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


- T. ilHlHldI. ES'ltt u ALHCnei Ha9 III
town last ~erk.
y pa,tdr- for four horses and 30
>h,ep to lei At Morrisons.
l.. W. Chase returned from Amesbury,
Thursday evening.
+. F. Coffin, Esq made business trip
to Newport, Thursday.
J.. G. Salisbury returned from Bar
Harbor, Friday forenoon.
Mrs William Donaldson and little son
returned from Boston, Saturday evening
Rev. n. T. Dutton of Wateryille
preached at the Bethany church Sunday
Bragg & Varney do picture framing
ind can show you fine line of mould
ings. If.
A. B. Page Of Shawmut, was in town,
Thursday, looking after his returning
woods teams.
Mrs. G. S. Hill, who has been visiting
relatives in Portland, returned home
saturday evening
r. l.. Mitchell & Co. have begun the
manufacture of 1000 more bicycle
stands for J. N d l. j. Smith.
Frank l.. Ames returned to Scarboro,
Friday afternoon, to resume his duties
as principal of the high school
Ansel Savage left home, Saturday
morning, for Lowell, Mass, where he
will pass two weeks with friends.
VIII Greene of Waterville, was among
the arrivals Thursday evening, called
here by the illness of his mother
DR.. S. A. Patten has been engaged to
deliver the Memorial day address before
II. G. Libby Post, lis, at Newport.
Miss Zaidee Morrison left town, Fri
day afternoon for Vinalhaven, where
she will teach in the grammar school.
Miss Alice Lally, who has been at
tending the western normal school at
GoIham, was among the arrivals, Friday
evening
w. w. Tibbetts, one of the proprietors
of the Edgemere at Pemaquid was in
town last week, the guest of K. w.
Haines.
Hiram Langley, who has been located
in Hayeryhill, Mass, for the past four
years in is town, renewing old &C
quaintances.
"Cinderellan will soon be produced by
the young ladies of st. Mary's church.
Rehearsals are now being held in Mil
burn hall.
VIII Lake of Scion, one of the best
known of up-river logging and sporting
camp cooks, was calling on Skowhegan
acquaintance, last Friday.
The little son of Harvey Goodwin had
the misfortune last Saturday forenoon
while playing in the barn, to fall down
stairs and break his arm.
Mrs. Fred Howes of Burlington, Vt,
and Miss Annie l.. Moore of Bingham,
were in town last week, the guests of
their sister, Mrs. c. D. Bangs.
The memorial sermon this year will
be delivered Sunday, May %, before
Russell Post SO, e.. A. r., by Rev. II. w.
Kimball at the Congregational church.
At the Bethany church next Sunday
forenoon it is expected that the pastor
will preach an Easter sermon, and give
the hand of fellowship to new members.
Chief of Police, II. II. Tufts has made
the following appointments for the
police force; II. 2. Thing, \. Il.
Yeaton, Frank Thompson and Augustus
Gilblare.
Rev. w. G. Wentworth went to West
Cumberland, Saturday morning, where
Sunday he preached his farewell SER
mon. After the conference which will
be held in Portland this week, Mr.
Wentworth will be located in Andover
oxford county.
j. J. Lander of Bingham, made bust
ness trip to Boston, Monday. He at
tended the annual meeting of the Last
Makers Association, Tuesday. He in
formed TIE REPORTER that his COM
pany is making but 100000 last blocks
this year. Last season ne made l.
l25, 900.
Miss Vivian Graves, who has been
clerking at George f. SIMPSONS fer
some time, resigned her position with
this firm, Saturday evening, and today
will assume the duties of assistant in
the Park grammar school, taking the
place of Miss Jewett, who has been
supplying since the term opened Miss
Graves is graduate of the Skowhegan
high school, class of '96
A curious freak of nature, the like of
which was never seen before in the
State of Maine, was shipped from Skow-
hogan to Hallowell on the afternoon
train of Saturday. This object that at
tracted SO much attention was a cub
bear of variety unknown to all who
had ever seen it. The animal was shot
by Oliver Adams, the well known hunter
and guide, at Cold stream about year
ago. The fur is very light gray, but
near the skin is clear white. The
mother of this interesting cub was
caught in trap but managed to escape.
The fur she left ON bushes was clear