The Somerset reporter., 1895-06-13
TOWN and VICINITY

W. ;. yarney has secured a lady as
sistant in his undertaking business.
Hon. c. A. Marston and Geo. B. SAT
ford are on business trip TO Boston,
this week.
Lady bicyclists are especially includ
ed in the invitation to be found in an
other column.
Rey l. II. Copeland will preach upon
the SUI CT. the universally of the
Gospel, sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Davis of Port
land, and their two children, Walter Jr.,
and Clinton, are at Hotel Coburn for
this month.
Mrs. c. j. Nash, who was in town
several days last week as the guest of
John Frain and family, returned to her
home in Lewiston Saturday morning.
George II. Pishon is shipping from
two to four car loads of hay day secur-
ing all he can handle at from S6 to s. in
few instances paying SO for an extra
Last Tuesday evening the Red Cross
degree was worked on three candidates,
Elmer II. Dunton and Henry Washburn
of Bingham, and F. w. Allen of Skow-
hogan.
Col. A. c. ). Hill of Texas, was among
the arrivals Saturday evening, passing
Sunday with friends and relatives in
town. Mr.. Hill went to Bangor this
morning for brief visit in that city.
Mrs. James Fellows and daughter
May Elise arrived in Skowhegan from
Boston Friday evening for the summer
A part of the season will be passed at
Camp We sserrunsett, their cottage at
Hayden lake.
A party of gypsies passed through
town Saturday, coming here from Ca
naan. There were Al horses and So
men, women and children. The COM
pany divided here, one section going to
Lewiston, the other to Moose River.
As handsome piece of grass as one
II. S. Steward about one mile on the
river road to Waterville. 1t contains
about seven acres, was formerly past
ure, but September of last year was
seeded t. Herds grass.
While removing the bill board in front
of the Wentworth store house one day
last week, heavy plank fell, striking
Mr.. NJ. B. Heselton in the face, black
ing both eyes and brusing his nose.
Had the plank struck him little high
er up it is probable that Mr.. Heselton
would have suffered serious injury to
his eyes.
Pres. B. l.. Whitman of Colby Unver-
sity will deliver sermon before Somer-
set Lodge f. & A. NJ. the Sunday
previous to ST. Johns day which occurs
the oath inst. The Lodge will attend in
body, and lodges from surrounding
towns will be invited. The services
will probably be held in the Methodist
church in the afternoon.
Frank f. Nye, who during his high
school days made his home in Skowhe-
gan, was married to Miss Maud
Barnett of Woonsocket, X. l., the even
ing of June 6. The wedding took place
at the residence of the brides parents
in the presence of 200 guests. Ralph
l.. Nye was best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nye are making an extended wedding
trip in Canada Mr.. Nye being at present
interested in Canadian mines.
The new hotel at Hayden Lake, being
built this season by the Somerset Trac-
tion Co., and which has been leased by
H. E. Spear, is to be given grand open
ing on July 4th, and great preparations
band will be in attendance throughout
the entire day, while frequent steamboat
excursions, together with the sailing,
rowing, bathing, etc, will afford ample
amusement to all. In the evening there
is to be a grand ball for which Kendall S
full orchestra has been engaged.
MI y. a. OptHI Tue DuSlueSS agent OF
Nickerson and Nesmith's Comedians,
(who had the Opera House engaged for
the whole of next week but kindly gave
up the first three nights so that the High
school graduation exercises might take
place there) has arranged for his conpa-
ny to open Thursday evening, present
ing Mrs. Frances Hogdon Burnett's cele-
brated play Little Lord Fauntleroy, on
Fri lay evening that quaint and charming
story Esmeralda will be given and on Sat
urday evening the chic partisan comedy
Frou-Frou will give the theatre going
residents chance To see this excellent
company in mahy bright and interesting
situations while the cos ;umes of the
ladies in the company will be not only
elegant in material but also the very
latest in regard to cut, style. etc. Sat
urday matinee performance of Little
Lord Fauntleroy will be given especially
to accommodate children and ladies who
will be unable to come out in the even
ing, an interesting feature in connection
with the matinee will be the orange tea
which will take place directly after the
entertainment the children present will
be invited upon the stage, introduced to