The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-22
TOWN and VICINITY

Albert Webster of Bingham, was in
town yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Mutt of Fairfield, was
in town yesterday.
". 5. Laid of the Fairfield Journal,
was in town yesterday.
J. Colby Bassett, ESD, of Augusta,
was in town yesterday.
Charles A. Moore, ex.postmaster of
Solon, was in town, Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Keene of Boston is the
guest of Mrs. c. NJ. Lambert.
Hon. Omar Clark and w. H. Clark of
Carritunk, were in town yesterday.
MIS-. George Crockett of Boston was
among the arrivals by Tuesday nights
train.
Mrs. II. G. Mann of Chicago is visit
ing her aunt and uncle, c. W. Pullen
and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Houston of
Sangerville have been visiting in town
for week past.
Misses Rena and Lillian Fellows of
Bangor, are the guests 81 their grand
mother, Mrs Truman Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Swan of Boston
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Swans
mother, Mrs. Benz. Stinchfied.
Is. French and wife of Roxbury,
Mass, are visiting friends in Cornville,
arriving by Monday nights train.
Mrs. NJ. c. Gushing and Miss Edith
went to Bangor on Monday, for visit,
and later will go TO Moosehead Lake.
Miss Anna Philbrick of Boston, ar
rived by Monday nights train, to pass
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. f.
B. Hill.
Rev. H. W. Kimball, pastor of the
Congregational church, is absent on
vacation of four weeks, in Portland and
vicinity.
Mrs. Irene Chappell of Grand Rapids
Mich, who has been visiting friends in
Skowhegan and Cornville, returned
home Monday.
The residence of F. r. Buck, Madison
Ave, has been greatly improved by the
addition of two large bow windows on
the south side.
Mrs. Belle Nc Laughlin of West Med
ford, Mass, who has been visiting her
parents in Athens for a week, returned
home Wednesday.
William Baker, son of Harry Baker of
this place, returned home on Tuesday
night after residence of seven years in
Wala Walla, Wash.
Mt. Pleasant Avenue has been widened
and the residents are to be given a con-
crete walk, which will add much to the
beauty of the street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stevens who have
been visiting Mrs. Olive Burleigh, on
the Norridgewoek road, north side, re-
turned to Boston, Monday.
Geu1 r. B. Shepherd improved the
fine hay weather of the past week to its
full worth, and on one of the days his
crew housed SO two horse loads of hay.
j. Abbott Kendall, H. f. Spear and
Miss Grace Nudd went to Mouse Island,
Tuesday, where they will furnish or
chestral music for the hot weather
season.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth returned yester-
day, from attendance upon the interna-
ttenal Epworth League convention at
Toronto. He informed US that Maine
was represented there by so delegates.
The advantage of electric power is
apparent now that Steward Bros mill
is disabled. They sent their corn by
the car load to the electric mill of r. w.
Brown and he has been grinding it for
them.
Steward Brothers, have purchased a
30 h. p. electric motor to run their mill
while the wall is being replaced, that
was carried out during the freshet. The
power is to be furnished by the Somer-
set Traction Company.
A hearing was held by Judge DAN
forth at the Probate office upon the in
solgency case of E&yn ,Es Kelley of
Mercer. The question at issueis relative
to the disposition OF property. Hon. C.
A. Harrington of Norridgewock appear
ed in the interest Of certain creditors and
Hon. Wm. +. Haines of Waterville for
Mr.. Kelley.
Mrs. Leonard Spearing OF North An
sou, Is In town canvassing for abook en-
tied, what a boy saw in the Army"
written by Rev. Jessie Bowman Young,
d, d. The book is highly recommended
by such eminent men as Gen. o. o. How
ard. Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Bishop Nc
Cabe and others, and casual examina-
ton of the book leads US to conclude
that 1t is an entertaining work, and one
worthy of the perusal of all interested
in the great war.