The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-26
TOWN and VICINITY


D. c., Is in town, the guest of his
uncle, Col. Isaac Dyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Larry left, Saturday
noon of last week, for a short visit
with relatives in North Belgrade.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Neil and
Mrs. Gertrude Swain left for Augusta,
last Saturday, for visit with friends.
Mrs. II. G. Smith of Foxboro, Mass.
who had been the guest of Hon. and
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin for two weeks
returned home, Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Varnum went to Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, last Saturday,
where she is to visit her son,
George, for severaleweeks.
Mrs. II. A. Wood left Friday for
Augusta, where she is visiting friends
for a week or two. DR.. Wood plans
to locate there little later.
Fred Akeley and wife of Pressure
Isle departed for home Friday noon
of last week after brief visit with
his brother, Frank G. Akeley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Caddock OF
Chicago arrived in town, Monday, for
a visit;with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Page
Sr., he being an uncle of theirs.
Mr.. B. G. Lewis, who has been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. Geo. Warren, in
Cornville, returned to his home in
New York city on the noon train,
Monday.
Mrs. w. O. Wildes and son William,
of Lewiston, arrived Friday of last
week for brief visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. II. Smith, of the firm
of Smith & Bussey.
Mrs. Harry Holdsworth and son,
Lawrence, of Lawrence, Mass, ar
rived in town Monday night and is to
be the guest of Mrs. William Mitchell
for two or three weeks.
Jos. II. Haskell of Brookline, Mass,
passed Sunday and Monday in town,
the guest of his sister in law, Mrs.
F. e Hoxie, and his son, Louis Has
kell, on Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Misses Esther and Marguerite Rob-
inson OF Wateryille, were the guests
of Mr.. E. E. Greenwood and family a
few days last week. Miss Esther is to
enter the Conservatory of Music at
Oberlin, Ohio, In the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Hight of
Worcester, Mass, who have been
visiting relatives in Athens, left from
the skowhegan station, Tuesday, for
Lewiston where they will visit Mrs.
Nights sister before returning home.
Miss Mae Ward returned to Boston,
Monday, after two weeks visit with
her father, Sumner Ward, the local
baggage master for the Maine Cen
trail Railroad, her sister, Miss Sadie
accompanying her as far as Water
vile.
Walter P. Ordway has recently ac-
quired two cottages at Peaks Island,
near the one which he has owned and
occupied as a summer home for the
past two years. His later purchases
are in the line OF Investments and will
be for rent.
F. O. Furber, junior member of the
firm OF Fl. 8. Hubbard & Co., propri-
etors Of the South Side Grocery, Is
passing the present week on a vaca-
ton trip to Portland and vicinity.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Furber
and their son, Robert, three years of
age.
Miss Ethelyn Steward of Main
street, daughter of John Steward, will
lesVe next Thursday for Chicago. She
will be joined in Portland by Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlos Dorticos, who have been
spending the summer at Cheabeague
Island, Portland harbor. She will
make her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorticos while attending the Chicago
college which is con-
,idered one of the best In the conn-
Try.
Albert Watson has recently bought
the Galway place located at east end
of Mt. Pleasant Ave-, and he and
wife will establish their home there
in the early future. Mr.. Watson is
as a dresser tender In the
Marston Mills and the location is at
4 convenient distance from these
factories. The house is situated at
,he foot of Mount Pleasant avenue
and commands a view directly up
that thoroughfare.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cotton and
their son, George, Ia years of age,
have been In town this week and are
now guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Fairgrieves at Hayden Lake. The
family left here IL years ago and
have since resided in Lewiston. Mr..
Cotton has been at work for the
past three years for William r. Bart
lett, formerly of this place, now en-
gagged in the furniture business In
Lewiston. Friends of the last named
gentleman will regret to learn that
be has been having trouble with his
eyes and, through hoping for relief,
Is at present very nearly blind.
Harry lies, Skowhegan's we'll