The Somerset reporter., 1906-02-08
TOWN and VICINITY

bay mare for sale cheap.
Remember the sale at D. r. and II. C.
Judklns' closes, Saturday night.
Mrs. Ida Jenness Moulton at the Con-
gregstionsl church, tomorrow evening.
DR.. G. w, Phillips of YinaIhaven
visited at the home OF r. P. Pencil a
few days last week.
Mrs. William W. Cakes has gone 10
her former home 10 Cambridge, Mass,
where she will visit her parents for the
next few weeks.
". K. Marble, chairman of the board
of selectmen of Harmony, accompanied
by his uncle, A. F. Marble, WAS In town
on business for the day, Monday.
Those who etjoy dancing are invited
to attend the dance and supper to be
given by the members OF Skowhegsn
Grange at Grange hall, tomorrow (Fri-
day evening.
Mrs. g. K. Avore, who has been visit
Ing With Morris Gledbill and family In
! Sykesville, Nd. and with friends In
/ Washington and Boston, arrived heue,
Saturday evening.
] Capt.;J. II. Mitchell of the Artillery
now stationed at Fort Williams, Port
land, WAS in town, Tuesday evening, and
made the annual inspection OF Company
z In behalf of the United States military
department. He expressed himself rs
much pleased with the company and the
condition of the company's property.
Misses Florence Pooler, Edith Lewis,
Harriet Marble and Margery Morrison
gave an informal rehearsal in ensemble
| playing at the home Of the latter, Tues.
day afternoon, to which were invited a
small company of close friends OF the
ladies' mentioned. The program includ-
ed the Mendelssohn, "Fingaps Cave
overture, Rubinstein ballet number
and concert galop, and proved rare
musical treat for all present,
W. A. Bigelow, formerly of st. AL
bsnq, has become resident of Skowhe-
gan. Mr.. Bigelow has been deputy
sheriff, under clyde II. Smith during
that gentleman iDcuEbency OF the
sheriff7s Office, and will how be the dep
uty for this town. Mr.. Bigelow Is ac-
companied by their wife and daughter
and their home will be in the Heselton
block, he having purchased the boarding
house business OF Mrs. Munroe.
/ On Sunday evening at ak o'clock a
E, large congregation gathered in the yes.
tries of the Bethany church. IL was the
occasion of the twenty fifth anniversary
OF the Christian Endesvor movement.
The Bethany Baptist Society invited all
the young peoples societies of the other
churches to meet with them In this ser
vice. Rev. Fl. +. Huse was the leader.
Mr.. Floyd Nye and Miss Rose M. Coombs
sang solos. Mr.. Huso made a flne open
Ing address. It was very profitable
service.
Two cars of ash shovel handle blocks
were shipped, Tuesday, from this station.
They were loaded, Monday. by the pur.
chasing agent for this vicinity OF the
Ames Tool Co. OF North Easton, Mass.
David G. Bean of Bingham, who has been
In the employ of that corporation for a
number Of years. A part of Tuesday,
shipment was hauled from as far away
as Wellington In Piscstaquis county.
These blocks are shipped to Oakland, St.
/ Adams, or Cumberland Mills az the case
may be. The price paid will average
about so cents per dozen, depending to a
great extent upon the distance they
! must be carried.
We are pleased to report that Miss
Alice Lalley. who has been critically i'll
at her home In this place for the past
/ two weeks, is improving and everything
/ now seems favorable for her recovery.
j The disease from which she Is suffering
Ia gastritis and was 30 severe Ms TO en-
I tirely prevent of her taking practically
any nourishment for the first eight days
of her illness. The crisis seems to have
been passed last Sunday and Monday.
| Miss Lalley WAS at Madison, when taken
| III, where she had been teaching in the
public schools for several years. Ga
Monday DR.. Thayer Of Watervllle was
called in consultation with her attending
physician, DR.. Dsscombe.
A large delegation of local horsemen
went to Lewiston, Friday of last week,
as witnesses in case before the Andre.
scoggin Supreme Court, In which +. G..
Chatfin OF Lewiston was plaintiff and N.
4. Steward OF this town WAS defendant
The litigation arose from the sale OF a
black mare by Mr.. Steward TO Mr..
Chaffin. about one year since, the plain
tiff claiming the horse WAS not as repre-
seated and especially that she developed
vicious disposition. A large amount
OF testimony of the most reliable charac-
ter was introduced by the defense 10
show that lhe horse WAS kind and tract
able under all circumstances. The horse
WAS bred and raised by Mr.. Steward and
had been used by him as family driver
and in his business. She WINS hand
some animal, much admired by local
fanciers and many were ready TO state