The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-10
TOWN and VICINITY

Very pretty buckles for the new sash
belts at c. j. Williams.
s.M. Sawyer of Fairfield, was in town
over Sunday with bis family.
sheriff.elect F. P. Pennell of Harmony,
was in town, Monday and Tuesday.
Hon. L. L. Walton and Ed T. Page,
ESQ, went to Augusta, Monday, on
business.
Clarence B. Hight of Athens, was In
town few hours, Saturday, calling on
acquaintances.
The Odd Fellow lodge at Athens is
planning on grand ball to occur some
time in January.
Mrs. F. G. harrington, who has been
passing several weeks with relatives in
Augusta, has returned.
Mrs. George Burns of Boston, for
merlv of this town, is passing a few
DAYS here with her mother, Mrs. Robert
futile.
Henry L. Corson, Colby '9S, who is
studying law at the office of E. F. Webb
at Waterville, was in town, Tuesday, on
legal business.
The Maine Central painting crew ar
rived 10 town, Sunday, with carload of
ladders, ropes and other apparatus, for
use in painting the railroad bridge here.
Rupert E. Jackson, bookkeeper in the
Coburn Wooden Mills, left town, Mon
day, for Bangor. Mr.. Jackson will pass
several days in Vanceboro and other
Maine towns before he returns.
Fred Locke, one of the lst Maine boys,
who has been spending couple of
months here recovering from a run of
malarial fever, left, Tuesday afternoon,
for Brunswick, to be mustered out of
service.
Mr.. E. G. Dunton of this town, who
is in the employ of the American Ex-
press at Watervlle, is taking Edward
Osborne's place as express messenger on
the noon train during Mr.. Osborne's
vacation.
Besides the regular routine of business
at the S. of V. meeting, this evening,
Col Geo. f. Leighton will give an inter-
esting talk upon his trip to Omaha
Members of the Russell Post, G. A. r..
are invited.
Attorneys at law were in attendance
upon Probate Court from other towns,
on Tuesday, as follows: d. d. Stewart,
st. Adams G. 0. Small, G. A. WILDER,
Madison; Augustine Simmons, No.
Arson; T. j. Young, Scion; w. r.
Jordan, Bling ham; F. l.. Laughton, So.
Norridgewock and w. T. Seekings,
Pittsfield.
Two cars containing SO horses were
shipped from town, Monday, on the
early freight. The horses were those
bought by William H. Catlin and George
II. Read of New York. Twenty-three
of the horses were bought here in town,
Oct. 81, and the remainder purchased in
Pittstield and Dover on the two follow
ing days and brought here for shipment.
Mr. F. r. Folsom informs US that a
despatch was received from Minneapolis.
Monday, announcing the death of Mrs.
F. S. Hall, Sunday, the 9th instant, and
that her body will be brought here for
burial. 1t will arrive Saturday, and
funeral services will be held, Sunday, at
2.30 p. m., at the residence of Hon. d.
II. Bartlett. We have no information
giving particulars of her death.
Skowhegan Lodge, No. 20, A. o. u.
w., are making arrangements for a
smoke talk to be held in their hall, Tues
day evening, November 18th. Invita-
tons will be sent out to about two hun
dred Grand Master Workman E. F..
Danforth of Skowhegan, Grand Guide
0. A. Ward, Grand Recorder j. Edward
Burtt of Boston, Mass, and Hon. A. g.
Andrews of Augusta, will be present
and address the meeting; subject, Fra
ternal orders" The above named gen.
tlemen are very able speakers and an
interesting evening may be expected.
Herbert L. Jones of Waterville, is re-
ported in the daily papers as buying a
horse of r. B. Wells of Clinton, and CIV
ing worthless check on Fairfield Ma
tional Bank in payment therefor. Also
of buying a COW of Thomas Rainey and
giving his check for $3S on the sane
bank. This was Saturday last and
Jones left the city, Sunday night He
is 10 years old and formerly resided i'll
Skowhegan with his parents. City
Marshall Call took measures to appre-
bend him, he was found in Boston, Tues
day, and was brought to Waterville,
and arraigned Wednesday.