The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-16
TOWN and VICINITY.
MONDAY, AUGUST ID. 1894.

Eugene Clark of Carratunk was in
town yesterday.
, 5. W. Gould. Esp. Is on business
trip to Boston.
Mr.. John Kidder and family are at Old
Orchard for a few weeks.
! Hon. Omar Clark and Mrs. Clark were
at Hotel IIeselton. Saturday.
Mrs. l.. c. Jewett of South Scion is
spending week at Southport, Me,
Col Elias Miliken of Augusta was in
town saturday looking after the drive.
Hon. VIM. Philbrck left home this
morning for few weeks visit to Boston,
Miss jennie Blen of Cambridgeport,
Mass, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. II. C..
. Marble.
Miss Adelaide Hoyt. a former success
! full teacher in our schools. came to town,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan sullivan are
spending the week with their daughter
in Richmond
} The Methodist society and Sunday
} school 90 to Hayden Lake far a picnic
! on Wednesday,
Messrs Jefferson Savage aud John Il.
! Mcclellan are soiourning at Mouse Is
J land for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. +. l.. ZONES of Bangor
! passed few days with friends in town,
returning home to-day.
! Sanford Strickland and Charles II.
} Wheeler of Pishor's Ferry. were at the
court house. Friday on business.
Mr.. Z. Webster, proprietor of the
hotel at Carratunk WIS in town Satur-
! day and made us pleasant call.
I. Il. Day of Providence, X. L., ac-
I companed by his wife. was the guest of
his brother c. W. Day over Sunday.
But five tickets were sold at this
! station for the excursions on Sunday,
} one for the mountains and four to Bar
IIarbor.
Mrs. II. G. Fletcher and young son of
Sherbrook, p. O.. were the guests of
J lIoratio W. Cushing few days last
J week.
| Miss Jeannette Lord who has been visit
ing for several months with Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. p, GOTTA. has returned to her
home in Steep Falls, Me.
Mr. aud Mrs. b. F. Bartlett of North
New Portland were in town Friday.
They came from Waterville with their
own team and left for home Saturday.
J Messers l.. S. Lombard, Vim. W, Ham
blet and Simeon Howes, selectmen of
Concord were in town Friday on legal
business in connection with town affairs.
Miss Grace Wentworth entertained the
Hexigon club Thursday evening last,
the club having for their guest Miss
Hattie Dnsmore of Boston, a former
member.
Look at this, James Pyles Pearline,
large package reduced to Toe, we recon-
mend it as the best aud cheapest wash
ing 20 vder on ealti. +. T. Goodrich, 81
Water ST.
Sir knights of De Molay Commandery
No. 10 X. T. accompanied by their
families, make an informal excursion to
Lake George. Canaan, Thursday next to
pass the day.
Preston Furber of Canaan left horse
attached to a buggy htched near the
circus grounds, Friday afternoon, and
when he went to get him after the show
was over to go home he was not to be
found.
The sixth annual reunion and supper
of the 1S6S-lS72 Bloomfield Academy
Glass Association is to be held at Lake
George, Canaan. Tuesday Sept llth.. F.
Il. Steward is secretary of the associa-
ton.
c. X. Partridge of Augusta came to
town Saturday evening and was the
guest of +. 5. Prescott over the Sabbath
He returned home this morning, and
Mrs Partridge who is visiting in town
returns home tomorrow.
l.. l.. William of East Madison
was in town Friday and made the RE-
PORTER n call. He says his father +.
Witham, expects to start his calk facto-
} tory for the season very soon. He has
: some orders on hand enough to keep
them running through the fall. He
makes superior calk and it is used in
the Western lumber region largely.
'One of our Water street residents.
who hasa nice garden, with many varie-
Ties of flowers among which were an
abundance of many colored holyhocks.
thought he would do something outside
the common the day Forepaugh's circus
was in town. He took the white. pink,
red and yellow blossoms cut them of
close aud fixed them upon the twIgs of a
small tree of rare variety growing close
to the street in n conspicuous place
where those passing could not help
noticing them. 1t was done so deity that
only close examination disclosed the fact
that they did not grow there. The tree
presented a novel appearance bearing
these different colored blossoms. and at
tracted much attention. The owner
eoid ba did pot iutpud RI lot tho rirpus