The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-09-02

Miss Birdena Nj. Tantish or Lynn,
Mass, arrived in town. Monday night,
and will be the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Geo. L. Tantish for the next two
weeks.
Miss Hazel Holden of lockwood, a
member of the graduating class of the
Skowhegan High School last June,
was the guest of friends in town a
few days last week.
The Lewis Coal Co.'S coal comes
from the best mines of Pennsylvania
and is thoroughly screened. Give
US your order and we guarantee to
fulfil our part OF the contract.
Miss Edith M Patten of Quincy
Mass, has arrived in town, having
been engaged as teacher of drawing
and manual training in the public
schools of Skowhegan and Madison
for the coming year.
Miss Marion Brainerd, who had been
passing a vacation of several weeks
here with her mother, Mrs. Flora T.
Brainerd, returned Tuesday noon to
Augusta where she is employed as a
stenographer in the Office of Norman
L. Bassett.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrison with
their two children were in town Mon
day on there way home to Bangor
from a brief visit with his father,
George Morrison of East Madison.
Mr.. Morrison is Auditor on the Ban
gor and Aroostook Railroad.
Mrs. George Merriam with her
daughter, Marion, arrived home last
night from an eight weeks visit with
her brother in law, Rev. E. F. Mer-
riam of Sharon, Mass. The latter
with his daughter, Miss Ida accorQ-
panied her here for brief visit.
Rev. Edward L. Marsh of Provi
dence, R. l. arrived here, Sunday, to
join his wife and daughters who have
been passing the summer as guests of
Miss Hannah R. Page. Mr.. Marsh
was formerly pastor of one of the
Waterville churches and he took the
opportunity to visit that city on
Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Page,
his children, Mandana and Elizabeth,
and niece, Miss Ruth Talbot of Sand
witch, Mass.
L. II. Goldsmith, assistant cashier of
the First National Bank, accompanied
by Mrs. Goldsmith, left yesterday
on the $50 train fo- Waterville, tax
ing the pullman from that point for
Nova Scotia. They are to pass their
vacation at Mrs. Goldsmith's home.
On their return journey they will
make the steamer trip from Yarmouth
to Boston which has become very
popular with tourists in recent years.
Ten residents of Somerset county
were present at the School Board
Rooms, in the municipal building,
Friday morning of last week, and
took the state teachers examination,
conducted by D. H. Perkins, for the
state educational department. The
result is not known as the examina-
ton papers are forwarded to the
state authorities and they pass upon
them, reporting direct to the appli-
cants whether or not they have been
successful.
Sheriff John A. Mooers made a long
trip by carriage, Tuesday, attending
to business in the eastern part of the
county. Though the drive was
known to be long one, it promised
to be enjoyable and he took with him
Mrs. Mooers, their son Toby and Mrs.
Mooers' sister, Miss Carrie Tobey, of
Athens. Deputy Sheriff Elmer E..
Trafton also joined the party at
Athens and assisted in the official
business of the day. The matters re-
quiring attention come at this time in
preparation for the opening of the
Supreme Judicial Court, TO convene
on Tuesday, September 21st.
Lafayette McKenney suffered a
paralytic shock while at work at the
mill of the Skowhegan Lumber Com
pany Monday forenoon. He was not
completely Frustrated but was able
to walk with difficulty and was at
once taken to his home. He was re-
ported yesterday as having passed a
comfortable day and night but his
condition is such AS to indicate So
rious illness. Mr.. Mckinney had
been at work as a millwright for the
Skowhegan Lumber Co., since early
in July. Previous to that time he
was employed by Adams & Burns and
and for many years pest by their
predecessor, M. J. Allen.
Victor r. Gardner of Orono, assis
tant professor of horticulture at the
University of Maine is to arrive here
morrow afternoon and pass Sat-
urday in town. He will be accom-
panied by G. R. Palmer, until recent
ly of Oregon, instructor in Horticul-
ture at the University. They come
here at the invitation of the farmers
of this vicinity who are interested in
apple growing and meeting is to
be held, tomorrow evening at the
home of r. T. Patten at which or
charding, with special reference to