The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-15

Pittsfieid, Friday, to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Chas. Seekins cousin.
Mrs. Louise P. Hamlin who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. R. L..
Mitchell for week returned to her
home in Brunswick, Monday.
Frank E. K. Davis, Max Clark an6
Ernest G.. Greene are spending the
week in Boston, the latter being there
to attend the first Worlds Shoe and
Leather Fair.
Edwin L. Clough, salesman at the
Bowman hardware store, is on a va
cation, this week, at the farm home
of his father, Orrison Clough, on the
Madison Bridge road.
Miss Katherine Brown an operator
in the " aterville telephone exchange
spent Thursday of last week with
Annie Kennedy who is employed in
the Skowhegan office.
Mrs John Waugh, who was a resi-
dent of this place for many years, ar
rived here Tuesday from Pittsield,
her present home. She Is visiting
with Mrs. William Donaldson.
Mrs. G. F. Barnard and Miss j. E.
Hinckley both from the Good Will
Home spent Friday at Lakewood at
the Sunday School picnic, the two be-
ing members of the Island Avenue
Congregational church.
Miss Violet Thompson, the daugh-
ter of F. M. Thompson a conductor on
the Canadian Pacific railroad, return :
ed to her home in Montreal, Saturday,
after a brief visit with DIR. and Mrs. F.
A. Leitch, Mrs. Leitch being her aunt.
John J. McIlwrath, who is assistant
electrician under Gene Lowell at the
Harvard Medical School, arrived,
Saturday. He will spend two weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel McIlwrath on Turner avenue.
Mrs. Helen Robinson and Miss Ma
bel, her daughter, have gone to Old
Orchard to pass the summer at their
cottage, as has been their custom for
many years. They left Saturday
morning, Miss Robinson stopping Oh
the way at Waterville for brief visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Crawford.
Robert Merrill, son of Mrs. w. s.
Merrill, who lives on the river road TO
Hinckley. is spending two weeks at
home. He graduated from the Skow-
hogan high school in 1907 and since
that time has been employed in va
rious kinds of work. At present he
is clerking in drug store in Brigh-
ton, Mass.
Mrs. Frank w. Allen of Greenville,
who was on her way to Portland, came
here with the ladies of the Kennebec
Union of Women's Clubs, on Wednes-
day of last week, attending the field
day at Hayden lake. She made a
brief visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. P. Merrill leaving on Thurs
day for Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Pease of Union
Maine passed Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Huntley at their Ayrshire
stock farm In the eastern part of
the town. Mrs. Pease is to remain
for month as the guest of the Hunt
leys and other relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. II. Steel of Milford, Mass. are
also here for a fortnight's visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntley.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Savage of
Lawrence, Mass, passed last week In
town as guests of E. L. Savage and
family. Mr.. Savage is native of La
Grange in this state and went to
Massachusetts to work for the Cham
pion International Paper Co. 35 years
ago. He has continued in their en-
ploy to the present time and is now
the master mechanic of their works.
Walter G. Davis and G. L. Baxter,
both of Portland, prominent stock
holders of the Portland Packing Com
pany, were in town, Friday, and in
spected the factory on Spring street,
owned by them. They were on tour
OF observation through the state, Wis
iting their factories and noting the
prospects for the sweet corn crop of
the present season. Mr.. Davis was
accompanied here by his son, Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Robbins left
here on the five O'Clock train, last
Monday morning, for an extended
tour to the Pacific coast. On the out
ward journey they will visit Mrs.
Robbins sister, Mrs. F. ". Mitchell,
in Richmond, VT, proceeding thence
to Montreal, and from that city to the
west via the Canadian Pacific. They
are to make stops at Seattle, Tacoma,
San Francisco and other coast cities,
including Los Angeles, in the latter
place as guests of Mr.. Robbins broth
er, Albert Robbins, who removed to
California from this section about
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