The Somerset reporter., 1896-11-26
TOWN and VICINITY,

day nothing
Repairs are being made on the rail.
road bridge pier.
+. 6 Woodbury. returned from Carl
bou, Thursday evening.
Eva G. Sawyer left town Saturday
morning for Lynn, Mass.
+. J. Russell, Brightons postmaster,
was in Skowhegan, Friday.
Miss Joie ponegan passed sunday
with friends in Waterville.
J. H. Gray of the New Carratunk,
Solon, was in town on business, Friday.
Miss Caddie Gaylord. matron of the
Children's hospital. Boston, is visiting
her parents
W. NJ. Ladd, one of the publishers Of
the Fairfield Journal, was in town a few
hours, Friday.
Dern Green left, Monday morning, for
Foxboro, Mass, where he has situa
ton in the straw shop.
Mrs. Kincaid has added new patterns
to her stamping outfit and is now pre-
pared to do stamping.
Fred Turner left Monday morning for
Maiden, Mass, where he has secured a
situation in drug store.
President Stanton Day of the Moose
head Pulp and Paper Co, Scion, was in
town Saturday on business
Miss Marion Monroe Rice of Boston,
the soloist at the Gale meetings, is max.
ing her home with Mrs. Herrin, south
side.
Gen. X. b. Shepherd is attending the
annual meeting of the trustees of the
Maine Insane Hospital in Augusta, this
week.
Sheriff T.. Z. Viles and wife, who have
been passing "A few days at Jackman and
Greenvile, returned home Friday
evening.
Miss Lizzie Williams, who is attend
ing the normal school at Pennington,
was among the arrivals on Friday
evenings train.
Mr.. c. A. Prescott of Hallowell, was
in town, Monday, the guest Of n. w.
Brainerd, Esq, returning to Hallowell,
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas II. Pepper and
Master Stephen, who had been in town
for a few days, returned to Waterville,
Thursday afternoon.
Thanksgiving service will be held
at the Universalist church on Thursday
evening, Nov. 20 at 7.30p., m. Sermon
by the pastor of the church.
c. E. Littlefield, Esq, of Rockland,
ex-attorney general, was in town several
days last week on legal business. Mrs.
Iittlefeld accompanied him.
Temperance Sunday was observed at
the Uniyersalist church, Sunday, Nov.
%, by an appropriate sermon by the
pastor in the morning and temperance
service by the Sabbath school,
The dance in MilDurn hall last Friday
evening, under the auspices of the
Pythian Sjsterhood was most successful.
About forty couples were in the grand
march. Kendalls orchestra furnished
music and refreshments were served in
the small hall.
To Miss Emma Hutchinson of this
town belongs the honor of winning the
entrance prize for the class of 1900,
Colby University. OF the members of
her class, who competed for this prize
she was the only one who obtained the
necessary rank.
At 600 Saturday morning an alarm
was pulled in from box u for what was
supposed to be fire in the house owned
and occupied by Joseph Gronder, South
street. The steamer and hose company
were soon there but their services were
not required. Sparks from the chimney
falling on the roof caused the excite
ment. No damage.
An alarm of fire was rung in at $50
Friday evening from box 80 for blaze
in the tenement dwelling on Water
street, opposite Hotel Heselton, owned
by J. o. Haines. The fire caught in one
corner of the barn and soon broke
through the roof and spread to the ell
but after about fifteen minutes of hard
work by the department was subdued.
The damage to the building is about
500; insured. The house is occupied
by William Cotton and &. {. Berry, who
were damaged by water. The origin of
the fire is mystery,
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