The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-08
TOWN and VICINITY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1894.

ed friends in town, saturday.
Sorosis meets with Mrs. Forrest Good
win, Wednesday afternoon next.
Frank A. Owen of Bangor and his
son David Owen, were in town Saturday,
at Hotel Heselton.
Mrs. d. w. Colby and young daughter
returned to their home in Orono, Friday
afternoon.
Herbert Pratt and Levi Wyman of
Colby University were at their homes
in town over Sunday.
Somerset District Lodge, |. O. &. T.,
will meet with Bingham Lodge, Friday,
March Dist, at Bingham.
Misses. Helen and Daisy Plaisted of
Wateryille were in town Saturday, guests
of Edw. W. Heath and family.
Mr.. |. &. Sutherland, the Boston rep
resentative of the Bloomfield Shoe Co.
was in town over Friday night.
John Horne of Waterville was in town
Saturday, looking for horsetle,h, aud Of
fered $500 for a good one. but the owner
refused the offer.
Mrs. Mary j. Morgan. who has been
Wishing relatives in town for the past
few months. left on Saturday morning
last for her home in Damariscotta, Mills
The bicycle fever is sure to be almost
an epidemic in Skowhegan the coming
season among our young men. and our
local bicycle agents smile in conse-
quence.
Henry W. Pearson of Portland came
to Nassalboro. Saturday, to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Pearson, the father of
W. II. Pearson, who formerly resided
in Skowhegan.
\. p. Irwin, principal of North Arson
Academy. was in town Saturday on his
way to his home in Lewiston, to spend
the long vacation, the winter term of the
school having closed last week. lie
made the REPORTER Il pleasant call.
Silas Leland and wife went to Nassal-
boro by this mornings train to attend
the funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Pearson, who died the latter part of last
week, within Il brief time of each other.
Mrs. Pearson was the eldest sister of
Mrs. Leland.
Hiram Z. Thing has been appointed
All agent to prevent cruelty, by Gov
ernor Cleaves. Mr.. Thing is good
man for the place. He uses his own
horses well and we hope he will see to
it that abuse of animals by others is
punished. There is too much of it.
The marriage engagements of three of
Skowhegan's well-to-do young business
men have been made public within as
many weeks. Two of them chose fair
daughters of our own town, while a
Norridgewock maiden made the happi-
ness complete in the third instance.
The union meetings which were held
for two weeks, closed on Friday evening
last. The attendance was large, and the
interest good to the very last. Several
| expressed desire to lead the Christian
life, and many who were in attendance
found religious quickening. The meet
ings were profitable and helpful.
A movement is being made by several
OF our unsteady inclined young men
towards the formation of band. Ger.
tain it is that Il town as large as our,
should have such an organization, anG
without doubt we have sufficient talent
for the making of Il good one. We wisf
the undertaking success from the start
Miss Myrtle Gates, who for the pas
year or more has been in charge of c. 4
Ross crockery store, has given up he
position, for the present at least, going
to the home of her parents in Scion on
Saturday for Il brief vacation visit, afteI
which she is to enter college at Buffalo
| y. Y. for several months course il
stenography.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Burrill wer,
summoned to Brattleboro. VT. Frida,
afternoon, owing to the critical illness OF
their grandson, the boy of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter CARPENTER. who had been i'll onl,
week or so from diphthcrja The new.
came like a shock to the grandparents
as thVy had but recently returned FROM