The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-06
TOWN and VICINITY

. hegan. fflday.
Mr. John Staples of Auburn, is visit
ing his cousin, Miss Alta Savage.
Miss Linnie Il. Prescott left home,
Saturday afternoon, for Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Steward left home
Saturday afternoon, for Mouse Island
Harry Graves o. this place, is playing
the drum and traps with Hobbs band.
Mrs. Edward Greene left home this
morning for Portland, where she viii
visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Viles started last
week on an extended trip in the Dead
river region.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard b. Friend were
in Augusta, Thursday, returning on the
evening train.
f. Parks of Brookline, Mass, is il
town on business connected with his
real estate here.
Mrs. F. c. Weld and young son left
home, Saturday morning, for IA visit il
Lewiston and Portland.
Miss Flossie Knights left home on the
afternoon train of Thursday for Free
port, where she will visit her aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. George F II. Paul, who
have been visiting friends in town, re-
turnedto their home in Boston, Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Barbara Lawton left home,
Saturday afternoon, for Oakfield, Aroos-
took county, where she will visit her
mother.
Miss Maud 2. Steward, who has been
visiting friends in town, returned to her
home in Belfast on the afternoon train
of Saturday.
Miss NJ. A. Mccartney of Oakland,
who has been visiting friends in Athens,
took the train here, Friday morning,
for her home.
A good barber, man thoroughly con-
versant with the business can secure
steady employment by addressing box
269, Skowhegan.
Miss Aida French of this town, was
elected third vice president of the State
Epworth League at the convention at
Rockland, last week
The various committees that are pre-
pairing for the State Christian Endeayor
meeting here in September, are hard at
work perfecting arrangements.
We have yet to learn of guarantee
made by L. W Chase, our carriage man,
not made good. This is worth a good
deal to one when buying a carriage.
Rev. l. B. Mower of South Berwick
who is spending few weeks vacation
in his old home, Cambridge, Me.
preached in Bethany church, Sunday
Mrs. Gala b. Ward and Mrs. Clarissi
Ross, who have been passing some week.
with relatives in St. Stephen, N. b.
returned home last Thursday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Emery of Boston
were among the arrivals on the after
noon train of Thursday, and will spent
several weeks in town. Mr.. Emery wa
formerly register of deeds.
A man named Gardner, living on tn
plains. created a disturbance one da
last week and was arrested by Chief o
Police Tufts. At trial before Judg
Priest next day he was fined SO ant
costs. Paid.
The picnic at Lake Maranacook las
Wednesday, given under the auspices o
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, die
not draw very heavily upon our Irisl
population, but eight tickets being solt
from Skowhegan.
Owing to the exteme heat, Thursda'
evening, the dance at Lakewood Grov,
was not SO we'll attended as it otherwis,
would have been. About twenty -fiv,
couples were on the floor. Music wal
furnished by Dinsmore of Wateryille.
One of the best catches of fish made
at Hayden Lake this season, occurred
Monday when w. K. Clifford anC
w. II. Langley, in one hour and a hal
fishing returned with about 80 pound,
of perch, pickerel and black bass, one o.
the latter weighing rising five pounds.
w. NJ. Stinchtield, who has been run
ming as express messenger from Bangor
to Caribou on the b. X A. K. r., passed
Sunday in town. This week he will aci
as messenger between this place and
Boston, taking the place of Eber
Emerson, who is enjoying a brief vaca
ton.
Mrs. A. w. Kincaid is in town, visiting
Mrs. l.. E. Bigelow and other friends
After an absence of fourteen years, Mrs
Kincaid notices great changes and mark
ed improvements in our town. Hei
many friends will be glad to learn thai
she is recovering from her severe i'll
ness.
| That goods well bought are half sold
is very true in the carriage business, and
perhaps to this, as much as any other
one thing, is attributable l.. w. Chase's
large business. His long expelien in
the business enables him to buy low, and
| that hn IL nontopt with a rn,,1l !,