The Somerset reporter., 1895-10-17
TOWN and VICINITY,


Saturday morning on business.
Miss Nellie Pease and Mrs. I. G..
sally OF Fairfield, were in town Thurs
day.
Lady wanted to learn drug business,
address p. o. Box 6o2, skowhegan,
u If.
Misses Mary and Flora Murphy re
turned from Poland Springs, Saturday
afternoon.
Augustus Fowler returned from Bos-
ton Friday night, where he has been for
several weeks on job of painting.
A.. \. Winsor and wife of Boston, who
has been at the Lakewood Inn, Hayden
Lake for a week past, returned home
to-day.
Harold Woodbury., who is taking a
course at Shaw's business college, Port
land returned home Thursday evening
for a week vacation.
Miss Harriet Marble left Saturday
morning for Boston, where she will re
main for several months, taking a
course at the art school.
Skowhegan sportsmen are to again
enter into competitor hunt, and are to
meet at Hotel Coburn. Friday evening OF
this week at 30 to perfect arrange
ments.
Mrs. Belle Claflin vent to Wateryille,
Friday to give talk on missions at
missionary tea given by the missionary
societies connected with the Baptist
church of that city.
One of the finest pieces of concrete
sidewalks IN town is that on Maple
street, recently laid by Street Commits
sioner Ford. 1t is perfectly straight and
the sides are tastefully graded. 1t is a
great improvement to the street.
While other people are trampng the
woods through for miles around, after
game, often returning empty handed, >.
c. Ward stands in his own door yard
and shoots partridge. now and then.
Yesterday saw this happen for the third
time.
Childrens and misses school caps at
Mrs. kincaid's.
S. d. Sayward shows us some fine
apples of his raising of variety styled
Pewaukee. He raised three barrels off
of one tree this year. The fruit is large
and fine looking, good winter variety.
II of these weigh g lbs. and their aggre-
gate girth is 10 TT. , inches. This is
evidently not an off year for this tree.
Messrs. w. b. II. Dowse, f. O. Adams,
Charles II. Southers and Charles L..
James of Boston and X. b. Hawley of
Amesbury, Mass, members of the Com
modore Club, were in town Wednesday.
These gentlemen are enjoying their an
nual fall shoot at their finely appointed
club house on the shore of Moose pond,
On Friday evening last reception
was given in the chapel of the Bethany
Baptist church in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Weld who have lately returned
from an extended visit in Minnesota.
A short, well arranged program was
given, and it was very pleasant social
occasion much enjoyed by those in at
tendance.
Owing to the continuation of the
Maine Centrals running the vestibule
train to our town during the winter,
it becomes necessary to head the train
when made up at night for the following
morning, with an engine steamed up tC
heat the cars throughout the night
gun, requiring an additional man as well
at the station.
For the Harvest Concert at the Island
Avenue Congregational church, next
Sunday evening, provision is being made
so that the enter tainment shall be both
pleasing and enjoyable to the children
and entertaining to the older persons
attending. 1t will be out of the usual
order, introducing new features which
none can help enjoy ing. The invitation
is general and cordial one.
At the close of the morning service at
the l'niversalist church. Sunday last, an
informal meeting of those present was
held, and a unanimous vote passed to ex-
tendx call to Rev. Geo. +. Leighton of
Westbrook, to become their pastor for
the coming year, A meeting of the
parish is called for Monday evening next
at o'clock, when formal action will be
taken in the matter. Should a call be
extended Mr.. Leighton would commence
his labors here early in November.
The regular meeting OF Russell Relief
Corps which occurs Friday Oct. 18th,
will be continued through the afternoon
for the purpose of completing articles
for sale in the near future. The even
ing will be devoted to social exercises
and the members of Russell Post are
most cordially invited to be present.
An opportunity will thus be given for
the committees appointed to confer to-
gether in relation to the proposed
soldiers monument, to report progress
and for all members of Post and Corps
/ to express their views regarding the
matter. Refreshments will be served