The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-29
LOCAL MENTION

J. D. Vaughn and wife left for a
short trip to Gardiner and Portland,
Tuesday.
Mrs. G. s. Benson has been visiting
her brother, @. II. Dinsmore at Long
Island for the past week.
Mrs. Leroy H. Stanton of Chester
field, Mass. is the guest of her mother
Mrs. Lizzie Healy for short time.
Mrs. M. E. Averill of Boston who
has been visiting Mrs. Julia Trask for
several weeks returned home this
morning.
Mrs. G. S. Hill and Mrs. Jesse Reed
were called last week to Window on
account of the serious illness of their
sister Mrs. Annie Reed.
Mrs. Alma Hurd of Lynn, Mass. and
Mrs. Ella Hartman of Chelsea, Mass.
were the guests of Mrs. Emma IL.
Dunton, Madison Avenue, the first of
this week.
DIR. Alfred King of Portland, one of
the most prominent physicians of
that city, was in town for few hours
Friday night. He was called here
professionally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Wheeler have
been entertaining for the past week,
at tn cir home on Middle Road, Mr..
and Mrs. William Newcomb and Miss
Ella Newcomb, of Watertown, Mass
Mrs. Helen Neil Howard, accom-
panied by Mrs. James B. Nutting and
Chester, son of the latter, made a
trip to Old Orchard last Saturday, ar
rivIng home on the late evening
train.
Mrs. james Gilfillan of this place
with her guests, Mrs. Alfred Downs
and daughter, Annie, of No. Andover,
Mass, passed yesterday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Strickland in
Hinckley. Mrs. Gilhllan, Mrs. Downs
and Mrs. Strickland are sisters.
Rev. George Merriam arrived from
Freeport on the late train, Tuesday
evening. He had been summoned to
that town to attend the funeral of
Lafayette Soule of Auburn, a relative
of Freenort family, one of Mr..
Merriam's parishioners previous to
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1t is expected that Street Commis-
sioner " ebb will commence work on
Water street next week. The area
from the Maine Central crossing to
the postoffice was resutfaced last
year and the remainder of the street
us far as Madison avenue is now to be
gone over in the same manner.
H. M. Cullen, who has been employ
ed for some time as an engi-
neer in an electric light plant in Bos-
ton, arrived here Monday, last week.
He is passing fortnight's vacation
in town and on his return he will be
accompanied by Mrs. Cullen who will
remain in Boston with him until
September LIST.
Delbert F. Judkins, who had been
travelling in the west and on the Pa
cific coast for the past three months,
arrived home Sunday. He went i'm
mediately to Athens to join his wife
who had peen in that town for some
weeks caring for her uncle, the late
Mr.. Parsons. Mr.. and Mrs. Judkins
are at present guests at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Jud-
kins in Athens.
Miss Pearl Maddocks entertained a
party of a dozen friends at l.. j..
Morrison's cottage, Hayden Lake,
Tuesday evening, the occasion being
by way of announcement of her en-
gagement to Mr.. Devens Barrett, of
Boston who is a guest at her home
this week. Supper was served at the
cottage, followed by a trip to Lake
wood theatre, and a social hour on
The return or the party.
Among the recent additions to the
Skowhegan people at Old Orchard
are Mrs. John A. Mooers, Mrs. Ma
than Fowler, Mrs. Saphronia E. Lord,
Maurice Philbrick and Tobey Mooers,
who left for that resort this morning.
Mrs. s. Herman Rowell and Mrs. A.
K. Rowell, accompanied by Miss My
ra Rowell and Miss Agnes Mantor
went yesterday and all are to enjoy a
two weeks outing, cottage having
been engaged for that period.
j. M. Scribner has just completed
an artesian we'll for Tuttle Brothers
at the Skowhegan House, designed to
furnish water for their hotel and
stables. This work was commenced
on July 1st and satisfactory flow
was reached on Tuesday at depth of
1874 feet. The first 10 feet was drilled
through soil and its character plainly
indicated that it had filled in on top of
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