The Somerset reporter., 1899-08-17

DR.. Herbert l.. Woodman and family
returned to Boston, this morning.
W. H. Wildes and J. c. Griffith are on
carriage drive to Jackman this week.
Miss Ada Coffin of Gloucester, Mass
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. A. Will
Jams.
Mrs. Grace Bean of Hyde Park, Mass,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. II. c.
Marble.
The Knights of Pythias will confer the
three degrees at their lodge room, this
evening.
Mrs. Emma Hanson Bartmess left
yesterday en- route for her home in
Workers, N. Y.
Mrs. Fropia Trafton and Misses Dora
and Dena Trafton of Hartand, are pass
ing few days in town.
The L. N. o. S. will have lawn party
a. Mrs. Emma Lincoln's. Tuesday, Aug.
%. A picnic dinner will be served.
"iosOe Eva Aules anu hiuule DeDsO1
left home this week, for The Forks,
where they will again teach school.
Mr. n. W. Randall and wife returned
home Sunday, from weeks carriage
drive in this and Piscataquis counties.
Miss Warren of Ashland, Mass, who
has been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Fitz Hutchins, returned home yesterday
complete line of trusses at Wings
drug store. He makes a speciality of
fitting them, having a special room for
that purpose.
Harold Savage caught trout In the
kannebec river yesterday, opposite the
residence of B. F, Baker that weighed
over pound.
Miss Gertrude Williams of Farming.
ton, who has been passing a week with
her aunt, Miss. G. j. Williams, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Alice Crosby of Brownville,
teacher of drawing in the Hallowell
schools, visited Mrs. A. K. Butler for a
day this week.
M. o. Savage of Augusta, veteran of
the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, was in
town yesterday, before the pension
examining board.
Mrs. Mary Ring of Newport, aud Miss
Jessie Ring of Haverhil, Mass, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Howard last week,
returning home Tuesday.
S. r. Bailey, wealthy and success.
full carriage manufacturer of Amesbury,
Mass, visited few days this week,
with his brother.in-law, E. w. Marble.
f. F. Fairbrother is up river on
business and pleasure trip. Mr.. T. w.
Tautish, who has lately returned from
the west, will look after his ms. bust
ness here during his absence.
A. P. Irving of Waltham, Mass, form
erly superintendent of schools in this
town, has been in town for a few days
this week, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, guests of Mrs. Burrill.
James Waugh of Chicago, H., travel
ing freight agent of the Connecticut Ex-
press Line operating over the Grand
Trunk and Erie route, was in town this
week on visit to his brother, John
Waugh.
d. w. Lewis informs us that the STAN
dard Coal Co. have rented the office of
w. p. Ordway formerly occupied by
Dr. l. l.. Salley, opposite the Skowhe-
gan House and are ready to sell coal as
low as any one.
Matters are progressing favorabY ut
the shoe factory. The hard wood floors
are laid and work has been begun in
rearranging the shafting, preparatory
to setting up the new machinery. Supt.
Stafford hopes to begin cutting up leath-
err early next month.
The Eunice Farnsworth Chapter d. A.
r. made an excursion, Monday after
noon, to the old burying ground on the
south side The graves of revolutionary
soldiers were marked with flags aud
decorated with flowers, AS WAS also the
grave of Eunce Farnsworth for whom
the chapter was named.
The driving horse of S. w. Gould,
Esq, was left standing unhitched for "A
minute Tuesday, in front of that mans
offices. AS a result he went it alone up
Madison Ave, with wagon attached.
AT the junction of Pleasant street the
animal colided with tree and was
stopped, sustaining only slight injuries.
but the wagon was wrecked
Attention is called 10 the advertise
ment of the Shaw Business College,
in another column. This Is
a thoroughly up-to-date school, en-
braeing four colleges, located IN Port
land, Augusta, Bangor, aud Houlfoo.
It has recently added department Of
II any young man, or
woman desires to improve his or her
condition In life. they will do well 10
enter this school
Misses Mabel and Florence Pooler,
accompanied by their cousins Harry
Coburn Turner and wife aud Charles
Turner, who had been passing several