The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-06
TOWN and VICINITY

town for the summer.
r. n. NIckerson, one of the mailing
clerks in the Augusta posrot1lce was In
town to spend the fourth.
w. F. Washburn of Caratunk, was
in town on business, Monday.
o. F. Knowlton Co. are over stocked
on fruit, 20 bananas 25e, 2piueapples, Csc
Miss Mary Pollard arrived home last
week to pass the summer vacation In
Skowhegan,
.. F. Ktowlton Co.'S. Ice Cream Par
Tor will be open evenings through July
and August.
Mrs. C.. w. Chase of Waterville Is
passing the present week as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Nash.
Miss Bertha Pullen of Augusta arrived
Monday, to pass the Fourth with her
grandmother, Mrs. Charles Pullen.
Miss Clair Eastman of Somervlle,
Mass, is the guest of her cousins, the
Misses Mary and Sadie Ward on Middle
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. NJ Barnard of
Jamaica Plain, Mass, arrived, Saturday
evening, to pass the week OF the Fourth
in town.
The two young daughters of Dr. and
Mrs. 2. II. 5. Vaughan of Bangor are
visiting with their grandmother, Mrs.
Julia Wentworth.
William Il. Clifford of this town is one
Of the most recent appontees of the
Sturgis Commission for the special en-
forcement of the prohibitory law.
Miss Ethel Holt of Bath, Me, was the
guest of Miss Marion Brainerd over Sun
day. Miss Holt is the daughter OF Rev.
D. B. Holt who was for several years
the pastor of the M. z. church of this
place
Ben B. Fogler is reading law in the
office of E. n. Merrill, Esq. He is a
student at the George Washington Uni
versity and is passing the summer here
with bis grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs b.
F. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Grondin returned
from their bridal trip to Bangor and other
Maine cities, Saturday night, and In the
evening they held largely attended re-
ception at the home OF Mrs. Grondin's
mother, Mrs. Dubay, q Poplar street.
Albert II. Gledhill of Montreal is the
guest of his nephew, Edw. Gledhll.
His visit here at this time was very OPP
perfume for the Marston Worsted Mills
as he was able temporarily, to take the
place OF the designer, r. l.. Hayden, who
is i'll with appendicitis.
Sunset Chapter Q. E, 5. has made ar
arngements for an outing at Lakewood,
Thursday afternoon and evening, July
18th. 1t is proposed to take supper at
Lakewood Inn and attend the theater 10
the evening. As 1t is desired to inform
the proprietor of Lakewood Inn how
many there will be at supper, members
who are to 90 are requested to notify q.
w. Nash by postal card or otherwise of
their intention to attend.
An alarm of fire was pulled in at 1910,
Saturday forenoon, from Box "a at the
postoff1ce. 1t was for blaze on the
roof of the two-story frame blacksmith
shop on Water street, occupied by W. G..
Fisher. The cause was an over-heated
chimney. Mr.. Fisher had hot fire In
his forge as he was working on a four
inch tire and sparks from the chimney
doubtless fell upon the roof where a
hole some four feet square was burned.
The damage was slight and fully COW
cred by insurance.
All interested in the work of the sew
ing school under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
are invited to attend Tea" Tuesday
afternoon, July 18th at three O'Clock.
Every lady is asked to attend and con-
tribute something for the sewing
school, money or material, for the
pupils work will be very acceptable to
the directors. A pleasing program will
be prepared by Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith and light refreshments will be
served. All are welcome.
George futile was before the munich
pal court, Friday, OF last week, charged
with cruelty to animals. He plead not
guilty. The warrant was sworn out by
Harvey Sawyer of that town. futile
was defended by A. K. Butler of this
town and the prosecution was conduct
ed by L. X. Folsom of Norridgewock
1t was alleged that Tuttle cruelty beat
his horses in Smithfield, June D. After
listening to the testimony Judge Bach
eller found the respondent guilty and
imdosed tine of $40 and costs. An APP
peal was taken and bonds furnished.
Walter S Cushing, Bowdoin '05 was
in town over Thursday night of last
week. Friday afternoon he left for Au.
gusta to join a party of classmates who
are now making a canoe trip up Cob
bosseecontee stream, Lake Maranacook
and Belgrade lake. Mr.. Cushing will
pass the summer in Skowhegau, his for
mer home, as he has some real estate
holdings he wishes to dispose of. In
the fall he and his Bowdoin classmate,