The Somerset reporter., 1895-08-22

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Madison, Sunday afternoon al 30
l.. l.. Walton and family returned
from the sea,hoR Tuesday afternoon.
The new goods seem handsomer than
ever. W. IL. Wides' has full new line
The right place to buy picture frames
is at c. l.. Roy's. Prices surprisingly
low.
Mrs. Ivory Hayes of Augusta spent
Tuesday in town, the guest of Mrs. b.
II. Copp.
Seventy-four tickets were sold Mt this
station for Camp Benson, Newport this
morning.
Fred Hovey returned home to Fit.
Fairfield by the afternoon train Tues
day.
j. d. Stanford, Supt. of the New Eng
land Telephone Company was in town
yesterday.
Cyrus Newton of Moose river, was in
town Tuesday and made call at the
TEPORTER OFFICE.
Mai. Alonzo York was field officer of
the day at the State Muster, Thursday
last Governors day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Merrill were at
Augusta, among the visitors at the
State Muster grounds, Governors day.
Eighteen members from Skowhegan
Lodge No. 20 X. of p. are in attendance
upon the Annual Field Day at Hallowell
to-day.
Mr.. George @. Nichols of Jackman,
was in town Friday on his way home
from Augusta where he has been on
business.
Mrs. Zilpha Rogers (nee MtehelD
and sou Albert of Melrose, Mass, are
the guests of Herbert I. Jewett and
family this week.
Mrs. VIM. Mcclellan of Caribou, is in
town for week and with Mr.. Mcclellan
will attend the New England Fair at
Portland next week.
Lost, strayed or stolen two fox hounds
black and tan color, wearing collars
bearing name of the owner II. X. Pier
pont, Madison, and license numbers.
Services in the First Baptist church,
will be resumed Sunday morning. The
pastor will preach upon the subject
The Eternal now" Mrs. Phlo
Steward will sing.
Mrs. Mary Nosmus attended the Cen
tennial Anniversary of the town of
Litchfield, this week. 1t was also the
one hundredth anniversary of the settle
ment of her ancestor, Thomas Smith, in
that town.
DR.. ID. A. Williams of New York city,
who with DR.. Kennedy. a noted New
\ DIRK physician, is passing few weeks
Williams in Scion, was in town a por-
ton of last week, the guest of his uncle
John A. Colby.
Probably one of the largest lambs
ever seen in this section was sold to
Hotel Heselton, this morning by the
we'll known firm of Bartlett & Cairns.
1t was raised by Elmer Green of North
Cornyille, was a grade Shropshire and
dressed 50 lbs. net.
Loyalty Lodge of Good Templars en-
tertained about 70 visitors from Nor
ridgewock and Madison lodges Monday
evening The evening was pleasantly
passed socially, with remarks by several
and the discussion of refreshments
served by ladies of Loyalty Lodge.
Miss Anna Pegram and neice, Helen
Summers, who have been passing the
summer with relatives in town left on
Monday afternoon for home, and will
tarry for few days at Mouse Island,
Old Orchard No. Conway and Fabians
ell route. Mrs. f. +. McNeelie and
Miss Eda X. Smith accompany them
as far as F.tians.
Elwell's roof painting company is do
ing considerable work about town. Mr..
/ Elwell appears to understand the art of
fixing up an old roof so as to make ii
| absolutely waterproof, aud has done
work for c. F. Mcclellan, +. l.. Walker,
Hon. A. X. Bixby, James B. Dascomb,
Chas. Young, Jos. Dalaire, A. Spofi'ord
and others, and have many orders ahead
of them. They are looking for more
help.
Lieut.. Mark S. Jersey of the Unite
States army. who was for several years
instructor at the State College Orono,
and Mrs. Hersey were in town few
days this week, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. z. Merrill. Both Lieut.. Jersey aud
his wife were schoolmates of Mrs.
Merrill in Stetson, the town of their
nativity. Lieut.. Hersey has been order
ed to join his command in Nebraska,
and with Mrs. Hersey left for the west
Wednesday.
A hard looking customer visited the
boarding house of Mrs. John Bigelow
last evening begging for food. Mrs.
Bigelow refused him and thereupon he
called her vile names and was going to
force an entrance when Mr.. Bgelow ap-
cared upon the scene. There was a live
ly scene for a time. the tramp getting
much the worst Of it During the excite.
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