The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-01
TOWN and VICINITY,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1891.

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The bicycle riding school is to be con
tinued in Coburn hall. tomorrow.
C. F. Mcclellan is i'll at his home, suf
fering from an acute attack of La
Grippe.
Frank l.itleiield of St. stephen, n
B., is ON a visit to his mother, Mrs. \
W. Swain.
The March term =. j. Court convencs
in three weeks, with Judge L. \. Emery
presiding.
Misses Lena aud Bessie Hall are in
augusta, for a few weeks, visiting with
friends there.
We need a dozen cords or more OF
| wood on account at the REPORTER flee,
Green hard wood preferred.
Miss Sadie Ward is visiting friends in
Taunton, Mass. She will attend the
Grand Opera in Boston this week
Mrs. Alva Abbott, whose Illness we
noted in the REPORTER last week. died
Friday and funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon.
Mark Hobart of East Madison went to
Boston Monday. to represent the lodge
of a, q. [. W.. there, in the meeting of
the grand lodge of the order
BY the calendar we are allotted two
more days of winter, but from the out
look it would seem Old Prob means to
give us at least six weeks of it,
William Clark and Eugene Clark OF
Carratunk We're in town last week and
on Friday evening tool; Il degree in
Somerset Chapter II. A. Masons.
\. Goodrich and j. 5. Nutting go to
Boston to-day to attend the annual SEES
sion of the Grand Lodge A. o. L. W..
Tuesday and Wednesday the 9th and
2Sth inst.
Mr.. +. Il. Buck was summoned to
Winterport, Saturday. by the serious
illness of "A sister there, and Miss Cora
Baker attends to the branch store of
BiXby II Buck at Bingham during his
absence.
The reports of the experimenting
school committee and superintendent
of schools for the past year have been
ISSUED in neat pamphlet form, and may
be obtained at the office of Forrest Good
win. Esq,
The Adonis company. sixty people
by special about 1870 Hotel Hesel-
| ton had accommodations for about forty
of this number, the rest being accom-
modated ut the other hotels.
Saturday morning last the thermome-
tiers registered about 20 degrees below
zero. while at no time during the day
did the mercury get above the zero mark.
Sunday morning saw it down to 36 on
the average and in some places in town
as low as 10 below.
William Nles and Frank 4. Niles of
Casselton, Dakota, were in town last
week to visit their sister, Mrs. II. NJ
Jones. They came east because of the
y
son. These brothers have been west
nearly twenty years,
DR.. c. L. Pickering, Y. s., A. H..
Pottle and f. +. Pottle, all of Gardiner,
were at Hotel IIeselton, Thursday and
Friday. They were looking for nice
horses. They made offers for several
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at which they are held by the owners.
The sabbath evening services at the
Methodist church are increasing in inter
est and attendance. about two hundred
and fifty being present last Sunday
evening. \ short talk by the pastor
lively gospel singing, and earnest
Christian testimonies are the attractions
and many conversions the results.
Hon. William G.. Davis. OF Portland,
one of the board of directors of the
Maine Central road, arrived in town
Thursday, in Gen. Manager fuckers
ear, accompanied by his son, Walter G..
Nh. Davis is one of the foremost bust
ness men of Portland. His health has
been somewhat impaired of late. He
returned home, Friday morning
| The brown pacing mare, Helen s.,
owned jointly by c. +. Mcclellan and \.
W. Weston. had her leg broken while
in the stable, yesterday, from the kick
of Il hose in a stall next to hers. and
this morning it was deemed cxpcdient to
kill her. Helen ; got a race record of
2.2S IA last season, her first on the
track. which time was by DO means her
| limit, and WAS valued at 81 900 by her
owners.
George :. Webb. Esq, WAS called to
Scion, last week. by the serious Illness
of his father, Mr.. Sumner Webb, who
died Thursday last, aged 50 years. Mr..
Webb was one of the best known and
most respected citizens of Solon lie
| was for many years a prominent mer-
chant of that village, but for some time
has not beer engaged in business be-
cause of advanced years. He was a
worthy member of the Congregational
church in Scion, and public spirited,
honorable citizen of many years resi-
dencc there. His wife and two sons sur
vive him. George ). Webb of this town.