The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-17
TOWN and VICINITY.

Upright piano to rent at Smiths music
store.
Blaine $. Viles, Bowdoin, 'O2, was II
town over sunday.
Flannelette wrappers from 75e to 81
at W. II. Wildes'.
A new parlor coal stove for sale cheal
at No. 8, Mechanic street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Dyer of Mad
ison, were IN town, Tuesday.
Norman 7. Bassett, Esq, of Augusta
was in town one day last week.
j. J. Lander of the Bingham Las
Block Co., was In town Friday.
Camera supplies, artists material ant
picture frames at Folsom & Varney's.
S. A. Dinsmore of Boston, accomps
MED by G. w. Toney, was in town, sat
urday.
Mrs. George H. Pishon and Mrs. w
A. Richardson were In Waterville, Fri
day afternoon.
Hon. A. r. Bixby returned, Friday
evening" from business trip TO New
York and Boston.
A fine assortment Of pianos, organs
and sewing machines at low prices al
Smiths music store.
Mrs. A. f. Bickford returned home
Tuesday night, from a visit to her daugh
ter, Mrs. j. II. Steward.
Mrs. D. w. Weber of Lewiston,
passed Sunday in town, the guests OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua F.
Williams.
The McPhail Imperial Upright Grand
pianos, for sixty years made on honor,
sold on merit, now in stock at omith's
music store.
A middle aged woman would like a
situation in small family to do house
work. Good references. Apply TO
Box 507.
n. C. Kendall of California, is In town
and will remain until after Thanksgiving.
His wife and child have been here sew
eral weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. G. S. Benson left home,
this morning, for WATERFOWL, Mass,
where they propose to pass the winter
with friends.
John o. Rice, an expert Portland ac-
countant, WAS In town several days last
week. auditing the books of the Bloom
field Shoe Co.
C. r. Cook, agent of the American
Express Co., at Augusta, was among
the arrivals, Saturday evening, and
passed several days in town.
S. w. Beal received two blooded thor.
oughbred sheep, last Friday morning,
shipped him from Mercer, Penn. They
were fine looking specimens.
Roy L. Marston, Bowdoin, SO, was in
town over Sunday. MIR. Marston had
the misfortune, last week, to sprain his
ankle, while playing practice game OF
football.
Hon. G. A. Marstop, last week, pur.
chased two pairs of heavy horses fol
numbering purposes; one pair of Gen. X
B. Shepherd and one pair of s. w
Gould, Esq.
DIR. Rob G. Clark, faVorite singer
with Skowhegan audiences, in his musi'
cal comedy "Faint Heart Meier Won
Fair Lady," is one of Manager Fair
brothers January bookings.
Steward Brothers are laying the foun.
dation for building to fit in between
the Hussey store recently purchased by
them, and the engine house on the
Island, for use with the Hussey building
for mercantile purposes.
Thursday next is Thanksgiving day
and the REPORTER will be issued, Wed
nesday afternoon. Advertisers will bear
this In mind and have their copy ready
and In the office one day earlier. Core.
spondents will also please remember &c
forward their weekly letters day earlier
than usual.
The first snow storm of the season
visited us last Thursday. 1t began to
snow at 10 a. No., continuing until late in
the evening. 1t is estimated that about
FIVE inches fell. The storm turned tC
rain, Friday morning, and by noon the
only remembrance of it were some very
muddy streets.
The removal of extra trees and the
iron fence with the heavy granite posts
from the Court House grounds, recently
completed, is a decided improvement
The commissioners purpose in the spring
to grade the lot, newly seed 1t and soc
the banks, when the grounds will be II
fine condition and the premises a credit
to the county.
MissS Bessie Hall arrived In town, Sat
urday morning, bringing here for buria
the remains of her mother, Mrs. F. s
Hall, whose death at her home In Mime,
apolis, Mimi, was noted In the REPoR
TER, last week. Funeral services were
held at 2.30, Sunday afternoon, at the
residence of Hon. D. Fl. Bartlett, Madi.
son avenue, conducted by Rev. Il. w
Kimball, pastor Of the congregational
church of which Mrs. Hall was member
A delegation from the Women's Club,
70 NJ hinh Mra Hall halnnuad and aauaral