The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-28
TOWN and VICINITY

Mr. j. c. McCollor of Scion was in
town Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Copp visited friends in
Waterville, over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. e. Hill of Augusta,
were in town over Sunday.
Mrs d. p. Foster of Waterville, is the
guest of Miss Agnes Stafford.
w II. Hanson Esq, arrived home
from Jackman, Monday afternoon.
Mrs Geo. Clarke of Bingham, was in
town during the early part of the week.
Mrs. c. E. Goodwin was called to
Augusta, Saturday by illness of friends
there.
w. r. Jordan Esq, has returned to
Bingham, and continues his law practice
there.
Mrs. F. j. Goodridge of Waterylle,
was the guest of Mrs. F. o. Sawyer,
Tuesday.
F. II. PEBBLE of Bingham, and his
daughter Miss Nellie, were in town
Tuesday.
J. F. Holman, Esq, of Athens was in
town Wednesday morning on his way TO
the State capitol.
Mrs W. II. Wides left home FOR Au-
gusta, Tuesday, to spend few days at
the State Capital.
Y Il. futile, Esq, of Canaan is in
Augusta this week looking after rail-
road affairs in which he IS interested.
Hon. Omar Clark Of Curatunk aud
l.. c. Andrews Of Bingham. we're among
the gncst> at Hotel lIeselton. Tuesday.
Miss Mnta Powers court stenogra-
pher arrived in town Monday evening,
and left for Dover, Tuesday where she
reports a term of court.
Charles II. Girder, first seleetmau of
Mercre, was in town Monday and Tues.
day, to get the annual report of his
town printed at the REPORTER office.
Somerset District Lodge of Good
Templars holds it annual meeting with
Old Point Lodge. South Norridgewock,
Friday March lst, commencing at 10
O'Clock AN.
+. VI. Ames instituted lodge of Good
Templars, at Moore.s Mills Canaan,
Monday evening the 18th, instant, with
Is charter members Tie Lodge Depu-
ty is win Ames and ihe secretary Irwin
Foster.
We are informed by relative that IT,
WAS ". II. Langley Who PLAYED on the
guitar at the reception given 10 Y. II.
Sprague and family and not J. z. Long
ley IL appeared in tn REPORTER last
week.
At the First Baptist church, next Sab
bath the pastor will discuss the subject
The antagonsm of the flesh to the
spirit-NIatt. % II. French service in
the afternoon, , r N. Missionary meet
ing in the evening.
a notice in which raisers of sweet corn
are interested appears in our advertising
columns. 1t is for farmers to say, 10y
their action, whether the canning fac
tory will be operated next season. We
hope they will say yes.
The lecture by Mrs. Woodman of Ban
COR on kindergarten work, before the
Womans Club Sorosis. aud all ladies in
town who may be interested to attend,
will be given in the Bethany chapel in
the afternoon of March sth.
Fifty divorces were granted III Somer-
set county, the past year. The number
granted in 1893 was II. and was the
largest for several years, but the record
is again broken by the number decreed
in 1894. We are not proud of this.
Smith Whittier will in April, put new
plate glass front in his brick block on
Water street. The plans are now be
ing made therefore. He adyertises else
where, the doors, sash and glass, he
will take out, in which he can give good
bargains.
We print the warrant for our annual
town meeting in the REPORTER this week.
There are no less than "a articles to be
considered all of them important and
many that will probably bring out dis
cusson. Therefore Monday is likely to
be busy day for those citizens who
are interested in town affairs, and what
citizen is not.
Quite a large delegation of remon-
strants against the proposed division of
the town of Madison, left here Wednes
day morning, to attend a hearing before
the legislative comm ittee on towns at
Augusta. Among these gentlemen were
Cephas Salley. J. F. Chadbourne, d. H..
Hobart, w. f. French, K. F. Rowell,
Warren Russell and d. IL. Harding.
Hon. S. j. Walton accompanied these
remonstrants as counsel.
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