg, w. A. Smith
and G. E. Norcross.
Miss Annie Hathorn and Ethel Hey
wood, students at Colby College,
Waterville, and the formers room
mate, Miss Annie Roberts of Port
land, returned to that city, Monday,
after passing Sunday in town as the
guests of Mrs. @. O. Smith at her
home on Elm street.
The four masted schooner Mary l..
Newhall, which was abandoned at sea
about 240 miles north of Bermuda,
Last Sunday, was owned largely by
Fairfield parties and was named for
Miss Mary Newhall who has frequent
ly visited here. The vessel was
launched at Bath three years ago.
The latest news dispatches state that
a large ocean tug had been sent out
with the hope of finding the vessel
and bringing her to port.
The funeral services of Raymond
: Michaud, whose death occurred yes
terday, were held at st. Mary's
church this morning and the remains
were taken to Augusta for interment.
The deceased was native of Aroos-
took county but had passed most of
his life in Augusta, coming here from
that city about five years ago. The
surviving relatives residing here are
Mrs. Baline Emerson and Mrs Albert
J. Libby.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church gave pie supper at their
vestry, Friday of last week, the latter
part of the evening being given over
to entertainment based on Mother
Goose stories. Among the imperson-
ations was that of "Simple Simon"
and the -Four and Twenty Black
birdsn. A satisfactory sum was real
lied for the church treasury and
those present were delighted with the
entertainment afforded.
Valentine post cards at Bucknam's.
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