The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-08-19
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was formerly one of our citizens but
has been in Skowhegan for number
of years. For the past year he has
been engaged in the business of buy
ing and selling hay.
Mr.. ]. F. Frye has quite a curiosity
in the way of flock of Guinea chick
ems which are as cute as they can be.
Miss Elizabeth Hammond of Malta
pan, Mass, is spending few days in
town, the guest of Mice Neya john
bUn.
Mrs. Mary Nutting Of Skowhegan
and daughter, Mrs. J. A. Hoover OF
Washington, d. c., visited Mrs.
Nuttine's sister, Mrs. Charles Miller,
one day of last week.
A new soap club has been formed
and the first meeting was with Mrs.
Harry Harris on Tuesday OF this
week.
Mr.. George Chandler and Mr.. Wal
lace Witham have been putting IN
new poles this week on Mercer Ave,
for the New Sharon and Norridge-
wock Telephone Company.
A heavy smoke was noticed here
Monday forenoon in the direction OF
Lakewood. 1t was reported to be a
set of farm buildings burning in that
neiRhborhood.
The Village Improvement Society
held very interesting meeting III
their rooms on Friday afternoon.
Many interesting things we're CLEAN,
ed. Ice cream and cake. were served
by the committee and the Shades OF
Shakespeare must have been sorry
that he could not be there in body to
partake of some OF it.
Herbert E. Hale and family are
spending a vacation at the pond.
They are accompanied by Mrs. Emma
Hobbs OF Massachusetts, one of our
former residents, who is spending q
few weeks here visiting relatives and
friends.
MIR. Ernest Gilman is having q
fifteen days. vacation from his duties
as rural mail carrier. A part of this
week he will spend in Scion and the
remainder OF the time at home, per
haps visiting some Of the surrounding
towns.
Mrs. Clarissa Rogers is the guest OF
Mrs. Owen Taylor of Oak Hill. Mrs.
Taylor and Mrs. Rogers spent a
pleasant day the latter part of last
week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Thompson and mother of Smithfield.
Rev. B. F. Turner occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday
morning. Mr.. Turner was the pastor
for several years and it was with
much regret that the church consent
ed to let him go away.
Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Davis left, the
first of the week for Portland where
they have engaged pleasant rooms
for the summer where they can have
their children with them. They plan
TO spend the winter in New Orleans
as has been their custom for several
years.
DIR. Sowerby of Canton, Illinois,
will occupy the pulpit in the Baptist
church next Sunday morning.
Mrs. r. F. Witham of Madison
visited her sister, Mrs. Mary Spauld-
ing, last week. This week Mrs.
Spaulding Is receiving visit from
Mrs. Witham's daughter, Miss Lizzie
Witham.
Miss Edna Taylor and Mrs. Edith
Jones went to Pennington Saturday
to spend few days visiting friends.
Mrs. Annie Reed formerly of this
place Is very critically Ill at South
Windham. She is the widow of the
late Webster Reed of this place.
Mrs. Emory Turner visited her sis
!. ter, Mrs. Edwards of Madison last
week. Mrs. Turner expects to return
to her home In Medfeld, Mass, in a
few days.
Rev. j. II. Sowerby, d. D.. of Can
ton, ILL.,, is visiting the home of his
wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
ellyn Morrow.
Miss Hattie Longley attended the
birthday party given to Mr. Tillson
Spaulding of Scion, Saturday on the
occasion of his eightieth birthday.
Mr.. Edward Lowe returned to his
home in Everett, Mass. Friday of last
week alter spending week or 80 in
town calling upon old friends. Mr..
Lowe always gets around at the date
Of the Eaton reunion and is one of the
most interested and interesting mem
bers.
Mrs. Mary Anderson whose critical
Illness at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Sawyer of Pennington,
we noted In our last issue, is reported
to be considerable better although
still very sick.
Mrs. Henrietta Wood and Mrs. E.
G.. Edward and children are home
from North Pond where they have
been enjoying cottage for number
Of days.
Mr.. Thomas Matson of Scion spent
Sunday in town with his sister, Mrs.
John cleveland.
Mr.. Fred Everett has crew at
Skowhegan building hay barn for
Ordway and Pishon.
Mrs. Cora Smith and Mrs. Harriet
Field returned home from Pemaquid
Tuesday, where they have been spend
ing a couple OF weeks enjoying the
salt sea breezes Of Johns Bay.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hathaway has been quite
seriously troubled with rheumatism
for the past few weeks.