The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12
TOWN and VICINITY

The plate glass Tor Ord"ay new
building got along Saturday.
, Tufts College Glee, Mandolin and
Guitar Club ut Coburn Hall, April 3.
Mrs. Charles II. Playse and Miss
Angie Boothby went to Boston Saturday
: morning.
J The Wateryile correspondent of the
Kennebee journal spoke very highly of
"The Octoroon".
Arthur b. Calden returned Saturday
! from a weeks vacation passed with his
} parents at Athens.
The Universalists are fortunate in Sc
curing an attraction Of such merit as the
Tufts Glee Club.
D Miss Leora Withee left town Saturday
! morning to attend the Boston and New
: FORK millinery openings.
Miss Blanche Bixby was called home
from Boston, Saturday on account of the
] illness of her mother, Mrs. a. r. Bixby.
The concert under auspices of Junior
I class 5. II. s, Mar. 20, will prove a rich
treat, and there has already been good
! sale of seats.
Miss Agnes Stafford sang two select
ions at the entertainment given by
Oriental Colony, u. o. P. F., in Lewis
ton, Friday evening.
} Rev. L. II. Copeland will exchange
next sabbath morning with DIR. c. v.
Hanson. :, The subject for discussion,
The Crown of the Righteous.
Sheriff yiles and Deputy Sheriff John
! Smith made search of Hotel Heselton
} Saturday afternoon, securing two
! bottles of whiskey and some beer.
The Milburn Club presented "The
octoroon'' at City hall, Waterville, Fri
day evening to good sized audience.
a special train was run from Skowhe-
} gan.
! Mrs Dr. Hill and Miss Maud Sanborn
I of Augusta, who have been in town as
Z the guests of Gen. and Mrs. X. b. Shep-
! herd for the past week, returned home
! Friday morning
J @The fifth lecture of the course Peril
Z No. 5. ''Intemperance" by Rev. Geo.
E. Leighton will be given at the Uni
! yersalist church Sunday evening, March
! 10th, at 7.45 p. NJ.
: Rev. Geo. d. Lindsay of the Congress
! st. Methodist Church, Portland, ex-
y oha 30 II
Kimball of the Island Ave. Congrega-
! tional Church, yesterday.
! Walter p. Ordway passed last week Ia
! Boston and New York. purchasing the
! stock for his new store, which from
present appearances will be ready for
occupancy within two weeks.
Charles II. Clarke of this town while
in Waterville, Saturday evening, fell and
broke both bones of his right leg just
I below the knee. The fracture was re-.
! duced by Waterville physicians.
. Richard Ceilings gave birthday
\ party to twenty-eight of his friends at
: Milburn small hall last Thursday even
in and refreshments were served by
Caterer Dalton.
Mrs. Julia Nay Kincaid, whe has been
in Boston and New York attending
millinery openings and purchasing her
spring and summer stock returned
Saturday. She has secured unusually
choice goods for this seasons trade.
Ladies' interested in the formation of a
Village Improvement Society are re-
quested TO meet in the Congregational
Vestry, Monday evening next, at 7.30
, o'clock. The object of the society as
designated by its name is an excellent
, one and 1t is hoped the attendance will
be large.
Charles Lawrence of South Gardiner
and Daniel Longfellow of Richmond
were in town Saturday. They were
looking after opportunities to purchase
logs and were negotiating with certain
owners of logs here. The prospect is
that spruce logs will be in good de-
mand this seasonsand the supply short.
j. o. Haines sold his fast PAGER Robert
T. last week to Charles Alexander of
Portland for 81 600. Robert T. is one of
the handsomest gentlemen's drivers in
Maine today and is very speedy, Mr..
Iaines having given him mile in 2.22
He stands sixteen hands high and
weighs 100 pounds. He is a son of Bay
Fearnaught out of a Knox mare.
The School Board have decided to
suspend the use of the no-school alarm
from the fact that it cannot be heard
in all parts of the village and also from
the fact that oftentimes after the alarm
is sounded the weather becomes suitable
for attendance at the time the school
: session should begin. No alarm will be
given hereafter except for one session
and that will be given by the superin-
tendent in person, or the janitor.
The Miller Mission Band had its
ninth annual mite box opening in the
Bethany chanel on Friday evening last