The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-05-27
TOWN and VICINITY.

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on business Thursday of last week.
Miss Georgia Morrow one of the
matrons at Goodwill farm spent Sun
day in Skowhegan.
Orders taken for braiding embroid-
cry and buttonholes at Miss Towne's,
J. P. Merrill Block, Room II.
Augustus Nelson of Pittsfield was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Van W.
Nelson on Mechanic st. Sunday.
Mrs. John Currier and her mother
Mrs. Mary Bean were in Waterville
and Augusta Saturday visiting friends,
Mrs. Sarah Flint who has been the
guest of Mrs. Helen Neil Howard for
about a year went to Pennington Sat
urday.
Miss Louise Coburn went to Boston
Thursday,of last week, where she will
visit friends and relatives for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase went to
Amesbury, Mass. Monday where they
will visit Mr.. Chase's brother for
week.
Miss Ethel Walton who has been
visiting friends in Boston and vicinity
for about a week returned home Fri
day night.
Misses Frances and jeanette Lord,
whoghave been in Baltimore, Md, for
the past two months, are expected
here next week.
E. C. Butler Esq recording secre-
tary of the Laymen's Christian Con-
vention was in Portland during the
Convention last week.
The Sunshine Society will hold
cake and apron sale on Thursday
from two to five, June third, at their
hall in the city building.
George Thomson occupied the
pulpit at the, Bethany Baptist Church
Sunday morning in the abseDce,of the
pastor, Rev. George Merriam.
DR.. Stanley Cover of Winthrop
was in town Sunday visiting friends.
DR.. Cover is about to open offices
here for the practice of dentistry.
Parker Foss one of the clerks in the
Watervile Post office was in town
over Sunday visiting his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Uriah Foss on the River
Road
Mrs. Fl. M. Francis of Fitchburg
Mass. who has been the guest of her
sister Mrs. Lizzie Hussey on Water
st. for three weeks returned home
Monday.
JIM. Dysart returned home from
Portland, Saturday evening, where
he had been on business and also at
tended the Layman's Christian Con-
vention.
EFT. Goodrich is the latest Show
hogan citizen to acquire property at
Hayden Lake, having purchased, the
past week, the Belmore cottage on
the East shore.
Van w. Nelson returned from Port
land on the Sunday morning train
where he had been in attendance at
the meetings of the Layman's Chris
tian Convention.
Mrs. Harry Williams went to Au-
gusta, Thursday of last week, return
ing the same day, bringing her afflicted
son, who for some months has been at
the asylum for treatment.
Jas. Donigan paid brief visit tc
his parents here this week, called by
the critical illness of his mother.
Jimmie" now owns and conducts a
drug store in Somerville, Mass.
Misses Sadie Pepnell and Ethel
Merriam spent Saturday in Water
Vile the guests of friends and visit
ed at Colby College where Miss Mer-
RAMS brother Arthur is sophomore.
Forrest Goodwin Esq. was in Farm
ington Thursday and Friday of last
week to try case before the Frank
lin County, s. J. Court. He made the
trip in the auto of his client, Chas. W.
Green.
Miss Alice Buzzell who has been
teaching school in Rockland for the
last year returned home Sunday and
will be at home with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. George Buzzell during the
summer.
Arthur Wood returned to Portland,
Saturday, after visiting with hir par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Wood for
a few days. Mr.. Wood is employed
by A. F. Cox & Son shoe dealers, as
bookkeeper.
Among those who attended the Lay
mems Christian Convention at Port
land last week were, John Edwin
Taylor, Rev. b. B. Merrill, DR.. Fred
A. Leitch, Harold Larry, Fred Nye,
Naham Steward, CIR. Fogg. DIR. Fred
Leitch was one of the speakers at
the meetings Friday.
John Healey who has been working
for the American Express Company
in WatervilIe for about two years is
now acting as messenger on the train
leaving here at 1885 o'clock each
morning for Boston. He assumes
this position while r. F. Wilson Is