The Somerset reporter., 1899-08-10

Miss Lena Leach of Boston, is the
guest of Mrs. E. II. Stevens.
Robert Lord of Florida, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Lord.
Edwin Gledhill left home this morn
Ing for Boston, on a business trip.
Cameras and camera supplies of all
kinds at Wings drug store. Mail orders
solicited
Mrs. Fred Nelson, of Boston is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Simpson this week.
L. Il. Anderson drove to Waterville.
last night and took the pullman to Bos-
ton on business trip.
Mrs. Edgar Barnes of Haverhill,
Mass, is visiting at the home of parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Marble.
Mrs. II. C. Marble returned from
Bath, last evening, where she has been
visiting friends for few weeks.
Miss Ida NJ. Cummings of Lewiston is
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Thompson on Winter st.
Mr.. G. f. H. Paul of Boston, arrived
in town, this morning, and will visit
here and with his aged mother in Scion.
Mrs. H. L. Gleason aud master Har-
old of Worcester Mass, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Whittier the past
week.
Mrs G. M. Curtis has returned to her
home in Dover, n. II. having passed a
month with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. b. Whiting.
Mrs w. A. Richardson of Auburn,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Titcomb of
South Boston, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Plshon.
The annual excursion from Water
vile to Lakewood occurs on Sunday
next. Halls Military Band of Water
vile will be there.
N. w. Brainerd clerk of courts, and
Mrs. Brainerd returned home from Bos-
ton, yesterday, where Mr.. Brainerd had
been for medical treatment.
Miss Marion Monroe Rice, evangelical
singer, returned to her home in Win
chester, Mass, Wednesday, having
passed a month in town.
Oscar l.. Mayhem, who for a year
past has clerked in a Waterville drug
store, has entered the employ of F. II.
Wing, proprietor of Patterns drug store.
The Saturday night dances at The
Pines receive liberal patronage and
general good time is the verdict of all
who attend. They will continue
through this month and next.
Somerset was represented at the con-
vention of County officers at Auburn,
Wednesday, by County Commissioners
II. c. Weber, Alonzo Smith and John
Metcalf, Deputy Sheriff c. B. Haskell
and Ex-Commissioner Geo. II. Clarke.
The venerable E. N. Winslow, Esq,
of Cleveland, Ohio, retired capitalist and
shipbuilder, was among the arrivals by
last evenings train on visit to his
nephew, Postmaster Gould, and is
guest at Hotel Coburn. Mr.. Winslow
has made annual visits to our town for
some years and has wide acquaintance
here who are glad to renew the old
friendship.
1t is commendable to the management
of the Somerset Traction Co., the facility
with which they handled the mammoth
crowd of yesterday, one of the largest
days business in the history of the road.
Five cars were run throughout the day,
and everything went as smooth as could
be wished. Much of the credit is due,
we believe to 1.-THE man behind the guns"
Ed. Ford the electrician, who is proving
to be the right man for the place.
VIM. Wildes, a lad of eight years
returned home the other afternoon, lead
ing mud turtle of hugh proportions
that he discovered near his fathers resi-
dence on Madison Ave. The turtle
measured Is inches across its shell,
which was over 80 inches in length. 1t
had neck and head as large as an ordi-
nary mans wrist and closed hand. 1t
was presented to Lakewood manage
ment for their ZOO and proves one of the
main attractions at the resort.
Sheriff Pennell arrested two peddlers,
Robert Branigan and William j. Kerney
at Madison, Saturday night, brought
them before Trial Justices Priest and
Withee, for pedding without license,
They were adjudged guilty and paid
fines and costs amounting to $1,000
each and were discharged. Their
scheme was to sell piece of soap and
give away certain articles of jewelry, all
for Is cents. The whole outfit would be
dear at one cent for any practical use.
Considerable enthusiasm is manifest
by our music loving people at the forth
coming concert to be given in Coburn
Hall on the evening OF Monday next
August 10TH by the three New York
artists who are summerng in Maine,
viz Miss Carolyn Yeaton, pianist, Mrs.
Hubert Arnold, yiolinst, and Miss
Grace Haskell Barnum, soprano. Many
of our people are not strangers to the
pleasure afforded at listening to those