The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17
TOWN and VICINITY.


woman to do house work.
Mark down of trimmed and un-
trimmed hats at Miss Poulin's.
Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson of Port
land is passing the week in town.
Geo. Hirst of Massachusetts, has
been visiting his cousin, Mrs. James
Gilfillan this week.
The Congregational Working Lea
que will meet at the Church Parlors,
next Monday Afternoon at two
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis McCord arriv-
ed in town on the 1875 train, Satur-
day. They will occupy their cottage
at Lakewood for the season.
Remember the Junior Exhibition Of
the Skowhegan High school, Monday
evening. Tickets are now on sale at
the Office of the Somerset Traction
Company, prices 25 and 35 cents.
CT. Ward and w. H. Hight have
bought.the Pierce cottage at North
pond, -Smithfield. This was purchas-
ed from J. Pierce of Norridgewock.
George P.:Mitchell of New York
formerly of this town, who had been
the guest of,Mr. and Mrs. Judson w.
Packard for a few days, left town for
Bangor, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Durrell left
here yesterday for Five islands to
open the Seguinland for summer
business. This will be the second
Sc ason for this resort under Mr.. Dur
rell's management.
John Michaels, who has been the
guest of his uncle, Col. w. r. g. Estes
left Saturday morning. Mr.. Michaels
is the division superintendent of the
branch of the 500 line. His
home is in Steep Falls, MINI.
Mrs. M. A. Woodbury. and her
daughter, Miss Annie, who had been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Holt,
left for their homes, Tuesday. Mrs.
Woodbury. resides in Beverly, Mass.
and Miss Woodbury. in Monmouth In
this State.
DR.. j. E. Wadsworth who, with his
family has been in New York City for
the past two months, will arrive here
next Tuesday, June %. The Somer-
set Hospital on Elm street will be re-
opened and the Doctor will resume
bis practice on that date.
Seven tickets we're sold from this
station, Wednesday noon, for the
Canton excursion to Boston. Those
were E. F. Fairbrother,
Abel Thompson, Herbert Jewett, DIR.
and Mrs. II. G. Taggart, William
Donaldson and John P. Clark.
]. R. Meservey has opened an art
store on the Island. He will do en-
larging, copying and framing and
will keep for sale passe partont
work, with general line of photo
goods and post cards. He will give
special attention to work done by
amateur photographers.
The reunion and banquet of the
alumni OF the Skowhegan High
School will be held at Hotel Coburn,
following the grade
uating exercises, next Tuesday even
ing. Tickets are now on sale and
may be obtained until Saturday even
ing at SIMPSONS drug store. Price
100 per plate.
Mrs. Eva Moore Greene, who has
been studying the various branches
Of her profession in Boston the past
few weeks, has arrived home and
will reopen her manicuring parlors,
70 Water street, Saturday. Mrs.
Greene has recently installed a new
switch board for the convenient use
If electrical appliances used in her
work.
J.'A. and M. A. Coughlin OF May
nard, Mass, left for home, yesterday,
after brief visit here at the farm OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Deane.
These gentlemen are brothers and
heir Skowhegan trip was in part for
he purpose of purchasing horses.
Two good ones were bought, one OF
9. P. Viles and another of John w.
Delano.
Flags were out on the staff at the
headquarters Of Russell Post, on the
yarious school buildings and at some
residences, Monday, the
late, June 18th, being the national
flag Day. Its is so observed from
he fact that it Is the anniversary OF
he day, In the year 1776, when the
Congress adopted the
resent design of the United States
lag.
Messrs. Henry Crowell and E. E.
Greenwood with crew of men left
lere this week for Flagstaff, where
hey will be engaged for the coming |
our or six weeks in making sur
rev of lands which were sold in
GOT by Elias Thomas of Portland to
he Shawmut Manufacturing Co.
The tract embraces about 10000
.cres and the present work is con-
mutation of a survey which was