The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
Mrs. H. R. Randall is passing the
week as the guest of Mrs. Ed. P. Page.

week as the guest of Mrs. Ed. P. Page.
in. Mason went to Burnham Satur-
day for brief visit with his daughter
Mrs. George Berry.
Miss Una Robinson passed Saturday
in Waterville as I'll. the guest off u q /. and
Mrs E. w. Crawford
The late Warren II. Orcutt, whose
death was noted in the last issue of
the REPORTER, was at one time prin-
cipal of Bloomfield Academy of this
place.
Miss Miriam Merrill is expected
home tonight from six weeks visit
to Marion, Mass, where she formerly
taught school. She also visited a
wee k in Boston.
Miss Harriet Marble left here for
Squirrel Island, where she will be a
guest at the cottage of Mrs. II. d.
Barker of Augusta for the remainder
of May.
There has just been received at the
Skowhegan Marble Works, direct
from Italy, two beautiful scroll tab
lets, also a polished granite monu-
ment of surprising beauty from Scot
land.
Mrs. Helen G. Wing gave bridge
whist party of seven tables at the
home of Mrs. Forrest Goodwin, Friday
afternoon of last week. Mrs. Bernard
Gibbs of Madison was among those
present.
Norton's Stanley Steamer has been
thoroughly overhauled this winter
and is now ready for business, as good
as new. Can be engaged for trans
portation of from one to four people,
for short or long distances. Tele-
phone SILL.
Mrs. G. A. West of Waterville ar
rived Friday and has been passing the
week as the guest of her brother, Col.
A. G. Blunt and family on Elm street.
She is the widow of the late George
A. West, for many years conductor on
the Scoot train between this town and
Waterville.
DIR. and Mrs. F. O. Sawyer arrived
home last Thursday from week. trip
to Massachusetts, during which they
visited their daughter, Miss Fancher,
who is student at Lasell College in
Auburndale. DR.. Sawyer also bought
portion of the equipment for his
dental Office which he will re-estab-
fish in the early future in the Hotel
Oxford block.
An alligator some Is inches in length
has been on exhibition in the show
window of the Bowman Hardware Co.,
for the past week. He was sent from
Florida to DIR. l.. A. Dascombe by Ar
thur Moore of Madison who passed
some of the winter months of the
present year in that state. He is sup
posed to be about fifteen years of age,
and seems to be thriving well in his
northern nome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l.. Walker,
formerly of this place, celebrated the
fortieth anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Portland last Satur
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker were for
tunate enough to have their reunion
complete, sons and daughters and
sons in law all being present. The
names of the children are as follows:
Mrs. Mary A. Larkin of White Rock,
Mrs. Nellie M. Goodrich of Morrills
Corner, Mrs. Octavia F. Bailey of
Deering, Mrs. Grace E. Curtis of Bos-
Portland.
The annual convention of the Som
erset County Sunday schools was held
in Pittsfield on Monday and Tuesday
of the present week. Mrs. E. F.
Haines and Mrs. G. R. Fogg attended
as delegates from the Bethany church
and, the latter, who is superintendent
Of the primary department at the
Bethany, gave a talk on primary
work the first day of the session. DR..
Fred A. Leitch of the Centenary
Methodist church of this place ad-
dressed the convention on Tuesday.
1t will be recalled that the preceding
annual convention of Somerset
County Sunday Schools was held in
Skowhegan, on May 10, 1908. At that
time II. E. Lufkin, general secretary
of the State association of Sunday
schools, and Chas. d. Meggs of Indi-
anna, were the principal speakers.
Carload of wall papar. all new