The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
.Jackman.

Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan Newton and
daughter Iemma spent last week at
bangor attending the Eastern Maine
fair.
Mrs. Milton Moore went to Bangor
Tuesday Of last week.
A large party took the train west
Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ben
johnson and Henry Armstrong for
toronto and Niagara Falls; Mrs. Harriet
Barney, who has been visiting here for
the inst time 10 30 years, being a sister
OF David Holden, for Wisconsin; ". NJ.
Elliott and son Willie and others for
California.
Dr. Tweedie and Vim. F. slade drove
to the Kennebec road or NARROW Friday.
Joseph Collar was in town over sun
dav with his two boys who are 10 attend
school at ST. Georges.
Fred Prescott returned to town Thurs
day for brief stay.
Mrs. Ellen Clark and Two boys vent
to Skowhegan Saturday.
Mrs. Ed. Mckinney and Mrs. Patrick
Mckinney went TO Montreal this week
for brief stay.
Mrs Henry Mckinney, Mrs. Wheeler
and Miss Fuller spent few days at The
Forks.
Fred Williams is spending few DAYS
at home. M Moulton came with him.
Mrs. Nancy Colby has been i'll for
the past two weeks with cold.
The Willing Workers sewing circle
meets with iona Williams this week.
Many strangers are about town of late,
most Of them spOrters.
Miss Mabel Mckinney, who is home
from Skowhegan, will keep house while
her mother is in Montreal.
Mrs. Chelnis Andrews is so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to be
able to go to Bangor, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Coleman.
They will spend few days at the sea
shore before returning.
1t is understood that Nj. and Mrs.
Guy Baker, formerly of this place, are
in Millinocket.
The Jackman base ball club composed
solely of young men in this place, went
to Greenville last Thursday and for the
third time this summer defeated the
nine there. The scores of the former
games, one played at Greenville and the
other at Jackman, were Is to Is and 90
to respectively. On Thursday the
Jackman team was crippled by the
absence of their pitcher Henry Holden,
and Dally Moore. one of their best field
ers and batters. They were not discon-
certed, however. and although expecting
defeat they determined to play their
best. Ruel Holden distinguished him
self in the box and johnson did we'll for
the first time behind the bat Bass at
first base gathered in all the balls that
came his way while Nelson Bartly and
Ira McDaniels played well in strange
territory, ind and Sd, while Forrest
Newton made several brilliant stops at
short. In the field there we're several
! brilliant plays. Dan Hancox in the left
garden catching several flies after long
runs Eli ew was in right and sanford
| Moore u centre field. The Greenylles
made several grand stand plays and on
the whole played a good game, but their
team work was weak. They are
undoubtedly outclassed by the Jaekman
boys The score was J. TO Il. The
Jackman nine is ready To pay any team
| in this part of the state. Ed Bass is
captain and Dan Hancox manager.
MI and Mrs. Lally Moore have re-
turned from ekowL cyan and The Forks
Rev. Charles L. Parker Of the Maine
Missionary Society. i expected to preach
/ in the Congregational church here Sept
10 and J. and assist the pastor ten days
The Piscataquis conference of Congre-
gational churches meets with this
church in October. 1t is hoped that
the ministers OF Somerset county will
avail themselves Of this opportunity TO
meet the brethren Of Piscataquis county.
DR.. II. Y Tweedie has been kept
very busy since his arrival responding
TO calls.
At temperance meeting held in the
Congregational church SUNDAY evening
fifteen signed the pledge aud became
members of the Dung Peoples Tenn
perance Society" This organization
has been in existence but four weeks
and now numbers A. members. :.