The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-06-24
TOWN and VICINITY

AIRS Alma Turner went to Bangor,
Monday, to consult specialist in that
oity with regard to her eyes.
Mrs. Myra L. Bickford of Good
uin Farm has been visiting her
daughter, Marta, for few days.
Mrs George c. Thompson, who has
baen visiting friends in Augusta and
,;cinitv returned home, Thursday.
Miss Lou B. Marston, librarian of
the Carnegie library at Pressure Isle, is
.nending a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Judkins.
MI Mitchell returned home from
portland Friday night, called there
he the illness of his mother, who
passed away last week.
Guy Hubbard, the son of Mrs. Lila
Wells, of Clinton left Monday
morning for that place, where he
will remain for the summer.
Mrs. Arson Savage and her two
children, Letha and Marguerite, de-
narted Saturday for Freeport where
tbev will stop for the greater part of
the summer.
Mrs. Clara A. Stephenson of Vel
lesley Hills, Mass, who has been
stopping with her mother, Mrs. D. F.
Palmer for about two months, return
ed 70 her home Saturday.
Mrs. r. J. Stone and Master Ken
meth of Augusta are visiting Show
hogan friends for a few days. Mrs.
Stone is a sister to Miss Anna Berry,
who is a member of the senior class.
Miss Grace L. Russell, who has
been teaching in Sanborn Seminary,
Kingston, N. H., for the past two
years, is spending her summer vaca-
ton in Skowhegan. She will return
TO her duties at Kingston in the fall.
Conductor Eugene s. Steward of
the Maine Central, whose home is
now in the city of Portland, has been
in town this week. He is enjoying a
two weeks vacation and will pass a
portion of it with his sister, Miss
Clara Steward.
Attention is again called to the
concert and violin recital to be given
in Grange Hall, Friday evening of
this week by Don Morrison, Mrs.
John Steward and Margery Morrison.
Admission is 35c, reserved seats SOC,
on sale at Sampson and Avore's.
The Congregational Working Lea
que is to hold a basket picnic meet
hg next Wednesday afternoon, as
guests of Mrs. B. B. Merrill at her
home on Main Street. Each lady is
to bring her own food and dishes, and
coffee Will he served by the hostess.
Professor Ralph w. Leighton of the
skowhegan High school, with Mrs.
Leighton and their daughter, Helen,
left this morning for Portland. After
visit at Mr.. Leighton's former home
in that city they will go to Middle
town, Conn.,, to pass the month of
July with Mrs. Leighton's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Stewart.
Civil Engineer E. E. Greenwood
arrived home Thursday of last week
from a brief trip to the Dead River
region where he went to initiate
operations on the survey of a large
tract of timberland. Mr.. Greenwood
has just received instructions to pre-
pare plans for large highway bridge
at Rumford Falls. The proposed
Structure is to cross the Androscog-
gin river and will be seven or eight
hundred feet long.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Walker, who
have been in charge of the Turner
Boswell farm on the Norridgewock
road, with their children, Marie and
Nadine, left here last week for Massa-
chusetts where they will make their
home for the future. Mr.. Walker is
anatiye of Bingham but passed most
OF his life in Scion previous to coming
70 the Boswell farm, three years since.
he has now become the owner of a
small homestead near the village of
Midway, Mass,
The friends of Mrs. Elizabeth II.
Welsh, former resident of this place,
Will be interested to learn of her
marriage, the 10th of June, to Har-
fson NJ. Bowker of Los Angeles, Cal,
xnere she will have her future home.
hoetober 1908, Mrs. Welsh was in
ekowhegan and had a memorial win
uOw placed in the Island avenue
congregational church in honor of
nei mother, Paulina G. Philbrick, who
was much respected member of that
society in its earlier years.
About three weeks ago, Emery Dyer
ae son of Mr.. Dyer the dry goods
uealer found three baby robins with
0u mother. AS they were too
young to care for themselves, he
@opted them and has been feeding
'0em ever since on worms, fish and
cfackers. When he first found them,
0ae had broken wing and another a
O'oKen leg, while the third was ap-
psfently unframed. Although one
was caught by cat and carried some
Instance in his grasp, thew all are