The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
TOWN and VICINITY

Boots and shoes repaired at Barnard's.
Uebster's full size dictionaries only 70
cts at Ordway's.
cars from Lakewood dance, Saturday
eve. $50, 1870, ll.30. 1870.
Robert w. Lord of Pittsfeld, spent
sunday, with his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
!. II. Lord.
\. y. Hilton, editor of the L nion Adj
eoeafe. No. Arson, was in Skowhegan
on saturday last.
Clarence Paul of Boston, is spending
some weeks with friends in Scion. and
other somerset towns.
Hon. c. \. Marstou and &. Y. Cover,
E,q.. spoke ut Brighton. Friday evening,
toa good large audience
Miss Lucy A. Dinsmore is in attend
ance ut the Baptist Association, in
Hateryille, this week.
Mrs. Walter +. Palmer who has been
spending the summer in town returned
to Providence, Il. l., last Saturday.
Miss Caro- l. Hoxie, Colby 90, has
gone to Calais. Me, where she has a
position as assistant in the high school.
Miss Ethel Anne returned to her home
IN Gardiner, Saturday last. after spend
ing several weeks with relatives in town.
Wymanglade cottage is again vacated,
Rev. Z. A. Wyman and family having
returned to their winter home in Maiden,
Mass.
Miss Viva Crommett of Portland, who
has been visiting friends in town for a
few days, returned to her home Satur-
day afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Williams and Mr.. Howard
Foss wheeled into town. Saturday, from
Pennington, returning after visiting
sprituaIist camp meeting, Sunday.
George Bigelow and wife, and Miss
Mccoy of Lowell. Mass, who had been
visiting in Skowhegan and Cornville,
their former home, returned home, Sat
urday last.
We notice upon the wall in the corri-
dor of the I.incolu school, IA large like
ness of Abraham Lincoln, presented to
the school by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Merrill.
A very appropriate gift
Remember that Mrs. kincaid has no
formal opening, and will send out no
cards, but she has constantly on hand
full line of trimmed hats and bonnets
in the best and latest styles.
Deputy Sheriff Mutt of Fsrti I'D, re-
Gently brought one, w. j. Due0, All in
surance agent who halls from the Prov
iaeeS, TO the county itil, to await trial
before the ;. j. court, upon complaint of
obtaining money under false pretenses
in Fairfield. Duen had been on a pro-
tracted spree.
Edward Barry, clerk at Geo Philbrick
Sons, fell from bicycle, late yester-
day afternoon, striking in such manner
as to shatter the elbow lint of his left
arm. IC is an exceedingly bad fracture,
and a stiff Joint will be the result The
accident is greatly deplored by his many
friends who hold this young man in high
esteem.
The death of SAMUEL A. Bickford Oc-
cured at an early hour this morning, but
not Unexpectedly, AS he had been con-
fined to his home for a period of nearly
six months, and for many days it was
known that the end was approaching.
His age was II years. Funeral services
will be held from his late residence on
North Ave, Saturday afternoon, next,
at p. IN,
Among those who went from SkOwhe-
gan Tuesday to attend the kennebec
Association of Baptist churches at Wa
eryile, were DR.. and Mrs. {. '. Han
son, Miss Edith Hanson, Mrs. Belle
CAtlin, Misses Louise and Grace Coburn,
Miss Bessie Knox, Cornelius Webb, Mrs.
J. o. Smith, Miss Josie w. Smith. Miss
Alice NJ. Whittier, Rev. J.. II. Copeland,
Mrs. c. d. Miller. Nathan sullivan, Miss
Bertha Jordan, Mrs. g.. II. Boardman,
Mrs. H. ;. Steward and Harold Hanson.
Dr. Adams. the hustling physician of
0rdway's block, has just received one Of
the finest and most expensive instru
ments for testing naccuracy of vision
that can be obtained The doctor in
forms US he will test eyes free of charge
Tor the next month. TO introduce the in
strument. Any one in need of work of
That description should take advantage
Oh the offer, as an instrument with which
such accurate work can be done is sci.
dom seen outside of the eye intirmaries
OIL our large cities.
J. p, Thompson returned hume from
Bingham, Saturday, where n has been
curing the past three months building a
house for Mr.. 5. w. Baker. He com
pleted the job aud had il ready for Mr..
bakers family to move IN in just three
months lacking two days. This resi-
oence Is said to be one of the best and
most convenient in town. 1t is two
story 26x32 with ell 2lx33, modern in
| style and contains nine finished rooms.
II Is finished throughout 10 North Caro-