The Somerset reporter., 1900-10-04
TOWN and VICINITY

Fresh boiled Holsters at Fargrieves.
New fur jackets and fur pieces at w.
II Wildes'.
Cloak and suit opening at Stewards,
Wednesday, Oct. 10Th.
T. H. Anderson went to Providence,
K. l., Wednesday, on business.
rhelma still holds the lead as the
popular perfume. At Fl. w. Cushing's.
Miss Ellen Whittier returned to Bath,
Tuesday, after a visit at her former
home in town.
E. w. Heath of Waterville and Charles
trip to Bingham.
DR.. Henry Leavtt left, Tuesday, for
Fender, Nebraska, 10 visit his son, DR..
Frank Leavitt.
The ladies of the Universalst society
served harvest dinner, yesterday, in
the Grand Army hall.
Mrs. F. A. Benner will make special
exhibit of fall millinery, Friday and
Saturday of next week.
5000 young salmon from the Auburn
hatchery will be put into Madison Pond,
today, by the Lakewood Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Wills of Lowell,
Mass. were in town, this week, the
guests of their niece, Mrs. c. w. Hayden.
large front window is being placed
in the H. C. Bassett studio on Water
street, which will add greatly to the
appearance of the building.
Among the Skowhegan gentlemen at
the North Arson races, Saturday, were
5. L. Whittier, A. II. Lang, W. R.
Brown and E. F. Fairbrother.
Robert B. Simpson and Joseph Lawley
attended the Pittsfield-Gerald ball
game at Pittsfeld, Tuesday Afternoon.
The Geralds were defeated to 0.
Seats for "The Village Postmaster"
go on sale at Simpsons next Saturday
morning. II you liked "The Old Home.
stead and calvin Joslin" don't miss
this play.
j. W. and Mrs. North of Augusta,
Miss Goode of Washington, D. c., Miss
Tyler of Mt. Vernon, Elliston Tyler of
Boston, Miss North and Roger North of
Augusta, passed Saturday at Hotel
Coourn.
William Clough, Jr., who has clerked
in the hardware store OF j. D. Rawles &
Co. for three years past, left town, Sat
urday, for Portland, where he enters the
employ of King & Dexter, retail hard
ware merchants.
Mr.. E. G. Butler, who has been clerk
ing the past season at Hotel Lyman, Bar
Harbor, finished his duties there and re-
turned home, Tuesday night. He left
the next day for Bangor where he
enters the law school.
Dr. E. Fl. Stevens, after passing the
months of August and September at his
summer home here, returned to Cam
bridge, Mass, this week, to again re-
sumo active practice. The family will
remain for the remainder of the present
month.
"Quo Vadis," one of the most talked
about plays of the era, will be presented
at Coburn opera house, Thursday night,
Oct. Is. 1t is dramatization of Henryk
Sienkiewicz's famous novel by Mr.. Chas.
W. Chase. The production is made by
Alden Benedict and will be powerfully
cast, handsomely staged with special
scenery and magnificently costumed.
Sale Of seats opens at SIMPSONS at 8
o'clock Monday morning, Oct. Is, and
Mr.. Fairbrother has reduced the prices
to 80, so and rs cents.
The firm of Bixby & Buck, 80 long
doing business In Coburn Block, has
been succeeded the, past week, by Frank
W. Buchanan of Yarmouth, who has
purchased the same and will continue
the business In all its lines, making a
speciality of the drug line. Mr.. Buck
nam is druggist of 10 years experience,
the greater part of which was In the
leading Portland stores. or the retiring
firm, Hon. A. R. Bixby, will I'VE learn,
pass the winter In California, owing to
impaired health, and F. r. Buck will
continue in the drug trade at Bingham
where he has successfully conducted
store for some years.
A telegram was received here, Friday
evening of last week, announcing the
death of Walter Maloney at his home In
Jersey City, N. J. Mr.. Maloney resid-
ed in town for several years and had
many friends here. For two years he
was employed at Hotel Coburn and later
In the shoe store of r. II. Merrill e. Son.
little more than a year ago, the doc
tors advised change of climate for Mr..
Maloney, who had contracted severe
cold which developed quick consump-
ton. He accordingly went to Denver,
COL, where he remained until a few
weeks ago, when he returned to his
home, where he died, Thursday. His
death is much regretted by his many
friends. He was young man Of good
character and much ability.
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