The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
TOWN and VICINITY.

". Wentworth is at home for few
DAYS this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gardner of Corn.
vile. we're ia town, Thursday.
Mrs Della Steward of Carratunk, was
in town Friday, visiting friends.
Fans, silk and kid gloves for COM
mqncement at Ordway's.
Hon. :. J. Walton went to Farming
ton. TUESDAY morning, to attend the
supreme Court in session there this
week.
IA. Roadway of Madison, and his
guest, Leslie kellern of Brewer, were in
town. Friday, and made the REPORTER
call.
Blaine Niles attended the meeting of
the examining board of applicants for
admission to West Point, at Waterville,
Yesterday.
meeting of the directors of the
Town improvement Society will be
held next Monday afternoon, at $50
o'clock with Mrs. B. F. Eaton.
Eugene Sampson, principal of Dexter
High school was in town visiting his
brother, George +. Sampson, Tuesday,
and went from here to Boston.
There is too much fast driving upon
our streets for the safety of pedestrians
and an accident is liable to happen that
will open the eyes of people to the fact
The teachers in Leayitt school were
happily surprised on the closing day of
the year by being presented by their
pupils with appropriate souvenirs in sill
yer
Mackintoshes, $l.49 at Ordway's.
]. p. Thompson is in Bingham, where
he is employed building a house for
Samuel Baker. Augustus Davis is to
help him and it is expected that John
Phillips and l.. L. Corson of this town
will also be employed on the building.
Mr.. Oliver Young, who has made his
home at Hotel Heselton for about 10
wears, left here Wednesday morning for
Mouse Island, where he expects to tarry
fora week or two. It's something un-
ususual for "Uncle Oliver" to be away
50 long
Hon. ID. d. Stewart of st. Adams
was in town yesterday in attendance
upon Probate Court. This is the first
time Mr.. Stewart has been here since
his illness, and his many friends were
pleased and gratifed to see him and
greeted him warmly.
The assessors of the Village Corpora
ton have ascertained the valuation of
property inside the village limits to be
s2,3S5,352 the number of polls 1856 and
the rate of taxation SD. 10 on the 81 900.
This is 10 cents on the thousand less
than the tax of 1885.
Steamer "kennebec" is making her
three trips per week between points on
the kennebec river and Boston with
great regularity. On Monday, June Is,
the "5agadahoc' will be put on the
route, when the daily trips Except
Sunday will commence.
There will be concert at the Island
Avenue Congregational church next
Sunday evening, June 14th. As novel
and interesting feature, in addition to
the other exercises, a ehildren's conven-
ton will be held with choruses, songs,
ETC., which will be of particular interest
TO Old as we'll as young.
Mr.. Whitman Young of Waupun, Wis,
Is % years old, has taken the RE-
PORTER continuously for nearly 80 years
and says he does not know how to get
along without it now. He formerly re-
sided in Carratunk, this county, is a
brother of Oliver Young of Skowhegan,
and has been west about 40 years
Beoi. F. Savage of Chicago, whose
death from the ST. Louis cyclone we
chroncled last week was nephew of
Jefferson Savage, Esq, of this town.
He wrote his mother letter the after
noon before the catastrophe informing
ner that his company that evening was
toplav for the benefit of sufferers from
lhe Texas tornado which occurred some
days earlier.
hr. John j. Enneking, the well known
boston artist, left here, Thursday after
noon, for his home. He encountered an
unusual proportion of breezy weather
while here which is unfavorable for
painting landscape, but he Informed the
REPORTER that he made some very
satisfactory pictures. Among these was
one OF the fine old house. The residence
ot Mr.. Helen Neil Howard on Neil hill.
Mr. Edward l.. Harding of Orange,
Mass, IS making "A brief visit to friends
u Somerset towns. He was in town.
tuesday, with his brother, Deputy
oherIff +. l.. Harding of Madison, and
aiey drove across the country to Hart
@hd where their mother and sister re-
sue Mr.. Harding formerly resided in
nartiaLd, but has lived in Massa-
'uusetts for the past II years and is
member of the House of Representatives
VI as it is styled there, the General
Nouft, which has inst adjourned