The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-13
TOWN and VICINITY
Big bargains in bicycles at Blunt's.

Big bargains in bicycles at Blunt's.
Edw. Ware of Waterville was in town
Yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff w. F. Mutt of Fairfield
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. George B. Stafford is visiting il
Hallowell, this week.
Mrs. W. II. Swain of Winter Hill
Mass. and children are visiting friends
in town.
Mrs. C. F. Jones and children have
returned home from their visit to rela-
tiyes in New Y ork State.
Several Skowhegan young ladies en-.
loved trolly ride and "sun bonnet
party" to Lakewood, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. f. o. Stevens of Waterville and
her sister, Mrs. Potter, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, were in town yesterday, guests at
the home of DIR. Spencer.
Judge w. H. Fuller went to Hallowell
Yesterday, to attend family reunion,
and later will extend his trip to Boston
for brief visit to friends in that vi.
entity.
The Fairy lily plant that is attracting
so much admiration in the window of
Simpson & Savage belongs to Mrs. H.
P. Thing. 1t has over one hundred lilies
blossomed out.
One fare for the round trip is the rate
10 Portland the remainder of this week
to give people opportunity to see the
U. 5. squadron. On Friday the fare
from Skowhegan and return is but
$500, for that day only.
The solos of Miss Miles on an in
Vulnerable number of musical nstru-
ments are very fine. The work in elo-
cuton by Miss Clifford is excelled by
none. They are both with the Clifford
Ecces combination at Lakewood next
week.
+. w. MarstoD and wife departed
Tuesday, for Boothbay Harbor, where
they will pass few weeks. They will
leave for their home in Oakland, CAL,
early in August, and will be accompa-
MED by their neice, Miss Lola Marston
of this town.
Ezra McIntire and wife of Neponsit,
Ill.,, are visiting at the farm home of
John Weston, Mrs. McIntire being a
sister to Mrs. Weston. This worthy
couple went from Somerset county to
locate in the west forty years ago, and
this is their first trip east for fourteen
years.
The house and sheds of Thomas Wells,
a farmer living on the Molunkus road in
COrnville, about four miles from this
town, were destroyed by fire, Saturday
morning at o'clock, the family having
barely time to escape with their cloth
ing. The barns being on the opposite
side of the road were not damaged.
The live stock was in the barn and there
fore were not injured. Barely clothes
enough to wear were rescued by the
family. Everything else in the house
was totally destroyed. The cause is
supposed to be a defective chimney.
The buildings were partially insured.
The Carol Club assisted by Louis X.
Brennan, all of Boston, have appeared
nightly this week at Lakewood. The
ladies who compose the club have de-
lightful voices, and their singing in
quartets show much careful study and
practice. The musical sketch, "Prince
Plausible" presented by the quintet is
full of mirth-provoking speeches, situa-
tons, ETC., and gives MI, Brennan a
grand opportunity to display his great
talent as a high-cass comedian. The
performance will be repeated the re-
naming evenings of the present week,
followed by concert Sunday afternoon.
County Commissioners Smith and Met
calf were at the court house Tuesday
Mr., Smith informs us that the commits
soners have recently completed the
annual examination of the County roads,
with the exception of few short pieces,
and find them in remarkably good condi-
ton. The commissioners are to go to
Smithfeld the 9th inst. to complete the
laying out and marking the boundaries
of the road from Smithfied village to
Belgrade, begun last month. The re.
gular August session of the board will
be held on the first Tuesday of August,
which this year is the first day of the
month.
The extensive job of grading done by
Henry Galway on the court house
grounds, Is now completed. The recent
rains have been very opportune for
starting the grass on the newly seeded sur
lace, and in causing the sodding on the
slopes to look fresh and green. 1t goes
without saying, that the grading by Mr..
Galway, who is an expert In that line, is
first class job and done in artistic
style. 1t was necessary to remove two
hue maple trees in order to give Court
street its width. Aside from that there
are no regrets in regard OF the improve
ments made during the past year on the
court house lot.
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