The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-08-19

had been for visit with their daugn-
ter, Mrs. Taylor, in Farmingdale, ar
rived home Monday.
Mrs. H. w. George of Skowhegan,
passed last week at the home of her
brother, E. E. Hurd, near Lakewood,
arriving rome Saturday.
The regular meeting of Golden Rod
Branch, International Sunshine So
ciety, will be held at their hall next
Thursday, August 26.
Misses R. B. Parsons and Blanche b.
Perkins of Newburyport, Mass. re-
turned home, Monday, after a two
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Homestead.
Miss Mary c. Pollard, a teacher In
the schools OF Hampton Beach, N II.
arrived here Monday. She will vfs5e
her father, j. F. Pollard, and sister,
Miss Blanche, for the next two weeks.
Professor D. W. Colby, superlnten-
dent of schools for the town of San
ford, who is passing the summer with
his family at Hayden Lake, passed II
portion of the present week In Port
land.
Rev. P. A. Jouvin has been in Port
land this week, participating, with
priests from other parts of the state,
in Retreat, a religious meeting of
several days duration, held at the
Cathedral recently completed in that
city. He is expected home tomorrow.
Herbert Butterworth of South
bridge, Mass. arrived in town last
week for visit with Joseph Good
rich. The two we're members of the
'07 class of the University of Maine
and for the past year have been part
ners on a plantation in the Isle of
Pines near Cuba.
Benjamin R. Flagg went to Rich
mond yesterday, planning to pass
several weeks In that town and vicin-
ity. He will visit his birthplace in
and also at the home of his
cousin, Mrs. Laura Hatch, friend of
his youth who, is but few years
short of his own age of ninety years.
Arthur d. Wall, wife and three
children of Denver, Col. arrived in
town Saturday, from Ocean Park,
Maine, to be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Kinds for a short time.
Mr.. Wall is Maine boy who has
settled in the west, having large in
terests in land and irrigation.
John H. Phillips and his daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Judkins, left here Tues
day morning for "trip to Franklin
County. Mrs. Judkins went prinoi-
pally to be present at the reunion of
a school which she formerly attended
in Strong and Mr.. Phillips was des-
lined for Phillips and Rangeley.
Robert Parks, native of Ireland,
lied II this place last Saturday, after
a comparatively brief illness, aged "a
years. He had been In America
about forty years and resident of
ibis town most of the time since 1880.
He was at one time employed in the
Dyeing department of the American
Wooden Co.
Twenty citizens Of Skowhegan went
TO Waterville last Sunday to take de-
grees or to file their application for
in the Ancient Order Of
The field day of the
state Hibernian organization will &C.
cur in Lewiston next Saturday and
the new members and applicants
from Skowhegan are making plans
10 attend.
Jos. Goodrich received minor in
iuries and a general shaking up by a
tall from his motorcycle on his way
home from Cornville recently. His
wheel struck a rolling stone, con-
sealed by the dust, as he was turning
10 pass a team. The adventure left
him with sprained ankle and some
bruises, all of which, happily, seem
10 be of temporary effect.
Arthur Packard, a member of the
1907 Gloss of the Skowhegan High
School and at present employed as
oookkeeper in @. B. Varney's whole
,ale -four store in Portland, spent
Sunday In town with friends. James
Ring, bookkeeper In Parker.Thomas
Wholesale dry goods store accompa-
1ied him. The two are graduates of
3ray's business college In that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell were
n town over Sunday, Mrs. Crowell
on Monday to Five Islands.
md Mr.. Crowell to the Dead River
'aGnpn where he is in charge of
I eying crew. The work being
lone is for the Shawmut Manufac-
uring Co. About ten men are en-
,loyed and Ave or elk weeks more
will be required to complete the job.
They are now in the plantation Of
Highland and little later will change
% Langtowu in Franklin County.
Elmer E. Harris, superintendent of
he Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, at
ended dairy meetings at Mechanics
Falls, Norway, and Waterford, last
week, arriving home Saturday night.
At Waterford the meeting was held
ludar the auspicaa of the local Cow