The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-20
TOWN and VICINITY

A desirable line of Misses jackets at
Stewards.
Miss Sarah L. Jewett of Madison, was
in town, Monday.
Bert Lamb made a business trip to
Lewiston, Saturday.
Richard White of Guilford is in town,
the guest of his father and sister.
Mr.. F. G. Harrington, accompanied by
his wife, passed the Sabbath in Augusta
with his people.
Edw. F. Dsnforth, Esq, was In
Lincoln, last week, on business con-
uected with the A. o. U. w.
NJ. A. Parker, who has been passing a
few days with his family, returned to
Boston, Monday afternoon.
Flavila J. Sanford attended the musi-
cal festival In Portland, last week, re-
turning home, Friday evening
C. A. Marston went to Brunswick,
Monday, to be the guest of his son, who
is student at Bowdoin college.
DR.. |. L. Salley attended the meeting
Of the State Veterinary Medical Associa-
ton in Waterville Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. Hiram Gage returned home on
Saturday night last from visit of sew
eral weeks with her daughter in Wor-
cester, Mass.
Rev. B. G. Wentworth occupied his
pulpit on Sunday last, after an absence
of some weeks passed in the woods of
eastern Maine.
R. E. Jackson, assistant bookkeeper
in the offices of Lewis Anderson Com
pany, passed Sunday at his former
home, Augusta.
Charles Murphy is to close out his
business in this place, after which he is
to make trip to California with view
of locating there.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gray and daughter,
Carrie, of Portland, were guests of F.
W. Allen and wife. Miss Gray return
ing home Monday.
Rev. DR.. Pepper, wife and daughters,
Bessie and Annie, of Watervile, were
the guests of Mrs. Helen Coburn and
family over the Sabbath.
Hon. S. j. Walton is on his annual
vacation trip in the wilds of Northern
Maine, with headquarters, as usual, at
the popular Parlin Pond Honse.
Folsom & Varney are to remove their
business, within few weeks, to the
store to be vacated by Charles Murphy,
having leased it for term of years.
They have very choice line of rem
nants for sale cheap, at the Woolen
Mill, consisting Of mems wear and dress
goods in the latest shades and styles. If
Rev. B. C. Wentworth had the good
fortune TO shoot deer last week and
his game is enumerated among a list in
Bangor papers arriving iu that city, Fri
day.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq. has filed, this
week, the first petition for insolvency in
Somerset county under the new U. S.
insolvency law. 1t is In the case of Mr..
Atwood of Fairfield.
Mrs. D. G. Delano, who has been at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Weston, for a brief visit returned
to lewiston, Monday, where she has a
position as trained nurse.
Mr.. E. C. Butler, who for the past two
years has been principal of the grammar
school at Bar Harbor, has entered the
law office of his brother, A. X. Butler,
Esq, in this place, TO take up the study
0f the law.
Mr.. Fred Emery, engineer on the
Skowhegan-Portland freight due to ar
rive here at 11.30 a. M, has rented thu
upper tenepent in the Brainerd house on
the Island and will, this week, remove
his family here from Portland.
The Bethany church during the asso-
eiatIonal year just closed has contributed
for all purposes, $3,099.42. This sum
was divided as follows: Current ex-
penses, $l,764.l6; benevolent objects,
sl,27S. IA; Sunday school, $57.12.
Mr.. Ralph Leavitt, who for two years
past has been clerking at the shoe store
Of c. H. Gardner, is soon TO give up his
position, and remove to Indian Terri
tory, where he formerly resided for
some years, and where fine position
awaits his arrival. Robert Wentworth
is to succeed Mr.. Leavitt at Gardner's.