The Somerset reporter., 1904-05-26
TOWN and VICINITY

New duck skirts and shirtwaist suits
at Sttw ards.
Mrs. Chas. Burnor Is visiting with
friends 10 China, Ne.
Mrs. Mary A. Oak of Caribou Ia the
onest of her SOD. Jos. P. Oak.
sswyer's pictures, local and other
views, at Bucknsm's drug store,
Ira. W. Page, Jr. returned, Yesterday,
from a business trip to Portland.
Sweet pea seeds, finest varieties mix
ed five cents per OF. at NJ. B. Heselton's.
Mrs. T. e. Anderson arrived, Tuesday
evening. for brief visit with relatives.
blizzard boots and storm aprons for
sale at L. W. Chase's new carriage re-
pository.
Mrs. Mary Tenney arrived home, last
oror,no from quite an extended visit 10
Massachusetts.
Mrs. W. E. Hsckett returned, last
evening. from visit of several days
with friends IN bluueloru'
Miss Sarah J, Anderson arrived home
Saturday night after weeks visit with
relatives in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Frank Padham went to Boston,
last week, for an operation for appendi-
citis. DR.. Cora johnson accompanied
her.
Mrs. John E. Nelson, after visit OF
several weeks with her sister. Mrs. A.
x. Butler, returned to her home in Wa
terville, Monday.
S. A. Fox, native of Cornville, who
for some years resided In Emory, Wis
constr, has returned to Somerset to
make his home here.
Miss Ethel Walton returned home,
Saturday evening, after visit OF over
month at the home of Mrs. Annie Mad
docks Marshall in Melrose, Mass.
Mrs. L. E. Metcalf returned to her
home in Winthrop, Saturday morning.
She had passed the winter here at the
home of her brother, Marion Mills.
Bragg & Varney announce that their
new lines of carpets, msttings and moor
oil cloths have arrived, and they invite
you to inspect them before purchasing
II it's between you and the currant
worms 1t will be to your advantage to be
on hand first. Prepare by buying
couple of pounds of hellebore at Buck
MANS.
Mrs. q. B. Breed departed for Brewer,
Monday afternoon, where she will visit
her brother for time, after which she
will attend the commencement exercises
at the University of Maine, her son,
Everett Breed, being student at that
institution.
Mrs. W. R. Clifford, who had been
passing several weeks In California, ar
rived home, Tuesday. The Journey was
made In company with Mrs. W. Fl. Can
nett and daughter of Augusta, the party
stopping for time on their way east
ward at st. Louis to visit the fair.
Members of Ru sell Relief Corps meet
in &. A. R. hall, Friday and Saturday
afternoons, May q and %, to make
wreaths for the Grand Army. They
would be glad If the ladies OF the town
would come In and help, also would be
grateful for flowers. Please take them
to G. A. r. ball, Saturday p. m.
A large number Of members OF Snow
hogan Grange and friends met at Grange
hall Saturday evening, May 81, for 80
cial good time. Music, recltatlons and
games were participated in by all. Ice
cream and cake were served. Social
evenings like these serve to bring the
members nearer together and make our
regular meetings more profitable and
enjoyable.
II. P. Merwin has recently completed
alterations In his show window which
add much to the attractveness OF his
store. The window space, which Is
nearly 20 feet long, is completely en-
closed by a glass partition, the lower
portion OF which, to height of 20 inches,
is mirror plate. Goods placed In the
window before these mirrors are thus
displayed in most effective manner
Mrs. Catherine B. Webb, for many
years a resident of Skowhegan, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Trask, In Peabody, Mass, Sunday, the
22nd, aged So years. The remains were
bro ught to this place, yesterday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Trask Of Peabody and
Mrs. H. N. Wagg of Chicago, daughters
of the deceased. The funeral was this
afternoon at the home of her son, Geo.
H. Webb, on Water street. A more ex-
tended notice of the deceased will appear
next week.
County Commissioners Metcalf, Mer-
rill aud Williams we're In town Tuesday.
They came here from Pittsfeld, where
they had been to assess damages under a
special act of the Legislature giving
them such power, for land taken by the
Sabasticook Power company for manu-
featuring purposes. Mr.. Metcalf on
Wednesday left here for Askwith to ac-
company the commission appointed by
court to pass upon highway laid out
some months ago by the county COM