The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Hair goods at manufacturers prices at
L. b. Curtis.
Charles Pullen was in Augusta and
Hallowell, Saturday.
Driving shoes that fl and wear at c..
H. Gardeners. See ad.
Miss Julia M. Folsom passed Sunday,
At her home 10 Augusta.
Mrs Mary A. Oak is the guest of her
son, j. p. Oak this week
L son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert E. Soule, Thursday.
Miss Clara Farrand of Brighton is the
guest of Miss Lizzie Williams.
Governor Powers has designated
Thursday, April 27th, as Fast day.
Free band concert in front of opera
house next Monday night at o'clock.
Walter P. Ordway is on business trip
20 Boston and New York, this week.
Evening prices for "Uncle Tom" are
80 and 80 cents. Seats at SIMPSONS.
E.P. Vles returned Friday evening,
from business trip of several weeks in
Tennessee.
Frank o. and Geo. F. Goodspeed of
Wilton are visiting their uncle, Geo. B..
Fargrieves.
Lewis A. Moore of Boston, was in
town over Tuesday night, renewing old
sequaintances.
The annual parish meeting of the Con-
gregational society will be held in the
vestry, this evening at 80.
Thos. A. Linn of Hartland, was in at
tendance upon the meeting of De Molay
Commsndery, Tuesday night.
The losses occasioned by the recent
are at Hotel Coburn, have been settled
satisfactorily to all parties concerned.
The S. & N. electric road was opened
to traffic Sunday afternoon last, since
which time the regular schedule trips
have been made.
The largest blood hound in the world
is with the Stetson "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Co. He weighs 203 lbs, cost $1,000, and
is a veritable man eater.
II. NJ. Heath, Esq. aud Norman
Bassett, Esq. of Augusta and Hon. e.
+. Johnson of Watervile were registered
at Hotel Coburn over Tuesday night.
F. G. Heald and Allie Knights made
ASKING pilgrimage to Flagstaff, the past
week, returning Tuesday with as hand
some lot of pickerel as one seldom sees.
One of the new features of the Cres-
cent Club concert will be a strnged
quartet, l 81 and I'd banjo, mandolin and
guitar. Don't fail to come and enjoy it.
The grocery and meat firm of Pishon
& Moore has been dissolved, Mr.. Moore,
retiring. Mr. Pishon will continue the
business at the old stand and will be
glad to see all his old friends and custo-
mers.
DIR. F. S. Bigelow went to Boston,
Thursday afternoon, where on Friday he
attended the Spiritualist convention.
He also visited his brother at Newton
Lower Falls, returning home, Monday
night.
Mrs. Stephen Coburn and Miss Louise
II. Coburn left home for Boston, Tues
day afternoon, where they remain about
week, and then will continue their
journey to Washington.
The Easter hop in Grange hall, Mon
day evening last, given under the aus
pieces of c. E. Dealey, j. A. Kendall and
George Donaldson, was a most success
full affair throughout. Over rs couples
were in attendance. The dancing public
will be pleased to learn that the same
management think of holding other
similar pleasant gatherings through the
spring months.
1t is with many regrets the REPORTER
learns that Rev. George f. Leighton has
rendered his resignation to the trustees
of the Universalist Church as their pas
tor, asking that 1t take effect on July
lst in order that he may be able to ac-
cept most nattering call from the
0b'fNlhhfHt AhAfNA III I oiNeulpuiii, " e
H., which came to him unexpected and
unsolicited.
The lst Maine Battery arrived in Sa-
Tannah from Cuba last week, and on
Friday were mustered out OF the service,
each man being given money equal to
the transportation cost home. Many of
the Somerset county boys ii the battery
arrived in Waterville, Sunday afternoon,
and chartered teams to bring them to
Skowhegan the same night. Others ar
rived in town Monday, while still others
preferred coming north by boat, and
will arrive later. From one OF the boys
We learn that Lieuts. McPheters and
Spear will not leave the south until early
in May.
The Jones-ruttle agency WAS the
nrst to pay, as usual, the recent losses in
and to Hotel Coburn as will appear by
statement below:
To Charles Folsom. Jones;