The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

". r. Greene, town clerk Of Madison
Vas in town Yesterday and called at The
REPORTER office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi. Anderso1 aud
Miss sadie Anderson LETT home for Bos=
ton. Mass. Monday afternoon.
II you are looking Tor a light, fine.
fashionable low.eut shoe. ask to see
ford's Oxford at Gardner < Frost.s.
Mrs. Sarah Danforth Cheney of
Watervlle, was in town, Tuesday. visit
ing her brother. E. F. Dauforth Esq.
Mr.. Albert Fellows of Boston. Who
had been visiting in Somerset county for
"A few days returned home Wednesday
morning
Church OF the Good Shepherd. Fair
field, has secured Rev. J. F. Rhoades of
Biddeford, for the pastorate for one year
from June l.
The Health officer Or. j. y. Merrill.
will begin his spring inspection the very
first of next week. 1t will be vel! to be
ready for him
Miss Cadde GAYLORD. matron Of the
Boston Children's Hospital, spent a short
vacation of ten days ut the home of her
parents here and returns to Boston. to.
day.
The topic q the Y, p. G. [. OF the
Gniversalist church, Sunday evening.
May IL is "rhe Necessity of Prayer. ="
References are james 5;l3-lG. / Thess
Ii. Mark IA 81.
The Coburn Wooden Mills and Bloom
field Shoe Co, have commenced on their
summer schedule of working hours,
whereby the employees are given the
Saturday afternoons.
All members of Loyalty Lodge |. o.
G. T. are especially requested to be
present at the next meeting to be held
Monday evening, as business of import
ance is to be transacted.
The game of ball tomorrow Friday
afternoon between the Business and
Professional men of our town has
awakened great interest, and the receipts
are to be given to the kindergarten As
sociation.
j. j. Maher, chairman of the board of
overseers of the poor, Augusta, accom-
panied by his attorney, Thomas Leigh,
Jr., was in town several days last week,
collecting evidence in a disputed pauper
case.
The G.. G. G. {. have arranged to At.
tend the kindergarten benefit ball game,
Friday afternoon, in a body. Mr.. Chas.
Fairbrother's barge has been engaged.
The members are requested to meet at
Geo. :. W.ebb's store at 30 =. NJ
Rev George E. Leighton pastor of the
Universalist societies of this place aud
Madison. will hold union meeting with
Rev. Mr. Matthew's, pastor of the Con
gregational church at the Congregations
al church. Madison, next Sunday even
ing, May II. The address to be given
by Rev. Mr.. leighton.
The little daughter of Nj. aud Mrs.
Fred c. Nye, mentioned in the REPORTER
last week, is not only an anniversary
baby. but has other special points. She
represents the fourth generation now
living in the same house She has four
grandparents and five great grand
parents. The oldest is almost eighty
live, the youngest forty-four.
The selectmen have caused pipes To be
laid to introduce water from the public
water system to North Cemetery. This
requires the laying of about 800 feet of
pipe and the construction of II fountain
with the necessary facilities for attach
ing hose and for graduating and manag-
ing the flow of water 1t is a very de.
sirable improvement and will give better
opportunity for the beautifying of this
lefty of the dead.
Memorial day orators for Somerset
towns are announced as follows Athens,
Rev. b. c. Wentworth of Skowhegan
Madison, h. NJ. Thompson, ESP, of
Augusta; Norridgewock, Rev. J. \.
Jones of Norridgewock; North Anso E.
Rev. f. w. Weber of Richmond; Pitts
field, Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath of Angus
TIA; ST. Adams, Rev. stephen c. Fletcher
of Monson; Skowhegan, Gen. |. :.
Bangs of Wateryille.
The time for the State Convention of
Christian Endeavor is approaching and
the various committees are beginning To
get to work. 1t is desired that the
music of the convention be made a
special feature, and that SkoWhegan
furnish trained chorus for the meet
ings. With this object in view Mr.. j. y.
Smith who is chairman of the committee
on music wishes all those IN all the
churches who can sing even little to
meet In the Congregational vestry Mon
day evening, May 18th, at 80 to plan
and arrange for the musical part of the
convention Come one, come all
The Competitor, a steamer, was cap
tured by the Spanish navy with armes and
munitions for Cuban Insurgents on
board. Gen. Wyler, commander of the