The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-23
TOWN and VICINITY

h. r. AOAO, VINO hAOA iiih IS
on business trip to Boston.
Edward F. Merrill attended the ses-
sion of the United States Circuit
Court at Portland on Tuesday.
EN-. Merrill went to Lancaster, N.
H. on Monday to attend a session of
the Supreme Judicial court for Cook
county.
Y.P. Hall of Mayfield and Wilbur
G. Hapgood of this place were among
those from this county to attend the
state convention of the Socialist
party in Lewiston on Monday last.
Delano purposes to give his ousto-
mers, at his sale next Saturday,
values such as they have already
come to know can be found only in
the products of his famous candy
mandatory.
The a. M. Thompson Farm Agency
reports the sale of the Albion Thomp-
son farm in Scion to William Crotto
of Skowhegan, and the Paul Jones
farm in Bingham to John Dustin of
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Cynthia Steward, who has
been passing the winter at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. E. w. Heath in
Wsterville, arrived on the morning
train, today She plans to pass quite
portion of the summer i'll Skowhe-
gan.
About sixty people were in atten-
dance at the whist party, given in
Convent Hall, last Monday evening,
under the auspices of Council La
vale. This was the second affair of
the kind which has been under the
same auspices, the object being to
raise funds for the poor of st. Mary's
Parish.
Messrs W. D. Bradbury of this
place, S. H. Beal of Cornville and
Manley Holt of Hinckley went to
Brighton, Mass, last Monday. Mr..
Holt went on the morning train and
Messrs Bradbury and Beal by
freight, later in the day, in charge of
carload of cattle shipped by Mr..
Holt to the Brighton market.
An invitation dancing party was
held at Grange Hall on Monday
evening last under the auspices of
the local BARRIERS, G.. L. Cleveland, S.
G. Reynolds, A. A. Thorndike, A H.
Elwood, A. E. Dunlap and d. j.
Vigue, being the committee of
arrangements. Refreshments we're
served at intermission. The music
was by Kendalls orchestra.
The Maine Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church is i'll session
at Augusta this week. Among those
in attendance and who plan to attend
from this place are DR.. and Mrs. Fred
A. Leitch, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. En-
cry, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Packard, |.
j. Smith, II. A. Dinsmore and Mrs. O.
A. Priest. The assignments of pas
tors for the coming year will be an
nounced next Monday morning. SO
far as assurance may be had in ad-
vance of official announcement, it
seems certain that the Rev. Fred A
Leitch will return here. This will
make his fourth year in charge of the
Centenary NJ. E. Church on Island
avenue.
At meeting of the Fairview Park
Improvement Association, held at the
Office of Gould & Lawrence on Tues
day afternoon last, F. P. Pennell was
chosen a director in place of Ansel
Holway, resigned, and Everett T.
Goodrich was elected treasurer to
succeed Chas. F. Allen, who had also
rendered his resignation. On report
from the Somerset Central Agricul-
tural Society that they would be will
ing to pay one half of the insurance
on the grand stand at Fairview park,
the meeting voted to order the prop
erty insured for $500. The FairyieW
Park Improvement Association was
organized in 1905 for the purpose of
providing grand stand at the Trot-
ting park. It's income, wholly from
admissions to the stand on race days,
has been sufficient to pay five per
cent annually and to return to the
stockholders thus far, $3.50 on each
ten dollar share originally invested.
All bills have been paid and small
hn1a no in