The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-27
TOWN and VICINITY

with her sister, from Friday to Mon
dav of the past week.
Herbert Wentworth received a new
touring car the past week, a "a h. p.
fillmore and it is beauty.
Mrs. D. P. Burrill and little son,
Frederick, left Tuesday for Gardiner
to visit friends for few weeks.
Mrs. P. II. S. Vaughn of Portland
visited III town for a few days the
mast week, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. G. E. Durrell, returning home.
Monday.
Miss Ethlyn Steward passed few
DAYS the past week at the University
of Maine as the guest of Miss Marta
Bickford, and was present at "Opera
House Day" on Saturday.
Miss Ethel Healey has engaged with
the management of the Comique
Vaudeville house at Augusta, as
pianist of the coming summer, and
began her duties there, last Monday.
Mrs. VIM. M. Hughes, formerly Mrs.
Woodman Dawes, of Newport, r. l.,
has been visiting in town, recently,
being called home by the death of her
step father, Sumner w. Clark, of
Cornville.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on Satur-
day, June 10, an examination will be
held at Lake Moxie, Maine, for the
position of fourth class postmaster at
that place.
c. E. Townsend, with his wife and
young daughter, left home, Tuesday,
for an extended visit with relatives
in Genoa, Rochester and other cities
in New York State and will be absent
some weeks.
A fishing party composed of Clar
ence Mantor, F. G. Ennis and g. E.
Durrill of this place, with Bert Pea
body of Portland and M. @. Shilling
of Albany, N. Y, leave tomorrow for
aweek's outing at Pleasant Pond.
The Lewis Coal Co. have been to a
large expense to put screens into all
their Coal pockets, that their custo-
mers may have the benefit of Clean
Coal. They would be pleased to book
your orders and give you the Clean
est and best Coal that money can buy.
The Railroad Committee of the
Board of Trade are to meet with
committee chosen by the town of
Athens, this afternoon, at s. w.
Philbrick's Office to confer upon mat
tiers in relation to the proposed cleo
trio road to connect these two places.
There is to be a social hop at the
Norridgewock Hotel, next Monday
evening, May 31st, with music by
KendalPs orchestra, to which gen.
eral invitation is extended. Refresh
ments will be served at intermission.
This hop is given as formal opening
of this popular hotel under it's new
management, w. r. Brown.
H. p. Chase of Brighton shipped
through the American Express Co.,
at this place on Friday, fine Angora
buck goat to A. w. Hazard, Shrews-
bury, New Jersey. Mr.. Chase is su-
perintendent of Forrest Lodge Farm
in Brighton, owned by g. E. Tebbs of
New York City, and they make a
speciality of breeding these goats and
have them constantly on hand and
for sale, and are always glad to an
swer any correspondence in relation
to same.
A loose horse with a damaged har-
ness attached, came down across the
Madison avenue plains and into town
Sunday afternoon, running wild and
at a rapid rate. Those who saw the
animal pictured that possibly seri-
GUS accident might have happened.
Investigation proved however, that
its owner, F. NJ. Vittum had left him
hitched, detached from the wagon at
the Jessie Reed farm in Madison and
the animal becoming frightened,
broke away and ran home.
The brick block on the westerly
side Of Madison Avenue belonging to
the estate of the late VIM. II. Fuller
was sold, Saturday, to VIM. G. Lord,
now proprietor of the drug store
formerly owned by Mr.. Fuller. Mr..
Lord will continue to occupy the
lower floor in his drug business and
rent the second story for offices as
heretofore. The transfer was made
by Miss Mary Fuller of Portsmouth,
sister of the late owner, who ac-
CURED the property under his will.
The first annual CLERKS Ball"
given by sixteen young ladies and
gentlemen, who bid fair to sometime
rule the business destinies Of our
town, occurred in Grange Hall, Tues
day evening last, and it goes without
saying, i. was most enjoyable event
to the large party who participated.
Kendall's orchestra furnished the
music and the hall was in charge OF
E. H. Holman and Mrs. Eva Green as
floor managers, with F. E. Cross, A.
A. Jewett, Fred Poulin and Misses
Frances Powers, Theresa Coyne and
Allie Goodrich as aids. The punch
bowl was kept "fnll to everf1owing"