The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-18
TOWN and VICINITY.

Miss jenkins of Boston is the guest
of the Misses Ward, Middle st.
Mrs. Frank Hoxie went to Boston by
the morning train of Tuesday.
Rev. George E. Leighton and wife re-
turned home by the night train of Mon
day.
G. w. Nash left home Tuesday to
pass a brief vacation at Old Orchard
beach.
The Standard Oil Co., has erected a
tank on a spur track near The shoe
factory.
II you want first class job of picture
framing at low price go TO Bragg &
Varney's.
Mr.. Eli Merrill of Brooklyn has been
visiting his brother, DR.. j. n. Merrill
here the past week.
Mrs. F. l.. Benner and Mrs. l.. A.
Anderson and daughters returned from
Capital Island, Monday night.
Miss Ethel Mudgett, who has been
visiting friends at Boothbay Harbor, re-
turned home Friday evening.
Bargains in remnants at Wooden mill.
All wool pants patterns from 75c to
81 90, also all wool dress goods, cheap.
Hon. Alonzo Smith of Cornville and
James Sterling attened the reunion Of
the 24'h Regiment Maine Veterans at
Lewiston today.
Mrs. w. F. French of North Arson,
accompanied by her guest, Mrs. Miles
Standish of New York, and Miss Lena
Donly was in town, Friday.
Mrs. Helen Brown Hail es Of Paris
France, was among the arrivals by last
evenings train, on visit To her mother,
Mrs. George E. Washburne.
Rev. A. N. Dairy, who is now on his
vacation, will preach, Sunday next, in
the Baptist church in Westbrook, Of
which he was formerly pastor.
VIM. G. Heselton and wife were at
Bingham, Tuesday, in attendance upon
the Baker-Goodrich reunion. Mrs.
Heselton's maiden name was Baker.
A. p. Marston, nephew Of Hon. G. A
Marston, made brief visit to Skowhe-
gan, last week. He was accompanied
by his legal adviser, H. V. Moorehouse.
"Hod' Nelson and A. R. Yates, two
of Waterville's best known horsemen,
were in town over Saturday night on
their way home from the North Arson
races.
L. l.. Walton, Esq, with his wife, left
home, Tuesday, on carriage drive to
Jackman and TO 1.-THE Birches' at
Attean Pond, where they will pass a
week.
Quite large trade in camera supplies
has come to c. w. Folsom, the prescrip-
tion druggist, who carries in stock
cameras, plates, films, paper, mounts,
toning solutions, etc.
Miss Hattie Bickford went to Gardi-
ner, Saturday afternoon, where she
passed Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
John Steward. Monday she went to
New Hampshire for visit.
The Somerset Traction Co. sells half
fare tickets to Madison to all desiring to
visit the Methodist campmeeting at No.
Arson, next week, and grant the right
to take reasonable amount of baggage.
DR.. and Mrs. E. N. Stevens of North
Cambridge. Mass, accompanied by their
two sons, Edward and Horace, arrived
In town Saturday afternoon and are
guests at Hotel Coburn. They will
make fishing trip mp river before re-
turning home.
At meeting Of Canton Somerset 26,
P. M, held last Friday evening, some
25 chivaliers signified their intention
of attending the big meeting in Boston.
The Canton will drill every Friday even
ing, In the armory of Co. E, that they
may make good showing 10 the parade.
The fine double tenement house on
Madison Ave-. being erected by r. W.
Brown, is expected to be completed
Saturday night of the present week, and
after a few finishing touches by the
painters and paper hangers will be
ready for occupancy. 1t was leased be-
fore building by c. W. Folsom and E.
B. Carter, to be ready Sept. LIST.
A narrow escape from serious acct
dent, If not instant death occurred In
front of Hotel Heselton Sunday after.
noon. Allen Hackett OF Pittsfield ac-
companied by three ladies, was on his
way home from Madison. His hitch
was carryall and pair of horses and he
stopped at the watering trough at the
junction of North avenue and Water
street to water the latter. While the
animals were drinking small boy threw
some stones into the trough. This
frightened the horses, one of them
plunging against the pole of the carri-
age, breaking 1t. The pair then started
for the hotel lawn at the top of their
speed. When they reached the curbing
that part of the pole attached to the
whiffletree struck the edge of the side.
walk, stopping the team. Fortunately
one of the porters at the hotel was on
the veranda and seeing the danger