The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
TOWN and VICINITY

VIM. Adams of Caratunk, was in town
Thursday of last week.
f. 5. Baker, Esq, of Bingham, was at
the court house, Tuesday.
Lewis Anderson made business trip
10 Portland, Friday morning.
Mrs. II. z. Thing returned home from
Portland, Saturday afternoon.
Lee Parent of the LIST NJ inc, is pass
ing a turlough of 30 days in town.
Judge w. 2. Whitehouse, accom-
panied by his wife, are guests at Hotel
Coburn.
Blaine 5. Viles has been elected mana
ger of the freshman's class foot ball
team at Bowdoin college.
Jas. Holt and wife, C. A. Ross and
wife and Thos. Lawley and wife are
passing the present week in Boston.
Smith Randall of Augusta, treasurer
of the Augusta Lumber Company, was
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The subject of the meeting at the
Congregational church will be Com
pleteness of the Divine Comfort Ps. 81.
Forrest Leavitt of Haverhill, Mass
was among the arrivals Saturday after
noon and is at Lake George with his
wife and child.
Col. Geo. E. Leighton, who went to
Omaha as delegate to the national en-
equipment of Sous of Veterans, returned
home last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Spencer and
young daughter of Fairfield, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Steward, returned home this week.
II. 2. Cannon of this town, shows us
fine bunch of Green Mountain grapes,
grown from vine set the first day of
June of last year. 1t certainly is quick
work for grapes from The setting in this
climate.
Deputy sheriffs, F. p. Pennell, VIM. f.
Null, f. LIE t1uihIbSf \idil Co Aiouif LIE
f. Jones, Calvin Ii. Jones, S. s. Walker,
H. NJ. Waugh, K. l.. Williams, Joseph
Atkinson, G. A. Merrill and c. B. Has
kel were ar the court house, Tuesday,
at the opening of court.
Next Sunday will terminate the public
ministration of Rev. Mr.. Dairy as pastor
of the First Baptist church, as he enters
upon the duties of his new passionate In
Sanford, the first of October. There
will be special music ut the morning
service on Sunday, conducted by Mrs.
Philo Steward.
Mr.. Stephen Parln of Chicago, is
visiting his father, Maj. Amos Parlin,
this week. Mr.. Parin left Skowhegan,
something over 20 years ago, and had
not been here at his old home since 1880.
He failed to find many of his former as
sociates but did find much in the way of
change 10 the town and in the people.
He is connected with the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Maj. John w. Fogler, paymaster in
the army, Is In town, having arrived,
Friday, on a sick leave of 80 days,
from Montauk Point, where he arrived
from Santiago, last week. He was sick
with the yellow and malarial fevers at
Santiago, and shows plainly the effect
of the severe strain upon his system.
He is now recovering favorably and
rapidly from his illness.
As we have stated before the annual
convention of the State Sunday School
association will be held at Skowhegan,
Oct. Is, 10 and 20. The program is
already prepared and the convention
promises to be one of the best ever held.
One evening will be devoted to the
graduating exercises of the normal
students with an address to thegraduat-
ing class, the presentation of diplomas,
etc. The primary work will be under
the direction of Mr.. Archibald and Mr..
Pease of the Bible Normal college.
Daniel Lewis, Esq, of this town, was
in Augusta, Tuesday, before the gov
ernor and council as counsel for the pc
titiOners for the Communication of sentence
of Geo. H. Campbell from imprisonment
for life to term of years. The crime
for which ne WAS sentenced was assault
and robbery in 1889, at which time the
penalty was imprisonment for life.
Since that time the law has been chang
ed so that imprisonment for term of
years may be imposed for such a crime.
The communication to 10 wears imprison-
ment was graoted by the governor and
council.
Remember that Fairbrother q Tantish