The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-12
TOWN and VICINITY.

Ahi % (beAot " @~N-J f~~S
at Old Orchard beach, arriving home
Saturday.
L. L. Walton Esq. left Monday
morning for two days trip to Booth
bay Harbor.
Timothy O'Brien, Esq, of New
Bedford, Mass, has been the guest
of Hon. s. J. Walton and family the
present week.
Miss Lizzie Haines, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Mass
achusetts since the first of July, ar
rived home, last Saturday.
The annual reunion of the Hume
well family will occur at Lakewood,
Friday, August Goth. Those attend
ing should bring material for a picnic
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Davis Miller are
passing the week on carriage drive
to Penobscot county, visiting, Mrs,
Lizzie Pratt in Newport and Mrs.
s. C. Damon in Stetson, Mrs. Miller's
sisters.
Mrs. Wilbur Flanders, formerly
employed at Ordway's dry good store,
is on a vacation trip to Gardiner, her
former home, and the islands OF
Boothbay Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine s. Viles and
their two children who have been
passing quite portion OF the summer
In Skowhegan, left on the noon train,
Monday, for Augusta, to reopen
their home in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grover and
their son Fred, who have been the
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Grover, since early in July
here and at Hayden lake left Mon
day for their homes in Lynn, Mass.
CHI. Pepper and his son, Stephen,
arrived here, last week, to join Mrs,
Pepper and their daughter, Eunice,
who have been here since the first OF
the month. The family returned to
their home in Concord, Mass, Mon
day.
F. A. Dulack, who runs a black
smiths shop on the South Side, went
to Woonsocket, r. l., yesterday
morning. He has had some cores
pondence with a gentleman in that
city with reference to buying out his
shop and this journey is for the
purpose of investigating the matter.
Sherman E. Green and Henry D.
Philbrick of Boston, Mass. returned
to their work Saturday Of last week
after two weeks vacation in town.
They have been visiting Mr.. Green's
mother and sister Mrs. w. d. nj.
Green and Mrs. @. F. Annable on
Middle street.
A party of Caratunk ladies', Mrs.
Della Brown, Mrs. Fred Clark, Mrs.
Albert Clark, Mrs. Emma G.. Merrill,
and Misses Mary and Marion Clark,
were in town, last Friday. They had
been on a weeks outing at Lakewood
and took the opportunity to pay
brief visit to Skowhegan.
II. A. Dinsmore aud wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Gridley R Fogg with their
two children, Velma and Raymond,
left here for Spruce Point, Boothbay
Harbor, last Tuesday, for two
weeks outing. They were accompan-
led by Mrs. Fogg's niece, Magma,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cor
don.
Mrs. G. o. Childs of West Medford,
Mass, who has been in town as the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
L. Owen, left here for Peaks Island,
last Saturday. She is to meet her
husband there and tcey will return
here the last of this month, to pass a
fortnight at Birch Point, Hayden
Lake, with Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jewett.
Rev. George Merriam visited his
son, G. r. Merriam, boys secretary
of the Portland Y. M. @. A., last Sat-
urday and Sunday, preaching at the
Baptist church in Saco on Sunday
morning. The pulpit of the Bethany
church of this place was occupied for
the morning service by the Rev. B. T.
Turner of Hallowell. Mr.. Turner is
pastor of the Baptist church in the
last named city and is passing his an
nual vacation at Smithfield pond.
The freight department of the
Maine Central Railroad at the Show
hogan station, including the freight
house and the Office building nearby,
now closes at five O'Clock p. m.
This schedule went to effect last
Monday and will continue for the
summer, probably becoming a per-
manent arrangement. The freight
houses and offices at other stations in
Maine have for the most part closed
at this hour for some time and the
present announcement now applies
the same rule to the Skowhegan Of
fee.
Friends and neighbors to the num-
Der of 25 called unannounced at the
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Boynton
on the river road, Friday evening of
last week, bringing with them a fine
oak rocker and other presents which
thev nrasented to the host and host