The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-23
aEW ApvERTIaEMEkTs.
TOWN and VICINITY

Williams.
Big bundle of old papers, 3 cents, at
The REPORTER Office.
Miss Julia Folsom was visiting with
relatives In Augusta over Sunday.
Ordway has 3 tenements to rent: $6 80
and 81 90 mouth also piano to rent or
sell,
Paul Roullard and young son Fred
spent Saturday and Sunday with friends
in Watervllle
The Snow Bound Club passed very
pleassnt afternoon, Monday, at the home
Of Mrs. F. X. Buck on Madison Ave.
Mrs. William Stinchfield went to ia.
maica Plain yesterday morning for a
visit with her brother, Charles NJ. Bar
nard.
Many are taking advantage of the low
nrices offered by o. F. Knowlton Co.'S
great ten days sale which closes Tues.
day, Feb. Is.
Mrs. J. n. Smith passed Friday and
Friday evening with friends in Water
vile. arriving home by the 1890 train
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Merrill went to
West Newton, Mass, Friday morning,
for visit with Mrs. Merrill's sister, Mrs.
H. A. Bennett.
Mrs. W. S. Gilman and her nephew,
Master Guy, spent the day, Saturday, at
the home of Mrs. Gilmans sister, Mrs.
Samuel Allen, in WaterVile.
Miss Mollie Marston attended the re-
ception of one OF the Bowdoin college
fraternites at Brunswick, Friday even
ing, arriving home, Monday.
Walter Cushing of Bangor, who grad
uated from our High School and entered
Bowdoin College from this town, passed
the day here Thursday of last week.
Miss Josephine Berry, eldest daughter
of Rev. W. F. Berry, president of Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, Kent's Hill, passed
Sunday in town as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. N. Smith.
enee with E. n. Merrill and other stock
bolders of the Coburn Hall Association,
Saturday. He Ia to submit plans en-
bodying his ideas as to new building.
E. A. Parker officated ss referee at
the basketball game in Fairfl ed, Friday
evening, between the Fairfelds and the
University OF Maine team. The Fair
fields we're the winners and Mr.. Parker
believes them to be one of the strongest
teams In the state.
No business was transacted at the
meeting Of the Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society, which was called at the
office of Dsnforth & Gould, last Satuy-
day afternoon, but adjournment was
made to next Saturday at the same place
at two o'clock p. 10.
The next regular meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held In G. A. r. hall, Tuesday
afternoon, February 28th, at 3 O'clock.
All persons interested in the work are
always welcome to these meetings
whether members or not.
chimney burned out In the First
National Bank building, about 6 O'Clock,
Thursday evening, and the result was a
Arc alarm from box 81 There was some
smoke in the street in the immediate
vicinity and also in the stairway leading
to the upper stories, but careful search |
failed to reveal any fire outside of the |
chimney itself.
Mrs. Helen n. Howard sustained the |
operation performed for her relief, last
Thursday, very well and has made salts
factory progress ever since. She feels |
herself very fortunate to have such ex-
cellent care, both as to medical attend |
ance and nursing, and much gratfied at
the attention shown her by her many
friends since her illness.
The Mcclellan homestead on the south |
side, near West Front street has been
recently purchased by A. X. Butler, |
ESQ and he and Mrs. Butler will occupy
it as home in the early future. A gen
erous number of acres is included in the |
estate and the house commands view
that will hardly be surpassed by any res
idental site In the Kennebec valley.
The fve-year lease, under which the |
Commonwealth Shoe & Leather Co. have
been tenants of the Shoe Factory, owned |
by the Skowhegan Manufacturing Co.
expired In June 1904 and had not, until
very recently, been renewed. A new
contract has now been made to run until
January 1st, 1906 with the privilege of
renewal on the part of the Common
wealth Co. II they then desire 1t,
The first Ladies' Night of the present
season under the auspices OF the Mil
burn Club occurred at their handsome |
rooms, Friday evening of last week and |
proved one of the most enjoyable affairs
that has eyer been given under this |
popular Clubs management. The .
guests, upon arriving were received by
DR., and Mrs T. o. Sawyer, MIR. and Mrs.
F. r. Philbrick, Robert Lord and Miss
Mary Burrill, and to this committee ia
due the credit of the pleasant evenings
entertainment. Cards occupied the at