The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-09
Mrs. W. E. Blake Of woodtords, /.

nut horse, recently, from collie.
Mrs. O. B. Friend is visiting her
daughter in Augusta, this week.
Mrs. X. H. Pulsfer and Master Page
are visiting in Readtield, this week.
Howard Maddoeks went to Portland,
this morning, TO consult with DIR. Holt.
Mrs. o. A. Priest and daughter, Mrs.
W. p. Ordway, are visiting in Fairfield,
today.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Clarence Allen with
Master Raymond, passed Saturday in
Watervile.
Mrs. w. A. Watson of Boston, came
to town, last night, on a visit to her
father, W. w. Nash.
Hon. F. w. Hovey has removed from
Pittstield and will establish an office for
the practice of law at Biddeford.
Mrs. Frank Morrill, and Young son left
home, Tuesday morning, on visit to
Mrs. F. G. Weld in Exeter, \. H.
Hiram Spofford went to Boston yes
terday, where he hopes to secure en-
ployment with an electric company.
The Town Improvement society will
meet with Mrs. B. F. Eaton, Water ST.,
Monday p. M, June 18th, at , 30 O'Clock.
We hear it reported that the Standard
Oil Co., are soon to locate tank car in
this place, selling direct to the consumer,
and already one of their carts have
arrived.
One can find a good line of amateur
Photographic supplies at the store of C..
W. Folsom, the prescription druggist;
also cameras at prices from $3.50 TO
$1,000 each.
Dr. Cora NJ. johnson was in attend
ance upon the BID annual meeting of the
Maine Homeopathic Medical Society in
Augusta, Tuesday, of which society she
Is the secretary.
\ meeting of the 18th of July COM
mittee is called for Friday evening, June
10th, in room 5, Morrison block. I'M
portant business at hand and every
member must be present
NJ. Morris has put in a new refrigera-
ton and will keep for sale pure Jersey
milk, at retail. brought morning and
night from the farm. Large quantities
supplied promptly on order,
Miss Susanna Weston, who is numbered
as one of the most popular and efficient
teachers in our schools, went to Boston,
this morning, for a brief visit, before GO
ing to her home IN Fryeburg for the
summer.
Miss Mary Dascombe went TO Boston
Tuesday, to attend commencement ex-
ercises at Tufts College. Miss Das-
combs cousin. Porter Russell of Farm
ngton. is member of the graduating
class.
A handsome booklet well filled with
reading matter, supplemented by nu-
merous cuts, all setting forth the at
fractions that Lakewood offers to the
tourist, is being sent out by the new
management of this popular inland re-
sort.
DIR. +. :. Bigelow started on long
drive yesterday afternoon, to Canaan,
VI, via Pennington, Rangley and the
White Mountains. Canaan is in the
northern part of the State, near the
Canada line. He will be gone about two
weeks.
The 10th annual meeting of the Maine
Division S. of V, is in session at Pitts
field, this week. Among those in at
tendance from Wildes Camp of this place
are Rev. Geo. E. Leighton, lieut.. colonel
of the division. f. w. Crawford and
Chester H. Mills.
c. A. Leighton has leased of j. p.
Merrill the lot of ground south Of the
South-side boarding house, on which he
is to erect greenhouses and grow the
larger part of his own flowers. He has
building, to be used on the first story
as a salesroom and above as tenement,
already well underway.
A'neavy thunder shower accompanied
by severe lightning and heavy rain pas
sed over this place from $50 to $50, last
night. The lightning struck the chin
ney of the house of John Higgins, top
ping it off, running into the house and
doing some other damage to the extent
of about $50. We also learn it did some
damage to the barns of Pethuel Fletcher,
who resides about two miles from town,
middle road to Fairfield.
Our old friend Wentworth Varney
writes the REPORTER in regard to the
fire that unfortunately burned the resi-
dence of his son George w. Narney
with whom he resides in Palmyra. The
particulars of the casualty are given
elsewhere. Mr.. Narney is earnest In
praise of the work done by neighbors in
saving the stable which was very near
the house and required hard and persis-
tent work. Mrs. Wentworth Varney was
visiting here in Skowhegan at the time.
The County Commissioners of Somel-
set county have returned from Shirley,
where Joint meeting of the boards Of
commissioners for Somerset and Piscata-
Anpdav IN Dpritiou of