The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-15
TOWN and VICINITY

July New Idea Magazines at NJ. B.
Heseltons.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Cushman of Mel
rose, Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John ". Steward, over Sunday.
Mrs. George ". Cover with her two
children went to New Sharon, Saturday,
for brief visit at Mrs. Covers former
home.
The cool drinks from the soda fountain
at Delanos candy store are guaranteed
strictly pure, and no one could ask for
better service.
Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Dow went to Bos-
ton, Monday morning, for visit OF a
week or ten days with relatives in and
near that city.
Palmer & Co. have added TO their force
an expert In the horse. shoeing line and
are now better prepared than ever to at
tend to this class of work.
Miss Frances Hutchinson arrived here,
Tuesday, from Bar Harbor where she
had been teaching school the past winter.
After brief visit here she is to go to
Massachusetts for part of the summer
vacation,
The reunion of the Fourth Maine Bat
terry occurs at Augusta, Wednesday,
June 23d. There are two members of
this organization residing here, F. Marion
Mills and Mark Harville. Both of these
gentlemen expect to attend.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. n. Ellingwood Of
Athens arrived here, Tuesday evening,
from visit of several weeks in New
York. The doctor went at once to
Athens, Mrs. Ellingwood remaining here
for brief visit with friends.
Ia spite Of the notice given by the
municipal officers few parties continue
to dump rubbish on the river banks.
The Town Improvement Society calls
attention to this fact with the urgent
request that the practice be discontinued.
Miss Avis Anti was summoned home
last week from MaDchester-by-the-ses,
Mass, where she is teaching school, by
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Pheoe
Antil. Mrs. Anti was at first thought
to be seriously Ill, but she has improved
and is now considered out Of danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W, Briggs and Mrs.
Gordon Wayness of Pittstield were
guests at the home of Mrs. Edith S.
Shepherd over Sunday. Mr.. Briggs is
president of the Somerset Traction Co.
apd had especial interest here at this
time on account of the Lakewood opeL-
ing on June 10th.
The large stock of harness, robes and
whips carried by l.. w. Chase at his car
riage repository is the most complete,
probably in eastern Maine. He guaran-
tees to save anyone good money over
what you'd pay other dealers for any
thing wanted In this line, and Chase's
guarantee always holds good.
DR.. C. NJ. johnson arrived home last
evening from Portland where she had
been to attend the meetings of the thirty
ninth annual session OF the Maine State
Homeopathic Medical Society. Dr..
Johnson was reelected secretary, this
being the fifteenth consecutive year that
she has been honored with this position.
Geo. Otis Smith of the U. s. Geological
survey arrived here from Washington,
on Friday. His wife and children accom-
panying hin to spend the summer at
their Skowhegan home. Mr.. Smith has
supervision of field work of the survey
in the New England States, this season,
also of certain lines of work in the states
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland.
Chas. D Shaw of Greenvllle and H.
q. Patten of Bangor, the latter gentle
man being Penobscot county's present
county attorney, were in town, Friday
and Saturday of last week. Mr.. Shaw
is the son Of the late HI. G. Shaw of
Bath, and has been for long time con-
nected In business enterprises with K. p.
Viles of this place. He was a guest at
Mr.. Viles' home while here.
Shortly after four O'Clock, Friday
afternoon, fire was discovered on the
roof OF the car barn of the Skowhegan &
Norridgewock Railway and Power Co.,
on Island avenue. The fire department
was called out and some hose laid but
workmen from the works of the Island
Machine Co., put the fire out and water
from the city hydrants was not needed.
A spark from the foundry chimeny was
probably the origin OF the blaze. The
gage at the Engine house indicated a
pressure of eighty pounds in the city
mains.
A fair sized audience, but far less in
numbers than an entertainment of so
high class deserved, heard Mrs. Ida
Jenness Moulton's original and pleasing
entertainment at Grange hall, last FRI
day evening. Many of the selections