The Somerset reporter., 1900-03-29
TOWN and VICINITY
Live bait at Fairgrieves'.

Miss Emma Tobey took the morning
uraiu, Friday for Boston.
Charles Drake of Lewiston passed
Sunday in town with his family.
Ira II. Randall and wife Of Augusta
we're in town over Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gardner of Athens
were in town, Thursday of last week.
Miss Margery. Partridge of Augusta is
in town. guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. 5.
Prescott.
Miss Mae E. Dascombe left home,
Saturday morning, for visit with friends
in Wakefield, Mass.
C. H. Mckenzie, a we'll known mer-
chant of Rumford Falls, was In town on
business, last week.
| Wallace +. Parsons of North Arson
accom- panied his father, Deputy Sheriff
Parsons, to town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Lancaster went to
Portland, Friday afternoon, passing
Sunday with his mother in Richmond.
FIG. Heald secured fine string of
pickerel at Sibley pond in Canaan, Sat
urday. The largest weighed three
pounds.
Ralph Burrill went to Rochester, N.
H., Friday morning to pass the school
vacation with bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. II. Burrill.
Twenty-Five cords of green wood and
five cords of dry hard wood wanted at
once, 10 exchange for furniture. by
Bragg & Varney.
j. C. Ceilings left town, Saturday
morning, for a weeks trip In New
Hampshire in the interest OF patent he
has recently invented.
A number of our citizens who are EN-.
ployed In the woods, winters, returned
home. last week. Another week and
most Of the camps will be deserted.
Henry Spencer, one of the Instructors
at the Coburn classical institute at Wa
terville, is passing the spring vacation
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. W. ii.
Spencer.
Miss Winnie Goodrich, who has been
passing the winter here with relatives,
left town, Friday morning for Brooklyn,
In. Y, where she intends to remain per-
manently.
A theatre party of 81, composed of
the deputy sheriffs, members OF the
three jurIes and others, attended the
opening performance of the Effie Carlton
Co., Thursday night.
Mr.. Frank w. Johnson, principal of
Coburn Classical Institute, Waterville,
and Mrs. johnson spent few days 10
town, guests at the home of Rev. DR..
Spencer, returning home, Monday after
noon.
| Several of our local fisherman have
visited Morrill, pond in Hartland, the
past two weeks, and have secured good
sized strings of pickerel. Wyman pond
in Brighton is also favorite fishing
ground.
The Skowhegan high school will run a
special train to Waterville, this evening,
for their debate with the Waterville
high, and large number of our people
will take advantage of the low fare and
visit the college city.
A special convocation of Somerset
Chapter Royal Arch Masons will be held
this Thursday evening, at 1870 o'clock.
The Royal Arch degree will be conferred
on three candidates and refreshments
served In the banquet hall.
Mr.. A. 6. Smith, manager of the W.
d. Bracket & Co. shoe factories In
Nashua, N. H., has been 10 town, the
past week, spending few days at his
former home and calling upon friends
here. He was formerly employed In the
shoe factory In this town, learning the
business here. He left here twelve
years ago.
Mrs. Dolly Tibbetts, who had for
some months been at the town farm,
died there, Sunday afternoon, the 25th
instant, aged 70 years. Her health had
been impaired for some years, but she
was confined to her room less than a
week. She was long resident OF our
town and is remembered by many
friends here
Not for several years has the driving
on the river been as good as for the past
ten days. The crust will hold anywhere
and this makes softer bottom for the
horses feet than an ice track. The cold
weather has also kept the surface from
becoming sloppy. The sun, however, Is
getting too high for the sport to last
much longer.
Ben S. Collins, Esq, of No. Arson
was in town, Monday. He has resigned
the U. S. position he held for several years
past, inspector in the customs service
at Boston, and will resume the practice
of his profession. He will open law
office in Madison, where he has contract
ed for the building of an office for his
use on Main street.
The following named Somerset clergy
men attended the meeting Of the Central
Maine Theological Circle at Waterville,
Monday last Revs. w. II. Spencer, Fl.
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