The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-09-02
,.w ADVERTISEMENTS
TOWN and VICINITY

:. once, at GbO CoAhSi'
Mills, East Madison
coorge Mitchell of Brooklyn, N. Y,
,,,iyed in town last Thursday for
few few days visit at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs Charles A. Ross.
,,onstus Nelson of Pittsfield, until
= few months since resident of this
s,.oe has been in town during the
r p..t week visiting friends.
The family of E. W. Marble who
- having their usual summer out
,no at Capitol Island in Boothbay
Harbor will return next week.
AIRS Minnie R. Wheeler has been
:, portland for the past few days, 60
mo to attend the wedding of a friend
vbcb occurred in that city last even
ing.
Willis E. Porter was called away
Lost Saturday by the serious illness OF
.is brother NJ. j. Porter, who is at
,ha Maine General Hospital at Port
tpC -AS'-
land.
Misses Josie and Gertrude Dono-
ran of Lewiston returned home, Mon
day morning, after a three weeks
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcycar.
Mrs. c. VanHam of Milton, Mass,
vbo with her three children had been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jew
eft on Spring street, returned home
last week.
Miss Flora Reed of Cambridge,
Mass, is in town, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A, K. Perkins. She is to
remain in Skowhegan and vicinity for
several weeks.
Mp Abbott, General Manager of
the Maine Telephone Co., accompan-
led by Mrs. Abbott, has been in
town this week, guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton M. Holt.
Arthur Wood, son of F. A. Wood,
the stove dealer, arrived in town
Monday night from Portland. He is
accompanied by friend, Miss Letta
Kelley and the two are making
brief visit with Mr.. Woods father.
A slight modification of the location
Of schools, as announced last week,
was decided upon at the last meeting
Of the School Board. The LIST Grade
Park and 9th Grade Mechanic street,
as then stated, being interchanged.
Miss Beatrice Genthner arrived
home last week from the White
Mountains, where she had been pass
ing her vacation. She was accom-
panied by Miss Florence Bangs of
Portland who is to remain in Skowhe-
gan for time as her guest.
J. Smith Nutting OF the firm of Nut
ting & Lord, Undertakers, was in
Augusta, last Saturday, on business.
He was accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Edith, who remained over Sun
day as the guest of Miss Edna Getch
ell a former resident of this place.
Mrs E. N. Merrill with her daugh-
ter, Miss Bertha and son Folsom, re-
turned home Monday from Boothbay
Harbor, where they have been spend
ing the past month. Miss Louise
Richmond of Philadelphia, Penn, who
has been summering at the same place
accompanied them here and is paying
them visit for few days.
Melvin E. Porter, brother of w. E.
Porter and Mrs. L. G. Trafton of this
place, died at the Maine General hos
pital in Portland Tuesday. He was a
native of Castle Hill, Aroostook
County, and the remains were taken
to that place for burial. Mr.. Porter
and Mrs. Trafton left here yesterday
for Castle Hill to be present at the
funeral.
Miss Mollie Blunt celebrated her
seventh birthday yesterday after
noon, at the home of her grand
parents, Col. and Mrs. Albert G.
Blunt. Seven guests were present.
James Philander was extended an in
vtation, but, on being informed that
he would meet little girls only at his
sisters party, refused to grace the
occasion with his presence.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Colby and their
children, Charlotte and Priscilla, who
have been passing the summer at
their Hayden Lake cottage, left for
Sanford this week. Since entering
upon his position as superintendent
ofschools at Sanford, Mr.. Colby has
taken the necessary examination be-
fore the Massachusetts Board of Ed
ucatlon and received a certificate
qualifying him to fill the position of
superintendent in that state. He
does not contemplate going there,
however, but took the examination
for its educational value and to per-
nit him to become acquainted with
the manner of conducting such affairs
In Massachusetts,.
Chas. North of Washington, R. L.,
Lees Hall of Providence, w. L. Bon
ney of Bowdoinham, Sewell Brown of
Clinton and II. II. Hilton of Water
vile, all members of De Molay COM
mandery were here last week during
The visit of the Sir Knights from
Bath. Other members of De Molay,
residing in Madison, Arson and