The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-11
TOWN and VICINITY


well, Ne.
A.D Horne, leading horseman oil
Franklin county, WAS In town for a day
the first of the week.
Miss $. Madeline Ward went to Bos
ton, last Friday, for a visit Of several
weeks with friends In that city.
Miss Gertrude Clark went to Bangor,
Saturday, for visit Of several weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. G. L. Morse.
John Calvin Stevens. OF Portland
supervising architect of the court house
extension, was In town, yesterday
Mr.. ard Mrs. Fred Z. philbrick were
In Fairfield, Friday, TO attend the fu-
neral Of Mrs. Philbrick's grandmother
Mrs. Sabrina Savage.
CT. Fl. Paul of Boston, who is pass
ing q brief vacation with relatives In
Scion, was in town last Friday, renew
ing old acquaintance.
| Norman l.. Bassett of the law firm of
Cornish & Bassett, Augusta, accompa-
MED by his brother, Geo h. Bassett,
was In town, Tuesday.
Somerset Pomona Grange held a sue
cessful meeting at Harmony, yesterday,
In accordance with the order OF exercises
printed 10 the REPORTER last week.
A fine lot of second hand, open and top
buggies, Concords and phaetons at
Chase's new Repository for sale at prices
80 low you can all afford to have one.
Miss Flora Reed of Cambridge, Mass,
arrived, Saturday evening, and is to pass
the next six weeks at the home Of her
brother, Ruel Fl. Reed, in East Madison.
Misses Margaret and Harriet Varney,
who had been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Il. Carpenter for fortnight, returned
to their home In Dover, n. H., Monday
morning.
Mrs. Adam Simpson invites the ladies
of the Universalist Circle to picnic at
her cottage at Lakewood, Thursday,
Aug. 18Th. They will leave On the nine
O'Clock car.
Fred E. Buker of Stoneham, Mass,
arrived, Friday morning OF last week,
for visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Buker, at their home on the
Norrdgewock road.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Colby with their
two daughters, Priscilla and Charlotte,
went to Greenville by the noon train,
today, where they will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. E. R. Vail for the next few weeks.
Principal Drew T. Hathorn Of Wilton
Academy preached in Bethany Baptist
church, Sunday. His sister, Miss Annie
Hathorn, who Is residing In town this
summer, returned with him to Wilton,
Monday, for weeks visit.
Ernest Holman, clerk In Fogg's drug
store, went to Athens, Saturday. His
sister, who arrived, Saturday morning,
from New York city, accompanied him
and they are passing their vacation with
their parents, Mr.. ard Mrs. j. F. Hol.
man.
William A. Clough fell Tuesday, from a
ladder while at work on the house which
the Skowhegan Electric Light Co. is fl
ting up into tenements on the Island,
striking upon projecting ledge. He is
/ In IN ho al httf hiu irtDripp anpb
th 1t he will not be able to work for some
time.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Bethany Baptist Church met, last
Friday afternoon, at the residence OF
Mrs. Helen s. Coburn on Norridgewock
avenue. The principal feature of the
afternoon was an address by Mrs. G.. D.
B. Pepper of Watervlle, the subject
being "a Word of Cheer"
Two boxes Of liquor were seized at tt e
American Express company's office, Sat-
urday by Sheriff Lang, and duly libelled.
The first was consigned to Archie MUIR
ray and contained six quart bottles of
rye whiskey, one bottle of rum and one
bottle of port wine. The other was con-
signed to w. T. Murray and contained
one three-gallon Jug of rye whiskey and
Que quart of port wine.
Melvin A. Stephenson of Belfast ID
critically i'll at the home OF his sister,
Mrs. Fred A. Wood, having been uuex-
pectedly attacked with hemorrhage OF
the lungs while on a visit here. His
brother, d. F. Stephenson of Belfast
came Saturday and remained until Tues-
day, and his family physician, DR.. Sam
uel johnson, came on Monday with the
hope of affordlng some relief
w. Fl. Mathews and wife OF Manches-
ter, N. H., have been passing week with
her people In Cornvlle, Fifteen years
ago Mr.. Mathews was one of the fore
man in our shoe factory then run by
Keene Bros. At the present time he Is
superintendent of large shoe factory In
Manchester, N H., that turns out ice
cases day. He noted many changes,
all In the way of progression, In our
town, since his residence here.
Jos. Pooler, the overseer Of the Paro-
chisl farms, has been very much an
noyed, recently, by damage done to bis
fl ,ck of sheep by dogs. Friday last, he
took his gun with him to the pasture
where he found four CANNES of various