The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-29
TOWN and VICINIT Y

Special prices, July 4, AT OuIts
No better assortment of fireworks in
town than at Henry Rawles.
Mrs. Annie w Fesler, of Lowell,
Mass, is visiting Clarence NJ. Allen and
family.
III. Lang attended a meeting of the
sfurpis Commission at Augusta, yester-
day.
Mrs. Addison Gilman of Madison Is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs
y. L. McQulllan.
Mrs. Addie Shattuck, who had been
the guest of her brother In Bangor, for
the past two weeks. has returned home.
DIFF. O. Sawyer Is now located In his
new dental parlors in the Hotel Oxford
block directly over Bueknam's drug
store.
G. R. Fogg and family are in Scion,
to-day. in attendance upon the Pierce
family reunion, his mother being the
daughter of Jesse Pierce.
Plenty of native green peas, salmon
and spring lamb for July Fourth at A.
r. Jewett's market.
Miss Mildred Keene has gone to Port
land where she will pass the summer
with relatives and friends.
T. C. Pooler and E. A. Parker arrived
home last evening from two weeks
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Mrs. Fannie Names Taylor returned
TO her home In Revere Beach, Mass, Sat-
urday. after a visit with Mrs. Helen Neil
Howard.
The members of the Snow Bound Club
enioyed banquet at the Coburn, Wed
nesday evening of last week, being
guests of Mrs. Olive Dealey.
Dr. F. O. Sawyer attended a meeting
of the Maine Dental Board in Portland,
Der for several years.
Miss Bertha Soule Of Bath and Hon.
and Mrs. Chas. Carroll of Houlton,
arrived last evening, and are guests Of
William II. Fuller at Hotel Coburn.
Mrs. Edward King Carpenter and child
of Manchester, Mass, accompanied by a
maid, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Fan
ME Colburn at Killcare cottage. Mrs.
Nolburn returned last night from tour
of Canadian watering places, to pass the
remainder of the season at Killcare.
E. N. Merrill is building a stairway at
his Madison avenue store to furnish an
entrance to the second floor, directly
from the street, now occupied by Knowl-
tons ice cream parlor. Mr.. Merrill is
also to enlarge and tiC for store the
location il his Water street block which
has been occupied as barber shop for
more than twenty-five years, the last
tenant being Arthur Elwood.
A hearing in equity was held at Au-
gusta, Tuesday, before Judge White
house in which Margaret j. Armstrong
of Jackman was petitioner for an injune-
ton TO correct a mistake in the dis
charge of a mortgage, NJ. j. A. Munster
Walton, Esq, was counsel for Mr.. Nun
ster and E. N. Merrill Esq, for the
plaintiff, The Injunction asked for was
granted according to the prayer of the
petition. A. b. Lamb of this town was
il attendance as witness.
The people who cross the foot bridge
are much pleased with the work done by
the Town Improvement Society at the
west end of the bridge. The space from
the end Of the bridge to the highway has
been filled In and we'll graded and seeded
down. Across this dagonally In either
direction from the bridge where most of
the travel comes, walks of crushed stone
are made, greatly improving the appear
anee of the place. The stone and dirt
and one OF the nearby residents has vol
unteered to keep the grass moved when
necessary,
Ira A. Norton is preparing for the
erection OF d handsome residence upon
the property on Madison avenue, near
Maple street, known as the Gage place,
which he has owned for the past two
years. The house now on the lot is be-
ing moved toward the south Just far
enough to release the area for the new
building and Mr.. Norton and family will
continue to occupy it until their new
home is foiahed. Harvey B. Goodwin
will be the builder, having taken the
contract for the entire work. The house
will be OF colonial design, two stories
high, about thirty-two feet on the street
and forty feet in depth, with stable con-
nected. The system of heating will be
by hot water and it will be wired for
electric lights. January lst is the date
set for it to be complete and ready for
occupancy.
Bucknam is selling fireworks at cost