The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14
TOWN and VICINITY.

Linen collars and leather belts for
stout ladies at Stewards.
John a. Hadden, New York horse
buyer, WAS in town, Friday.
Miss Emma Collins is passing the
week with relatives in Augusta.
1t Is reported that Sautelle's circus
will visit Skowhegan early next month,
Miss Clara Pride of Oshkosh, Wis, is
in town, the guest of her cousin, Mr.. IL.
+. Kimba1.
II you want a first class job of picture
framing at low price go to Bragg II
Yarneys.
Miss Helen Steward is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. +. w. Heath at Wateryille,
this week.
The SUNDAY school of the First Bap-
list church enjoyed a picnic at The
Pines, Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. {. w. Tilton of Bangor,
are in town, the guests of Mr.. Tilton' S
mother and brother.
Miss Adelaide smith of Waterville,
was in town, Sunday, the guest OF her
aunt, Mrs. J. o. Haines.
Miss Lora Cummi ngs of saco, who
has been visiting in town, returned to
her home, Monday afternoon.
f. {. Tuttle of Boston, was in town
over sunday. the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Chandler futile.
Norris NJ. rrafton of Boston, who was
called here by the death of his grand
mother, is passing the week in town.
Bargains in remnants at Wooden mill.
All wool pants patterns from zoe to
Sl00, also all wool dress goods, cheap.
Dean Swift returned to Norwood,
Mass, Saturday morning His wife and
child will remain here some weeks longer
w Fl. Andrews of Oakland, was in
town, Friday, and inspected the ma
chnery in the Portland Packing Cos
shop.
Homer y. Chase OF Lewiston, manager
of the Maine Festival concerts, attended
the rehearsal Of the Choral Society here,
Friday night.
Ordway with their wives, took carriage
drive to " aterville, Sunday, dining at
the Bay View.
Landlord Wasbburne emf ertained a
large party of guests at the Mohican
House, Lake George, Sunday. Every
room at the hotel is occupied, this week.
Miss Blanche Chadbourne Of East
Madison, took the train here, Monday
afternoon for Pitts field, to attend the
summer school for teachers aud Others
DR.. Cora NJ. Johnson and Miss Mary
Barnard left town, Saturday morning,
on carriage drive to Guilford. From
there they went 10 Moosehead by rail
for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Foss of Boston, are
visiting relatives in town. They came
to Gardiner by boat, making the trip
from there here on their wheels. Mr.
Foss reports the road in places to be
very rough.
F. S. Maroon, who recently opened Il
grocery in Brown Il Wards block, has
purchased the stock in trade of Cloutier
II Theberge, the new grocers in the Bis
son block, and he has united the TWO
stocks in the latter store.
The block of business property which
includes the old post office building and
the building occupied by Jas. Lewia ard
{. +. Dealey, has been sold the past
week by ID. c. Robinson to A. K. Bison.
The price is not made public.
d. @. White of Philadelphia, wife and
son, Clifton, were among the arrivals,
Friday night, and are boarding at the
Coburn house. Mr.. White has a large
acquaintance with Skowhegan gentle
men, who are always pleased to greet
him.
Arthur Hyde of Bath, assistant direc-
tor of the Maine Festival concerts, at.
tended the rehearsal of the Somerset
Choral Society, last Friday evening
Mr.. Hyde was much pleased with the
work of the local society, remarking
that they sang some Of the festival music
better than any chorus he had heard in
Maine.
Miss Addie Warren, who has been
visiting with friends in SomerVllle,
Mass, for several weeks, returned home,
Saturday night. Miss Warren had a
most miraculous escape from drowning
on July 4th, while out on yachting
trip near Nahant with some seventy other
excursionists, their boat being caught in
a severe squall overturned. Its passen-
gers were in the water two hours before
being rescued. In the end the entire
party were saved.
The real estate, formerly the property
of the Skowhegan Slate Co., at East
Madison, has been sold. The failure to
construct the Skowhegan and Madison
h. r. renders it impossible to get slate
to market in competition with quaries
situated ON r. Il. The parties interest
ed propose the organization of COM
pany to work quarry in Blanchard, on