The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-31
TOWN and VICINITY.

c. ii. Glrdler or Mercer was IN town
Friday.
Steward has bargain In gents trim
med night shirts for &c.
Rev. FIR. Charland of Waterville, was
the guest of FIR. Lacroix, Tuesday.
George Eames, Esq. of Embden, cal
led on friends ip town, Tuesday after
NOON
Joseph Hutchins, who has been In Cali
fornia for the past winter, visiting his
sister, has returned home.
All prescriptions that have been COM
pounded at Geo. Cushing's can be re-
filed at the drug store of H. w. Cushing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Young, who have
been in town during the winter. returned
to their home 10 Greenvlle this after
noon.
Miss Stella Jones returned to her home
in Waterville, Monday afternoon, after
passing several days with friends in
town.
Any of our readers desiring employ
meut will do well to read the advertise
ment, "Wanted. Maine Yankees" in
another column.
Mrs. T. R. Boyd, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph L. Steward, left, Monday, for
her home in Peel, N. B. Her little
granddaughter, Lois Steward, accom-
panied her.
R. w. Brown sold six horses, this
week, to Alton Richardson of Clinton,
for the Boston market, and they have
been shipped. The average price recev-
ed was about 1925. He has 20 more
horses, he says, that must be sold forth
with.
The sponge is known to be an
animal, which grows attached to rocks
at the bottom of the ocean. You can
find at the store of c. w. Folsom, the
prescription druggist, sponges of all
qualities and prices ranging, from sc to
$3.50 each.
Mr.. Benjamin White aged 81 years,
former resident Of Skowhegan, died in
CAL, March II. For some years he has
been one of tn officers of the San Guam
ton prison, and was highly respected
and beloved by all who knew him. He
was buried beside his wife, Lottie vii.
lard White in Oakland, Cal Two sons,
4
Granville White, survive.
Hon. r. B. Shepherd was in Augusta
Monday to attend a meeting of the-boa,d
of trustees Of the Maine Insane hospital.
The whole number of patients at the in-.
sttution is 729 and the number increases
every month. The new heating appara-
of hard as heretofore, effects a saving Of
about 20 per cent In fuel.
The Greek Society and the Legoma-
thenian Club of the high school will hold
public debate in the near future on the
question: "Resolved, that it is for the
best interests of the United States not to
ciety will be represented by Miss Martha
Whittier, 80; r. w. Ames, '9s; A. l..
Goodwin, '9S. The Legomathenian Club
by G. l.. Pierce, L. C. Church and Blaine
S. viles.
Daniel Lewis, Esq, with his wife and
family of three children arrived here
from Sharroon AroootooL oonnfv Tuao
day afternoon, to establish their home
here. One other member Of the family,
young lady, is now attending normal
school. As has been stated before in the
REPORTER Mr.. Lewis is a native of Son.
erset county, the town of st. Adams,
but has resided in Sherman, practicing
his profession, the law, there for %
years. .
George Foster made an assault upon
bis wife, Tuesday evening last, and
smashed up the household furniture.
OF course he was "crazy drunk" Dep
uty Sheriffs Joseph Atkinson of No. An
son and G. B. Haskell of Pittsfield, who
were here attending court, responded to
the call for help and marched him off to
lsIl. He was arraigned before Trial JUS
tice Brainerd, Wednesday morning and
testified that he got his liquor at the
town agency. Mr.. Whittier, the agent,
was called upon and stated that he sold
Foster liquor twice that day, on repre-
sentaton that he wanted 1t for his wife,
who was i'll. In the forenoon he sold
him half pint of alcohol and in the af-
ternoon pint Of whiskey. 1t also ap-
peared that during February and March
he had patronized the agency some 81
times. There have at times been well
defined complaints that the liquor agent
was not careful enough In the sale of
liquor. Some have even said that 1t was
the worst liquor shop 10 town, and,
while we believe Mr.. Whittier tries to
oejust right in the matter, he errs in
Judgment or his rules are too lax. It'll
appeared that Mr.. Foster was an indus
ulous man when he had work to do, and
Slnd to his wife when not under the in
nuenee of liquor, and, under the circum-
stances the Justice gave him light fine
OF $500 aud costs