The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-14
TOWN and VICINITY.

town on business last week.
, ham lumbciman, was in Skowhegan,
Friday,
! A children's concert will be given at
;he Uniyersaist church on Sunday even
ing. June IA.
w. f. Eaton of Athens, took the train
at this station, Friday afternoon, for
Worcester, Mass.
Miss Ethel Walton left Friday after
noon for Lewiston. She will visit Bos-
ton before returning.
Mrs Mae Fairbrother has leased the
Perley Lessor house on North avenue
for a term of years.
The house of Mrs. William Holbrook
on Madison avenue is being raised to
the level of the street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w Wade of The
Forks, were in town one day last week
on their way to Lewiston.
Fred Wilson who has the American
express run from Oakland to Bingham,
was in town Friday evening.
DO not fail to purchase a ticket for
the literary recital, May %, in which
seven of Skowhegan's popular girls will
take part.
Remnants from the Lakeside Wors-
rod Mill cala OF tho ('nbnrp
Woolen Mills; handsome sultings at d
low price.
Rev. i. f. Turner of South Eorrdge-
wock, occupied the pulpit at the
Bethany church, Sunday, exchanging
with DIR. Hanson.
f. p. Coffin, Esq, was in St. Albans,
Thursday, where he bad legal business
in connection with the transfer of
large tract of forest land.
Silas Leland has just completed the
grading of the grounds around his resi-
dence on Madison avenue. The cedar
hedge has been removed and a circular
driveway laid out.
Thirty nine tickets we're sold from
Skowhegan to Pittsfield, Friday evening
on the Odd Fellow excursion. The
train arrived on the return trip at 3
O'Clock Saturday morning.
N. w Brainerd is raising the roof of
his house ON North avenue about eight
feet it being his intention to change
it into one of two tenements. r. II.
Townsend has charge of the work.
Capt. +. II. Wing of this town, has
been appointed district deputy grand
master of the masonic district of which
Somerset Lodge forms part. lie held
the same position last year.
William f. Knights who has followed
the masons trade in Skowhegan, for
many years, has purchased the Hurd
farm in East Fairfield, of r. N. Merrill,
Esq, and has moved his family there.
Mr. George S. johnson of Boston,
who has been in town week, left here
Saturday afternoon, for Solon where he
purposes to remain a week, when he
goes to Watervile to visit friends there.
The Maine Central railroad will erect,
the coming summer on their lot near
High street large boiler and storage
house. This will be used in heating the
depot and the vestibule cars in winter,
thus doing away with the all night ser
vice of locomotive.
c. A. Wheeler of Fairfield, was in
town Saturday. He has recently been
in the western states and returned with
the idea firmly fixed in his mind that
the state of Maine is better place for
a farmer than any western state these
times. And he is correct.
Thirty members of Parmenas
Encampment No. 18, |. o. o. F., took
passage on the special train Friday even
ing for visit to Sebasticook Encamp-
ment of that town. At Waterville they
were joined by large delegation from
Ahiram Encampment. The Royal
Purple degree was conferred ON five
candidates, among whom was William
Donaldson of this town. After the
degree work was performed "A banquet
was served at the Lancey House at
which plates were laid for 250.
The dumping ground on the Dr. Mann
place is public for this season at least,
and the place on West Front street
which has been unlawfully used as such
cannot be used so longer, per order of
the selectmen. Notices have been
posted to that effect, and although one
of them has mysteriously disappeared,
the order still holds good. All who
have rubbish which cannot be disposed
of on their own premises should bear
this in mind. There is no reason why
one of the prettiest places in town
should be made such an eyesore.
Inasmuch as the first thought of those
who arranged Fridays base ball game
was to have it the 30th, that being
holiday, but the second and better
thought was to make the date some
other than Memorial day, why would it
not be well to make Friday afternoon