The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-15

MT. anu MTS. u. II. GerR1DS ana son
Frederick are spending a week at
Castine and vicinity.
Company E. Band will give a con-
cert this evening from the veranda
of the Skowhegan House.
Attention is called to adv. in an
other column announcing a summer
| clearance sale at the Lewia Shoe
Store.
Miss Sarah T. Snow left Wednesday
for Brunswick, where she will be the
guest of Mrs S. o. Cook for few
days.
DR.. Lynn Playse of Hopkinton,
Mass. arrived in town Saturday night
and will spend two weeks here visit
ing friends.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Sawyer of Mad
ison were in town Tuesday, guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Saw
yer on Madison avenue.
Horatio Libby of Melrose, Mass. is
paying visit to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Steward on Madison Ave, Mrs.
Steward being his niece.
Miss Avis Antill, who has been
teaching for the last year at Manches-
ter by the Sea, is here for the summer
with her sister, Miss Emma Antill.
Mrs. w. H. Sprague and two chill
dren of Somerville, Mass, arrived
here Wednesday of last week and left
for Cornville, her former home, for a
visit with her parents.
Humphrey Dyer and wife of Boston
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Fairgrleves at Hayden Lake. Mr..
Dyer will return home soon, but Mrs.
Dyer is to remain several weeks.
Miss E. M. Hill, who has been visit
ing DR.. and Mrs. Milliken of Madison
two or three weeks and Mrs. H. r.
Bearce of this place for few days re-
turned to her home in Portland Tues
day.
Miss Eva Knowlton went to Farm
ington Tuesday, where she will attend
the summer term of the Normal school
for three weeks and from there she
will go to Belgrade Lakes for the re-
mainder of the summer.
Mrs. w. s. Stinchfield, with her
two children, Lyle and Allan, left by
the morning train for Portland. They
are to be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Pillsbury, at their Peaks Island
cottage, for the next two weeks.
Ira A. Norton and wife took a
carriage drive to st. Albans, Sunday,
bringing back Mrs. Norton's sister
Mrs. M. d. Bigelow, who is making a
short visit with them. Miss Geneva
Hammond of Orono was also their
guest over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis E Porter left
this morning for Old Orchard, where
Mrs. Porter with Mrs d. A. Porter
who goes down next week will re-
main for month. Mr.. Willis Porter is
to return in two weeks and his broth
er and business partner, d. A. Porter,
will join the two families at the shore
In the absence of Waller F. Robbins
the optical business of fitting and ad-
justing of lenses to the eyes and du-
plicating of all kinds of lenses will be
attended to by Mr.. E. E. Thibault of
tho firm nf NNoItnp
who has had ten years experience in
the optical business with Mr.. Rob-
bins.
Mrs. George H. Pishon Worthy
Matron of Sunset Chapter, o. E. S.
invites the members of the order to
hold their annual field day at their
farm on Beech Hill on Tuesday, July
Goth picnic supper will be served.
Those wishing conveyance may make
arrangements with Chase Brothers
for 25 cent each.
George Otis Smith, after passing
three weeks in town with his family
left for Washington, d. @. last week,
his son, Joseph c., accompanying him
as far as West Newton, Mass. Mr..
Smith will leave for the West the last
of the present month and will direct
geological work in the Yosemite
California; National Park until the
first Of September. He will also at
tend the International Scientific Con-
gress which will assemble at Seattle,
Washington, in August.
Sheriff John A. Mooers, Coroner
l.. j. Addition and DR.. W. s. Stinch-
field of this place, with County At
torney Leroy R. Folsom of Norridge-
wock, were summoned to Fairfield
yesterday to investigate the drown
ing of John Laskey, two and one half
years old, concerning which there
were suspicious of foul play. The
child belonged to Polish family liv-
ing on the Island at Fairfield and
there had been some threats made as
the result of trouble with neighbors
and an arrest, but a few days ago.
The theory was that the little fellow
might have been the subject of revenge
on the part of the Individual arrested
or his friends but nothing WAS found