The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
TOWN and VICINITY


Mr.. and Mrs. Eastman Hathorne of
Athens, were in town Tuesday.
The Sorosis met with Miss Hannah X.
Page. Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. Geo. W. Hinckley, supt. of Good
VIII Home was in town Monday.
J. y. and [. J. Smith sold fine up
right piano in Bangor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Oak and Miss
Pauline. are in Bangor, this week.
Mrs. Mary J. Goodrich of Dexter is
spending some weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. F. o. Sawyer.
Rev. L. II. Copeland will discuss next
Sunday morning the subject "lhe
characteristics of beautiful woman
Miss Alice NJ. Boardman of Water
vile. was in town over Sunday the
guest of her brother g. II. Boardman
and family.
Hon. S. J. Walton was one of the
speakers at a banquet rendered by the
Franklin Bar Association to Judge Wis
well at Pennington last week.
Forty.eight divorces We're granted in
the three terms of Court held in this
County during the year 1895. A large
number for County of $4,000 inhab-
tants.
An adjourned meeting of citizens in
terested in the enforcement of law and
the good of our town will be held in the
Congregational vestry, Monday evening
next, at 30 o'clock.
Mrs. f. w. Allen has been chosen
delegate from the Woman's Club and
Mrs. Jas. Frost, from the Sorosis to at
tend the midwinter meeting of the Maipe
Federation which is held at Orono,
this week.
The pay car of the Maine Central
which is making its monthly trip over
the road was in town last wight, the
train being in charge Of conductor j. b.
Chandler. Geo. A. Alden of Waterville'
ofcated as paymaster.
u.
weeks vacation in this tow, as
guest at Hotel Coburn, returned to
Portland to resume his duties as subur
ban editor and local reporter for the
Daily Eastern Argus Of that city, this
morning.
Our former townSman, A, B. Pratt,
oil liz ~ -
ago. seems to be reasonably well fixed
for this worlds goods, as he stands the
18th, in the list of heavy tax payers in
his town Ripon, Wisconsin, paying the
sum of 1922 SO municipal tax for the
current year.
The Hayden farm AS well as the new
hotel property, Lakewood Inn, on the
shore of Hayden Like, has been leased
for term of years by f. X. Deano, the
baker, and he purposes to remove there
with his family in the early spring TO
personally manage it. We learn ex-
tensve changes and improvements are
to be made in the property. Mr.. Delano
will continue his business in town AS
usual.
Mrs. Ella II. Crowell, Grand Deputy
b. of H., assisted by Mrs. Emma l..
Bickford, Past Grand C. of II. and Mrs.
Emma Simpson, Grand Usher, installed
the officers, of Lakeside Lodge, East
Madison, last Saturday evening. There
were twenty-three members of Wood
bne Lodge present. A very nice supper
thing was done by Lakeside Lodge for
the happiness aud entertainment of the
visiting brothers and sisters, aud the
evening proved one of great enjoyment
Mr.. James Dunn, lecturer for the
North Conway Kelley Institute, gave a
free lecture in q. \. r., hail. Tuesday
evening which was the best explanation
of the working of the Kelley treatment
and of e effect upon nb.iates that we
have ev>f listened to. He spoke with
the fervor of one thoroughly in earnest,
aud his imprisoned words must have
convincing effect upon victims of alco-
hoism. Unfortunately the audience
was not large. lie speakes again this
evening at the same place and the hall
ought to be crowded.
At the last regular meeting Of Court
Wessersunsett, No, 1920, |. 0. of For
esters, the following officers were in
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