The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-15
TOWN and VICINITY

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Miss Agnes L. Stafford is spending a
few DAYS with friends in Augusta.
{. II. Girdler, of the board of select
men of Mercer was in town Yesterday.
Miss Fannie Pearson of Portland, has
been the guest of Silas Leland and fami-
ly the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ. Kinds OF Fairfield,
were in town Saturday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. \. W. Brainard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Goodwin are
visiting friends in Boston and other
Massachusetts, cities.
Geo, Gushing expects To be located in
his new store in the Ross block early in
March. It's to be IA beauty.
Oramel Murray of Pittsfeld, and +.
). Baker of Bingham, were in attend
ance upon Probate Court, Tuesday.
Mrs. David Clark was called to the
home of her parents i'll Ontario, Tuesday
by the critical illness of her father.
A. |. Sawyer, d. d. &. G.. installed
the officers of local lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, in Pittsfield, Tuesday night.
Rev. F. II. Morgan. pastor of the NJ.
+. church here attende the meeting of
the Ministerial Association AT Oakland,
Tuesday.
Col. A. G. Blunt, Lewis Anderson and
f. a. Noin were in Augusta, Tuesday.
Mr.. Anderson left for Boston on the
afternoon train.
Edwin Gledhill. formerly designer at
Lewis Anderson Il Cos wooden mills.
was in town for few days, leaving for
his home Monday afternoon.
The piano recital by Mr.. Julius HART
which was to have been given Friday
evening, has, for various reasons. been
postponed till some future date.
1t is stated that the Madison Pulp
mill will resume operations June LIST.
We trust it will as early as that date as
the wait for it has been a long one.
Harpers Young People in the last
issue indicated that substantial progress
is being made in collecting funds for the
Industrial School at Good VIII Farm.
j. w. Walker of Boston, practical
piano tuner in all its branches will make
his usual visit here early the coming
March. Address to Post-oifice. Skow-
hogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Dunton returned
home by the evening train of Monday,
and have established their residence
with Mrs. Holbrook at the family home
on Madison Ave.
The body of Mrs. Russell. wife of
DIR. Leonard W. Russell, was brought
to Skowhegan last evening for inter
ment. She died in Maiden, Mass, Sun
day evening.
We are informed that the quarterly
meeting of Somerset District Lodge,
/. o. G.. L. is to be held at Bingham,
March 2nd, instead of March DIST as it
has appeared in print heretofore.
All graduates of the Kelley Institute
who reside in this vicinity are invited to
meet at the barber shop of E. +. Pom
low Thursday evening of next week for
the purpose of forming a Kelley League.
Members of the Somerset Central
A urin la
the annual meeting of the Society. to be
held in q. A. r. Hall, Saturday evening
next. 1t is an important meeting for
the Society.
A. c. Shorcy of Bridgton formerly of
the Bath Times, has purchased the
Brunswick Telegraph, so long published
by the veteran editor Tenney, who has
for some weeks been i'll and unable to
issue his paper.
A big snow storm and blizzard pre-
vailed at Boston. Portland and vicinity.
Monday night, extending as far east as
Augusta, but Somerset county was not
in it this time. There was scarce Y any
snow here but the mercury dropped TO
zero during the night,
Bert Lyon as he is Familiarity knoAn in
Skowhegan, but now properly speaking
Albert w. Lyon, Esq, the son of A. NJ.
Lyon and tha grandson of the late re-
spected h. f. Lyon, is now practicing
lawyer in Maiden, Mass. The Maiden
Evening News, of Feby. I'd, in noting
the appointment of Chas. NJ. Bruce, Esq
As associate Justice of the Maiden Court
pays Mr.. Lyon high compliment in re-
lation to the same. The new Justice Is Il
partner of MIR. Lyon. and the latter
managing the campaign OF his colleague
which was spirited and hot contested
one. The article referred to, gives Mr..
Lyon much credit for his generalship.
The annual mite box opening of the
Miller Mission Band of the Bethany
church, is always an event of great in
terest to the members. The sixth was
held on Saturday afternoon last. in the
chapel, and was very pleasant and
successful occasion. The skies were not
propitious, but the attendance was quite
large. There were recitations and songs
by the younger members. The gifts
offered amounted to over eight dollars,
and this sum was increased somew hat
the next day Miss Nav Goodwin was