The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-02
TOWN and VICINITY

Office to rent In Ordwsy block.
New Scotch ginghams at ". H.
wildes'.
Geo. A. Hilton of Starks was in town
Tuesday.
New lot black crepons at ". H.
Wides'.
Councillor Blunt went to Augusta yes
terday
Colby students returned to Waterville
yesterday.
J. H. Steward of Gardiner was in town
last week.
Mr.. Valdus Squire of Cornville was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. A. ". Bourget is in New Y ork,
for few weeks.
j. Wallace Blunt returned from Bos-
ton Tuesday evening.
Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom & Nutting.'s
See advertisement of Geo. L. Hovey,
No. Arson, "Agents Wanted
Miss Alice Leua returned to Jamaica
Plains, Mass, Saturday morning.
The celebrated Queen Quality for
ladies, price $500, at Barnard's.
Capt. Zenas Vaughan who resides 10
Madison this winter was In town yester-
day.
Halph C. Washburne of Bangor, visit
ed relatives In town a few days last
week.
Call at Barnard's shoe store and look
at those sample shoes for men that be is
selling.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Horne of The
Forks, visited Skowhegan friends,
Thursday.
Miss Harriet Nash ia in Boston his
week and will go to Philadelphia before
she returns home.
Mrs. Sarah Whitley Of Exeter, N. H.,
arrived in town Tuesday evening and Is
a guest of Mrs. K. +. Hill.
Picture frames made to order by
Bragg & Varney. They have all the
latest styles of mouldings.
Tuesday evening the 7th instant is
"GentlemeD's Night" ut Piscilla Re-
bekak lodge, I. o. o. F.
Mr.. John Somes of Mt. Desert, was in
town over Friday night, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Allen.
The board of U. s. pension examiners
here examined three applicants yester-
day and eight Wednesday of last week.
There is likely to be brisk contest In
town meeting Monday for the position Of
road commissioner, with two or more
candidates.
There will be a meeting of the drec-
tors of the Town Improvement Society
at Mrs. b. F. Eaton's Saturday March
4th at p. NJ.
Mr.. Walter Stearns of Boston, who is
to instruct the Crescent Mandolin and
Guitar Club, arrived last evening and
will meet with the club this evening.
Our Canaan correspondent gives very
entertaining account of visit to |.
Crowell's lumber camp, which we are
Obliged to leave over until next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Fairgrieves
and Miss Lizzie Williams went to Bos-
ton, Monday morning, and will visit the
sportsmen's show In New York, before
returning.
Messrs. Reeves and Brown members
of the New York Coaching Club were in
Skowhegan, Monday last, after horses,
guests of w. X. Brown, and purchased
one each of A. d. Horn Of Pennington,
$3.50, Fred T. French, $3.50, and one of n
Norridgewock man.
Messrs. F. C. Dunlap, F. G. Head, q.
E. Dealey, B. s. Flagg, Harry Williams,
George Simpson, DR.. r. II. Pulsifer and
DIR. w. s. Stinchfleld drove to Pittsfield,
Tuesday evening, where they attended
the Knights of Pythias school of instruc-
ton which met with Pioneer lodge, II.
Word has been received here that Wild
er Varney, formerly of the firm, Folsom
& Varney, undertakers, who has been in
Bangor the past week, has bought out
the undertaking interests Of A. p. Chick
of that city, and will continue the bust
ness at Mr.. Chicks rooms on East Mar
ket Square.
The meeting of the C. X. s. Musical
Club was held Saturday afternoon with
Miss Elsie Walton on East Front Street.
Selections by the quartet, piano and vo-
cal solos, also several papers upon the
life and works of the great composer
Nevins comprised the exercises of the
afternoon.
The article In the town warrant for
town meeting providing for the macad-
amizing Russell ST. should be favorably
acted upon il some OF the others have to
be passed over. 1t ia one Of the most
constantly used streets In town for
trucking purposes and the mud Is very
deep In it large part of the year. 1t
ought to have been done last year.