The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-02

8, 1900, under the management OF George
+. Washburne, who is also favorably
known as hotel man.
MI. Washburhe will give his personal
attention to his guests and endeavor to
run a first class house A liberal share
of patronage Is solicited.
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j. A. Roderiek will pay best cash price
for poultry.
George II. Plshon left, Tuesday morh-
ing, for few days BUSINESS in Boston
and vicinity.
Fred F. Lawrence, E.q, arrived home
Monday evening from a short business
trip TO Massachusetts,.
Earle Smith, piano tuner, is In town.
Oilers left Immediately at Smiths music
store will receive attention.
Mrs. w. Il. Wildes went to Portland
Tuesday morning to visit for several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis.
L. L. Walton went to Madison, Mo :
day evening, and installed the officers of
the Independent Order of Foresters of
that town.
Miss Mary Norris, who has been In
the west for several months, is Ill at the
home OF friend In st. Louis. She had
planned to 90 to California for the win
ter, but thus far has not been able to do
so.
Miss Louise, youngest daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. j. N. Merrill, observed her
ninth birthday, last evening, with COM
pany of her intimate friends, at the
home of her parents. Miss Vera Snow,
her teacher, WAS also present.
After having addressed, on Sunday,
audiences at the Bethany and First Bap
tist Churches, Rev. John <. Cummings
left Monday morning for Auburn. Next
week be will 60 to Rochester, N. Y. and
from there to Pennsylvania for three
weeks.
A few teams have been at work the
past week hauling off the surplus snow
from the business streets. There is not
80 much of this work as there WAS be-
fore the advent of the big snow roller,
as the most of 1t can now be packed into
a good roadbed where 1t originally falls.
Thomas Tantish is clerking In Simp-
sons grocery store while that gentleman
is taking vacation with his family In
Massachusetts. Mr.. Tantish was for
many years thoroughly acquainted with
the grocery business In Skowhegau,
both as clerk and proprietor, but he has
Of late followed other lines of trade.
Word comes from Mrs. A. B. Beal
that she is pleasantly located in her new
home In Red Bluff, CAL, and has recently
received visit from her brother j. II.
Mitchell of San Francisco, Cal. Her son,
P. B. Beal, and family, accompanied by
Miss Harriet Snow formerly OF this town,
are passing the winter in San Francisco.
The Woman's Club held Its regular
meeting, Wednesday afternoon, Feb. lst,
with Mrs. Stafford ard Mrs. Greenwood
acting as hostesses. The afternoons
program was In charge of Mrs. Alice
Steward, and consisted of Banjo solo
by Mrs. Maude Jewett; paper, "Fhe
Religion OF Egypt" Mrs. Clara B. LeaV-
lit; piano solo, Miss Ber)e Walton; !;
paper, 1.-THE Literature and Love Legends
OF Egypt" written by Miss Ella Hight,
read by Mrs. Dinsmore song, Miss Ger
trude Webb, and paper, "The Temples
of Egypt" Mrs. Sarah Marston. Mrs.
Viles gave a report of the meeting of the
Maine Federation of Clubs at Augusta.
There will be stated meeting of Sur
set Chapter, o. &. s., tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening. The officers as installed
for the ensuing year are: w. M, Mrs.
Sarah Hutchins; w. p, William W.
Oskes; associate matron, Mrs. Carrie p.
Fairbrother; secretary, Mrs. Louise II.
Sturtevsnt; treasurer, Mrs. Julia A.
Robbins; conductress, Miss Blanche i
Pollard; associate conductress, Mr..
Minnie c. Pishon; Adah, Mrs. Annie l.
o lkes; Ruth, Mrs. Maria w. Chute;
Esther, Mrs. Laura II. Dinsmore; MAJ
tina, Mrs. Vina L, Hill; Electa, Mr..
Sarah J. Delano; warden, Mrs. Tssie
Williams; sentinel, Edgar C. Duntou;
chaplain, Mrs. Ella T. Holt; marshal,
Miss Edith NJ. Gledhill; organist, Mrs.
Emma N. Dunton.
During the past week the Walker
store, adjoining the Postoffice, has been
sold by Walter z. Ordway, who has
owned it for the past ten years, to A. E..
Bisson and Chas. E. Young. Mr.. Bisson
is the owner of the two store buildings
between this building and the tracks OF
the Maine Central Railroad, so that he is
now interested as sole owner or partner
In the entire block of buildings from tn
r. r. Crossing to the Postoffice. The
building Just transferred is occupied on
the street floor as shoe store by James
Lewia on the second floor the Stone Ma
sons Union have hall on the Russell
street side and the room fronting on
Water street is rented by Frank Murphy
as a clothes pressing and renovating
establishment.
There are three persons Ill with typhoid
fever in town, the first cases we have had