The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-02
TOWN and VICINITY.

|. >. Bean, prominent lumberman
of Csratunk, was in town over Sun
day.
Mrs. Fronia Trafton of Hartland is
in town, the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Floyd Nye.
Mrs. Mary g. Wyman of Newark, n
J. is visiting at the home of her niece
Mrs. Helen S. Coburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. James WATSON OF
Madison spent Sunday as the guests
of her grandfather, John Weston.
Mrs. Marcia Cornforth and hei
daughter, Miss Edna, went to Auburn
Monday for a visit with her son
William Cornforth.
Mrs. Cushing, the trained nurse
who has been caring for Nelson
Weston, returned to her home II
Lewiston, Monday.
Mrs. Harrison Salley, who hat
been in Bangor as the guest of hel
son, William Mann, since last week
arrived home Tuesday evening.
ElMr. and Mrs. R. W. Long o,
FL Paso, Texas, arrived here or
Friday of last week and are guests al
the home of Mrs. c. A. Marston,
Miss Mabel Ross has gone to visit
relatives in Calais and vicinity, and
will be the guest of her uncles, Frank
and Henry Ross, through the month
of July.
Mrs. L. q. Traitor and her daughter
Celia, arrived home, Saturday even
ing, from Preseue Isle. They had
been guests for the past three weeks
of Mrs. Trafton's mother, Mrs. j. r.
Porter
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knowlen of
Westfeld, Aroostook county, re-
turned home yesterday. They had
been visiting here at the farm home
Of Mr.. Knowlen's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. T. Knowlen, and with G. A.
Huckins and family
The Skowhegans were winners of
the baseball game at Fairview Park,
last Saturday, defeating the Somer-
sets of this place, 10 to ID, in a ten
inning contest. They will have the
pleasure of crossing bats with the
Caratunks and the Norridgewocks
next Saturday afternoon on the same
grounds.
To our townsman, E. N. Merrill,
Esq, was accorded the honor of sec
onding the nomination of the Hon.
Bert NJ. Fernald, the successful can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton before the Bangor convention,
and that Mr.. Merrill performed this
service for his favorite candidate in a
pleasing manner goes without saying.
Nicolas Peter, who fell and broke
his leg, while engaged in a friendly
scuff1e at the works of the Maine
Spinning Company, one night last
week, was taken from here TO hos
pital in Lawrence by the morning
train, Saturday. He is of the Syrian
race and quite company of his peo-
pie gathered at the station to see him
off.
The little girl. Bernadette Poulin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francois
Poulin, who was burned at the fire on
French street. Wednesday night of
last week, was more seriously injured
than was at first supposed and her
death occurred on Monday evening.
She was about five years of age. The
funeral will be from St. Mary's church
at two O'Clock tomorrow FRIDAY
afternoon.
Miss Maude Merrill, who had been
teaching in the High School at Next
co, Me-, has arrived home and will
pass the summer here. She will re-
sumo her studies at Syracuse Univer-
sity, N. Y, in the fall where she has
the third and fourth years of four
years. course to complete. Her sis
ter, Miss Miriam, who had been
teaching in Northbridge, Mass, has
home for the summer vaca-
ton.
A company of friends and relatives
to- the number of seventeen, assem-
bled at the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Simpson, on the East Shore of
Lake, Sunday last, the oc-
casion being Mr.. Simpsons Sind
Mr.. Simpson was present
ed with a hands ONE masonic charm
as a memorial of the event, the pre-
sentation speech being made by his
brother, George, with his usual apti-
tude. This incident was an entire
surprise to the recipient but Mr..
Simpson managed nevertheless to
the gift and the SEN
timent accompanying it, in an appro-
pirate manner.
Misses Eva and Grace Day, who had
been visiting with their grandmother,
Mrs. William d. Hayden, at Madison
Center, passed last week here as the
guests of friends and left for their
home in Maiden, Mass, on Saturday.
They are daughters of Mr.. and Mrs