The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. o. 4, Priest is visiting friends in
Portland.
4. F. Gray of North Arson, was in
Town, Monday.
Miss N. 5. Jones of Athens, was in
town. Monday.
c. NJ. Bailey of winthrop, was in town
over Tuesday night.
Miss Octavia Walker IS visiting friends
in Portland this week
Chocolate walnuts only BE ID; were
SOC at Wing's Bazaar.
Hon. {. F. johnson of Wateryile, was
at the court house today.
Alolzo Burse, representative in the
legislature from Pittsfeld, was in town,
Monday.
Mrs. Llewellyp Morrill, of Wateryille,
was the guest of Mrs. Geo. Weymouth
this week.
Miss Carrie NJ. Tobey of Athens, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. !. \. Moore's on
Madison Ave.
l.. W. Chase Informs Us that Chase
and Washburn made a good sale of
horses Saturday last.
Rev. b. c. Wentworth and wife are in
attendance upon the NJ. L. Conference
in Portland, this week.
Attorney General, w. 7. Haines and
Hon. +. F. Webb of Wateryille, were at
the court house, Tuesday.
Hon. J. {. Holman of Pennington,
was in town, Friday last, on legal bust
ness at the court house.
Miss Mary Weston of Fryeburg, who
mas been the guest of Mrs. L. z. Coffin,
returned home, yesterday.
Or. F. L. Adams has closed up his
business in this place, aud will, we
learn, locate at Jonesport.
Mrs. George +. Washburn is spending
a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs
Morrison in Haverhll, Mass
Mrs. f. E. McNeelie and Miss Eda H.
Smith left home, Tuesday morning, for
Washington, d. c., on a vacation trip.
X. A. Wthee and wife are at Lewiston
this week in attendance upon the annual
meeting of the Department of Maine &.
A. r.
Edw. p. Coffin, Esq, went to Charles
town, Tuesday, on business connected
with the Independent Orders of
Foresters.
Morris Gledhll, designer at the
Coburn WOODEN mills, left home Tues
day, on a business trip to New York
city, to be absent all the week.
Hon. A. Leavitt has purchased
boiler and engine to be used in his lum-
Der mill at Athens to help out on water
power, and it was taken there by team,
Monday.
Z. E. Greenwood, civil engineer, left
home this morning for Oxford, where he
will make the survey for an electric road
which is to be built, running from the
depot in that place to the bushes part of
the town.
A. X. Butler, Esq. of Augusta, has
been in town this week calling upon
friends. Mr.. Butler recently passed
very credltable examination and was
admitted to the kennebec bar. AS vet
he is under termined where he will locate.
By invitation of the editorial board of
The Lever, the bright magazine pub
lished by the students of the Skowhegan
high school, the next meeting of the
Maine Amateur Press Association will
be held in this place, and the date is May
ID
s. 5. Haekett, Esq, the venerable at
torney from Detroit, was at the court
house, Tuesday, the 2nd time during the
present term of 5. J. Court. He had not
missed being in attendance at the 5. J.
Court of this county at every term for a
quarter of a century.
Tickets for Donnelly Il Girard in My
Friend from India will go on sale at
Walter Robbins at . o'clock, Saturday,
eth. In order that all may have fair
.''N ~ ilpif ititill ia AlNh1AS VIII w
sold to any one person. My Friend
from India is bound to be a big drawing
card and it will be we'll to secure seats in
advance.
Two more Skowhegan High school
graduates have taken honors at Colby,
Miss Emma f. Hutchinson and Miss
Stella l.. Jones having received appoint
ment. for the Freshman reading. There
are but ladies who have these parts
aud the only two Skowhegau ladies in
the class are among the successful com
petititors. 1t is fortunate for the mem
hers of the class from other towns that
there are no more Skowhegan girls in it.
The charity whist party at the
library, on Friday evening last, held
under the uspices of the {. c. C. c. and
for the benefit of the library will be
remembered by the participants as one
Of the most enjoyable occasions of the
present season. Prizes were received by
Miss Harriet Bcktord, Mrs. George II.
Pishon, DR.. f. 0. sawyer and F. II.