The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-16
TOWN and VICINITY

New fur collarettes at w. II. Wildes'.
A. Gerald of Fairfield, is in town
today.
A. y. Burke of Bingham, is in town
today.
Sheriff Yies returned from Dead River
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. }. Smith were in
Watervile, yesterday.
}. Wallace Blunt left home Tuesday
on a visit to Boston and vicinity.
Deputy Sheriff C. H. Jones of Athens
was at the Court House, Saturday.
Mr.. Everett Drummond of Waterville,
was at the probate office, Tuesday.
Levi c. Weld and wife of Cape Eliza
BETH are visiting in town this week.
Miss f. B. Dunton returned to Boston,
by the morning train of Tuesday last.
d. NJ. Parks of Pittstield was at the
court house on legal business, Tuesday
The S. Il n. electric Road have estab-
lished waiting room at Barnard's shoe
store.
The Scion cattle show and tair will be
held Saturday, Sept. 25th, if rainy next
fair day.
The September term of Supreme court
will begin Tuesday forenoon, Judge
Whtehouse presiding.
Voigt's Royal flour formerly sold by
Woodbury. & Gage can now be had at
Jas. Lumsden II Cos.
Mrs. G, S. Hill will continue dress
making at her home on Water street,
opposite Hotel Heselton.
James K. Partridge left home, Monday
afternoon, for st. Johnsbury, Vt, where
he has position in shoe store.
DR.. Cora johnson has sufficiently re-
covered from her recent illness so that
she will resume practice after Sept. 10Th
Capt. Moses French of Scion attended
the reunion of his regiment, the 2nd
Maine Cavalry, at Waterville yesterday.
Mrs <. II. Pennoyer, after visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Murphy,
for several weeks, returned home to
East Orange, n. j., Tuesday.
Ray Pierce has secured a position as
news agent on The Bar Harbor express
between Portland and that resort, and
entered on his labors, yesterday.
Capt. F. II. Wing opened his Lew har-
ness store Monday morning and the early
callers during the week found a box of
nice cigars set out for them to sample.
Mrs. Belle Clarke of So. birmingham,
Mass, who has been visiting at the home
of her brother, NJ. r. Pooler, for two
weeks, returned home Tuesday morning.
G. w. Nash, Supt. of Bailey & Sons
Oileloth factory, attended the reunion of
his regiment, the 2nd Maine Cavalry, at
Waterville yesterday. Mrs. Nash &C
companied him.
Several people from this vicinity took
Vi biiC INV CANui oIou IdbCo w
Aroostook county this week, among the
number being Converse Webb, +. r.
Goodrich, }. c. Kinsman and J. p Oak
r. W. Brown is erecting large store
house on his lot north of his electric
gristmill. He has completed the exca-
vatiOn and grading and built heavy
bank wall on the north side. The store
house will be used in part for more need
ed room for the gristmill.
People who empty refuse into the
chute on North bridge are requested to
exercise greater care and avoid leaving
any of it on the outside. Those who
employ boys to do this work are re-
quested to instruct them to avoid scat
terng any part of the refuse on the
planking.
l.. l.. Walton, Esq, went to Portland
yesterday morning to make the argu-
ment before Judges Strout and Foster
for the defense in the equity case Ridley
VS. Ridley. Hon. d. d. Stewart of st.
Albaas made the argument for the plain
tiff The case was heard here last week,
but the arguments were deferred until
yesterday.
Slas Tuttle and wife of Athens, were
In town. Tuesday, with their son, Fred,
who gave them their first ride on an
electric road from here to Madison and
return. Mr.. futile is 30 years old and
has never taken ride On a steam rail-
road. He intended to go by rail from
Madison to Norridgewock and return
here by the s. & N. trolley but was
minute or two late at Madison to carry
this plan out.
Walter, son of John Brown of this
town, about IA years of age, was drown
ed in the KeAnebec river near the Eddy,
sunday last. 1t appears that he at
tempted to swim from the shore to a
small island short distance off, not
being aware of the strength OF the cur
rent. He was carried under and drown
ed The body was discovered Monday
some distance down river. Funeral SER
wees were held at the residence of the
FAMILY, conducted nv Rev Fl w Kim