The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
TOWN and VICINITY.


Mrs. George Head passed Sunday in
Gardiner.
Go 10 c. II. Gardeners for a good snow
shoe.
Mrs. James Fellow went to Nateryille
Friday afternoon.
Roscoe G. Leighton of Portland was
in town Thursday.
C. A. Fairbrother passed Sunday with
friends in Augusta,
w. II. Pearson of Portland, was among
the arrivals Friday evening.
A trout weighing p pounds was caught
at Madison pond Thursday.
New wrappers at W. II. Wildes', soc
t. $3.50.
E. G. Woodbury. returned from Bur-
lington, VT, Sunday morning.
Judge f. F. Danforth and L. l..
Walton, Esq, are in Boston, this week.
Iinemen we're s,ringing the Postal
Cable wire into Hotel Heselton Saturday.
Miss Lola Marston entertained the
class of '0S, S. H S at her home Friday
evening.
Ii you want first class job of picture
framing at low price go to Bragg Il
Narney's.
Mrs. James Clarkin visited friends in
town last week, returning to Wateryille
Saturday afternoon.
Geo. F. Goodspeede, of Bowdoin, 80,
has been spending few days with his
uncle, 6. b. Fairgrieyes.
Miss Julia Folsom, stenographer in the
office of f. n. Merrill, passed Sunday
at her home in Augusta.
John Vies and Charles Green, who
have been logging at Dead River, re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Emma Brewster of North Arson,
was in town several days last week, the
guest of Joseph Viles and family.
Miss Clara Williams of Portland, ar
rived in town, Thursday evening, for a
few days visit to Mrs. Z. P. Page.
Mrs. Albert Fuller who has been visit
ing her daughter in Melrose, Mass, re-
turned to Skowhegan, Friday evening.
Mrs. B. w. Hapgood of Boston, and
Mrs. T. S. Hittinger of Lowell, were in
town last week, the guests of Mrs. j. o.
Haines.
Mrs. Charles Murphy who has been
visiting her parents in East Orange, n.
j. for the past two months returned
home Friday evening.
Two handbook salmon have recently
been caught at Sibly pond. One weighed
2i and the other 81 pounds. These were
put in only three years ago.
Harold L. Hanson, Colby 80, as one
of the speakers at the Colby senior ex-
hibition with junior parts which &C.
Cured Wednesday evening last.
The weather man must have grudge
againt the Athens Odd Fellows. For
the second time their anniversary ball
has been postponed by heavy storm.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet with Mrs. G. 5. Hill tomorrow
afternoon. 1t will be patriotic day
with Washington as the principal subject.
G.F. Weber, NJ. D. of Fairfield, re-
presenting the Fidelity Rupture Cure
Company, will be at Hotel Coburn Wed
nesday of each week from to II O'clock
a. m. to treat patients for hernia. tt
The degree team of Skowhegan Grange
gave a very pleasant dance in Grange
hall Friday evening. Thirty couples
were present. Kendall furnished music
and an oyster supper was served.
Messrs. Silas T. Lawry, DR.. W. S. Mil
Ter, Chester E. Furber and E. j. Law
renee of Fairfield, guests of A. B. Page
of Shawmut, were snowbound at the
House several days last
week. They were on their way up river
ON a fishing trip.
Rev. Kendall Brooks, D. D. died at
Alma, Michigan, on Tuesday of last
week, Feb. 18th, in his seventy seventh
year. DR.. Brooks was Professor of |
Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in
Colby University in the years 1885.
During this time he was the stated supply
If the First Baptist church i'll this
own, and is we'll remem bered by our
,lder citizens az preacher of m 4rked
Ibilty. After be left Waterville he be-
anne a prominent educator in the north
vest, and was President of Kalamazoo
ollege in Michigan for many years,
AT meeting held Thursday evening
he Legomathenian Club of the high
ch62l voted to accept the challenge of
he Lincoln debating Club Of the Water
lille high school FOR joint debate. The
nestion is "Resolved that the better
policy of the United States
s protection rather than free trade
The Skowhegan boys are to have the
Affirmative side and the speakers will be
l. Il linn