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

E. G. Woodbury. passed Monday
and Tuesday on business trip to
Monmouth and lewiston,
II. G. Prince, editor and proprietor
of the Madison Bulletin, was in town
on business, yesterday.
Mrs. Sarah Crowell of Brooks is
visiting with her son, County Com
missioner Crowell, for few days.
Mrs. E. K. Delano left home. Fri
day morning for brief visit to her
brother, Rev. John R. Masterman and
his family in Readfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Cushman of
Guilford made brief visit here the
erst of the week with Mr.. Cushman's
father, Harry Cushman.
Charles L. Merithew and wife of
Centerville, N. B. are visiting with
their daughters, Mrs. L. H. Packard
on Bigelow hill and Mrs. Chas. Cross
in Madison.
Brace I. Lawley, has just completed
his junior year at Tufts Medical Col
lege, arrived Tuesday, He will visit
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Lawley.
Mrs. Edward Spear underwent a
serious surgical operation at the Sis
ters Hospital in Lewiston last Monday.
The physicians in charge reported
last evening that they expected she
would be out of danger today.
Mrs. Eliza Coville was summoned to
Dexter Tuesday by the death of her
son, Wilbur H. which occurred very
suddenly on the preceding day. The
deceased was formerly of Fairfield.
His age was 40 years.
Mrs. Emma Dyer left here, Saturday
for Salem Depot, Mass. where she is
to make her home with her daughter
Mrs. Thomas Butler. Mrs. Dyer is a
native of Brighton. She had been a
resident of Skowhegan for about tif-
teen years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Breed of Van
CUuNCI, Dllul5A OoluniOlet, "ibii LllOil
daughter, Elsie Louise, arrived here,
Tuesday forenoon. Mr.. Breed will
pass two weeks vacation here and at
the end of that time will return to
the Pacific coast. Mrs. Breed and
her daughter will remain for the sum-
mer as the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. LYMAN L. Walton.
G. Milton Lambert, town clerk and
tax collector, in addition to his regu
lar hours, to ~ and to 6, will be at
his office in the Municipal Building,
Thursday and Saturday evening, from
seven to eight O'Clock. Under the
new arrangement for the collection of
taxes, it becomes the duty of every
taxpayer TO visit Mr.. Lambert for the
purpose of learning the amount of
his tax or in making payment thereof.
The tax books for the current year
are now in his hands.
DR.. Harry Cushing of South Franz
ingham, Mass. was in town for few
hours yesterday. He is native of
Skowhegan, son of the late J. S.
Cushing, and his boyhood days were
passed here. He has been prectice
dentist for the past IL years, for
short period in Eastport, and the
balance of the time in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Cushing, formerly Miss Jennie
Howard of Pressure Isle, accompanied
her husband to Maine visiting with
friends in Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cushing of Madison came
here to take dinner with DIR. Cushing
at the Coburn yesterday.
Miss Margery Morrison arrived
here, Tuesday night. She has been
continuing her musical work and stud
les in New York City as in past years
and during the season just closed has
been playing accomplishments for
we'll known artists, among them Her
veg Won Ende and Sammy Kotler.
She will pass most of the summer in
Skowhegan. Her brother, Donald
Morrison, will arrive next Monday.
He completed his two years. course at
Oberlin, Ohio, last fall, and has been
studying in New York during the win
ter. Miss Zaidee Morrison, now en-
ployed as an illustrator in the Office
of the Home Journal in New York,
will come here to pass months va
cation, arriving June 18th.
A benefit party, for the Sunset
League, was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter F. Robbins on Coburn
avenue, Thursday evening of last
week. About thirtyfive ladies and
gentlemen were present, all members
of Sunset Chapter, Order OF the East
ern Star. The event took the name
Of a "Rubber Partyn ard included a
contest as to which one Of the guests
would bring the largest number or the
greatest total weight of worn out
rubbers. The prize went to Miss Vio-
let Robinson, daughter of John Robin
son, overseer at the Maine Spinning
mill, who brought over 25 lbs. Miss
Helen Steward had 20 lbs, the second
largest amount. One hundred pounds
Of junk rubber was assembled by this
novel method, to be sold and the pro-