The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-13
TOWN and VICINITY

Miss Vesta Bunker passed Sunday
with friends in Lewiston and Port
land.
Mrs. Geo. H. Weston passed Sun
day with her son, Ralph &. Blunt, in
Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Owen of Au
gusta were in town over Sunday, the
guest of Forrest Goodwin and family
and other relatives.
Saturday, February 10, and Monday,
February II, G. H. Gardner will un-
load car Of grain. He will pay cash
for good bran sacks.
R. E. Wilson, who makes his home
with Alonzo Herrin, at his farm in the
eastern part of this town, passed
Sunday with friends in Augusta.
The newly painted autos of DR.. F.
O. Sawyer and Mrs. Shepherd give an
idea of the kind of work turned out
by F. G. futile at Moore's repository.
Mrs. Arthur Bigelow and young
son, Ervine w, returned to their
home in Lewiston Tuesday after
visit with her father, Wyman Steward.
Misses Alice and Grace Clark,
Willis Fish and Alton Clark were
called to Scion, yesterday, to attend
the funeral of Floyde, the young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark of that
place.
DR.. and Mrs. E. w. Russell of Lew
iston were in town over Sunday,
guests of DIR. and Mrs. L. A. Das-
combe DR.. Russell was called here
TO assist DR.. H. G. Taggart in surgi-
cal operation which was performed
on Monday.
Mrs. Sarah L. Whitcomb, who has
been passing the winter at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. w. Bucknam,
went to Exeter, N. H., last Friday.
Her grandson, Master Alvan, accom-
panied her as far as Yarmouth for a
visit with W. E. Buchanan and
family
W. II. Gannett of Augusta assembl-
ed a small company at his home on
Saturday of last week, the day being
the fifty fourth anniversary of his
birth The guests included a few
Augusta friends, Mrs. H. NJ. Cashier
of Portland and Mr.. and Mrs. w. P,
Ordway of this place.
Sheldon II. Bradbury has an
nounced that he will not be candi-
date for reelection at the coming
town meeting, which will occur on
March 0. Mr.. Bradbury has been a
member of the board of selectmeu
for this town for the past eight years,
and feels that he can no longer devote
his time to the position.
Mrs. George O. Smith with her four
children, Charles, Joey, Helen and
Elizabeth, left here yesterday to join
her husband in Washington, d. c..
They have occupied their home here
since last June and will now remain
in Washington until the coming
Miss Iva \. Jackins accompanied the
family.
DIR. and Mrs F. l.. Tozier with their
two children, Doris and Emma, left
here Thursday of last week, to return
to their home in Washburn, Aroos-
took county. They had been in this
part of the state since December, the
doctor passing a portion of the time
in Lewiston and his family remaining
here at the home of her parents, Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Pennell.
o. d. Deane> who has been making
his home with his aunt, Mrs. Asa
Hunnewell, at the Twelve Corners in
Madison, for the past three weeks,
was in town Monday. Previous to
that time he bad been at work at his
trade in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
county, where J. r. Norris, an Au-
gusta contractor, was putting up a
brick block for the Frontier Trust
Company.
Mrs. Geo. S. Webb went to Port
land Tuesday to attend the funeral
of her sister, Mrs. Angelina (Lord)
Hussey, who died at Russell, Mass,
on the 9TH instant. The deceased
was one of a family of ten children
of whom seven are now living. She
is survived by her husband, the Rev.
A. G. Hussey, and one son, Franklin
Lord of Boston. Her age was about
80 years.
The members of the ID. {. C., a
cooking club composed of young
ladies of from thirteen to seventeen
years of age, gave a delightful Leap
Year party TO ttfeir gentlemen friend /,
at the library parlors last Friday
evening, Feb. eth, Progressive games
were played during the first of the
evening, at which prizes were won by
Lillian Steward and Hunter Thomp
son. A very dainty lunch was then
served by the young ladies'; and
afterwards various games were i'm
dulged in until late hour. The
chaperones were Mrs j. P. Oak and
Miss Jeanette Lord.