The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05

Mrs W. II. Wildes and youngest son
have been visiting with friends in Lewis
ton for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r, Jewett were in
St. Adams recently the guests of Mr..
Jewetts parents.
Miss Linnie f. Prescott left home
Wednesday morning, for a brief visit to
Boston aud New York.
Our correspondence from Somerset
towns is greatly restricted this week.
The reason is obvious.
The Coburn Wooden Mills resumed
operation this morning, not having been
able run since Saturday.
DR.. c. A. Paul of Solon was in town
Thursday coming here to have surgical
operation performed.
w. II. Clark of Carratuuk, was in
town Friday. He said it was splendid
logging up river then.
Mrs. c. K Partridge of Augusta, has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. +. $.
Prescott for the past week
Mrs. J. D. Beattie of Old Town,
passed Sunday in town, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Anderson.
Miss Hattie Fuller of IIArtland, has
been a guest at the home of Mrs
Elizabeth Burrill for a few days past
DIR. j. N. Merrill will read paper on
sanitary Improvements at the April
meeting of the Watervlle Clinical So
ciety.
The repairing of the wooden archers
on South bridge, damaged by ice will
not, it is thought, exceed one hundred
dollars.
Adam Simpson is slowly recovering
from bad injury to his knee pan, caus-
ed two weeks ago by the kick Of a
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Beattie of Old Town
have been the guests of L. II. Anderson
for several days the past week at Hotel
Coburn.
Wanted--a few cords of green, yellow
birch wood, for which cash will be
paid. Cali at the REPORTER OFFICE for
particulars.
Mrs. DR.. Hill and Miss Maude Sanborn
of Augusta, arrived in town on the after
noon train, Friday, on visit to Mrs
II. B. Shepherd.
c. j. Bailey of North Conway, n. H.,
was in town Friday evening, coming
here to witness the Milburn Clubs pre-
sentation of 1.-THE Octoroon".
Mrs. A. C. Houston of Sangerville,
with Master Robert has been visiting at
the home of her father, Geo. f. Goodwin
since Friday of last week.
The receipts of the Milburn Clubs
entertainment were exactly S35l70, and
the net proceeds cleared the club of debt,
and put tidy sum into the treasury.
DR.. f. o. Turner of Harmony, was in
town Friday. The doctor says the
& NJ. railroad moving into town early in
the fall.
Mrs. j. Lawry of Fairfield, was
among those from out of town who
came to witness "The Octoro0n', Fri
day evening. She was the guest of Miss
Gertrude Webb.
There has been no mail received here
from any up river towns above Norridge-
wock, rs no trains have been run on the
Somerset road this week. because Of the
washout near Old Point.
c. H. Burrll came home from Roches-
ter last week for Il few days stay with
his family, intending to return on Mon
day. but AS a result of the floods he re-
manned with us until today.
Mrs. Helen Brown Haynes of Boston,
a sweet singer whom Skowhegan people
are all interested in, together with other
leading artists of Maine, is to appear in
concert in Coburn Hall, March 10Th, for
the benefit of the Junior class, 5. II. S.
The town meeting Mt Fairfield was
postponed Tuesday until March 10. A
supplementary warrant has been issued
by the selectmen providing for building
bridge from Bunker's Island to Benton,
and also one providing for temporary
transportation of teams aud passengers
across the river.
Harry w. Wade of The Forks, ac-
companed by his brother-in-law, II. b.
Blackstone, was in town a few days last
week. Mr.. Blackstone is native of
Shirley and lives next house to the
birthplace of the late humorist, Bill
Nye He made the trip to Skowhegan
and return by team, drive of POO
miles.
Thursday last was Longfelow' $
birthday and the event was observed by
the pupils of Miss SWANS room in the
Lincoln school building with appropri-
ate exercises. Several of Longfellow' $
poems were recited by the pupils, and
there was also a hoop drill by young
misses in costume. Refreshments were
served large number of spectators