The Somerset reporter., 1902-04-17
TOWN and VICINITY

saturday.
Alva Berry went to Wateryille Friday
afternoon.
Pure irsect powder Just received at G.
Il. Foggs.
George Burns returned to Boston Mon
day morning.
The Little Magnets Co. were guests at
the Coburn.
". !. Walker, Esq. of Starks was in
town, Monday.
II. NJ. Lord left town Saturday morn
ing for Hallowell.
Cash paid for old iron at the Island
machine shop
W. L. Bonney of Wateryille was in
town over Sunday,
J. f. Cornish of Augusta, was in town
a few hours Friday.
Miss Gertrude Goodwin of Augusta
passed Sunday In town.
Mrs. G. f. Avore passed Sunday with
her husband in Portland.
Very pretty new buttons for shirt
waists at Miss Williams.
George G. Weeks Esq. of Fairfield was
at the court house, Friday.
international Poultry Food is for sale
by G. X. Fogg, the druggist.
The village schools began Monday
morning with full attendance.
f. w. Hartford has gone to Pttsield,
where he Ia at work for Bryant & Co.
Good building stone for sale at my lot
on Norridgewock Avenue. R. T. Patten
Mrs. w. s. Stinchfield went to Port
land Friday for brief visit with her
brother William.
B. w. Downs of Thorndike, manufac-
turer of agricultural implements, was in
town on business, Friday.
Walter S. Cushing, Bowdoin '05, has
been passing part of the spring vaca-
tion with friends In town.
w. K. Moody of the firm of Staples,
Smith IL Moody, Augusta, was the guest
of Skowhegan friends, Friday.
c. K. vickery, one of Pittsfeld's lead
ing merchants, was calling or Skowhe-
gan acquaintance one day last week.
A. II. Chase of Lexington was in town
on business connected with his
past winters numbering operations.
The members of the local tent, Knight
of the Maccabees, are to give minstrel
in the near future.
Miss Avis Anti returned to Manches-
ter by.the-Sea Saturday morning after
passing the school vacation at her home
here.
The rural schools will begin on Mon
day next, April 81, with the exception
of the school at Malbons Mills, which
will begin April %.
Fifteen men who had been employed
on the Alder stream drive passed through
town Saturday noon enroute to their
homes In Fairfield and Waterville.
Blaine Emerson has resigned his place
In the oil cloth shop and left, Monday
morning, for Madison, where he is en-
ployed in the Indian Spring Wooden mill.
A. Fl. Yeaton, who has been located in
Hudson, Mass, for several years, return
ed here Friday afternoon where he in
tends to reside. Mrs. Yeaton, who had
been visiting him, returned also.
Mr.. J. B. Maddocks, who is engaged
In cutting and manufacturing lumber at
st. George, Canada, was at home few
days last week. He reports this season
very good for numbering there. They
had rather too much snow, indeed there
is snow In the woods there now. Much
of our rains was snow there.
Charles Williams, Oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Williams, and Miss Clara
Vigue were married Sunday afternoon at
2 O'Clock in the Catholic church, the
ceremony being performed by FIR. A. O.
Lacroix. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left
Monday morning for Norway and will
visit Montreal before returning.
Despite the absence of freshet pitch
on up river streams drivers are making
fair progress. The Cold Stream drive
on the East branch is out and the greater
part of that of Chase stream. On the
North Branch of Dead river good pro-
gress is being made but on the South
branch they are not doing so well. Rain
lie needed to keep the water up.
Mr.. Lewis Anderson and his son, Col.
I. II. Anderson, returned this week,
from an ocean trip from New York to
the Danish group of islands in the Allan
tic, known as. the "Windward Islands"
outheasterly of Porto Rico. The trip
was taken for health and pleasure and
occupied one weeks steamng each way
including stops at the various islands on
the route. The gentlemen heatly en-
joyed the trip,
The officers of Russell Post G. A. r.
have made certain arrangements In prep
aration for the usual observance Of
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