The Somerset reporter., 1897-05-20


r Something new in children's hats at
Susie Priests.
G. H. Morse, Esq, of Pittsfeld, was in
town Saturday, on legal business.
Lime and cement at the south Side
Grocery of James Lumsden & Co.
The misses aud child's new russell
shoes at c. II. Gardeners are beauties.
f. c. Pooler returned from brief
business trip to Boston, Saturday even
ing.
J. L. Lovett, general manager of the
Kelley institute at Portland, was in town
Friday.
MISS Annie Leland returned from
Boston, Saturday, where she has been
spending the winter.
f. X. Delano and assistants are busy
at Lakewood, preparing for the opening
which will occur June ).
A nice line of children's hats, both
trimmed and untrimmed, can be found
at Susie Priests, Friday aud Saturday.
Mrs. c. f. Marston and Miss Eva NJ.
Towne of Waterville, attended the re-
ception of the Womans Club, Friday
evening.
For sale-Double carriage used but
little, enquire of Mrs. a. w. Wildes.
Carriage may be seen at c, Fairbrother' 5
livery stable.
Ralph Nye formerly of Skowhegan,
was among the arrivals Saturday night.
He is now travelling salesman for the
California Catarrh Cure.
Fancy colored percales for lipings only
12H cts. yard at Ordway's.
Nelson Weston and Charles K. Day,
who recently shipped car load of
horses to Providence, Il. l., returned
home Saturday evening.
The Knights of King Arthur ball
club went to Good viii, Saturday after
noon, where they defeated the team
there by the score of Is to I.
The topic for the social meeting at the
Universaist church, Sunday evening,
May %, is "The Blessings of Church
Home" references, Pisa. G5: 4 "a; LILO;
100: !.
+. b. COnant, prominent auctioneer
of Lowell, Mass, was in town Friday.
Mr.. Commits firm had charge of the
auction sale of horses at Fairview Farm
a year ago last winter.
Marshall Viles, Blaine Viles, Lorenzo
Thompson and c. FL. Mills attended the
Colby-Portland game at Waterville
Saturday afternoon. The Colby's were
defeated, Is to 4.
Roy Hayden of Portland, a former
Skowhegan boy, was in town Thursday.
Mr.. Hayden is now on the road for the
wholesale grocery firm of Shaw, Ham
mond & Carney and this was his first
trip.
w. G.. Fisher sent a team of two
horses to Waltham, Mass, Monday after
noon to work on the new reservoir
which is being built in that city. John
Driscoll will have charge of the team.
Walter Page also sent team to en-
gage in the same work.
Stanley, the six year old son of II. G.
Bassett, was run over by one of l.. W.
Weston & Cos. empty iigger wagons
afternoon, but fortunately no
bones were broken. The lad was riding
on the wagon and jumped off in front of
the hind wheel which struck him pass
ing over his head, loosening some of his
teeth and bruising his neck.
See the new organdies for l2H cts. at
Adam Simpson, a native of Galashiels,
Scotland, who resided with his son in
this place for some years previous TO
the latter's death, and since which time
has been given home with his sons
widow, Mrs. John Simpson, died at the
home of the latter last night, at the ad-
vaneed age of 90 years. Funeral ser
vices will be held on Saturday next.
The ladies of the Non-Partisan w. c.
I. Z. will hold Il meeting at their par
lors, G. A. K. hall. Tuesday afternoon,
May %, at O'Clock. The afternoon
will be devoted to the life of Mrs. Annie
Whittenmyer, president of the National
w. c. L. L., and ex-presi-
dent of the National Woman's Relief
Corps. Mrs. Whittenmyer is also the
author of many well known hymns, a
of which will be sung All
ladies are cordially invited to be present.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. +. Leighton, Mr..
and Mrs. Zenas Vaughan, Mrs. Geo.
Head, Misses Abbie Harville, Blanch
Fairbrother, Clara Varney, Helen Tozer,
and Leon Buker attended the meeting of
the Central Maine Association of the Y.
Z. c. L. of the Universalist denomna-
ton at Oakland, Tuesday, May Is. The
party went by the way of Norridgewock
over the Somerset r. Il.
Ii. L. Oliver, practical bicycle re.
pairer of several years experience, has
leased the Bison block, and opened a
bicycle repair shop, much to the graft
faation of onr local hinvnliSte With oil