The Somerset reporter., 1899-10-19
TOWN and VICINITY


Domestic sage wanted by Sampson,
the corner druggist.
Archie W. ston has engaged as clerk at
Merrill's shoe store.
Artists materials and picture frames
a, Folsom Il Nutting's.
w. B. Snow left, Monday morning, on
a business trip to Gardiner.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Forrest Colby of Bing-
ham, were In town, Monday.
Lyman Murphy returned home, Friday
evening, from y trip to Boston.
Miss Flora Reed went to Boston, MOI
day morning, to pass the winter.
? A pleasant tenement to rent on Madi-
son Ave. Apply to 1. j. Smith. (42)
Harold Phillips, who is attending law
school at Bangor, spent Sunday with his
parents.
Mrs. W. K. Jewett left for Brownville,
Monday noon, to visit her sister, Mrs.
NJ. w. Erskine
K. w. Brown and wife attended the
funeral OF the late /. c. Libby in Wa
teryilie, Saturday.
FL. Goodrich and wife of WateTville,
were guests OF DR.. +. O. Sawyer and
family over Sunday.
Mis-. Edward Turner attended the
funeral of her uncle, John Stewart, IN
Waterville, Saturday.
Z. O. Danforth of Boston, was in town
Friday. He is spending some days
with friends in town.
S. W. Gould, Esq, went to Portland,
Monday afternoon, 10 attend court.
Mrs. Gould accompanied him.
w. II. Ward and wife, who have been
visiting in Auburn for two weeks, re-
turned home, Sunday morning.
mis-. c. T. Fitzgerald of Lewiston,
was the guest OF her parents, George
Weymouth and wife, few days last
week.
A grand ball is to be given in Grange
Hall, this evening, for which music will
be furnished by Kendall's orchestra of
six pieces.
The largest and most gorgeously
costumed cake walk ever given in this
town, will occur at the opera house
next Thursday night. Don't miss it.
The managers of the dances at The
Pines are to give free steamed clam
supper to all patrons next Saturday
night from $50 to 1l.30 O'Clock. There
is sure to be the biggest crowd of the
season.
f. r. Goodrich and j. p. Merrill have
purchased cottage lots of Horace Park
man on the north end of his extensive
shore property at Madison Pond, and
will, next season, erect cottages upon
the same.
Messrs. II. V. Morehouse and Joseph
r. Patton of San Jose, California, were
in town, last week. They are attorneys
at law and represent persons interested
in the bill in equity brought by George
N. Page, trustee for Abner Paul Mars
ton, as published in the REPORTER for
three weeks past.
l.. W. Jackman of Rowe Ponds, near
Bingham, is so confident that there is
plenty of game in that vicinity that he
makes the following extraordinary prop
osition, which we give in his own words:
81 am offering to board guests for moth
ing if they do not get game in reasona-
bic length of time
George A. Parlin, editor of the Ma
chias Union, arrived in town Friday.
morning, called here by the illness and
death of his father, Hon. Amos F.
ParliD, and Stephen Parlin of Chicago,
brother of George A. arrived, Tuesday.
Charles c. Parlin of NASSAU, Wisconsin,
grandson of the deceased, arrived Mon
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. s. S. Walker were in
town, Saturday last, on their way to
their home in North New Portland, after
spending the summer season at Isle of
Springs in Boothbay Harbor, where Mr..
Walker had charge of the hotel. He re-
ports good season there and expects to
have charge of that popular summer re-
sort next season.
Sunday night last, Frank King met
with most unfortunate loss in the death
of his valuable four months old colt,
that recently took first prize at G. ID.
Miller's colt show of the get of Sterling,
and which was probably one of the
most valuable colts of his age in the
county. The death was due to an acct
dent by which the colt became impaled
on picket fence.
j. c. Collins, the upholsterer, met
with singular accident, Friday after
noon. He returned home from his work
Just before five o'clock and while wash
ing his hands in his kitchen, he was
seized with a dizzy spell, caused by
heart trouble, with which he suffers
considerably, and turning fell. striking
heavily ON his right side against the
stove, breaking two of his ribs. He is
doing well but suffers considerable pain.