The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

Miss Annie Allen succeeds Miss Par.
fridge as pianist with kendall's orchestra.
Rev. FL. W. Kimball is making a brief
visit TO his father In Portland, this
week.
/ An apprentice wanted to learn the
millinery business, this spring, at Susie
Priests.
! Jas. Lumsden a. Co. expect to receive
car load of Michigan potatoes this
week-fine ones.
The young ladies' afternoon whist club
meets with Mrs. S. W. Philbrick, to-
morrow (Friday.)
Frank L. Ames who has been teaching
in Scarboro, burning the winter returned
home this morning.
jas. D. Partridge of st. Johnsbury, Vt,
was In town visiting his parents for
brief time the past week.
Miss Hannah Page left home for
Lewiston, this morning and will attend
concert given there this evening.
The Maine meeting of the Woman's
Club, weather permitting, will be held,
Monday evening, Feb. 2S at 80 o'clock,
at the Library parlors.
Work upon the buried electric tracks
continues with good crews of men. The
snow is heavier and harder to remove
than the storm of last week.
Clerk of Courts Brainerd has issued
venires for traverse jurors for the March
term S. j. court, which convenes the
18th day of the month, Associate JUST ce
Foster, presiding.
Gen. Isaac Dyer, Charles F. Jones and
Henry p. Cannon attend the State En-
campMent of the Grand Army in Lewis
ton, to-day and tomorrow. Mrs Cannon
accompanied her husband.
Madam Rawles, who had been visiting
at the home of her son Henry Rawles for
some months, left here this morning for
Boston, where she expects to remain
some weeks and then return to her home
in Michigan.
Charles c. Whittier who was severely
| injured in the Orono railroad accident
and was brought to his home here, last
week is still unable to sit up and his i'm
provement is not what was hoped for
when he came home.
The heavy falls of snow in such rapid
succession are proving detrimental to
numbering operations, in the Dead River
country and Moosehead Lake regions.
Operations are expensive this year and
| the cut must be considerably lessened by
the situation.
Invitations have been issued by Canton
! Somerset for their forthcoming reception,
concert and ball to the Brigade and
Regimental Officers of the Patriarchs
Militant of Maine. The date is March
| IL, Kendall's orchestra will furnish the
music, and supper will be served at Hotel
| Heselton.
Ira A. Norton is to open his new cloth
| lug SbOlC az ibo w dlti SbiCCls On
day morning, March 3rd He will have
handsome store, his stock is new en-
entire, and his long connection with the
clothing business should make him
thoroughly conversant with all its details
ard with what our people require,
Police court, O. A. Priest presiding,
heard two cases the past week. Case
No. Levi Hanson arrested for intoxi-
cation by Officer Thompson, sentence 10
days in jail Case No.2-Daniel Murray for
assault and battery on his wife, who
made the complaint, was arrested by
Sheriff Viles; fined $500 and costs; re-
spondent appealed and furnished
sureties in the sum of 5000 for his APP
pearance at the March term S. j. Court.
In Caribou, Tuesday morning, Feb.
%, Mr.. James D. Partridge of ST. Johns
bury, VT, formerly of this place, was
united in marriage to Miss Estelle
Cannon at the residence of the BRIDES
sister, Mrs. Henry Milton, Rev. Henry
| B. Woods officiating. After wedding
breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Partridge left on
the / o'clock train for st. Johnsbury,
where Mr.. Partridge is manager of a
boot and shoe store, and in which city
they will reside Among the guests
were Mr.. George Cary, st. Johnsbury,
and Miss Annie Partridge of this place.
The many friends of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Partridge will join with the REPoR-
TER in extending congratulations.
The roads are still badly blocked here
abouts. w. X. Brown started from this
place Monday afternoon, with two
passengers who came from Portland, for
Madison but got stuck in the snow at
Mr.. Durrel's, about half way to Madi-
son village, where he remained until
Wednesday, when he returned on snow
shoes leaving his horses at Mr.. Durrell's.
The Athens stage has not been here
since Saturday. The driver came as far as
Cornvillo, Wednesday, where he left his
team and came in on snow shoes. The
driver of the Canaan stage arrived here
all right Monday morning, and started to
return Monday evening, but was obliged
to turn about aud come back here. He
started again Wednesday noon, but with