The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-29

town and home to Maine, having had
most interesting and enjoyable
journey. On the same day of his ar
rival home, Mr.. Lander took the
midnight train for Boston to see a
man who was about to sail for Eng
land. He found the man and sold to
him all his last blocks, about half a
million, returning to Bingham the
following day.
ATHENS.
The Baptist Auxiliary met July IA
with Mrs. Olive Williams with an at
tendance of IA, a satisfactory number
considering the busy season. This
favorite recipe and sample meeting
was very enjoyable and proved quite a
feast day. After the opening exercises
and short business session a brief
program was carried out consisting
of quotations on "Foodso followed by
short quotations from renowned au-
thors on the same subject. Mrs. B. H.
Johnson then read all appropriate
magazine article on "Relaxationo.
Many fine cooking recipes were then
given after which came the testing
of sandwiches, salad, pie, cake,
sweet-corn stew and ice cream. Mrs.
Williams then furnished a generous
treat of lemonade. The afternoon
passed 80 pleasantly that some forgot
to go home until after six O'Clock, all
having an invitation to Mrs.
Williams pleasant home next feast
day for she don't even ask us to wash
the dishes.
Muriel Greene of Auburn arrived
July 10 to pass part of her vacation
here with her grandmother Mrs. j. T.
Hight.
Miss Laura Holman arrived from
New York, July Goth, for her annual
vacation.
Lillian Hight OF Lynn and Harry
Emery of Boston are among recent
arrivals.
Edgar Fox was home from Madison
over Sunday.
Mrs. T. E. Ham Of Monson recently
passed few days with her sister Mrs.
Burnham Fox who is shut in with
rheumatism.
Mr.. Fox and Della went to Lake.
was up from Augusta with the band of
which he is member.
Mr.. Leonard Tibbetts is the man
who wears the smile. A little boy
came July IS, to join the three little
girls at their play.
Mrs. Maria Steward underwent a
surgical operation for the removal of
a tumor from her side July %. Dr.
Smith was the surgeon in attendance
and Mrs. Bert Jones the nurse. Mrs.
Steward is now improving under the
care of her daughters Mrs. Bucknam
and Mrs. Nottage.
DIR. I. R. Boothby, Homeopathist,
has opened an Office on Church St.,
in the Wescott house. The doctor is
an Athens boy and former student
at Somerset Academy, so he has
many friends in town who hope and
expect that he will succeed.
Peter Hurd is seriously i'll.
Dist, Supt. and Mrs. Ball of Bing-
ham, have been visiting relatives and
friends in Athens.
Leon Leighton of Harmony, was
calling on Athens friends Sunday. He
is employed in the Office of the Ameri-
can Express Co., at Auburn, but is
having a short vacation which he and
his bride are enjoying with his
Harry Emery of Dorchester, Mass,
who has been dangerously i'll, is con-
at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Martha Goodrich.
The Saturday evening dances are
proving a social success.
Indications are in favor of a large
nj n ot he Grv,r -
teachers, which begins next Monday
at Athens and lasts two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. H. P. Bush went to
brother, volney Browning.
Bert Jones and wife returned to
Boston Monday.
Mrs. John Curtis is still very poorly
but seems to be improving. She con-
templates going to the Hebron Sani-
torium for few weeks.
Arthur Trim went to Islesboro,
Wednesday to see his father who is
very low with tuberculosis.
The Misses Tucker, daughters of
Hoyt Fl. Tucker, a teacher in N. j.,
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Alice
Foss.
Samuel Parsons died last Saturday
after long illness, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. L. N. Ellingwood.
The deceased was formerly resident
of Harmony. Rev. j. II. Vaughn,
formerly of this place, now of Belfast,
and Rev. B. H. johnson conducted
the funeral ceremonies which took
place on Tuesday morning. The
body was taken to Skowhegan for in
terment. A widow. formerly Miss
Jane Russell, survives, also one
brother, Marcus L. Parsons OF Show
hegan, and the daughter, Mrs. Elling-
wood above mentioned.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Ball Of Bingham
and Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Judkins OF
Skowhegan have been guests this
week at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Judkins. Mrs. Judkins had
been in town for some weeks, assist
ing to care for her uncle, Mr.. Parsons
and her husband who had been on an
extended Western tour, joined her
here Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ball
were In Skowhegan yesterday and
on their return last evening were ac-
companied by Miss Marguerite Hoff-
ses Of Worcester, who comes to visit
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jud-