The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-19
TOWN and VICINITY

Special prices on outing night wear at
Stewards.
Mr.. E. P. Viles made business trip
TO Bath, this week.
Miss Lou Cass passed Sunday with
friends in Watervlle
Miss Eta Holt left home, Saturday
morning, for Boston.
:. S. Thompson of Melrose, Mass,
was in town over sunday.
Mr.. c. Dlvis Miller was in Wateryille,
Yesterday afternoon on business.
Mrs. Wesley Grover left home for
Green, Androscoggin county, Tuesday
last.
BE. Wells, Jr., of Belfast, is the
guest of A. X. Perkins and family this
week.
The weather of Tuesday last WAS
much like day late in March or early
April.
Frank j. Goodrich and wife of Wa
terville, were guests of DR.. and Mrs. F.
o. Sawyer over Sunday.
Mr.. G. II. Boardman of the Island
Machine Co. went to Boston, yesterday
afternoon, on business trip, expecting
to return Friday evening.
The grip is very prevalent all around
us, and seems to be developing here.
Folsoms Specific will relieve a cold in
one day, only Csc at, ID Water st.
Next Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock, the young people of the Congre-
gatonal Christian Endeavor society will
conduct the meeting at Malbon's Mills.
Mr. Hiram Steward of whose Illness
the REPORTER made mention last week,
has gained much in strength the past
few days and is aboat the house few
hours daily.
We learn that r. w. Morrill,, who
with his family removed FROM this place
to Waterville, few years since, is again
to take up his residence here, occupying
the Pattea house on the island.
All members of Priscilla Rebekah
lodge |. o. O. f. whose sir names begin
with r. $. Z. V. w. and Y. are request
ed TO meet at the store of Morrill, IL
Whiting, next Tuesday evening, Jan.
"a at 8 O'clock.
Tonight is the date that Canton Som
erset |. o. o. F. are to entertain the Odd
Fellows of Madison, with their ladies'.
The scene of the festivities will be in
Grange Hall. The entertainment will be
furnished in part by the Crescent Man
,dolin and Guitar Club.
The guessing contest at the Somerset
Fruit market on the bottle of shot was
decided MS follows: Ella Bashon, lst,
1908; Beuj. Fogler, ID, 1885; Mrs. c.
A. Rogs, Sd, 1898. The shot in the
bottle were counted by Officers Thomp-
SON. Gilhlar and Clifford, and the num-
Der was 1902.
Thursday, Jan. Goth, promises to be a
gala day in horse circles in this vicinity
as on that date Geo. w. Bishop and a
party of wealthy New Workers are to
able horses. Incidentally to their visit
horse race on the ice has been arrang.
ed for a purse of $4,000, with no en-
trance fee, half mile heats, the object
being to call out the fast horses.
Rev. Ami S. Ladd, presiding elder of
the Augusta district, was in town, Tues
day, and was called home by message
from his wife announcing the death of
her mother, Mrs. Parmelia (Robinson)
Osgood, sister of the late Samuel
F. Robinson, formerly of this town.
Mrs. OsgoOd WAS a native of Cornville,
and for some years resided here. Her
age Was "a years.
Thursday evening, Jan. Goth, Is the
date OF the Imperial Club banquet at
Hotel Coburn, whose membership CON-
prises the representative commercial
men OF Boston wholesale houses who
drum the Maine trade. Landlord
Haines is making extensive preparations
for the event, having engaged the Hatch
& Skillin Concert Co., as portion of
the entertainment to be furnished.
The body of Miss Harriet Heath ar
rived In town by the morning train,
Monday, Mr.. Frank Heath of Boston,
brother, accompanying the remains. and
they were placed In the receiving tomb,
awaiting burial in the family lot in the
spring. Miss Heath will be remembered
as the younger daughter of the late
Wayland Heath of this place. Soon
after the death of her father, she, with
her mother, removed to Boston where
an older sister and the only son were
located, and where they resided as
family until lung trouble developed to
such magnitude in March last, that Miss
Harriet sought the milder climate of
California, hoping for beneficial results.
Her age was about 80 years.
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