The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-30
TOWN and VICINITY.
300 flags At Bixhy 4 Bucks.

was in town Friday.
Frank Lawton, ESQ.,, has opened law
office at Norridgewock.
Frank Cushman returned to Sanger
vile, Saturday afternoon.
Shoe bargains for the Ith, at c. II.
GardHer's.
Attention is called to the change of
time over the Somerset Traction Co.
Mrs. J. H. Steward of Gardiner, was
among the arrivals, Saturday forenoon.
L. c. Williams, principal of Somerset
Academy, Athens, was in town Thursday.
If you want first class job of picture
framing at low price go to Bragg II
Yarney's.
The annual picnic of the Bethany Bap-
fist Sunday school was held at Lake
wood, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Boston passed
several days, last week with relatives in
North Arson,
Remember the price of admission is
free to all patrons of the electric cars to
Lakewood.
A Il. Weston went to Auburn, Friday
morning. He will visit Mouse Island
before returning.
Roy l.. Marston came home from Bow
doin, Saturday evening, to pass the
summer vacation.
The Democrats of Somerset hold their
county convention in Grange hall next
Saturday at 10 a. m.
Remember that you can buy good
low shoe for s. cts. or Sl,00 either tack
or brown, at Lewia's.
Mrs. Charles II. Bulrill of Rochester,
n. II. is the guest of her parents, Hon.
and Mrs. William Philbrick.
Miss Josephine w. Smith, who has been
in Boston for the past winter, returned
home, Saturday afternoon.
Blaine S. Viles attended the COM
mencement exercises at Bowdoin, last
week, the guest of Roy l.. Marston.
Ample car service will be maintained
to and from Lakewood, plenty of cars to
bring you home after the performance.
Amos H. Eaton formerly of the Eaton
Family school at Norridgewock, was in
town Friday on his way to Norridge-
wock.
Prof. and Mrs. Pennoyer of Orange,
N. j., were among the arrivals, Thurs
day evening, and are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Murphy.
They have very choice line of rem
nants for sale cheap, at the Wooden
Mill, consisting of mems wear and dress
goods in the latest shades and styles. If
Mrs. L. J. Stevens, who has been
visiting friends in Skowhegan, Norridge-
wock and Mercer, for several weeks,
returned to her home in North Cam
bridge, Mass, Saturday morning.
Ladies' hose double heel, sole and toe,
two pairs for 25c at Judkins'.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Fairgrieves
returned Friday afternoon, from a
carriage trip to Wilton. While there
Mr.. Fairgrieves caught his first salmon.
1t was of good size and was hooked in
Wilton Pond.
officer Giblair was shot in the leg,
Friday, by the accidental discharge of a
small target rife that carries % car
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home of Edw Willett to put stop to
the young mans shooting the rifle in too
close proximity to the home of John
Higgins, and the father of the boy
brought out the rifle to exhibit it and
it proved another case of "didn't know
it was loaded" 1t was fortunate es-
cape from more serious injury.
Electric car passengers over the Somer-
set Traction line were given quite a
little excitement the latter part of the
week by the actions of farm hand,
Andy Creighton, who has been working
for Edw. French at Madison Center, for
several months. AT first his condition
exhibited insanity in mild form, but
Saturday, he became more violent and
that evening officers Thompson and
Clifford went to the scene and brought the
man to this place and lodged him in the
Jail for safe keeping. He will probably
be taken to the asylum for treatment.
A wind squall of short duration but
violent while it lasted, passed over
Hayden Lake, Sunday afternoon
about o'clock. Unfortunately at the
time the fleet of sail boats, seven in
number, were all out, pretty we'll
punched at the lower end of the lake,
and so quickly did the squall come upon
them that the boys had no time to reef
their sails, and as a consequence five of
the seven boats were capsized. A large
crowd at Lakewood witnessed the &C
cident, and were thrown into conster-
nation by fears of what might be the
result. A boat manned by T. II. And
erson and Lawrence Hayden put out
from Lakewood for the scene, quickly
followed by the steamer that plies about
the Lake, but e. X. Delano who also
witnessed the accident from the veran-
da of his cottage in near proximity,
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