The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-12
LOCAL ITEMS.


Boston Monday.
Hon Turner Bu-wcll made Il business
trip to Augusta saturday.
Mr.. j. y. Buzzell was registered at
Hotel Coburn over Sunday.
Prolific Hen food for poultry for sale
at G. II. Burrill's griSt uill. 3w2
Mr.. Wade. of the firm of Wade y Hight,
Athens. is in Boston this week.
MRS. John W. Bailey returns to her
home in Orange, n. j.. this week.
Steps are being taken for the second
annual reunion of the "Coburn Guards
Mrs. W. b. Heath will spend the viii
ter with her brother Mr.. Grant nj Water
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. +. leighton are visit
ing their son in law. DR.. j. d. Ames of
Athens.
The Sorosis meets Wednesday evening
at : o'clock. with Mis-, Eda X. smith,
Water st.
Fred Emery went QUITO his engine
again Monday morning after a two
weeks vacation.
The new Columbian postage stamps
have been on sale At the Skowhegan
post Office since Friday last.
Hon. 4. Il. Bixby went To Augusta
Monday morning on business connected
with the Worlds Fair commissioners.
Mr.. Charles A. Buruor departed Fri
day afternoon for Portland on business,
from there he will visit Boston and
vicinity.
The souvenir Worlds Fair silver hall
dollars are being put out by Skowhegan
banks to all who want to give one dollar
for them.
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Milliken, secretary and
/ general manager of the Orient Mutual
/ Life Insurance Co.. was ut Hotel llesel-
/ ton last week
Edw. Fuller Esq, Of Duluth. Mimi,
accompanied by his wife and Young
daughter arrived in town last week, and
will be the guest of his parents, Judge
/ and Mrs. WIN. Fuller for two weeks.
/ We publish this week the itemized bills
of services rendered by the County Com
missioncrs to the county the past year,
as examined and approved by y. W.
Braincrd clerk. and F. W. IIoveY. coun-
ty attorney.
! Several hrn.l in work n1.Iins
occurred last week causing considerable
difficulty and expense to the water com-
pany as well as Inconvenience to patrons
Lcavitt street schools were Obliged to
suspend Monday on account of a break
| in leavitt street pipe.
Miss Grace Wentworth entertained the
IIexagon club of which she is "A member,
on Friday evening last, at her home. IN
equal number of gentlemen friends were
invited, drive whist was ndulged in, and
prizes were awarded to +. G. Pooler and
Miss Gertrude Webb.
4 Somerset Pomona Grange holds its
annual meeting in Grand Army Hall,
| Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
A dinner will be served both days of
the meeting in the Hall, and a good
time is expected if snow should come
sufficient to make sleighing.
Mr.. Ernest G. Walker. at one time
principal of our high school, and who re-
signed to enter Harvard College, has
recently accepted position as man
ager of the business office at the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington,
/ ID. G. He also will give some attention
to journalistic work while Il resident of
the National capitol.
! An oil painting, beautifully framed. i
on exhibition in the window of Dufrcll
u Bissou. it being particularly fine re-
production ON canvas of the cottage and
grounds belonging to Walter Pierce and
james Durrcll at Hayden Lake. Mrs.
Walter Pierce was III" artist. not only of
the painting. but OF the sketch from
which it was taken n we'll.
Word having been received from the
Insane Hospital by our board ot select
! men. lilat MIS-. J'N'lI, WHO Nh tdlNhn
there for treatment some time since, WAS
now cured. Mr.. Levi Emery Went To
Augusta on Friday aud returned with
the patient to the poor farm, where she
will be PROVIDED 4 home until she is ply
sically able to care for herself.
Church bells and wedding bells chimed
in harmony on Sunday morning III 1890,
while 1T the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
T. Reed on East Front street. their
daughter, Miss Mary l.. Reed vas united
in marriage to Mr.. Irwin l.. Rus sell, one
OF Madison'S young business men, by
Rev. VI. Howard. Wedding presents
| from friends in Skowhegan and Madison
were both elegant and numerous. The
parties will reside in Madison.
The funeral services Of the late T. ..
kim OCCURRED from the Pearl street
church in Hartford on Tuesday morn
/ ing last and he was buried in the Filing
ton church yard, Thoughtful friends
remembered the occasion by AN abun-