The Somerset reporter., 1900-03-29

fume, at Horatio W. Cusnings only
Miss Hattie H. Webb of Auburn was
among the arrivals, Monday evening.
The Glover Leaf whist club WAS enter
tanned, Tuesday afternoon, by Mrs. E.
2. Viles.
Mr.. A. w. Thayer, formerly proprie-
tor of the Bangor Exchange, is in town,
today.
s. Hinkley Willard of Mercer was one
of the out OF town lawyers at the court
house, Thursday.
Annual meeting of the First Baptist
parish will be held next Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Manager Fairbrother has secured Kerr
nedy's Players, supporting Lillian Ken
nedy for a week in May.
Miss Ethel Philbrook of Waterville
passed Sunday in town, the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. Burrill.
Mrs. VIM. Mcclellan Of Caribou, who
has been visiting her mother, returned
home, Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Bowden went to Portland
by this mornings train, with the inten.
ton of making her home in that city.
H. s. Nickerson, Pittsfield's veteran
constable and an ex-deputy sheriff, was
familiar figure at the court house, Tues
day.
The sewing circle OF the Universalist
Church will meet, one week from this
afternoon, with Mrs. Mark Harville on
Middle street.
Ira A. Norton left home this morning,
on business trip to Boston, accompa-
MED by his wife and her mother. Mrs.
M. r. Webb.
Two candidates will be initiated in the
knight rank at the regular meeting OF
the X. of P, this evening. Refresh
ments follow the work.
George B. Fairgrieves was high line at
Sibley pond, Monday. He secured a
good string of Ia pickerel, one of which
tipped the scales at trfie over three
pounds.
Those who put up their own ice have
housed their supply for the coming sea-
son. The crop is of good quality and
thickness. Several citizens cut their
own Ice, this winter.
Mrs. W. Fl. circuit of Washington, d.
c., arrived In town the past week, called
here by the illness of her father, Oliver
Walker, with pneumonia, his advanced
age, SO years, giving her occasion for
alarm. We learn, however, he is con-
valescing.
Mark Bond of Corinna was In town,
last week, delivering chicory seed to
those who have contracted with him to
raise the chicory, the coming season.
He has contracted for several acres In
this vicinity, and over 100 acres on the
Kennebec river.
Mrs. A. B. Fife, Twin Lakes, Santa
Cruz county, California, has forwarded
to the REPORTER some samples of fresh
cut fragrant flowers, by mail. They
were received In good condition and
give one in Maine, where snow banks
still linger, pleasant impression of that
beautiful land in March.
While those who are looking forward
to an early spring have failed to appre
ciate the cold weather Of the past 10
days, the farmers have taken advantage
of it to rush their product to market.
During the past week large quantities of
bark, pressed hay and hoop poles have
been hauled into town for shipment by
rail.
J. II. Barbarick, superintendent of the
Portland Packing Company's Skowhe-
gan factory, will commence, Friday, the
manufacture of cans for the coming sea-
sons pack at the factory. This work
will give employment to ten men for
some two months. Owing to various
reasons this work has been postponed
nearly month from the time when 1t
was planned that the beginning should
be made.
Abel Morrill, Of Tampa, Florida, died
March 9Th, of the grip, followed by heart
failure, aged about as years. Mr..
Morrill, WAS native of Athens, WAS
educated In the town schools and Athens
academy and Eaton school at Norridge-
wock He has relatives 10 Skowhegah
and many of our citizens remember him.
He was engaged in orange growing On
his own account and was also agent for
Boston owners. He leaves wife, and
several children.
Geo. F. Eaton, a well-known citizen Of
Portland, died at Madison, Tuesday.
from pulmonary hemorrhage, aged 40
years. He had been in Madison for
several months and was to take charge
of the new hotel which he had recently
built. Mr. Eaton was one of the -four
sons of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Haphni
Eaton, well known in Portland. The
deceased was for number Of years a
travelling salesman for the firm of Deer
ing, Mlliken & Co. and made frequent
trips to this place.
j. O. Haines had lively accident one
morning, recently. In attempting u
drive his horse across the bridge that ex
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