The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
TOWN and VICINITY

ton, Saturday evening.
You can get the real thing in sour
krout at Fairgrieves'.
Miss Margaret Lumsden returned
from Boston, Saturday evening.
Hon. A. M. Spear of Gardiner, was in
town to attend probate court, Tuesday.
Norman l.. Bassett, Esq. of Augusta,
was 10 town on legal business, Saturday.
Mrs. 0. B. Friend returned home Mon
day night from a visit To her daughter in
Augusta.
Mr.. Nobert Krutzky of Waterville,
was in town Tuesday, calling upon
friends.
The "McGnty, the Sport" company
were guests at the Heseton while in
town.
Harvey D. Eaton, Esq. of Waterville,
was at the Court house Tuesday, on bust
ness before probate court.
Another cold wave came our way this
week, Tuesday morning The thermometers
registering 20 degrees below zero.
During the two days absence of
Sheriff Pennell, last week, the Jail was
in charge of Deputy Haskell of Pttsfirld.
Walter Tuck, clerk at Bixby & Bucks
for the past four years, left town Satur-
day morning for Boston, where he will
enter the Bryant & Stratton business
college.
AT the annual stockholders meeting of
the First National Bank, held Tuesday
forenoon, A. II. Weston, e. P. Page,
Geo. N. Page, Augustine Wyman, l.. c.
Emery were reelected directors for the
ensuing year. The directors subse-
quently reelected A. II. Weston, presi-
dent.
The Second National Bank held its
annual meeting of stockholders, Tues
day afternoon, and reelected the board
of directors of last year, viz: r. B..
Shepherd, John Weston, j. A. Colby,
John r. Mcclellan and A. II. Lang.
The directors reelected Gen. Shepherd
president for the ensuing year.
The first public installation of Skow-
hogan Lodge No. 70 X. of Z. in Grange
hall, this evening, should call out a full
attendance as the exercises are interest
ing and will be interspered with both
vocal and instrumental music. A social
hop is to follow the installation ceremony
for which Kendall is to furnish the
music.
Mr.. f. j. jackson and his son, H. w.
Jackson, of Arcata, California, were in
town, Tuesday noon, the guests of Miss
Lizzie Currier. They were formerly
Maine people and were on their way TO
their Pacific heme from Foxcroft, their
old time Maine home. Miss Currer was
a guest of the family while in California
year ago.
Grip and pneumonia are here, why
not protect yourself by insurance.
Pneumonia and IA other contagious
diseases insured against for only So per
year; $l2.50 per week indemnity for 26
weeks. also $3.50 for blindness or
paralysis-for full particulars see E. f.
Fairbrother, agent for Fidelity & Casual
~ ms. Co., also fire and life insurance.
Mr.. II. V. Starrett, representing G. M.
Donham, publisher of the Maine State
Year Book, Is in town making the
necessary revision of that valuable
annual. He informs US he finds many
business changes here and, throughout
the State as far az he has been, there are
an unusually large number of such
changes. He has canvassed for the
Year Book for six years.
Next Sunday morning the subject at
the Congregational Church will be "Let
US Follow Him.. In the evening the
seventh of the series "Great Books and
Great Authors" will be given-the sub
ject being "Tennyson's Idyls of the
King, the story of King Arthur's Court"
All are cordially invited TO these evening
preaching services. The normal class
VIII meet III Illo mclhoulot NCeOiJ hOAb
Monday evening, the sixth lesson will be
taken up.
The REPORTER has received from Mrs.
Emily P. Webb copy of the Pasadena
Evening Star, containing an account of
the "Annual Tournament of Roses,
grand floral display usually INDUCED in
New Years day in that beautiful city
with a favored cline. Her many friends
here, where the murcury is liable to drop
to 30 below, will be glad that Mrs.
Webb, who is unable to endure the
rigors OF Maine winters, is in land OF
flowers.
Officers of Abraham Lincoln Com
mand U. ". u. were installed Tuesday
evening by H. II. Cross, the retiring
colonel, as follows: Jefferson Savage,
colonel; C. V. Richards, lieut.. colonel;
F. NJ. Mills, major; F. FL. Wing, adj
iutant; ]. o. Smith, qusrtermaster !;
J. N. Merrill, surgeon; Isaac Dyer,
chaplain; A. f. Bickford, officer of the
day; II. p. Cannon, officer of the guard !;
George Taylor, sergt. major; Reuben
Mcclure, quartermaster sergt.
Most every lady you met this week
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