The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-15

Pleasant tenement to rent, |. }. Smith.
j. W. NORM of Embden, was in town,
yesterday.
Mrs. W. r. Clifford is visiting with
! friends IN Augusta.
Sure relief is found ia Horatio W.
Cushing's headache powders.
ME an Otis" expect to arrive, Friday,
Mar %, and will give one of our very
laughable entertainments at Grange hall
that eve.
The largest buhqlo in the herd at
Merrymeeting Park died, the past week,
and it having been decided to have him
mounted for exhibition purposes, W. r.
Clifford was selected to do the work.
The carcass will be freighted here.
Our board Of selectmen were notified,
recently, by the town OF Greenbush that
Samuel Rowe aud family, who have
residence in this town, had become town
charges and the facts being substantial
ed r. f. Parker went after them the past
week. aud had them removed to our
town farm.
A smoke hose, belonging to Frank
King and situated on his farm about two
miles from the village on the Madison
road, was destroyed by fire, together
with its contents, Wednesday afternoon.
The loss TO the house was small, but
hams valued at more than $50 were also
destroyed The fire was caused by the
smoking apparatus becoming overheated.
Skowhegan people will be interested
| In the following announcement by the
Brunswick correspondent of the Lewis
ton journal, as it relates TO young peo-
pie formerly residents OF this town:
1.-The engagement of Miss Stella Louise
Jones of Watervile, and Mr.. Percy p.
Hill of Brunswick, was announced,
Thursday. Miss Jones is a member of
the class of 1900, Colby College, and
class favorite. Mr.. Hill is the junior
partner of the jewelry firm of Will q
Hill and is one of the most popular
young men in town"
The installation OF officers of Oosoola
Div, No. ID, U. K. X. l., occurred last
evening at the X. P. hall, Lieut.. Col. f.
G. Dunlap acting as installing officer.
The following are the officers: w. b.
Nc Pheters, captain; C. A. Rogers, 1st
Lieut.. Albert Watson, I'd Lieut.; Edw.
Leach, treasurer; B. 5. Flagg, recorder.
repaired to the Armory, where with Co.
f, their guests, and others, dancing was
INDUCED in until an early hour In the
morning, Kendall's orchestra furnishing
the music.
Two weeks ago we stated in the RE-
PORTER the fact of the disappearance OF
Miss Bertha Bracket from the home of
her grandmother in North Fairfield.
The theory OF kidnapping was suggest
ed In explanation of the event but the
Fairfield correspondent of the Bangor
News is authority for the statement
that E. X. Bracket of Townsend, Mass,
the father of the young lady, came to
North Fairfield upon her quest, that
she accompanied him to his home In
Massachusetts of her own free will and
accord and did not purpose to return to
Maine. Sheriff Pennel had the case in
hand but early became satisfied that it
was not A case of Kidnapping, such as
would admit of proceedings to secure a
requisition to bring Bracket to Maine
for trial, anu, after locating the parties
at Townsend, Mass, he took no further
steps 10 the case but advised Mrs.
Langley, the mother, to go to MAssschu-
sets and see the young lady. This the
mother did, accompanied by j. Il. Mitch
ell, detective, and the result was the
young lady returned, Wednesday, TO her
home here y it'll her mother.