The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-17
TOWN and VICINITY

| TOW N ana VlClN l 7
la. !. Pooler of Portland is in town
/ this week.
Deputy Sheriff Lyman Grant of Solon,
i. in town, to-day.
Dr. Cora johnson returned from Bos-
ron, Monday evening.
Remember DIR. Philbrick's monthly
visit to Skowhegan, next week.
l.. L. Morrison has leased the Mouse
| Island hotel property for the season.
The c. c. c. c. are to meet with Mrs.
Il. b. shepherd, for their semi-monthly
supper on Monday night next
VIM H. Richardson, who has been off
i duty for many weeks, by reason of i'll
ness. again took his train this week.
Proceedings in insolvency were begun
Monday, in behalf of Stephen Frothing-
ham and Alice B. rockingham OF Nor
| rdgewoek,
Skowhegan lodge, A. O. L. w, re-
| eeivcd members into the order, Tues
| day evening, and received applications
| for u more.
Will Pooler, some years since Il clerk
with Bxby & Buck, but now resident
of Belfast, was in town yesterday, ac.
companied by his wife.
Roy l.. HAYDEN, son of W. w. Hayden
of skowhegan, has a good position in
| the office of Shaw, Hammond & Carney,
/ wholesale grocers, Portland, Me.
". II. Wiggin and wife of Belfast,
were in town over Tuesday night. Mr..
| Wiggin is a member of the Belfast Mill
tary band who visited us on that date.
DR.. 0. W. Jewett and wife of Rich
mond, Va, formerly well-known resi-
dents of our town, were among the
arrivals by Tuesday evenings train.
Roscoe NJ. Turner left for California
Yesterday morning. His mother Mrs.
sumner W. Turner accompanied him as
far AS Boston where she will make Il
visit with friends.
The high school boys crossed bats
with the grammar school nine yester-
day, and found they had run against Il
r'snag" as the grammar school boys beat
chem out to 3.
Dr Geo. +. White of Sandwich, Mass.
|uho came home from Boston with his
father, Palmer White, returned to his
home this morning. Mr., White stood
the journey home we'll.
The Belfast military band gave an
open air concert on the grounds at Hotel
| lles"lton, Wednesday morning. before
ln appreciative audience 1t was de-
|lightful musical treat. and their visit
and sweet music will long be remember
ed by our people most pleasantly.
Will Steward and his sister. Stella
were driving through the village a few
days ago, leading Il colt, On the island
the colt became frightened and jumped
upon the wheel, overturning the wagon
and throwing both occupants out,
Neither was injured, but the wagon was
4 wreck.
Two games of ball were advertised at
Waterville, Yesterday afternoon; the
hlrst, Colby VS.. Bates, second, Portlands
ks. Colby. Several lovers of the game
went down from here, but were disap-
pointed, as the first game more than
took up the afternoon, and they were
unable to see the professionals play after
bill.
Speaking of cold weather: Mr.. 5. d.
SaywUd informs us that thirty-two
years ago the 18th day of May, about
one foot of snow fell. In the afternoon
il turned to rain and the next morning it
was all gone, causing something of II
iise in the river. 1t had been an early
Spring and corn was up in some places
He remembered one field of sweet
rorn on the Plains that was up several
inches high when the snow dropped down
upon it,