The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
TOWN and VICINITY

in Waterville.
f. F. Merrill, Bowdoin, 1903, was at
home over Sunday.
Read Dow & C4rter's ad. this week
aid heed the warning.
W. D. Blackden of Lewiston spent
sunday with friends in town.
Do you use pure cream tartar? Do
you buy 1t of Buchanan?
Hon. S. J. Walton and Lewis Ander-
sen were at Augusta, yesterday.
C. II. Girdler and d. A. Aubin of
Mercer were 10 town. Tuesday.
W. B. Steward left here for Boston
Monday morning, on business trip.
5. W. Philbrick left home for Boston,
on a business trip, Monday morning.
w. B. Brown, Esq. of Hartland was in
town on professional business, yesterday
The Underwood Visible Writing
type writer, Herbert Wentworth, Agent,
5. II. Swain has sold the Amos Holt
farm to Mr.. George Weeger of New
\ ork City.
H. A. Wood returned home, yesterday
afternoon, from visit with relatives in
Burnham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Philbrick passed
Sunday, with Mrs. Philbrick's parents
IN Fail field.
L. G. Williams and wife of Athens at
tended the Governors reception in Au-
gusta, Thursday evening last.
Mrs. w. II. Spencer left home Tues
day for Beverly, Mass, where she will
probably remain week or more.
Miss Nettie Kelley of Cornville left
on Tuesday afternoons train for two
weeks visit with friends in Boston.
Mrs. Clara b. LeaVitt and Mrs. Vesta
Withee attended the annual convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps at Bangor,
last week.
Rev. w. II. Spencer and Rev. II. f.
Huse attended meeting of the Maine
Baptist Theological circle at Waterville,
Monday.
Hon. A. 2. Gordon of Fryeburg,
Inspector of State prison and Jail, was
in town ON Friday and looked over the
county jail, here.
w. l.. Holmes of Hyde Park, Mass.
has been spending week here and at
Cornville, on business. His home was
formerly Cornvile.
j. n. & |. j, Smith have placed a
fine piano in the Academy school. Also
another goes to the Universalist church
at Watervile today.
There will be meeting of Bloomfield
Assembly, Pythian Ssterhood, Friday
evening, for business and pleasure COM
bined. Everybody come.
Secure your tickets at Simpsons for
the Chapman concert, Tuesday, March
Bird. Reserved seats 80 cts., admission
50, children under 15 25c.
Mrs. Horace Weston attended the an
nual meeting of Degree of Honor of the
A. O. U. W. order in Boston, this week,
leaving home Monday morning.
The social that comes in regular
course, Saturday night, Feb. Is at
Grange hall, will be an extra. Light
refreshments will be served free.
E. N. Merrill, Esq. left home on Fri
day and on Saturday sailed for London
where he has legal business to attend to.
He is likely TO be gone four weeks or
more.
Col. w. II. G., Estes left home Mon
day to attend the funeral of a sister,
Mrs. Plummer, who resided at Lisbon
Falls and died Saturday the 21st instant,
aged 81 years.
Fire alarm No. IS called the firemen
out, Sunday morning, about 1910 to a
small blaze in the house on Winter ST.,
opposite j. s. Nutting's residence, &C.
cupied by Mr.. Blanchard. 1t caught
from around the chimney and had not
gained much headwav when discovered,
so that with assistance it was easily ex-
tnguished and the, services of the fire
men were not needed.
Three days of the fair of the Catho lie
society came to a close, Tuesday even
ing by the drama "a deestrick Skule",
which was well presented, The pre-
vious evening a minstrel entertainment
was given and the Saturday before an
entertainment mostly by the children.
The attendance was large. The voting
contest for the Quaker Range was won
by VIM. Boiler, who got 1892 against
Joseph Lessor who had over $500. The
fourth day will occur April 16.
Our attention has recently been called
to two very dangerous places on Show
hogan streets. One is the point on
Russell street where the railroad track
crosses the sidewalk. The track Is
very close to the building owned by
+. a. Bison and occupied by II. p.
Merwin, ald one coming down the
walk cannot see an approaching train
until he or she is within few feet of
the track. The other is where Mt.
Pleasant avenue crosses the track,
near the south end of the railroad
bridge. The approach to the rail from