The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-02
TOWN and VICINITY


Saturday morning
CD. Hayden went to Providence, Il.
l., Monday morning.
Mrs. S. f. Foster left town, Monday
morning, for lsleford.
Cushing's root beer extract only LOG
bottle; makes five gallons.
Frank Cushman of Sangerville, visited
friends in town over Sunday.
Sheriff F. 2. Pencil WAS in Fairfield
on business, Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Chapman of
Fairfield, were In town, Friday.
New picture moulding and artists
material at Folsom & Nutting's.
T. j. Young, ESQ, of Scion, was at
the court house one day last week.
John futile left town on the morning
train of Saturday for East Lebanon.
All tickets on Sturtevant will be hon
ored If presented on or before Aug. 10.
George Il. Morse, Esq, of Pittsfield,
was in town on legal business, Friday.
A, B. Walker, one of Brighton's mer-
chants, was in town on business last
week.
Thirty-one tickets were sold from this
station for the excursion to Old Orchard,
Saturday.
Mrs. o. A. Priest, Mrs. w. p. Ordway
and Mrs. j. II. Lancaster are at Dresden
for two weeks.
Harold Lord, clerk at Bartlett's, went
to Fryeburg, Monday morning, to pass
his vacation.
d. D. Stewart, Esq. was In town last
week, returning to st. Adams on the
afternoon train of Thursday.
Miss Susie E. Dean went to Cushing
Island, Friday morning, where she has
situation in the Ottawa House.
Rev. II. F. Huse left town for a four
weeks vacation on Tuesday, which he
will pass in the vicinity of Boston.
George Maxfield, clerk at the Bingham
Hotel, accompanied by Fred Smith, were
in town, Friday night, on their way to
| Canaan.
Lewis Anderson aud T. II. Anderson
went to Old Orchard, Friday afternoon.
This week they are in New York city on
business.
Rev. II. A. Marley went to Portland,
Monday morning, to join his family.
He will be absent through August on
his vacation.
Henry Elliott, salesman at G. r.
Wards, is on his annual vacation which
he will spend In various Piscataquis
county towns.
Rev. A. j. Racklff of Hudson, Mass,
arrived in town by last nights train
for few days visit and is a guest at
Hotel Coburn.
Miss Maud Bracket of Pittsfield Is
passing the week as the guest of Mrs.
John W. Steward, here and at their cot
tage at Hayden Lake.
The "Sella" pictures, photographs Of
the Alps, will be on exhibition at the
public library, commencing Aug. LIST,
continuing until Aug. 2lst.
The old toll house on Island Ave. Is
being moved off the line of the street
and then will be repaired and used as a
store house by Steward Bros.
Mrs. Grace Quimby, who has been
passing several weeks at the farm home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Pitts, returned home to Lawrence,
Tuesday.
T. M. Whiting of New York and E. G.
Whiting of Brooklyn, N. Y, and their
families are visiting friends in South
Norridgewock, their "Old Home" and
were in Skowhegan, Monday.
The new concrete walk which extends
on the north side of Water street from
Court to North, adds much to the APP
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Commissioner Webb's ability as a
builder.
Mr.. Calvin Tilton Of Missouri, form
erly Of Somerset, arrived In town last
evening and Is a guest at Hotel Heselton.
He has spent several summers in this
county of late and enjoys his visits to
his old home.
TO better serve their increasing pat
ronage Simpson & Savage, grocers,
have put ON an additional delivery team.
The new wagon was built by w. G..
Fisher, and is model one for the busi-
ness, handsome and substantial.
The school year at Elliott Business
College will open In September. Many
young people in Skowhegan and sur
rounding towns are planning to attend.
The prospect fully exceeds the expeot-
alton of the management at the time the
institution was established.
The races at Elmwood Park, Satur-
day next, promise great afternoons
sport. In the $50 class there are nine
entries 2.30 class, eight entries, and the
2.20 class has five good ones. A band
of music will be in attendance, while
there will be continuous vaudeville
show between the heats.
Sometime during Saturday night last
the door To the basement at the South