The Somerset reporter., 1900-03-15
TOWN and VICINITY


ed Sunday 10 town.
Mrs. Georgia Tobey left town, Mon
day morning for Boston.
Wallace Emery of No. Arson was in
town on business, Yesterday.
Thelma can be found in Skowhegan at
Horatio W. Cushisg's, only.
Mrs. Grant Dufresne is the guest of
her cousin, Miss Blanche Bixby.
Benz. d. Bowden, Esq, of Pittsfield
was in town, yesterday, OF business.
New lot of the famous Baker choco-
lates just received at Wings drug
store.
Mrs. Julia Ormsby went to Farming
ington Monday morning, for a few
weeks visit.
Mrs. F. l.. Powers and Mrs. w. G.
Sawyer of Madison were in town shop
ping, Tuesday.
Attorney Gen. VIM. 7. Haines of
Waterville was registered at Hotel
CoburD, Tuesday.
Miss Edith Savage of Fairfield has
been the guest of Miss Dora M. Good
win, the past week.
Trusses and rubber goods are made
speciality of at the drug store of Fred II.
Wing, and room set apart in which
trusses are fitted.
Remember the A. O. U. W. entertain
ment, tomorrow friday night, when
Nevada" three act drama, is to be
given by local talent and Kendall's or
chestra will play. Tickets % and 35 cts.
Sunday services at the Universalist
Church; Morning worship at 1916.
Sunday school at y 10. Evening SER
vice at o'clock, including praise service
with short address by the pastor, and
the usual Y. P. c. U. meeting
The Town Improvement Society met
at Hotel Heselton, Friday p. IN, March
9th, Mrs. Helen Howard, hostess. The
following programme was carried out:
Piano solo by Miss Parks roll call; pa
per, South Africa, written by Mrs. Gif-
ford, read by Mrs. Hutchins; song,
'Come unto me-" Mrs. Dunton; paper,
Zanzebar Mrs. Helen Howard; paper,
Transvaa, by Mrs. Clifford.
Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper of Waterville,
addressed missionary meeting held in
Bethany Baptist Church, Tuesday even.
ing. Her subj CT WAS "Ihe Indians
structive address. A good number of
the members of the First Baptist society
were present. After the address an
hour was spent socially and refresh
ments were served in the chapel.
Among the out of town visitors in at
tendance upon the ball of De Molay
Commandery were noticed Col. A. b.
Neatly. d. w Weber and wife of Lew
ston; DR.. S. +. Greene and wife, Scion
Il. F. Wilson, Bingham; VIM. Pushor
and wife, Rufus Burns and lady. rhos.
Lancey and wife, Pittsfield; Robt Linn
and wife, Thos. Linn, wife and Miss
Carrie Linn of Hartland; A. B. Page
and wife, M. Halves, Fairfield.
The value of kind, reliable family
horse was forcbly brought to the at
tention of Dir. ). F. Conant, last week.
Il mad been calling at his farm on the
Nonidgewoek road and was turning his
team 10 the yard when the horse stepped
out of the path and plunged into the
snow up to his body, throwing the
sleigh on its side and DR.. Conant into a
drift. head first. The doctor was badly
tangled In the reins and robes and had
his horse started, would have received
severe injuries.
Among the out of town people in at
tendance upon the concert and ball of
De Moay Commandery were l.. p.
1otman and wife of Duluth, Mimi,
formerly of Fairfield, who timed their
visit especially for that purpose.
They were snow bound en- route by
severe storms blocking all roads as far
west as Chicago, and did not reach Fair
field until the Saturday morning follow
ing the first advertised date of the ball,
consequence. The postponement resulted
most happily to them as well as to many
others.
At a meeting held recently, the Show
hogan school committee elected d.
Wilder Colby, superintendent to serve
for the spring term with the understand
ing that If his health, which has been
somewhat impaired of late, permits, he
will be elected for the remainder of the
year. 1t is also arranged that If his
health admits of it, he will be employed
a portion of his time 10 teach chemistry
and the sciences, for which he Is excep-
tionally well qualified, In the high
school. Mr.. Colby successfully taught
chemistry In the State college, now
University of Maine, for several years.
Sap buckets at lowest prices at Hes
elton's.