The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-16

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Walter g. Davis of Portland. was il
town a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Houston of Sanger
vile, are spending a few days in town.
Miss Sadie Jewett is visiting he
sister, Mrs. c. NJ. Hilton, in Bartlett
n. II.
L. G. Salisbury left Friday afternoon
for Gurnett Point, for a vacation of TIVE
weeks.
Lee Emery Of Gardiner, was the guess
for few days last week Of f. II. Wins
and family.
Mr.. Chas. Thompson of Kansas, ano
his sister Mrs. Wyman of Augusta, art
visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. silas Leland and Miss
Annie Leland returned from Portland
on Saturday evenings train.
Our former townsman, }. Mute Russell
was in skowhegan several days last
week, returning to Boston Friday morn
ing.
c. w. Tilton Of Boston, arrived il
town yesterday morning, and will pass
his vacation with his mother and
brother.
Mrs. A. W. Wildes and her daughter
Miss Alice, started this morning fol
Onset Bay, Mass, where they will spend
the summer
Saturday afternoon, the members OF
the c. c. c. c. met with MIS-. T. II
Anderson at the Parkman cottage
Hayden lake.
w. L. Pushor, cashier of the Pitts
field National Bank, accompanied by II.
B. Conner, was IN town Sunday, driving
across the country.
Daniel Webster, Jr., superintendent
of the New Brunswick division of the
American Express CO., was in town on
business, Thursday
George Crockett, at one time con
ductor between Skowhegan and Port
land, passed Sunday in town, returning
to Boston, this morning,
Mrs. Charles Warren of Augusta, was
among the arrivals on Saturday even
ing's train, and will pass four weeks
with relatives in Cornyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Ordway are spend
ing few days this week at Portland
Harbor, and Mr.. Ordway will, during
the week, make business trip to Bos-
ton.
r. b. Carter of the firm Dow d Carter,
left home Saturday morning, for New
York city to attend the cutting school
of the celebrated master, }. Mitchell.
He will be absent two weeks.
ings under the auspices of the young
peoples societies connected with the
churches in town, was held in the grove
on the island, last evening at six o'clock
There was baptismal service on the
bank of the river, Sunday morning
before the regular church service, three
candidates being baptized by Rev. Il. e
Wentworth, pastor of the Methodist
church.
Fred f. Blaisdell, who at one time
studied law in the office of ). b. Tuttlt
here, now living in Gardiner. was arrest
ed last Thursday on warrant charging
him with falsely assuming to be an Off
Ger of the law. He was heard before
Judge Orrin A. Priest and held for the
September term of the supreme judicial
court in the sum of $500. The com
plainant was Frank 5. Green of this
town, to whom, it is alleged, Blaisdel
represented himself to be an officer and
received pay for his services.
A young fellow named Lessor filled
up on bad whiskey, Friday afternoon
and laid down in F. S. Cairns oil shed
for his after dinner nap. He was rude
ly awakened from his slumbers by Off
Ger Y eaton, who told him to go home.
This he refused to do and he was there
fore escorted to the bastile. When
nearly there he offered resistance, but
dose of officer Things twisters soon
confirmed him of the necessity of keep
ing on the move. Saturday morning he
was brought before Judge o. K. Bachel-
Ter who fined him $40 and costs which
was paid.
Herbert B. Smith was arraigned, Mon
day forenoon, before Trial Justice Priest,
on search and seizure process, the
warrant having been sworn out by
Sheriff Viles. He was adiudged guilty
and sentenced to pay fine of 800 and
costs and to serve so days in the county
jail. Mr.. Smith was unable to secure
bonds, $500, and therefore could not
appeal to the supreme court. He was
also arraigned for keeping a nuisance
under warrant also sworn by Sheriff
Viles and upon this process, the court
found probable cause and ordered him
to recognize in the sum of $500 for
appearance at the September term of
court. Failing to secure bonds he was
committed. Hon. S. J. Walton appear