The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-18
TOWN and VICINITY

in town.
Mr.. William Harris of Canaan, was in
town. saturday.
Mr. Herman Whjpple of 5 lion. was in
town. Saturday.
r. l.. Mitchell is on a business trip to
Boston. this week.
Or. F. 5. Bigelow made a professional
nip to Sidney, yesterday.
secure one of the bargains in the I'M
derware sale at w. Il. vii les.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth will preach at
Revere next sunday p. NJ. at , 30.
Mr. {. 5 Bean, chairman of the board
of assessors of Brighton was in town,
Tuesday.
f. H. Libby, secretary of the Maine
State Grange, was in town, Tuesday
morning.
DR.. F. O. Sawyer is absent this week
on his regular monthly visit to Scion
and Bingham.
Rev. II. W. Kimball attended the
Maine Ministerial Association meeting
at Auburn yesterday.
Mrs. A. c. Houston of Sangerville,
arrived this morning for a few days
visit to friends here.
VIM +. Mutt, deputy sheriff at Fair
field, brought boarder the to the
County hotel, Monday.
Miss Lena Robinson of Lynn, Mass,
who had been visiting her parents in
Cornvile, returned to Lynn, Tuesday.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq, was in Pitts
tied, Tuesday and Wednesday, to at
tend hearing on the $. & NJ. II. rail
road case.
Hon. Omar Clark of Carratunk was
in town, Tuesday, on his way to Augusta,
to attend the meeting of the log-driyiug
companies.
Miss Issa Laughton of Portland,
visited Mrs. Gala Heselton a few days
last week returning home Monday
afternoon.
Geo. b. Stafford and Mrs. Clara B..
l.eavitt went to Augusta Tuesday, to
attend a meeting of the board of the
Soldiers Home.
Every chevalier of Canton Somerset,
is requested to be present at the meeting
tonight, As business of great importance
: to be transacted.
The {. {. {. &. will observe Washing
tons birthday by entertaining their gen
tlemen friends at supper at their rooms
in the library parlors.
M.sser. f. ?. Yies, John p Clark.
J.. w. Weston and S w. Philbrick at
tended the meeting of the log-drving
companies at Augusta, this week.
Hon. 5. J. Walton 5. W. Gould Esq,
jefferson Savage and James Harmon
were at Augusta, Yesterday, for the
Waldo aud somerset railroad extension
bill.
In the B9wdoin Quill for February,
there is well written imaginative
sketch by Roy l.. Marston, The
Ghosts in the Pines." The Quill is very
artistic in its makeup and an excep-
tionally good college paper.
The coming ball of Canton Somerset
10 Coburn hall, on the evening of March
4.h, promises to be grand aff,ir, as the
CAntons of Waterville, Augusta and
Gardiner, together with Gen. J. l..
Small of Bideford. aud his stall, have
accepted invitations 10 be present,
feature that will add very materially to
the brilliancy of the occasion.
The Abraham Lincoln command No,
-, Union Veterans Union, eni lyed a
campfire, Saturday evening, at their reg
ultr meeting after mastering one cand-
date. Refreshments were served and
speaking followed, by Rev. g. f. Leigh
ton, DIR. c. Y. Richards, Jefferson Saw
age Comrade Cross of Norridge,
wock aud others Col. +. II. Wing, pre-
sided.
Governor Powers has accepted the
invitation extended, some days ago by
Company "E" and will, with his staff,
be present at the concert. drill and
bah, Thursday evening of next week
the 18th instant, in Cobuln Hall The
company has made excellent arrange
ments to entertain the public and de-
serve liberal patronage. See their adj
yertisement for particulars.
Mr. John b. Neil, who has been for
the last fourteen years on the John 6,
Neil farm, with Mrs. Howard, has re-
Gently bought the White farm, three
miles below the village on the river
road. Mr.. Neil will work both farms
this summer, but remove his family to
his own. 1t is understood that Mrs.
Howard would like to sell the whole
back part of the old Neil farm, includ-
ing the wood lots and running back
from the standpipe, reserviug the springs
OF water, which supply her house and
one neighbours. Here would be good
iovestment for syndicate Of our bust
hess men.
Wanted to sell a new mileh COW and
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