The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-27
TOWN and VICINITY
Beautiful lace scarfs at Judkins'.
Flower seeds-at Bixby & Buck


Flower seeds-at Bixby & Bucks.
Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom & Nutting's.
Brace L4wley has entered the store of
Bixby & Buck as clerk.
f. X. Philbrick and f. c. Pooer are
passing the week in Boston.
You can buy good shifting poles of l..
W. Chase for six dollars.
+. Z. King succeeds G. A. Fairbrother
as clerk at Hotel Heselton.
c. Fl. Allen of Mercer, was in town,
Tuesday, and made the REPORTER call.
There is to be rehearsal of the de-
gree team of the Degree of Honor, Sat
urday evening next.
Rev. Geo f. Leighton will deliver the
Memorial address this year, at Mount
Vernon, Kennebec county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. j. Allen returned
home by last nights train from visit
in several Massachusetts cities.
Frank Oak, who is in charge OF the
Land Agents Office at Augusta, was in
town over Sunday, the guest OF his
brother, j. z. Oak.
A stated convocation of Royal Arch
Chapter will be held tomorrow (Friday)
evening, at 100 o'clock. The Royal
Arch degree is to be conferred upon
three candidates aud refreshments served
n banquet hall.
1t is satisfying to know that an article
Ia we'll received. The tOothpo"der pre-
pared by c. w. Folsom, the prescription
druggist, is meeting with great favor,
the bottle contains double, The ordinary,
and the price the same 25c.
The camps at Moxie Pond known as
Hackett's camps have recently changed
hands, the purchaser being MIR. James
Merrill. proprietor of the Forks hotel.
He is remodeling them and will make
them up to-date in every respect.
At meeting of the parish of the Uni
versaist Church, the resignation OF the
pastor, Rev. Geo. +. Leighton, was ac-
cepted and committee appointed to
choose his successor. 1t is expected the
new pastor will be installed soon after
Mr.. Leighton's term expires.
Rev. II. w. Kimball delivered the an
niversary sermon, Sunday afternoon,
before Table Rock and Rebekah lodges,
|. o. o. F., at the Congregational
Church at North Arson. Owing to his
absence there was no service at the Con-
gregational Church at this place in the
, evening.
N. W. Braineyd, Esq. was in Lewis
ton, Friday evening, to attend the in
tercollegiate debate between Colby and
Bates students. Fred r. Lawrence of
Skowhegan was one of the representa-
tives of Colby on the debate. The
Judges gave their decision in favor Of
Bates speakers.
Charles A. Fairbrother, who managed
Lakewood last season for the Somerset
Traction Co., and has been engaged
again this year, left for Boston, New
York and Philadelphia, Thursday, to
secure attractions for the summer. r..
II. futile of the REPORTER Office ac-
companied him as far MS New York.
The corporation assessors, acting I'M
der the advice of the several fire COM
panies, have appointed &. +. Rochester,
chief engineer; Gilmore Withee, first
assistant, and w. X. Savage, second
assistant engineers; o. d. Dean, F. H..
Wing and f. A. Wood, fire wardens.
The assessors have also appointed f. f..
Turner night watch for another year.
Prof Caldwell, the eminent specialist
of New York city, has engaged parlors
A. and B. at Hotel Coburn, which are
being refitted for his occupancy, to be
opened on Monday next, May 1st. His
method of treatment is by electricity,
magnetism aud natural methods only,
using no uTuRS Whatever. All dTtICle III
another column dWells more at length
upon the Professors methods.
f. p. Viles left home Tuesday after
noon, for Dead River to look after log
driving business there. Driving has
been going on for few days on the
North Branch of Dead River and the
logs are now being turned into Dead
River rapidly. About 40 men left here,
Tuesday morning, to work on the Dead
River drive. The conditions are now
favorable for log driving and the crews
are busily at work.
A hearing will be given May 9th in
the Probate court room on the notice Of
final dividend in the case of the Moose
head Pulp and Paper Company, as pub
lished in the REPORTER last week. The
dividend is 4S cents on the dollar, and
there are about 275 persons and compa-
MES interested therein. +. N. Merrill,
Esq, of Skowhegan, and DR.. s. f.
Greene of Scion, are the assignees and
they secured very favorable settlement
of the claims against the insolvent cor