The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-24
TOWN and VICINITY

TRY Fairbrother's ice cream with fruit
sauces.
Z n. Tibbetts OF Athens was Ia town,
Yesterday.
Tulip blossoms for Decoration day
s5cts. per doz., at A. R. Bixby's.
Mrs. F. r. Folsom is visiting for the
dsy with Waterville friends.
Miss Nell Fl. Chase of Brookline,
Mass. is visiting friends 10 town.
Hon. o. B. Clason of Gardiner was in
tOwp, yesterday, on legal business.
Fred Locke has engaged for the sum.
mer with Simpson & Savage, grocers.
Coeoanut cream candy, 15c h., Satur-
dsy only, az Knowton & Thompson's.
Miss Williams shows nice assortment
Of wrappers in print, percale and lawn.
DR.. {. A. Paul of Scion, with his wife
and Young daughter, were in town yes
terday.
r. II. Anderson returned, Sunday
morning, from business trip to New
York city.
Mr.. Pierre Bourget of Point Lewis,
Canada, is visiting his son, A. w.
Bourget, for few days.
Fl. 5. Steward has his wheel house
built and shafting in place, with ma
chinery ready to RIM.
DIV. Weber of Lewiston was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Williams
over Thursday night.
E. F. Fairbrother attended the meet
ipg of the Maine Insurance Association
At Rockland, last week.
The Knights of Pythias will confer the
rank of esquire upon one candidate at
their lodge room, this evening.
George W. Cover, Esq. and L. L..
Walton, Esq. attended the May session
Of law court In Augusta, Monday.
Several Skowhegan people attended
the baseball game ut Waterville, yester-
dsy, between the U. of M. and Colby
teams.
Augustine Simmons, Esq. of North
Arson, WAS II town, Thursday evening,
and took the train, Friday morning, for
down river.
Tommy Donnelly's big MINISTRIES are
coming soon. They were always good,
but are better this season. Big band
and orchestra.
Raymond Kicker left, Wednesday, for
! Randolph, Mass, where he has a posi-
ton in harness emporium with his
brother Walter.
L. A. Longfellow of Augusta, former
. " the superintendent of the Skowhegan
and Norridgewock Electric Road, is Wis
ting friends in town.
}. Il. Burleigh, G. E., Of Waterville
has been employed In surveying Water
street for macadamizing that part of
that thoroughfare from Northern Avenue
| to Bush street.
There will be meeting of the Town
Improvement society in Mlburn block,
up one fight. room eight, Monday p. M,
May 18th, $50 o'clock. 1t is necessary
that every member attend.
The Skowhegan Electric Light COM
pany have the roof of the station well
along and are rushing things all around
in putting machinery, wires, ETC., in
order. They expect to get started by
the middle or last of next week.
Lakewood Inn at Madison Centre Is to
be opened for the accommodation of
| those attending the June session of the
Somerset Spiritual association, June 2
and 3, but the regular season at Lake
wood will not begin until the middle of
the month.
A day school will be held June IA and
Is at Grange Hall, Skowhegan, under
VIC duspiCCe vi TIC Obhtc DCdTu VI akEI-
culture A competent board of instruct
Ors will be In attendance. Our farmers
will do we'll to make their plans to
attend in large numbers. Further par
tlCulars later.
l.. W. Weston is soon to commence the
erection OF summer cottage on the
shore of Hayden Lake on lot leased by
him from Thaxter Reed, just above d.
". Colby's cottage. Mr.. Weston is to
build unique structure In the nature of
a log cabin, but having broad verandas
entirely around it.
Dr. John Fl. Gray of Freeport was
calling upon Skowhegan friends, yester-
day. DR.. Gray will be remen bered as a
former employee Uf j. H. Hutchins, dur
Ing which time he was studying for the
profession he now honors, and his many
friends are glad to learn that he now
enjoys lucrative practice in Freeport,
where he has been located for four years.
Why not buy Nutmeg Zinc stock be-