The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-10-20

6. W. Bishop. the horsaman VA in
town last evening. and departed thI,
morning
Miss Belle Gray former compassion
IN this Office, is now employed ON the
Fairfield Journal
Mrs. Rice King. Of Whiteacd. is WISH.
ing her daughter the senior member u
the firm of King ( Ward.
MISSES Annie b Ward and Ve,ta kcefe
are in Portland, in attendance on thr
State S. S. convention.
NJ. T. pooler and wife and l.. Il. webb
and wife left yesterday noon for a trip to
The Forks and vicinity.
Miss Maria Babb, book-keeper for
kcenc Bros. is passing the week among
friends in Boston and vicinity.
AIR. Win H. llcselton, of Hotel ucsel.
ton, accompanied by his wife, is in Res-
ton this week on n business trip.
A. g. Muzzy and wife, left on Monday
morning train for Boston, where they
will pass the winter with their son
Rev. J. II. Ii tie has secured the Shir.
ley house on Water street, and it il c1-
pected he will remove his family here this
week.
Mr.. David Mcfarland and wife, Of
Deer Lodge, Montana, are visiting Mrs.
Joseph II. Malbon, sister Of Mr.. Nc
Farland.
L. f. Goodwin, senior at Colby Uni-
versity, has been selected as orator Of his
class. W. B. Sucking of the juniors has
also been honor, with like Office
Misses Cook and Chadbounc, of Port.
land, drove from Portland last week, and
are the guests respectively, of +. X. Fol
som and family and Col Isaac Dyer and
family.
L. A. Danicl>on, the New England pas
scngcr agent OF the Chicago and Allan
tic Il, Il, has been confined at Hotel Co.
burn for few days. "A sufferer from ton
silTtus.
DIR. W. +. Cleveland. formerly IA Show
hogan boy, is among the sufferers from
the recent conflagration in PASSPORT, loos
ing his residence, Office and more or less
of the furnishings
Mrs Thomas Ross received severe
fall on Sunday last, while decending the
inclined walk from the Methodist church,
by being run into by a large dog. Her
ankle was spraincd by the accident.
Mr. Amos Fletcher and wife departed
Monday morning, for California, where
they will pass the winter months among
relatives and friends in San Francisco,
Los Angeles and other sections of the
state.
Rev. Jas. Fletcher, pastor of the Bap
fist church in New London, Conn, has
been in town the past two weeks, visiting
his brother, and renewing old acquant-
ances. lie returned to hi, home on Mon
day morning.
Mr. G. b. Fairgrieycs returned ON
Thursday last, from a ten days sporting
trip to Moose River, and other points on
the Canada road lie reports game as
very plenty all along the route, and ar
rived home with lots OF partrid"c~ and a
supply of moose meat fruits o. his UNI
crring aim.
Sara A. Potter, 50 favorably known
AS successful music teacher in
our place, for the past two years was
united in marriage on Wednesday evening
of last week, to Henry A. Chase, of
Salem, Mass. The ceremony WAS per-
formed by VIM. Folsom, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. II, c. Houston have the
sympathy Of large circle Of friends. in
their sudden bereavement, the loss of lit
tie Bessie" their lovely scycn-ycar-old
daughter, and the baby Of The family.
She passed away Sunday night, last, after
a sickness Of only a few days The fun
rral occurred Tuesday afternoon
The Commissioners train arrived in
town yesterday about noon having on
board Commissioners Wldcs, Anderson
and Morland, W. A, Allen civil engineer,
and many other heads Of departments on
the Maine Central. After partaking Of
one Of "Bob's" dinners at Hotel Coburn,
and looking over the work about the sta
tion, they departed Mt 35 p m.
We were the recipients the past week
OF a cabinet picture the work OF lins4cy
Bros Of East Madison, representing a.
family of four generations who live in
ono house in East Madison ~ ncIc"
Daniel Reed, now over lol years old,
who is still quite smart and active. his
son, Turner, the lattcr's son, Elmer the
fourth generation being represented by
Emer,s son, Arthur.
The following are the names OF those
pupils not absent onc-half day during the
fall term of Front St Primary School:
Maud WALLER, Bertha Green. Ida Green,
Edith Cushing, Margie Adams, Forrest
Scdgely, Arthur Towle, Allie Sawyer,
clifton Durrcll, Earl Durrcll, Guy Dur
rell. Willie Whitman and Charlie Foster.
Those absent only on account of sickness
were Fred Turner, Willie Waller and Carl
! Curtis.