The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
TOWN and VICINITY

Wateryille.
Sewall A. Dinsmore of Boston, was in
town Saturday.
Rarely does a cigar Jump into popular
favor like the Somerset.
Ruel II. Reed of Harmony, is in atten-
dance upon court, this week.
Judge Fogler and Court Stenographer
Collins are guests at Hotel Heselton.
Miss Joie Donigan returned from Bos-
ton. on the afternoon train of Friday.
J. II. williams went to Pennington,
Monday, to attend the Franklin county
fair.
Miss lnez Goldthwaite of Guilford, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry
Elliott.
Many think the NJ. & NJ. sc cigar the
equal of some 10c goods. Have you
tried ii?
Miss Emma Ceilings, who spent few
DAYS in Augusta, returned home Friday
morning.
Mr. L. w. Jackman of Bingham, pro-
prietor of Rowe Ponds Camps, was in
town Saturday.
Hon. D. d. Stewart of st. Adams, is
attending court, this week, arriving
Tuesday afternoon.
Geo. W. Cover, Esq, of this town,
has been admitted to practice in the L,
S. Circuit court of Maine.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens left Monday
morning for Philadelphia, where she
will pass the winter with her brother.
Mrs. H. C. Weber was in town,
Tuesday, and accompanied Mr.. Weber
to Dead River and Flagstaff, this week.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will have a cake sale in the YES
try of that church, Friday afternoon, at
O'Clock.
The season at Coburn opera house will
open tomorrow night when Richards 81
Garfield will present Hoyt's "A Tenn
perance Town.
Mrs. S. j. Walton and her daughter,
Miss Ethel, returned from two weeks
stay at Rosewood cottage, Mouse Island,
Friday evening.
1t was James d. Emerson who attend
ed the reunion of the 10Th Maine at
ROcklaud last week, bot S. F. as the
REPORTER had it last week.
George B. Fairgrieves returned, Mon
Carry Ponds. He brought home a fine
string as proof of his luck.
Phineas II. Longfelow, clerk of
courts of Washington county for 81
years or more past, was in town, We'd
nesday, and called at the court house.
Miss Louise Thomas, who has been
visiting relatives in Skowhegan and
Norridgewock the past summer, return
ed to Cambridge, Mass, Friday after
noon.
Lakewood Inn closed for the season
Saturday evening and Manager C. A.
Fairbrother has returned to town for the
winter. The resort closed II days
earlier than last year.
Carl Steward and William Halves have
entered Colby College from this town
this week, also Miss Dena Trafton of
Hartland, who graduated from Skowhe-
gan high school in 1898.
DR.. j. N. Merrill of this town, has for
sale season tickets for the Maine Musical
Festival, to begin at Bangor, Tuesday,
October 9TH. The time for securing
these tickets expires, Saturday, the 23d
instant.
You are cordially invited to "a har-
vest supper to be given under the
auspices of the "Social Circle" at the
Methodist vestry, on Wednesday even
ing next, Sept. 9th. Served from six
to seven, admission 25cts.
The public library and reading room
viii be closed for two weeks beginning
Sept. %. Persons holding books are re-
quested II possible to return them to the
library this week. Any remaining ones
will be received by the librarian of next
week The books are being rearranged.
Prof. Bonnette, who made the balloon
ascension in this place, Fourth of July,
1898, met with a fall at Rochester, N
h., last week. His balloon In ascending
had reached a height of 100 feet, when it
burst. He struck on his feet when fall
ing and it was thought ne was injured
Internally.
Cattle show and fair will come off at
Madison next week, Wednesday and
Thursday, Races will come off Thurs
day afternoon and special car over the
Somerset Traction line will leave here at
l2.30 p. m. that day. There will be
three events, 2.24 class, purse 800; 2.30
class, 800, and $50 class, $75.
The corn shop owned by the Portland
Packing Co., finished canning corn, last
night. About 100000 cane of corn, and
100000 cans of succotash, made from
corn and the large white lima bean, is
'his years pack. A new soldering ma
chine put in the first of the season. has
lessened the work of soldering, which
was formerly dime NV hand hpaidea