The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-06-10
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. Myra Bickford of Good Will
nassed Sunday in town as the guest of
Miss Annie Hayden.
Earl W. Smith of Boston arrived
here Tuesday to pass a fortnight's
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. \. Smith.
Golden Rod Branch of the Interna-
tional sunshine Society will meet with
Mrs Frank Sedgeley in Wateryille,
Thursday, June 18th.
mr. Mollie Croswell of Waterville is
m address the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union meeting at Grand
Army hall this afternoon.
Doctors W. NJ. Pulsifer and |. r.
Boothby of this place attended the
annual meeting of the Maine Homeo-
pathic physicians at Augusta Tuesday.
Hon. S. w. Gould, one of the trus-
tees of the University of Maine, has
been at Orono, this week, attending
the annual commencement exercises.
Mrs. Chas. Smith and Miss Vesta B.
Witbee, both of the Withee neighbor-
hood in Norridgewock, left here last
Saturday for a fortnight's visit in
lewiston.
Mrs. Winfield Moore returned, Sat
urday to her home in Portland, after
visit with her sister in law, Mrs.
George Washburn, at the Mohican
House, Lake George.
Golden Rod Branch of the Inter
national Sunshine society raised a
little over SIG from their cake and
apron sale, held Thursday of last
week at the city building.
viii G. Reed of Sanford, formerly
of this place, has recently been ap
pointed quartermaster sergeant of
the First Maine Regiment, Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, on the
staff of Colonel w. E. Riker of Lewis
ton.
Ms. Marcia Cornforth, who has re-
Gently disposed of her home on West
Front street in this place, went to
Madison, Saturday. She will pass the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Turner
Boswell, in Scion. Her sister, Miss
Einor French, of Montreal, who has
been passing the winter here, accom-
panied her to Scion for short visit.
Hiram Thing, who has recently
moved into the brick house near the
foot of Neil Hill, has just fitted a sup
Elementary mail box and placed it on
the same post with the box furnished
by the postal department at the juno
ton of Elm street and Coburn avenue
This is designed for papers and par
cells which are too large to get into the
regulation box.
Miss Theresa Spooner arrived home
last week after passing a fortnight
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine S.
Viles in Augusta. Mrs. Viles and her
two children, William Payson and Dor
othy, arrived Saturday, and her hus-
band has been in town for few days
this week. 1t is expected that Mrs.
Viles and the children will pass quite
portion of the summer in Skowhe-
gan.
Miss Ivannetta Warren, who was in
town this week to attend the Ingalls,
Walton wedding, is the superinten-
dent of the Kindergartens of the city
Of Lynn, Mass. Miss Warren is the
sister of Mrs. Fisk B. Hutchings, for
merly resident of this place. Other
guests from out of town who were
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Breed of Vancouver, B. @. and Miss
Charlotte ingalls,, sister of the groom,
from Providence, R. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Woods of Bangor
are to pass the coming summer in
Norway, Oxford County, which is
centrally located with regard to the
fraternal insurance work carried on
by Mr.. Woods and the men working
under him. Mrs. Woods was formerly
Miss Blanche Tantish of this place.
Her home has been elsewhere for sew
eral years but she has visited here
often and continued her acquaintance
with her Skowhegan friends.
Mrs. Isaiah Crowell of Monroe was
in town last week, the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. F. o. Furber, and her
son, County Commissioner Henry
Crowell, Mrs. Crowell was formerly
the Canaan correspondent of the Re-
PORTER but moved from that town to
Pittsfeld about five years since. She
and her husband have lived in Mon
roe for a little over a year. Their
nearest village is Brooks and Mrs.
Crowell, formerly an active member
OF Canaan Grange, is now united with
Harvest Home Grange of Brooks
She attended the session of the Skow
hogan Grange on Wednesday, the Sd
and had the opportunity to meet
many of her friends and former
neighbors.
Special sale of hats at Miss Wal
ker's.
New stamping patterns for braiding
at Miss Williams.