The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-05-27
Mrs. F. l. Estes left Friday for
Roston to visit friends.

Mrs. B. F. Burns of Madison visited
at the home of Mrs. Viola Wellington,
last Tuesday.
Arlie A. Dinsmore of Bingham of
the firm of A. c. Dinsmore & Son was
in town last Friday on business.
Miss Hattie Marble, who has been
at Squirrel Island for several weeks
past, is expected home tomorrow.
Note advertissmen of auction sale
at the W. G.. Heselton homestead,
June 9th, published elsewhere in this
issue.
Mrs. j. c. Griffin left Friday for
visit with her daughter, Miss
Margaret, a student at Wellesley
college, Mass.
Mrs. Walter Waller who was OPP
Grated on in private hospital in
Richmond a short time ago is re-
ported as doing very well.
Miss Iva Jackins, accompanied by
the two daughters of DR.. and Mrs.
George O. Smith, and maid, arrived
from Washington, d. G. by last
nights train.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Bennett of New
ton, Mass, are in town, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Merrill at their
home on Coburn avenue. The two
ladies are sisters.
Augustine Wyman, our second
selectman, left home, Tuesday, for his
annual visit to his son, Prof. Levi
Wyman, who is instructor in the
Pennsylvania Military college, at
Chester, Pa.
Our county Jail took on new
boarder, yesterday, Rudolph Ray
mond of Pttsfield, committed on
charge of alleged rum selling and
drunkenness. He was brought here
by Deputy F. H. Frost of that place.
Miss Mary Fuller and Mrs. Daniel
Church from Portsmouth N. II. re-
turned to their home Monday after
spending three days here settling
some business connected with the
estate of their late brother, William
Fuller.
Joshua F. Williams and wife are
passing few days in Lewiston as the
guest of their daughter, Mrs. d. w.
Webster. Incidentally, Mrs. Will
liams was in attendance upon the
session of the Grand Chapter of the
Eastern Star being held there.
w. H. Paine, grand master work
man of the Grand Lodge of Maine,
left Friday for Biddeford, where he
visited the lodge. Saturday he was
in Portland and Monday visited the
Sanford Lodge, closing his trip Tues
day in Augusta, arriving home last
evening.
Those from Skowhegan, who went
to Lewiston to attend the annual
meeting of the Grand Chapter of the
Eastern Star, Tuesday were: Mrs.
Vina Hill, Mrs. Minnie Pishon, Mrs.
Sac F. Clark, Mrs. E. F. Fairbrother
and Miss Alice Danforth, as dele
gates from Sunset chapter.
8. w. Gould has purchased the Her
bert Jewett farm on the Back
Road" of Mrs. Alma Haffermehl,
widow of the late John j. Haffermehl.
The farm will be operated this
season by Eugene Keene. Mrs.
Haffermehl and her five children
have returned to their former home
in Massachusetts.
Upon information furnished by the
City Marshall of Waterville, last Sat
urday, Sheriff Mooers visited that
city in the afternoon and succeeded
in recovering portion Of the goods
stolen from the store of w. w. Hun
toon in Norridgewock two weeks ago.
Two of the burglars concerned in the
break are doing time in Kennebec
Jail, and one other has been traced to
the vicinity of Bangor.
]. Rene Sirois and Miss Marie La
casce both of Skowhegan we're mar
ried Sunday at noon at the st. Mary's
Church the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. FIR. A. o. Lacroix. The
bride was attended by Miss Annie
Goulette as maid of honor and Paul
Fluette was best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sirois left on the noon train Monday
for Thompsonville, Conn. After their
return Mr.. and Mrs. Sirois will make
their home in Skowhegan.
Joseph Tantish died at his home on
South street Wednesday morning of
last week after a sickness Of about
five months, the result of a shock.
He had been in poor health for the
past three years, but was able to
work the most Of that time. His age
was about 55 years. Besides the wild
ow, three children survive, Arthur,
Mrs. Levi Butler and Mrs. Minnie
Thibodeau of this town, four brothers,
Thomas and Charles of Skowhegan,
George of Lynn, Mass, and John of
Philadelphia, also one sister, Mrs.
Mary Burnor, Skowhegan. Mr.
Tantish was a well-known French
citizen and for a long time was en-
ployed in the Anderson wooden mill.
For the last five years he had been