The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-01
TOWN and VICINITY.

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Good kid gloves zoe. at Judkius'.
Bievcles are appearing on our streets
Sorosis meets tuesday evening, April &.
Ger your property all scheduled ready
for he assessors.
Hon. \. NJ. Spear of Gardiner, was at
thc court house Tuesday.
Ahcl Davis. E.q, OF Pitt>fl Il was at
the Court House yesterday.
Deputy sheriff 5. 5. Walker of No.
New Portland @as in toan Monday.
Mr.. Z. ". Tobey Of Norridgewock,
was in town saturday and called at the
REPORT sR office.
Miss Folsom of the Madison Bulletin.
was in town, saturday, and made the
REPORTER office call.
W +. stead of New York city was
amoug the arrivals by last evenings
train. for few days stay.
The ollice of the superintendent of
schools has been changed to the rooms
over c. II. Gardeners shoe store.
Miss Vivian Graves attended the pre-
seutation of The Carnival of the Re-
public" in Wateryile, Tuesday evening.
On account of the illness of MIR. Lind
sey, the last lecture in the kindergarten
course is postponed to the last of April.
Mr.. j. W. Jewett of st. Adams was
called here by the severe illness of his
sister, Mrs. Mary Parkhurst, at the re-
sdence of Philander Jewett.
A. b. Cole and John c. Pierce, select
men of Smithfield, were in town Tues
day, as witnesses in case on trial in
court.
Hon. f. w. Hovey of Pittsfed, was
In town, Monday. He says the news
papers have given undue prominence to
the Humphrey case.
5. II. Goodwin, Esq, of St. Adams,
has been in town, this week, looking
after the interests of the Osborne Agr-
cultural Implement Company.
Miss Lizzie Gllchrist returned to her
home in Rockland, Wednesday morning,
having passed several weeks here as the
guest of Miss Minnie Lowe.
Mrs. Elsie A. p. Judkins of Watervile,
IS in SkowhegaE at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. F. /. Estes, taking care of her
mother who is very sick with Ia grippe.
"Unce' Benson says that he has kept
account of the snow storms thus far this
season and there have been 30 of them
aud snow has fallen to the depth of
about feet.
Steamer Kennebec, or Sagadahoc, will
90 ON the route to Boston, Tuesday,
April 9th, or as soon after that date as
the river shall be clear of ice, and make
three trips per week until the summer
daily service begins.
The county commissioners held an
adjourned session at the Court House,
Tuesday, at which the necessary order
providing for the assessment of the
county lax of $4,000 vas passed. and
certain accounts were audited.
Grand spring aud summer millinery
opening of pattern hats and bonuets at
A. W. Bourgeois, % Water St. Madam
Bourget invites every lady to attend,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Apr
6, 7, and Sth. Store open evenings.
Fred w. Plaisted of Augusta, grand
scribe, made Somerset Masonic Chapter
an official visit Friday evening last, and
witnessed work in the Royal Arch de-
gree. He spoke in complimentary terms
of Somerset chapter and its work to the
REPORTER.
Mr.. S. d. Arnold, a representative of
The veteran musicians of Skowhegan,
writes the REPORTER approvingly of the
selection of Harry f. kmball as director
Of the Somerset Choral Union and says:
"Col. Dyer, l.. l.. Morrison and myself
have worked many years under his
leadership without finding fault or crti
cisiog him AS a leader. Should Messrs
Dyer and Morrison speak out, they
would say MIR Kimbal has more real
ability to lead the Choral Union in its
advanced condition than any native born
somerset man with whom they are per-
sonally acquainted
At the annual meeting of the Town
Improvement society held in G. A. r.
hall, Monday afternoon, ne following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. B. F. Eaton, president; Miss
smith, first vice president; Mrs. l.. w.
Weston, second yice-president; Mrs. A.
H. Lang, secretary; Mrs. X. W. Brown,
treasurer; Mrs. ). G. Ward, Mrs. Martha
wing, Mrs. X. French, Mrs. IL. Gilman,
Mrs. VIM. Doran, Mrs. Frank Bickford,
Mrs. Samuel Robinson, directors. The
next meeting will occur the last Monday
IN April. The reports of the various
committees showed that much was ac-
complished last year and the earnest
words of the ladies are proof that en-
thusasm in the good work has not
ceased. The end of another season
VIII doubtless show a still longer list of
accomplished work AS the esult of their
tUDTts ia innprnVA nd bpautifV our town