The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-05
LOCAL MENTION

trip to Clinton today.
state Highway Commissioner Paul
D. Sargent was in town, Saturday.
Ben. T. Steward has been on busi-
ness trip to Androscoggin and Oxford
counties this week.
Lawrence Horton of Somerville,
Mass, is spending week or two at
Skowhegan and Lakewood with
friends.
c. j. Abbey was elected second
vice president of the Maine Electric
Association at it's session in Portland
last week.
w. H. Pearson of Portland was
among the arrivals on last evenings
train and is the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. G. w Nash.
George Irving Lawley of Somer-
Vile, Mass, arrived last evening and
is guest at the home of Misses Fannie
and Mary Lawley.
Mrs. Thomas H. Salt of Rensselaer,,
New York arrived in town Tuesday.
She is to be the guest of Mrs. Sarah
Gledhill for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Paine have
been entertaining Mrs. Roscoe Paine
of New Sharon at their home on
Bloomfield street the past week.
Thomas Butler, one of our local
hackmen, took the train for Salem
Depot, N. H., yesterday morning
where he is to visit his son, T. NJ.
Butler.
c. NJ. Holt, manager of the Skow-
hogan Exchange of the Maine Tele-
phone Company, accompanied by his
wife, is spending this week at Peaks
Island.
Mrs. Byron j. ingalls, of Foxboro,
Mass, arrived in town Friday. She
is spending a week or two with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Walton on
East Front st.
Miss Gertrude Oak of Bangor,
daughter of Hon. Charles E. Oak is
visiting her uncle, Joseph P. Oak and
family for a short time at their sum-
mer home "The Oaks", at Hayden
Lake.
Mrs. E. E. Greenwood and daughter
Ruth, left yesterday afternoon for
Aroostook County where they are to
vi sit relatives and friends for a few
weeks in Presque Isle and Smyrna
Mills. Mr.. Greenwood is in that vi
cinity on business.
Mrs. Frank Sedgely of Waterville
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
G. j. Abbey for some time returned
home yesterday. Miss Doris Bunker
the daughter of Mrs. Nettie S. Bun
ker, accompanied her and is to be
her guest for about month.
Attorney and Mrs. S. p. Crosby OF
Minnesota are expected here this
week and will be the guests Of Hon.
and Mrs. E. +. Danforth. Mr.. Cros-
by is a Maine man, the son OF the late
Josiah Crosby formerly of Dexter
He has been in the west for the past
80 years.
Mrs. Geo. E. Clough of Madison
took the morning train from the
Skowhegan station to join her hus-
band at Southport. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Jennie Malbon of this
place and Miss Olive Lander of Port
land, the families represented owning
seaside cottage together.
Two great races and ball game
are on the program for FairvieW
park, next Saturday afternoon, il
continuance of the series of racing
events which have been held there
for the past few weeks. The price OF
admission is 25 cents, ladies and
children free. First race called al
two O'Clock.
Mrs. II. G. Tuttle of milwaukee
Wis. accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. O
II. Gilman, Misses Helen and Corolyr
and Master Charlie Gilman, all of that
city, arrived here, Wednesday of last
week and passed the night as the
guest of John r. Mcclellan. They
went the following day to Canaan and
will pass the summer at the Tuttle
homestead in that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lord left
here Tuesday morning for Old Or
chard where they are to enjoy two
weeks outing. L. a. Mantor, for
merly of Madison, is conducting the
business at Mr.. Lords Madison ave
nue. pharmacy during his absence
, This is Mr.. Lords first vacation fol
/ at least five years and he has not haC
, one of such length for much longel
period.
The horse of Bert Taylor, who
keeps grocery store on Hathaway
street was frightened Tuesday after
noon by some boys on stills and the
} results were not very pleasing to the
owner. The accident happ ened neal
the end Of Cedar street on West Front
street where the horse jumped, break
ing the thills, turning the wagon up
side down and dumping the groceries
The horse soon recovered from his
fear and did not attempt to run away