The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-22
TOWN and VICINITY

Inez Barlowe in "A Country Girl"
next Monday night.
G. B. Fletcher of Augusta was in town
over Tuesday night.
Leave your orders for Memorial day
A,wers, early-Bucknam, the druggist.
DR.. L. A. Dascombe sold handsome
nsir of bays to Worcester parties, yes-
terday.
An especially fine trade is offered on
second hand lady's bicycle by Miss JEAN
cite Lord.
Hiram Pattee and wife left home,
Tuesday, to pass three weeks with his
mother at Franklin Falls, N. H.
You will find one OF the best assort-
ment of seedlings ever shown In Show
hogan at the South Side Greenhouse.
A. F. Webster of Bingham was in
town over Monday night, taking the
train, Tuesday, for Augusta on business.
Choice seedlings and bedding plants,
especially healthy, may be found at
Danforth's greenhouses, Madison Ave.
AT the regular convocation of Somer-
set Lodge, F. & A. M, Monday evening,
the Master Mason degree was conferred
upon five candidates.
If you are in need of shoes for every
day wear you may be able to find what
YOU want for 98c in the Boston shoe
stores bargain counter see their adver-
tisement.
Mr.. Charles Chapman of Athens was
in town, yesterday. He says the sowing
Of grain in his vicinity is we'll along but
not much planting has been done, be-
cause of the cold weather.
At the Universalist Church, Rev. Thos
J. Farmer of N. Y. will preach, Sunday
morning, May 25th at 10. 10 and two fol.
lowing Sundays. Sunday school follow
ing morning service. All are welcome.
Marston Worsted Mills Co. have bond
ed the power and mill property of NJ. j.
Allen also the mill property and power
of the Bradbury Brothers at Malbon
Mills, also certain pieces of property in
town which may be desirable to use in
connection with the use of the Allen site
il they purchase and build thereon for
the use of their worsted manufacturing.
The assessors of the village corpora.
ton have leased for a term of five years
the south half of the vacant store in r.
W. Browns building on Court Street
for police station and a lookup and a
partition has been run through the Gen.
ter the length of the room. They have
in view the putting in of some steel cells
and purpose to have it ready for use at
an early day.
The annual convention of the Somer-
set County Womar's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held 10 Skowhegan at
G. A. R. Hall, headquarters of the W. G..
r. T., May u and 18th commencing at
II o'clock a. m. the 9th. On Wednes-
day evening the meeting will be held in
the Congregational church with an adj
dress by Mrs. Catherine L. Stevenson Of
Boston. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
The Town Improvement Society have
in view the erection of fountain on the
triangle at the junction of Water, High
and Bush streets, and ladies of the soci-
ETY. on Tuesday began the soliciting Of
funds from public spirited citizens for
this purpose. They have met with favor
able responses thus far, and will secure
the required sum at an early day. The
location is an admirable one and the
ladies' of this society, so worthy of its
name, are entitled to warm commenda-
ton for entering upon this project, which
they will push to completion as they in
varisby do enterprises they advance for
the good of the public and the besutify-
ing OF our town.
The high school boys feel that they
made most credltable showing at the
interscholastic meet at Orono, Saturday,
in securing third place, but feel that
they can improve upon that, and are
working hard for next Saturdays meet
at Waterville. They mean to put their
strongest possible team into this meet,
and large number of the students
are planning to attend. About $75 has
been raised by subscription among the
business men for the support of the
team, and the Dramatic Club of the
Waterville high school has been secured
to present its play for the benefit of the
Athletic Association some evening next
week, the date not being fixed as yet.
Buy your flowers for Memorial day of