The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-03
TOWN and VICINITY
MONDAY, APRIL 30. 1891.

Thursday.
HenryWashburne of Bingham. Was in
town, Thursday.
Frank G.. Burrill has recently moved
his family 20 Lynn.
IL. b. Friend i, wearing cane this
week, the result of a scalded ankle.
Gen'l and Mrs. Il. b. Shepherd return
ed home from Boston. saturday night
Miss Eva Ames returned to Pownal,
Saturday morning. to resume her duties
as teacher.
Dir. ;. +. Couant and wife. with their
daughter Mrs. {. NJ. Lambert are in
Boston for few weeks.
William q. Heseltou sowcd over 30
bushels of oats in April this year. some
thing quite out of the common.
The Il. G. Dennis farm at East New
Portland, Is Tor sale-iuqnire on the
premises or of Harry Baker. Skowhegan.
Mrs. ID. W. Webbor OF Augusta, visit
ed her parents. j. II. Williams and wife,
last week, returning home. saturday
morning.
The Ladies Aid Society connected with
the First Baptist church will meet at
the chapel Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock
Hop at the .Ileselton, Wednesday
night. The last was the best Of the
series. and the one this week promises
to be equally enjoyable.
Street Commissioner Ford is doing
some grand work upon our streets, fast
getting them into fine condition. We
are some weeks ahead Of last season.
Mrs. NJ. T. Poolcr and Florence re-
turned home Friday night. from lhcir
several weeks residence in Florida,
They We're met in Boston by Mr.. roolcr,
who returned With them.
W. f. Robbins announces cut in
price Of % Union Bicycles from Slj0
to SO. and will make equally low prices
on the many o,her make Wheels in his
STOCK, excepting lclpr>.
One of the delivery teams of Bartlett
and Cairns took "A lively run down Madi-
sou Ave, around Aliens conner this
morning bringing up at the store.
Fortunately no damage resulted.
OWingto the Illness Of the mother of
Rev. X. b. Mathews, al the home Of an
other son in Augusta, the Congregations
al parsonage WAS closed last week. We
learn Mrs. Matthew, is NOW much better
and is expected home this week.
Mr.. l.. l.. futile of Cornvile. left at
this office Friday last, some apples of
the Ben Davis variety. which had been
kept on shelf in his cellar for two
years, and are n sound and smooth AS
most apples at the end of the first
season.
Supt. Butler informs us that the
following changes were found necessary
as to teachers in the rural schools. and
wock has No. south. Miss Alice Long
ley OF Norridgewock, Bush dist. and
Miss Kate Fletcher No. north.
If YOU have not already secured seats
for the Torhett Concert Co, who appear
in Coburn Hall next Friday evening"
you should do 81 early, is such musi-
cal treat as this rarely comes 10 u.
Seats may be secured AT Pattcns, and
already the advance sale IS large,
The senior class of the Skowlegan
high school voted at a recent meeting to
visit Warterville for their class pictures
and in consequence a large delegation of
the class went TO that city Saturday
The remainder of the class are to 90 on
next saturday.
At meeting OF the Womau's Club.
held Thursday afternoon last. the fol
towing officers we're elected Tor the conf
ing year Mrs. &. V. Hanson pres ;
Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt, vice pres. Mrs
Sumner r. Snow, sec; Mrs f. W. Allen.
treas: Mrs. II. ). Steward. Mrs. {. V.
Richards, Mrs l.. J.. Morrison, Mrs. G..
ID. Miller aud Miss Carrie Philbriek, di-
| rcctorS.
1t is particularly noticeable, and com
mendabe as we'll, the heed our wheel
men have gwen to the notices posted by
the seectmen cantioning riders against
using the sidewalks, While it seems to
be a conceded fact there is no stale law
to prevent bicycles from being run on
the walk, Skowh"gan wheelmcn recog
nile the right Of pedestrians aud have no
wish to autagonile them.