The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-28
TOWN and VICINITY


Headquarters for hair. lime and
cement, at Jas. Lumsden & Co.'S.
Mr. P. II. Dunngan, proprietor of the
hotel in Athens was In town Saturday.
Attend the auction next Saturday at
Lakewood. See notice in this paper.
Walter Hight of Norridgewock is
clerking in c. F. Wards clothing store.
Type writer for sale, second hand
Caligraph, in good condition, at Smith 8
music store.
Geo. B. Fairgreves was in Augusta.
Tuesday, the guest of Fish Commission
er Stanley.
Mr.. A. p. Bailey of Harmony, was in
town Tuesday, and called at the Re-
PORTER office.
Auction sale at Lakewood next Sat
urday. Everything connected in and
about the place.
The degree staff of Priscilla Rebekah
lodge will meet at l. o. o. F. hall, Fri
day night Oct. 20, at o'clock.
W. H. Ward has purchased a half in
terest in the electric grist mill, and will
assume the management of it.
Mr.. Flavius J. Sanford returned from
Portland, Friday morning. He took in
both musical festivals and says he heard
lots of music.
J. P. Merrill of the firm of Merrill &
Frost, is absent on a visit to Washing
ton, ID. c., in which ne combines bust
ness and pleasure.
Mrs. F. G. Harrington and little daugh-
ter who have been absent some weeks
on visit to relatives in the West have
returned home the past week.
Mrs. S. H. Conforth of Saco, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Laroy
Judkins, in Athens, and her nephew,
d. F. Judkins in this place, returned
home this morning.
We learn that Miss Annie Barbeau,
who went to Colorado, about two years
ago for her health, has position as as
sistant principal in the high school at
FIT. Morgan, that State.
Rev. S. Hooper of Winthrop, a former
pastor, will preach at the Methodist
church, next Sunday morning in the
absence of the pastor who is assisting
his son in revival meetings in Andoyer,
Maine.
A bargain awaits some one at the
drug store of C. w. Folsom, the pre-
scription druggist, who offers $500
Ray camera for $500 and $3.50 Ray
Jr. for $500 to close. He makes physi-
clans prescriptions specially.
The harvest dinner given by the ladies
of the Universalist society in G. A. r.
hall yesterday was fully up to the stand
ard of excellency those good cooks so
long ago established, and the patronage
DO h at the dinner, and the supper fol-
lowing, was satisfactory.
Work at the new power station of the
Skowhegan Electric Light CO., is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily to those not
closely interested, yet from present ap-
pearances it would seem that the open
ing of new year Will be with US before
it is completed
An eight cent white Domet flannel for
Sc at w. II. Wildes'.
1.-The Yankee Drummer" combination
was the attraction at Coburn hall, Tues
day night last, and gave an average per
formance, some Of the specialties being
frst-class. At noon and previous to the
evening performance their band discours-
ed some pleasing music of a lively
nature.
The pleasant home of c.. NJ. Lambert,
Pleasant ST., was the scene of a happy
gathering on Friday evening of last
week, Mrs. Lambert having invited the
members of the class of '99, S. H. s., to
meet with her in honor of the birthday
anniversary of her nephew, Guy Conant,
a member of that class. The whole
affair was complete surprise to her
nephew, and was very enjoyable.
The large carriage house on Madison
Ave. just north of Hotel Coburn, that
was part of the livery stable on that
lot has been torn down, it having be-
come almost worthless from age, and we
learn 1t is Mr.. Haines intention to turn
the stable around, rebuild il, and put on
a new front, etc, and that when com
pleted it is to be leased by J. II. Frame.
who will remove his livery stock there
and handle the transient teams from the
hotel.
+. I. Davis of Boston was in town on
business trip, stopping over Sunday at
Hotel CobHrn. He was looking after
the interest and sale of Davis Bros
Neuralgia Cure, with which he has been
so successful for the past five years.
He has recommendations from many
prominent citizens of Maine among
whom are Mayor Beal of Bangor,
Charles White Of Augusta and President
Burleigh of the Bangor and Aroostook
X. X. Our druggists, Horatio w. Cush-
ing, Geo. Cushing, C. w. Folsom and
Geo. E. Sampson keep it on sale. See