The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-04
TOWN and VICINITY


being relaid.
Hon. E. F. Danforth went to Boston
Monday morning.
.Inakins has fine line Embroidery
silks and stamped doilies.
Mrs. c. j. Hayden left town Monday
morning for Providence, X. |.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Tiltoa passed
Sunday with relatives in Athens.
Miss Mabel Perkins is visiting with
friends at Belfast and Noithport.
Miss Luella Stevens of Cambridge,
Mas. is guest at Hotel Coburn.
irvine Lawley OF Somerville, Mass,
+. yisiting his uncle, John Lawley.
Joseph Provincial with his aunt Miss
lydia Carney are visiting at ST. Adams,
Vt.
Mrs. A. Il. Hartman and children
have gone TO Dedham, Me. for the sum-
mer
William o. Stevens of Waterville,
Colby 80, is the guest of his class mate,
Harold L. Hanson.
Skowhegan Grange conferred the first
and second degrees on class of twelve
al the last regular meeting.
Miss Harriet Davis and Miss Eva East
mar of Brooklne, Mass, are guests of
their aunt, Mrs, Lucy Lord
Miss Mertie Mills, bookkeeper at w.
P. Ordway's, left Monday afternoon, for
1.-TWO weeks vacation at Yarmouth and
winthrop.
AL Day made great catch of pickerel
at Hayden Lake one night recently,
taking eleven. one of which measured
% inches, he tells US.
Mrs. Walter 5. Cushing, who has been
visiting with the mother of her husband
in East Madison, returned to her home
in Maiden, Mass, Tuesday.
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
Anyone needing an atomizer will find
complete line at the store of G. w.
Folsom, the prescription druggist, prices
as low as consistent with first class goods.
George j. Tan, Mrs. j. Shorey and
Miss Grace Shorey of Gloucester, Mass,
who are visiting relatives in Norridge-
wock, were in town Saturday on their
way to the Fairfield races.
stated cOnclave of De Molay COM
mandery 10, X. t., was held at Mason
ic hall, Tuesday evening. The business
transacted included the acceptation of
applications and balloting.
The three year old boy Of John Four
nier fell from second story window
Thursday afternoon last, breaking his
leg above the knee. Drs. Merrill and
. Pusifer reduced the fracture.
Edward Merrill, ESQ, has purchased
Of I. B. & j. A. Colby the store on
Madison Avenue, so long occupied by
| that firm, with the land on which it
stands and lot extending therefrom %
feet wide to Russell Street. The price
paid therefor was $1,000. Mr.. Merrill
| has in view the erection of a brick build
ing thereon.
Supt. Barbrick informs US that the
outlook for a good crop Of sweet corn
this year is excellent. The acreage is
larger than ever before and the factory
will be prepared to put up half million
Of cans. The pack throughout the State
will be larger than ever before unless an
early frost should disturb things by an
uhtimely chill. The sweet corn crop is
avery important one for Maine farmers.
The following officers of the Y. P. G.
[, were installed at North Avenue Uni
yersalist church, Sunday evening, Mrs.
George E. Leighton acting as installing
officer: President, Miss Blanche Faii-
brother; vice president, Mrs. V. l.. Hill;
secretary, Miss Clara B. Varney; treas
urer Mrs. G. w. Estes; lookout commit
tee, Mrs. M. L. Tuttle; devotional COM
mittee, Mrs. M. w. Varney; social COM
mittee, Miss Irene Higgins; floral com
mittee, Mrs. G. c. Tozier.
Col. George K. Leighton, Adjutant E.
". Crawford and Quartermaster &. II.
Mills, officers of the Maine Division,
Sons of Veterans, were at Mt. Vernon,
Thursday evening of last week, and
mustered camp of that order. The
name of the camp is Col. Ellsworth, No.
IL, A large delegation Of S. c. Belcher
camp of Pennington, were present and
assisted In the first camp mustered, but
the prospect is good for a camp being
instituted in Bingham, soon, also one at
Phillips and one at Newport.
Mr.. E. +. Greenwood, c. E., has been
employed by the Town Improvement
society TO construct the road way In
Ooburn Park on lower Water Street.
de has half dozen men and teams at
work grading and expects to complete
this week or early next. The road as
surveyed Is about oDe-third of a mile In
leugth, from entrance on Water Street
around the park to the place OF begin
hlng. The street will be 20 feet wide.
1t is understood that the planting Of
trAna lin -