The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02
TOWN and VICINITY.

Miss Annie Butler and her little
nephew, Erret Augustus, are spending
a few days in Waterville.
Miss Lena Malbon arrived home,
Monday evening, after visit OF sew
eral months with her uncle in Ham
ilton, Ontario.
Russell Post and Russell Relief
Corps will hold joint installation at
Grand Army Hall, tomorrow Friday
evening, commencing at half past
seven.
A baked bean supper will be served
at the Congregational vestry on Sat-
urday evening at six O'Clock, for the
benefit Of the Y. M. G. A. fund. Price
twenty five cents.
A. j. Lemay of Nashua, N. H., who
has been the guest of Miss Ethel Ber-
nard for the past few days, at the
home OF her parents, returned to his
home by this mornings train.
E. e. Greenwood attended a meet
ing of the Railroad Commissioners at
Augusta, yesterday, the matter being
a continuance of the hearing regard
ing the location of the Waterville and
Augusta Electric Railroad.
On Dec. "a, 1907 it was voted by the
Trustees OF the Skowhegan Savings
Bank to pay dividend at the rate Of
four per cent on Jan. l, 1908. This
will be one half of one per cent more
than they have previously paid and
of course will be appreciated by the
depositors of that institution.
William II. Paine, L. L. Walton, and
E. F. Danforth, all prominent mem
bers of the Ancient Order of United
Workman, were in Augusta, yester-
day, to attend the funeral of Judge
A. G. Andrews. The deceased was a
respected and influential member Of
A. o. u. W. and was the Grand Re-
corder for Maine at the time of his
decease.
Harry Bolster of Wyoming, who is
visiting his mother, Mrs. w. II.
Boynton, and other Skowhegan rela-
tives, went to Fairfield and Water
Vile on Monday, accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. P. B. Williams, for brief
visit with friends In that town. Mr..
Bolster has been In the west for eight
years. Previous to that time his
home was In Fort Fairfield, Me.
Ralph Hill, formerly of Dexter, and
for the past three weeks employed at
the Page Sash and Blind factory, met
with painful but not dangerous ac-
cident at that place, Thursday of last
week. The accident occurred while
he was at work at a dovetailing ma
chine and finger on the right hand
was the member injured. He was
able to resume work again on Mon
day morning.
Emery T. Dyer, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Dyer, wishes to thank
all the friends who kindly remember
ed him with their votes and thus as
sisted in making him the winner OF
the double runner, recently disposed
OF in the voting contest at Bucknam's
drug store. He very much appreci-
ates their kindness and will gladly
give them the slide of their life down
DYER hill when there is snow enough
for the purpose.
Donald Morrison OF this place, who
is one of the 900 students at Oberlin
College, is member of the college
glee club, it's solo violinist and reader
This organization left Oberlin, Dec
IA, for tour which includes engage :
ments In thirty six western cities,
some of them on the Pacific coast.
They will arrive in Oberlin on their
return on January 8. Miss Marjory
Morrison Is the regular pianist for
the Won Ende Concert Co., playing
the accompaniment for Master Samme
Kotler. who is still under Won Ende's
management.
Kingsbury B. Piper, day editor and
special reporter for the Waterville
Sentinel, was in town Tuesday and
yesterday, gathering information
with regard to Somerset's County At
torney, Thos. j. Young, and the cita-
ton recently issued by tho Governor
and council for the appearance OF
that gentleman before them. Mr..
Piper has gained wide acquaintance
throughout the state as secretary of
the Maine Referendum League and it
was largely due to his untiring efforts
to that end that the Initiative and
Referendum amendment was framed
by the last legislature, to be voted
upon by the people next September.
F.. Eaton, agent for the Maine
Central Railroad at this station had
the honor, yesterday morning, OF
selling to Hon. William t. Haines OF
Waterville the first railroad ticket
that that gentleman has had occasion
to purchase for six years. This does
not mean that Mr.. Haines has done
no travelling by rail during that time
On the contrary he has been very
frequent passenger of the Maine
Central and other Maine roads, but
he has until recently been an extern
sive owner In them and has been on
their list for free transportation. Mr.