The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom e. Nutting's.
Mrs. Carron of Watervlle passed sun
day in town with friends.
Mis-. Horatio Emery and daughter,
Eta, passed Tuesday in Watervile.
A regular meeting OF Wildes Camp :.
of V, will be held this, Thursday, even
ing.
Rev. G. w. Hinckley of Good Win
Homes, East Fairfield was IN town,
Monday.
Mrs. 4. F. Greene OF Scion, has been
the guest of Mrs. A. Heselton for the
past week.
Hon. 5. J. Walton was in Bath this
week, In attendance upon the Sagadahoc
S. j. Court.
E. B. Curtis will be ready to display
his new millinery, Friday next. Every
body invited.
Monday morning of the present week
son arrived ut the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. r. Fogg.
Mrs. George Wentworth is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. 2. H. S. Vaughan, in
Augusta this week.
Master Walter Heath Of Waterville,
visited his. grandparents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
II. S. Steward over sunday.
Supt.. Gledhil of the Lakeside Worsted
mill at. East Madison, made business
trip to Boston early in the week.
The high school will open the spring
term, Monday next, the 10Th instant. all
other village schools, Monday, the eth.
GUY Edwards of Watervlle, onr Of
the most successful reiusIers Of trotiing
horses in Maine, was in town, Tuesday.
The last three days have done much
to clear our streets of snow, and wheel
vehicles are fast putting in an appear
ance.
f. o. Brainerd, Esq, of China, was In
town over Sunday, guest of the family
of his son, N. w. Brainerd, clerk OF
courts.
w. H. Ward has again opened the
second hand furniture business at his
former quarters on Water street. See
ad elsewhere.
C. L. Worthley of Norridgewock. is
,nokino Ana monument for the lot Of
the late Fred Colby, to be set In the
south side cemetery.
Don't miss the "Uncle Tom" parade
next Monday noon. 1t will be the most
magnificent pageant ever seen on the
streets of Skowhegan.
w. S. Varney expects to remove his
family to their new home in Bangor,
this week, their household goods having
already gone forward.
Wm. Pushor of Pittsfield, the once
"star" catcher of Skowhegan's famous
baseball nine, now the cashier of the
Pittsheld National bank, was in town,
Tuesday.
When women buy hats they have as
many ways of purchasing as there are
varieties of head gear, and at Susie
Priests you will find one of the largest
varieties.
Truman Stearns died at the town farm,
Monday, after sickness of two weeks
of congestion of the lungs. His age was
So Years, and he had been at the farm
but a short time.
Roy L. Marston is home from Bowdoin
college for the Easter vacation. A
classmate Jack" Appleton of Bangor,
was his guest from Friday evening until
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Walton, who is attending
Laselle seminary at Auburndale, Mass,
passed Easter Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Walton, returning to
Laselle, Tuesday morning.
A large number Of representative
Fairfield business men passed Monday
and Tuesday of the present week In
town, called here as witnesses in a
case on trial at the court house.
Ansel Holway was in Detroit, last
Monday evening and organized arrange
with 80 charter members. From there
he went to Bridgton, where, last even
ing he organized another grange.
Miss Mollie Small of Westbrook, a
member of the class of so, Colby Col
lege, was the guest of her classmate,
Miss Emma Hutchinson, at the home Of
Miss Helen Sanborn over the Sabbath.
The damaged goods in the grocery
store of Morrill, & Whiting, occasioned
by the recent Hotel Coburn fire, are to
be sold off at almost any price to close.
See ad elsewhere. While their store is
being repaired this firm will occupy the
E. S. Prescott store.
The contract for the running of the
logs down the Kennebec the present sea-
son from Moosehead Lake 10 Madison
dam has been let by the Kennebec Log
Driving Co., to F. II. Colby of Bingham.
In company with his former partner,
Mr.. Preble, the contract has been
handled for several years by Mr., Colby
to the advantage of all parties.
A small fire at the residence of b. f.
Eaton made things lively for the occu-