The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-23


her home in Detroit Monday morning
|, The Somerset Traction Company
have a crew of men engaged in string
ing the trolley wire between here and
Madison Centre.
IF you want a perfect flour for bread
or pastry try a barrel or sample bag
Of Schunacher's Patent at d. II. Bart
let's only
Landlord J. II. Gray of the New Car
ratunk House, Scion, was in town last
week. Mr.. Gray reports a good run of
business since the opening of the hotel
in November.
VIM. Stinchfield employed as route
agent of the American Express Co. on
the b. & A. X. r., has been at home for
a weeks vacation, returning to his
duties yesterday.
George Fletcher has purchased the in
terest of A. NJ Corson in the firm Of
Corson & Morrill, on Madison street, and
the business is now conducted under the
firm name of Morrill, & Fletcher.
Harold Hanson, accompanied by his
classmate, Ernest Mailing of Portland,
and Miss Edith Hanson came up from
Watervile Saturday and remained over
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs G. V. Hanson.
H. w. Varney, j. A. Dealey and
j. N. Smith of this place with f. A.
Hobbs of SO. Norridgewock, made up II
week for weeks visit in New York
city.
Mr.. Samuel Bunker of North Arson,
was in town Thursday last, the first time
since he returned from California about
year and half ago. He has rheu-
matte trouble which keeps him in doors
much of the time,
Religious services conducted by Rev.
l.. Ii. Copeland were held at the Jail
Sunday afternoon. There was a good
attendance of townspeople who assisted
in the singing and otherwise added to
the helpfulness of the service.
John A. Dealey attends the bicycle
convention at New York this week, and
also takes the opportunity to get the
styles at head quarters and thus be pre-
pared to give his customers fits in
spring suits when he gets home.
At an official board meeting of the
Methodist church, held last Monday
evening, the pastor announced that by
the generosity of two of the members of
the society, an additional insurance of
$500 had been placed upon the church
property.
Sol Reynolds, superintendent at the
water works, had hard time to locate
a broken water pipe on Russell street
but after several days digging through
two or three feet of frozen ground &C
complished the task, as he generally
does whatever he undertakes in that
line. The long delay of snow and severe
freeze of the ground is hard on water
pipes.
The Womau's Club has engaged Prof.
VIM. A. Houghton of Bowdoin College,
who Was for five years professor in the
Imperial University of Toxic, to give an
illustrated lecture on Japan. The Sore
sis will be invited, and tickets will be
sold to all outside the clubs for twenty
We cents. The lecture will probably be
| Noh I'D hut rho TINA apI n1an.a i'll
be announced next week.
Sheriff Viles and Deputy f. p Pennell
made search in the saloon of +. \. Bis
son, Thursday afternoon, finding quite
number of empty kegs, bottles and tum-
blers, smelling strongly of the ardent.
Bison was arraigned before Trial JUS
tice Priest, pleading guilty to the charge
of keeping Intoxicating liquors for I'M
lawful sale and was sentenced to pay
fine of 500 and costs.
At the organization of the Reed Club
of Maine, at Portland last week, Col.
A. G.. Blunt served on the committee to
select code of bylaws and list of
| OIUttTS lOl liC Nlubs BSullC-
man appear on the several committees
as follows Transportation and &C
commodatin Hon. S. j. Walton of Show
hogan; Executive Committee: Gordon
Dobson of Pittsfeld; Finance, Hon. C.
A. Marston of Skowhegan, j. o. Smith
was chosen as vice president for Somer-
set county.
The Skowhegan Whist Club held the
second of their series OF suppers, on Fri
day night of last week, this time it being
held at the Skowhegan House. Notwith-
standing the fact the supper is supposed
to be Of an ordinary kind, the members be-
ing assessed only 81 100 per couple, Land
lord Washburn gave his guests feast SUI
perior to many that have cost the partici-
pants double the price, and better still it
was served hot, ION time, and in fine shape.
At its close two hours were passed most
pleasantly in playing progressive whist.
35 couples participated.