The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
TOWN and VICINITY.


10 town, Monday.
Mrs. Augustus Fowler passed Sunday
with friends in Winslow.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. b. Hebst of Water
Vile, were In town over sunday.
Town clerk H. NJ. Packard of Blsn-
chard, WAS in Skowhegan, last week.
j. Z. Dudley, prominent lumberman
of Stratton, was in town, Saturday.
Camera supplies, artists material and
picture frames at Folsom & Varney's.
Mrs. William Cotton of Lewiston, was
among the arrivals, Thursday evening.
Landlord A. p. Bailey of the Elm
House, Harmony, was in town, Saturday.
Mrs. C. b. Bush is in West Athens,
for the winter with Mrs. NJ. Z. Wyman.
Miss Edith Frame left town, Thursday
afternoon, for Boston, where SHE will
reside.
They are selling, at the Coburn Wooden
mills, mems 50 90 all worsted pants III all
sizes for $500.
George Nash left town, Monday morn
ing, for Bridgton, N. j., on visit to bis
brother, Fred.
Lewis G. Whipple of Solon, book
keeper for the Moosehesd Co., WAS in
town, Saturday.
Mrs. Pulsifer of Wsterville, was the
guest few days last week OF heI son,
DIR. II. II. Pulsifer.
George NJ. Estey, one of the village
corporation assessors Of Rangeley, was
In town, Friday.
W. E. Tibbetts Of Ameslury, Mass,
who WAS salesman for L. w. Chase two
seasons ago, is in town.
s. j. Wilson of Scion, who has recent
ly returned from the Klondike, was ia
town few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fl. Clark Of North
New Portland, were calling on Skowhe-
gan acquaintances, Thursday.
Miss Martha Whittier, student at the
Coburn Classical Institute, Waterville,
passed Sunday at her home here.
J. W. Manson Of Pittsfleld, commits
sioner in bankruptcy for the district of
Somerset, was in town, Friday.
Daniel Prescott of Auburn, was N
town over Sunday, the guest Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Prescott.
S. NJ. Sawyer Of Fairfield, was home
over Sunday. His mother has been very
sick with the grip, but is now con.
valescing.
Grand Master Workman, E. F. Dan
forth went to Belfast, today and tonight
installs the officers Of Enterprise lodge,
A. o. U. w.
E. C. Dunton, driver for the American
Express Co. at Waterville, laid off last
week, at his home here on account of an
an injury to his knee, caused by slipping
on the ice.
Theological Seminary, occupied the pull
pit at the First Baptist church, Sunday.
He was the guest while in town of MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. G. Cushing.
Lewis Barker started Saturday after
noon for st. Paul, Mimi, en- route to
his ranch at Condor, Oregon. He has
been visiting his father, Charles Barker
In Athens, Tor several weeks.
William Stinehfield left home, Friday
morning, for Calais. He has a position
as express messenger on the new WASH
lngton county railroad between that city
and Bangor, and entered upon his duties.
Monday morning.
The Dodge store recently vacated by
j. A. Dealey is having many changes
wrought In its interior, among which
are a steel ceiling. Y. III. Wing con-
templates removing there when the
store Is ready for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Atkins, who had
been visiting his father for few days,
returned to East Weymouth, Mass,
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Atkins was mar
ried a week ago Saturday, and was on
his wedding trip. 1t was his first visit
to Skowhegan In two years.
A change of time goes into effect over
the S. &lN. electric road on Saturday
next, whereby on week days the 8, 7.30
and o'clock p. m. trips from Skowhe-
gan are cancelled, and new trip leaving
here at $50 Ia added. On Sundays the
3 o'clock,trip Is made as heretofore.
Following are the officers of the
American Benefit society installed Mon
day evening last: P. Pres, A. I. Saw
yer; Pres, Ella Fl. Crowell; V. Pres,
Cora A. Shaw; o., Nancy j. Spearing;
Sec., Ella J. A. Benson; Treas, Edwin
D. Packard; Col, Geo. f. Sampson;
Chap. ,IAdelaide Shattuck; Mar, John
B. Nutting; War, Ann II. Palmer; Sen,
ArthursC. Green; Trustees, Willis Reed,
Crowell, G. S. Benson.
Depty..Sheriff F. G. Norton of Belfast,
assisted by.Deputy Sheriff c. B. Haskell
of Pittsfield, emade an important arrest
last Thursday forenoon, at West Athens,
when they took William Young into
custody. Young Ia wanted 10 Waldo
county for. horse stealing, and the Waldo
grand inry fOund an indictment apainat