The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-06

Miss Emma Hutchinson, Colby, 90,
returned to Watervlle, Tuesday.
Chas. Day and Warren Brown went 10
Fail field, on business trip, Tuesday
afternoon.
From present appearances it looks us
if court would continue the greater part
of next week.
The normal class will meet in the
Methodist vestry, Tuesday afternoon al
half past three.
Mrs. w. H. Richardson of Lewiston,
has been visiting her father, Geo. II.
Pishon for several days.
There will be concave of the
Knights of King Arthur at the lodge
room, this evening at 7.30.
Thos. X. Locke, after visiting in town
for week returned Tuesday, to his
home in Portsmouth, n. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swain returned to
their studies at the University of Maine
by the afternoon train of Tuesday.
Arthur Bussey has secured a position
with W. P. Stewart & Co., grocers, Wa
terville, and began work there last week
The suit display in Chas. F. Wards
window attracts great deal OF atten-
ton, and judging from the number of
people coming out Of the store with
bundles it is a good advertisement.
w c. Young, who recently purchased
the Hurd place is making many improve
ments in the dwelling, building an adj
dition, raising the roof and adding bay
windows and making many changes 10
the interior.
We learn the Dodge store, so recently
built over and moderniz4d in every way,
has been rented to Miss C. j. Williams,
who will remove her fancy goods bust
ness from where she is now located on
Madison Ave.
A crew of IA men and 40 horses,
which have been in the employ of Law
renee, Newhall & Co., at their logging
camp at Alder stream the past winter,
arrived in town at about o'clock, Sat-
urday afternoon. They left early Sun
day morning for Fairfield.
Mr.. John Murray, foreman of J. II.
Davis sash and blind factory left home,
Monday morning, on a trip to Boston,
Lowell, Lawrence and other places and
while absent will purchase barber sup
plies for his son-in.law, &. E. Chase,
who is soon to open shop in Frank
Moore's block.
You cannot afford to lose the rare OPP
portunty of hearing Miss Ethel Webb,
elocutionist, graduate and gold medalist,
Toronto Conservatory of Music and
School of Elocution, assisted by W.
Hodsdon, Toronto's grand tenor solost,
at the Methodist Church next Monday
evening at o'clock.
A quiet wedding took place at the ST.
Mary's church, Mo7day morning at Z 80
O'Clock, the contracting parties being
Miss Mabel Cote of this place and Mr..
Alfred LeMieux of Oakland, Rev. A. o.
Lacroix performing the ceremony. The
couple departed Tuesday afternoon, for
oakland, where they will reside.
Department Commander George NJ.
Lowering of Maine department of Union
Veterans Union will make an official
visit to Abraham Lincoln Command,
Tuesday evening next, the 1lth instant
at G. A. II. hall, and it is earnestly de.
sired that every comrade of the COM
mand will be present at that meeting.
NJ. j. Delano of Boston, has been en-
gagged as superintendent of the work at
the Somerset Steam laundry. Mr..
Delano comes to his new position with
the highest recommendations as an artist
in the business, and we shall look to see
the laundry work that now issues from
this popular laundry to excel. We learn
that Mr.. Dunlap has recently purchased
the White Star laundry in Pittsfield and
will divide his time between the two
places.
The Crescent Banjo, Mandolin apd
Guitar Club, whose music at several
entertainments of a local nature has de-
lighted our people, are to give a grand
concert in Grange Hall, Friday evening,
the 14th inst, assisted by their instruct
or, Prof. Walter Stearns of Boston, one
of New England's greatest banjoists and
composers. The club has been under
Prof. Stearn's instruction for several
weeks past and have made rapid adj
vancement. The concert will consist Of
vocal and instrumental solos, duets,
quartets and club selections. The ad.
mission is rs cents.
Some thirty friends of Mr.. John
O'Reilly, fireman at the Coburn Wooden
Mills, called on him at his home on
Mt. Pleasant avenue, Monday evening,
and presented him with a handsome
purse as a token OF their esteem and
friendship. Mr.. John Waugh, oyerseer of
the carding department, made the pre-
sentation speech in few well chosen re-
marks, and, although taken entirely by
surprise, Mr.. O'Reilly aptly responded.
An enjoyable evening was passed in
games, singing, etc, after which nice
collation. was served. The party broke
hCt.