The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-06-03

was In town, Tuesday, on matters of
business.
Howard N. Wagg of Chicago passed
Sunday in town as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. H. Webb.
Lewis Houston of Guilford, form
er Skowhegan citizen, has been in
town for a few days this week.
DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Brock of Wal
than, Mass, are guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Hackett
on Elm street.
Donald Burrill passed Sunday and
Monday with his wife and son, Frede-
rick, at the home of Mrs. Daniel Gid
den in Gardiner.
Mrs. Maude Ramsdell and two
children of Lewiston were guests of
her sister, Mrs. Ira A. Norton, Madi-
son Ave. over Sunday.
David G. Jewett will go to South
port, next Saturday, to commence
the erection of a summer cottage for
the use of himself and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Merrill
have been passing a week at Lake
Parlin, guests at the new Hotel re-
Gently built by Henry Mckinney.
Mrs. T. N. Noble of North Fairfield
is visiting in town with her brother,
II. p. Cannon and family and also
with her niece, Mrs. w. J. Allen.
E. w. Cobb, representing F. o.
Bailey Carriage Company of Portland,
was in town Tuesday, comforting with
the local manager, j. B. Scribner.
Quite delegation from the Good
Will Club of this place is planning to
attend the commencement exercises
of the Good Will High School at
Hinckley tomorrow Friday forenoon.
Miss Edith Gledhill arrived home
yesterday from visit with friends in
Boston and Providence. In the lat
ter city she was the guest of Mrs.
Emily Hurst and her daughter, Miss
Mabel.
A notice elsewhere calls attention
to special meeting of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society, to be
held at the office of Pennell & Co.,
Tuesday afternoon June is, at two
O'Clock.
Deputy Sheriff Augustus Gilblair
with his daughter Julia and: son
Adolphe, accompanied by Thomas
Lewia and his sister, Miss Nellie, ar
rived home last evening from a fish
ing trip to Moxie Pond
Mr.. and Mrs. Nay S. Varney arrived
here last evening. They have been
in Westbrook for some time past but
are now to go to Bethel where Mr..
Varney has position as manager of
moving picture theater.
Arthur Painter who has been man
ager of the E. N. Merrill farm on the
Eaton Mountain road, for the past
six years, has bought the Alonzo
Smith farm in Cornvil1e and will
move there with his family at once,
Mrs. Frank L. Tozier, with her two
daughters, Doris and Emma, arrived
here, last week. They are to pass the
month of June as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Pencil. DIR. Tozier will
come for brief visit and to accom-
pany his family home.
Hazelhurst the Hayden lake cottage
of Lewis Anderson was broken into
during the past winter or spring. 1t
is probable that others have met the
same fate. Mr.. Anderson offers a
reward of $50 for information which
will lead to the arrest of the guilty
parties.
Right Rev. Louis S. Walsh of Port
land, the Catholic bishop of the do
cese of Maine, was in town for few
hours Wednesday, the guest of Rev.
FIR. A. o. Lacroix, pastor of st. Mary's.
He was accompanied by Rev. FIR j. E.
Kelley, pastor of the Sacred Heart of
Waterville.
Post Commander Chas. Smith and
Adjutant s. M. Sawyer accompanied
the Memorial Day speaker, Hon. H.
E. Webster, from this place to Water
vile, Monday afternoon last, in Chas.
Green's touring car. They remained
for the evening and attended the ex-
ercises of the local post at the Water
vile Opera House.
Archie Conant has purchased a lot
on the north side of Mt. Pleasant
avenue of Bison & Young, and com
menced this morning to excavate for
cellar. The location is between the
residence of j. B. Nutting and the
Chas. North place, now owned by
Leslie E. Jacobs. Deputy Sheriff
Augusta Gilblair is also putting up a
new house on Center street, just off
Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Cox, who have
been i'll this part of Maine for the
past fortnight, arrived here last even
ing and are guests of Mrs. Flora
Dealey. They have been living in
Aroostook county for much of the
time, since leaving here, ten or more
years ago, but now plan to return to