The Somerset reporter., 1895-10-24
TOWN and VICINITY.

Mrs T. &. Lancey of Pittsfeld, was in
town Monday.
Outing wrappers with large full skirts
only 81 l9e at Judkins'.
Every one purchasing a ehild's hat at
Brookings & Priests will receive dolls
hat.
Rev B {. Wentworth returned Thurs
day morning from a four weeks yaca-
ton.
Miss Jennie Garsde of Foxboro,
Mass is the guest of Mrs. Forrest food
win.
W. II. Heselton has moyed. into one Of
the flats in his tenement house opposite
the.hotel.
Miss Mabel Phillips who has been
teaching in st. Adams, is at home for
her vacation.
Miss Mary Pollard left Saturday morn
ing for Fort Fairfield, where she is to
teach school.
j. II. Lalley of Boston, who has been
in town for several days returned home
Monday afternoon.
The harvest dinner given by the ladies
of the Uniyersaist church last Thursday
netted that society SO
sEAll the choice butter you want at y
cts pound, fresh eggs at y cts dozen,
q rho Elafahar Store
b. A. Spofford of Cranberry Isles,
made his brother, Amhurst Spofford, OF
this town, visit last week
Very desirable patterns in remnant
woolens for men and boys wear may be
found at Coburn Wooden Mills.
J Converse Webb left home Friday for
the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary at
Portland to have his eyes treated
Cony I. Malbon is running the even
ing passenger train IN place of Engineer
Underwood who is laying off for a week.
Chas. 2. Hatch, Esq, L. S. Bank Ex-
amner for Maine was in town to ex-
anime The First National Bank Thurs
day.
Miss Maxwell of Lewiston, who has
been the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Fred
Weld, for two weeks, returned home on
Saturday.
The loads of fir boughs which are now
being brought to town are among the
signs which remind us of the approach
of winter.
Road Master II. A. Toward of the
Maine Central was in town Friday, look
ing after the construction of the new
round house.
The freshman class of the high school
are to organize an orchestra of eight
pieces There is also talk Of starting
gymnasium.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. #. Green, Master
Newton Green and Miss Marion p.
Green of Madison, were in town few
hours Sunday.
Mrs. William Mcfarland of Lewiston,
and Sam Mcfarland of New Bedford,
Mass, drove over from Pittsfeld Satur-
day, returning Sunday.
1t is reported that cartridges are
quite thick on Middle Street. S. c.
Ward has shot three so far this fall,
standing in his own yard.
The c. c. G.. {. met in the library
parlors, Friday afternoon and evening.
Their regular semi-monthly meetings
will begin Tuesday, Nov ).
A freight..car for the Somerset Trac-
ton Company arrived in town last week.
1t is nearly as long as the ordinary flat
car, but not so wide, and is very hand
somely painted.
The friends of William Melvin Bailey,
formerly of this town but now of Nal
den, Mass. have received invitations to
his marriage to Miss Nettie Angie Wood
ward, which occurs the Goth, inst.
Three members of Skowhegan lodge
No. 20, Ancient Order of United Work
men, were initiated into the grand lodge
degree at Waterville, Thursday after
noon. They were Messrs c. II. Payse,
c. NJ. Lambert and W. A. Bailey
Mr. J. p Merrill was called to Oak
field, Saturday last, by dispatch an
nouncing the death of his brother, Ivan,
at his home in that place. Mr.. Merrill
had been sick with the dread disease
consumption for some months. He
formerly resided here and was well
known to our citizens generally.
The traveller between Fairfield and
Skowhegan sees good-sized steamboat
nearly ready for launching on the ways
at Shawmut just above the mills. The
Kennebec waters are flowed back by the
Shawmut dam nearly to pshon's Ferry
distance of five miles, and the lake
thus formed will afford the new steamer
a fine chance to disport itself. But
shipbuilding at Shawmut looks little
odd after all, says the Lewiston Journal
The members of Woodbine Lodge No.
1, Degree of Honor, are holding series
of sociables at their homes, The first
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Crowell, about seventy-flve were present.
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