The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-23
TOWN and VICINITY
New fur capes at Ordway's.
MONDAY. AUGUST 20, 1894.

Wm s. I.add of the Fairfield journal
was in town Friday.
Deputy Sheriff Lyman Grant of solon
was in town Friday.
Miss Fannie Priest arrived in town
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. James Bray of Derry, y. H.. is
visiting friends in town.
Attention is called to l.. l.. Morrison's
advertisement Free Coal"
G. A. Phillips and c. p. Phillips of
Fairfield were in town Friday.
Mrs. Il. II. Allen of Boston. is visit
ing at the home of Capt. Amos Tohey.
Porcelain stone kettles u cents at NJ.
B. Heselton's, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. l.. NJ. y. Stevens, president of
the Women's c. 7. Union. was in town
Friday.
Mrs. A. II. Currier returned to her
home in Oberlin, Ohio. by this morn
ing's train.
Mr.. r. L. Mitchell has been confined
at his home by a severe cold. but IS now
convalescing.
Mr.. Bernard Steinberg of Boston, was
the guest of his uncle, Hermann Stein
berg over Sunday.
a. II. Totman and his daughter were
in town Friday, en- route for Parlin Pond
with private team.
Hon. Charles E. Oak, land agent and
his brother Frank, passed Sunday with
the family of j. p. Oak.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq. aud Mrs.
Goodwin returned home from their Bos-
ton trip Saturday noon.
Misses Blanch Clark and Fannie Stev-
ems returned Friday. from visit at the
home of c. 7. Moses at Dexter
The second Maine Cavalry will hold
their annual reunion, at Gardiner, Sep
TENDER 10, 1894, at 1000 o'clock, A. NJ.
at G. A. II. Hall.
Mr.. Jas. Carroll of New York city
who has been passing his vacation in
town as the guest of l.. w. Chase. re-
turned home this morning.
Joshua Williams and Mrs. Williams
returned from Augusta Friday after
noon. Their daughter, Mrs. d. Webber
of Augusta, accompanied them.
Mr.. II. C. Fuller of Hartland and J.W.
Manson Esq were in town Friday on bust
ness connected with the disappearance of
d. f. Thompson Esq, of Hartland.
Heman Whipple of Scion was in town
Friday, on his way home from meeting
of the Moose River Log Driving Com
pany held at Waterville, Thursday.
Mrs. c. G. Totman, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Totman and daughter, Ethel, and
DR.. and Mrs. A. +. Farnham, all of
Fairfield, were registered at the Hesel-
ton House on Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. o. Morgan of La
favette, Ind, and MIR. Harry Butler of
Bangor, in town to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Sarah Bartlett. returned to their
respective homes to-day.
f. l.. Tucker of Marlborough, Mass,
formerly resident of Skowhegan, ar
rived in town Thursday, for brief larry
here. He is engaged in the harness
manufacturing business there.
Ernest Avore participated in the races
at Sanford, Saturday last, and although
he brought home no prize, he made
very credtable showing with the fast
riders of New England who participated
Rev. W. Libby of Illinois occupied
the Universalist pulpit in town Sunday
last Mr.. Libby is wisely spending his
vacation in Maine this year. Next Sun
day Rev. E. F. Plumer of Bangor will
preach in the Universalist church.
An interesting game of base ball was
played at the trotting park Saturday af-
ternoon last, the contrasting teams being
the Oakland high school and Skowhe-
gan high school, the result being in favor
of the home boys by score of Il to IL.
In another column we give the number
of horses in each race at Fairview Park,
Tuesday. The Watervlle Military band
will be in attendance. The Watervlle
and Skowhegan base ball clubs will play
game that day. Admittance 80 cts.
Ladies and carriages will be admitted to
park, free.
Rev. F. H. Morgan, pastor of the NJ.
| +. church here. has had correspondence
with the Methodist Missionary society
in regard to going to Singapoor, Malac
ca. He has been offered the church
there but one condition, that he should
leave his children in this country, he
does not feel like complying with and
the probability is he will not leave his
pastorate here.
One dav last week as the sisters of
Thaxter Reed We're driving rast the
farm of Lafayette Merrill in Madison,
about two miles from this place, their
horse took fright at pile of split stone
by the road side, overturning the ear
riage, throwing the ladies out, iniur-
ing the considerably. The animal run in
to the orchard. where he broke from the
carr iage and circled around the different