The Somerset reporter., 1901-01-03
Miss Mary Gaylord went to Boston,

"Wednesday morning.
Mr.. w. II. Blackwell of Madison WAS
In town, Thursday last.
Representative.ele Ed P. Page Of
this place went to Augusta, Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq. went to Angus
ia, Tuesday afternoon, returning home
last evening.
Mrs F. c. Dow returned home, last
night, from a visit to relatives In Port
land and Boston.
The new firm of Arnold & Currier,
grocers, is all the change chronicled in
Skowhegsn business firms with the new
year.
Morrison has for sale one horse and
two horse straight sled, one traverse
runner pung, one two seated and one set
over sleigh.
Miss Anna Bussey, who has been
spending a couple of weeks in town with
friends, returned to her home In Orono,
Saturday, on the noon train.
Ralph w. Ames, who has been located
In Boston and vicinity for several weeks,
arrived in town, Monday night. Next
week he leaves for Bridgeport, Ala.
Mr.. Perry D. Gates of Madison was In
town, Monday. He has recently return
ed to Madison from Bethel, Me. where
he resided for a year and bought the
farm known as the Annie Hayden farm
upon which he now resides.
A meeting of Somerset Lodge F. & A.
NJ. is to be held in Masonic hall at 10
O'Clock a. m. Friday, to attend the
funeral of the late Gen. X. B. Shepherd,
and all masons, whether members OF
Somerset Lodge or not, are requested to
attend.
The Somerset Choral Society will meet
next Monday evening, Jan. 7, at 7.30
o'clock, in the High school building,
Island Ave, for the election of officers
aud a board of managers and to attend
to such business as may properly come
before the society. A large attendance
is expected as AZ have already Isigned
for books which are expected for Mon
day evening.
will M. Longley of Solon WAS ar
raigned before Justice Priest at the
grand jury room, Wednesday afternoon,
upon complaint of Alick Whittemore,
for assault on Dec. 25th. County At
torDey Cover appeared for the State and
J. r. Holman, Esq. for the respondent.
Before the case came to trial the parties
fixed the matter up. but the respondent
was placed under 300 bonds to keep the
peace.
The Western Graphic, an illustrated
family journal Of southern California, In
a recent issue gives picture and write
up of the new Lake View Hotel, recent
ly built in the beautiful city of Los
Angeles by Mr.. A. f. Robbins, formerly
OF this town, brother to w. F.
Robbins, who has acquired both fame
and wealth in that State in hotel mar
agement. In the write-up the following
paragraph appears:
"The management will be assisted
with the entertainment features by
Walter X. Gage Of Skowhegan, Maine,
who is an accomplished pianist and who
brings with him several fine pianos made
in that State. One Of these Instruments
will be found on each floor of the
house"
Cony j. Hgthorn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eastman Hathorn of Athens. joined the
hospital corps of the U. s. Army at
Washington in May last, and with others
went overland to San Francisco, Cal,
sailing from there early in June on the
steamer Grant, for Manila. But upon
the breaking out of the trouble in China
the destination of the Grant was chang
ed to that country and the last Mr..
Hathorn's parents heard from him was
by letter dated, Aug. 10, In which he
said he was in the hospital service in
Ten Tsin. Letters they had written to
him directed to Manila have been re-
turned to them through the mails, bear
Ing on the envelope writing to the effect
that he died September 10Th. Mr..
Hathorn was here, yesterday, and is
much troubled in regard to these mystic
rious circumstances. He naturally is
led to inquire how the postal authorities
know this and the hope is entertained
that they are mistaken. Mr.. Hathorp is
taking measures to ascertain the facts OF
the case and In the meantime the
stricken parents hope for the best.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded at the county registry:
Norridgewock-Ethel l.. Lessor to
Julia A. Lessor, Sl.00; Ann G. Dyer to
j. II. George, $500; Elisha Townes 60
Alex K. and Ella E. Tuttle, 5000.
MOscOW-C r. Smith tn Cora NJ