The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-18
TOWN and VICINITY.
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DIR. ". NJ. Pulsifer Of WaterYille was
IN town Thursday evening.
Have you -een those wine eolored OK
fords at Gardner u Frost's:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W Gushing visited
! relatives in starks last week.
} Mrs. William Folsom went to Bangor
} on the afternoon train of Thursday.
Hon. $. j. Walton attended the
!, supreme court at Pennington, last
! week
} X. {. Gray, Esq. of Madison, attended
the congregational conference, here this
week.
Miss Mary w. Moore went to New
port Thursday afternoon, where she will
] visit relatives.
The Somerset Traction Company
carried something over one thousand
people up to the lake and back, Satur-
day.
} The Somerset Traction Company have
} for sale 40 trip coupon books, good on
} their line from Cold brook to Water
street, at a low rate.
How can you make $500 any easier
! than by saving it when you buy your
] carriaget L. w. Chase guarantees you
} shall do it if you purchase of him.
The evenings are nice and cool at
Lakewood. a car leaves the grove at
, $50 for Skowhegan. The grove ia
] brilliantly lighted by electricity.
Mrs. f. f. Boothby of Portland, and
! her mother, Mrs. Charles Smith of
Waterville, were in town Monday, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler futile.
On account of several residences and
in town by persons supposed to have
been sneak thieves the Assessors of the
Village Corporation have put on extra
night police.
Rev. h. B, Matthews has rendered
! his resignation as pastor Of the Congre-
! gational church in Newcastle. Nj
Matthews has been pastor of the church
there for two years. lie was previous
! ly pastor of the Island Ave. congrega-
tional church in this town for one year.
} An hours praise service was held at
! the jail, Sunday afternoon, June l4tb,
from to O'Clock with Rev. George T..
Leighton, pastor OF the Uniyersalist
! church, leader. There was a good at
tendance at the meeting. and the
prisoners of which there are i've seem
J ed quite interested in the services.
1t is rumored that the railroad com
charter for an electric railroad from
Skowhegan to Wateryile through Pish-
ons Ferry, Good VIII and Shawmut TO
Fairfield, where undoubtedly a connec-
ton will be made with the Wateryille and
Fairfield Railway, Light and Power Co,
who now hold charter for line from
Waterylle to the Augusta line.
The young people of the bethany
church and Sunday school had an ac-
quaintance party in the chapel, Friday
evening, which was under the auspices
of the G.. E. society. An impromptu
program was given, Miss Mabele
Judkins singing solo, and Misses
Rena Whittier and Margie Weld Civ
ing Rotations. Refreshments con
sisting of sherbet and cake were served.
The evening was pleasantly passed.
At the Boston University commence
ment exercises, Wednesday, June Sd,
Mr.. p Harold Foss received the degree
bachelor of surgery This degree is
conferred for general excellence in all
medical studies and special attainment
in surgery, and is the highest honor at
tainable in the medical course. Mr.
Foss graduated president of the class of
%, Portland High school, receiving the
Brown medal for scholarship. lie will
be remembered by many schoomates
here and by citizens of our town as the
son of NJ. c. Foss
Notwithstanding the vast number of
people carried over the road of the
Somerset Traction Co, Saturday last,
there was no accident To chronicle until
: p. m, and that OF minor importance,
in which no one was injured materially
beyond little Earring" Two cars
left for the Lake well loaded, and at
! point near the foot Of Dyer hill the
trolley pole of the head ear slipped off
from the feed wire bringing the car to
a sudden stop. SO unexpected was this,
and SO close was the other, that before
that ear could be entirely stopped, too,
it brought up against the forward car
with enough force to crash the glass in
the rear end. 1t was fortunate escape
from what might have been more
serious accident
Childrens Day passed very pleasantly
at the Congregational church The
church and pulpit were tastefully deco
rated with ferns aud Wild flowers, the