The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-23
TOWN and VICINITY

W. II. Wildes went To Boston, Monday
IN ,rning.
Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom u Nutting's.
Miss Alice Provincial passed Saturday
with friends IN Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. A. ST. ford OF Athens,
were visiting friends here, Saturday.
j. w. MORN, superintendent of the
Embden schools, was in town, Friday.
Orders for piano tuning by W. A.
Watson may be left at Smiths music
store.
Ansel Holway was in Cumberland
county the first of the week on grange
business.
Henry c. Searle of Boston, an old
Skowhegan boy. was in town Thursday
night.
The County tax for Somerset county is
assessed for sl6, 900 for 1899 and $4,000
for 1900,
Walter Wildes went to Augusta, Mon
day, TO enter Shaw's business college for
three months course.
Arthur W. Cleaves of Newton Theo.
logieal Institution will preach at the
First Baptist Church next Sunday
Edward Gledhll, superintende Of
Lakeside " oolen mills, made a business
trip to. Faii field, Saturday morning.
James l.. Burnham of Watervile, who
has charge of the eastern edition ef the
Kennebec Journal was in town, Thurs
day.
The date of the forthcoming concert
by the Crescent Bario, Mandolin and
Guitar Club has been changed to April
l4th.
Hon. j. C. Holman of Pennington,
member of Gov. Powers council, ana S.
A. Derby of Temple, were in Skowhe-
gan, Friday.
G. C. Whittier returned to the Univer-
sity of Maine, Saturday afternoon, after
being confined to his home here week
by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Fairgrieves
and Miss Lizzie Williams, who have
been in Boston and New York for three
weeks, returned home Saturday evening.
Mrs. J. II. Steward and two children,
who have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. f. Bickford, returned to
their home in Gardiner, Thursday after
noon.
The barber shop or "tonsorial parlor"
of j. II. Hutchin's presentsa most pleas
ing appearance, having been in the hands
of the painters aud decorators for
week.
Miss Mary Pollard, who has been
passing the vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Pollard, returned to
her school in Fort Fairfield, Thursday
afternoon.
William Anderson, David Hall and II.
l.. Smith, who are connected with the
Linn Wooden company of Hartland, were
in town, Sunday. MIR. Anderson is a
nephew of Lewis Anderson.
Miss Flora K. Pennell of the Farming
ton normal school, was the guests of her
parents over Sunday, returning to her
studies, Monday morning Miss Pencil
Mrs. F. f. Southland of Livermore
Falls, was among the arrivals Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Southland will soon go to
housekeeping here, Mr.. Southland having
recently purchased half interest in the
w. r. Brown livery and sale stable.
The storm CT Wednesday night
brought cold weather. On Friday morn
ing the thermometer registered below
while on Saturday morning the mercury
dropped to Is below. 1t WAS the coolest
March morning for number of years.
The relatives and friends of Mrs.
Laurette Jewett-Merrtt of W. Somer-
dangerous illness of her little daughter
Lucille, after the operations for abscess
in the ear. To add to this trouble the
little son, John, is down with scarlet
fever, but is getting along well.
At the present time the prospects of "a
large amount of building in town the
coming summer are not bright. The
largest contract thus far awarded is the
cottage to be built for DIR. f. Ii. Stevens
of North Cambridge Mass, at a cost of
$4,000. 1t will be occupied by the doc
tor and his family as summer home.
The ladies of the W. c. T. u. of Madi
son, held service last Sunday evening
in memory of the birthday Of Neal Dow.
Though it was a stormy evening, good
sized congregation was present. The
address was given by Rev. b. G. Went
worth of Skowhegan. Rev. w. w.
Hayden of Madison also spoke on the
life and character of Miss Francis
Willard.
Canaan, the land of milk and honey
and the home of so many aged people, is
to be connected with the outside world
by telephone. The poles are about all
placed along the route and they will be
set and the wire strung just as soon as
soon as the frost leaves the ground.
Canaan is one Of the last of Somerset's
larger towns to adopt the telephone and