The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-06-28
LOCAL ITEMS.
Fireworks at Geo Gushing ;

Dark Crlnkle SccTsuCktfS At DrdWdY :.
curtis will begin his sale of loe hat,
July 4.
Mrs. II. c. Decker is visiting friend, in
Boston, Mass.
Tie slaughter in hats at Coby's still
zoe, on
Social dance at Fairgrieyes', on satur-
day next
Nantes and shawls in great variety
at Ordway's.
Mr.. William Adams of Carratunk was
in town yesterday.
Ladies serge Congress boots TO cts, at
Harris new shoe store.
There has been an accession of new
looks to the public library.
Those reform corset waists at Colby :
are meeting with much favor.
Dealers in hayng tools are reaping a
rich harvest at this season.
New line of satines and batistes, open
ed at Ordways this week.
Mems solid leather working shoes only
Sl.oo at Harris new shoe store
\ pastry cook, laundry and chamber
girls wanted at Hotel Heselton.
MI }. J. Lander, of the firm Dinsmore
Lander, was in town last week.
The call for the Republican county
convention appears in the REPORTER this
week.
Z. f. Danforth Esq, is attending the
State College commencement exercises
this week,
An abundant supply of ice water will
be found in different parts of the town
all day July 4th.
Mrs Walter Pullen of New York city,
is visiting her father, Dir. S. A, Patten,
for few weeks.
Capt Vaughan offers big inducements
to purchasers of boots and shoes. No.
los Water street.
Haying always begins in good earnest
Immediately after the Fourth, and this
year will be no exception,
Messrs. A. G. Blunt and VI. I. Pooler
have ere this deserted Chicago, and are
paving visit to st. Paul and Minnea-
polls, MINI.
Mrs Emily S. Stanwood left town on
Saturday last, for the summer. She will
spend most of her time in Greene with
relatives
Miss Mabel Goodwin returned home
from Boston, Saturday night, accompan-
led by Misses Mabel Ward and Dora
Goodwin.
our police officers are elated at their
new station, which has recently been /.
completed in the store house building of
Morrison x McC lcllan.
The smiles that adorn the faces of our
granger friends since our late nice rains
are very becoming, and are the forerun- /
ncrs of a magnificent hay crop.
IN excursion of the Congregational
and Bethany Baptist Sunday schools to |
Marranocook, Wednesday, was well pat
ronized, 1876 tickets being sold.
As our business is conducted strictly on /
cash basis, both in buying and sell
ing, we are enabled to offer superior in
ducements in prices. Harris new shoe
store.
Miss Sadie Anderson left by this morn
ing's train to join party of friends in
Pittsfeld for an excursion trip to st.
Johns, Halifax and other Provincial
towns.
Quite party of young men were up .
from Waterville, Tuesday, to see the ball
game, among them being Mr.. Hall, junior
member of the Sentinel firm who made
the REPORTER call.
Lieut. Frank S. Morse, formerly of .
Norridgewock, well known in this vicin-
ity, made his old home brief visit this |
week, and left Tuesday for business
trip to the Pacific coast.
Mr., d. +, Campbell who has charge OF
the work on our sewers went to
Orono Saturday, to attend part of the
commencement exercises there and re
turned Monday.
The Skowhegan public are under obli- |
cation to Mrs. Seveno for early dispa ches
from the Chicago Convention. They |
were received promptly and placed upon
the REPORTER Bulletin board where they
were eagerly read.
Work is progressing very favorably on
the new block of Geo. Philbrck, the
jeweler. 1t was slow, tedious work,
excavating for the cellar but that is now
completed, the foundation laid and work
on the walls begun.
Dinsmore & Bickford, our well known
ms. Agents, are fortunate in securing
leading companies. The Equitable Life
Of y. Y, their latest addition, has larger
cash surplus than any other assurance or
ganihaton in the world,
We are informed that officer Flye has
broken up several Sunday base bail and
croquet parties that thought they would
eude his vigilance. This is commenda-
bic in Mr.. Flye. There are other days
enough to engage in these sports.
Norridgewock purposes to celebrate
the Glorious Fourth" in good style with
ringing of bells, fantasies, games, fire
works, etc. They purpose also to have
some good races at Elmwood Park both
the Sd and 4th at 2 O'Clock 2. NJ.
our venerable townsman, William b.
Morrill,. who has reached the age of 30
years and six months, was quite out OF
health during the past winter but IS now
80 as to be about town, He is an ardent
Blaine Republican but takes deep IN
terest in the success of the ticket, liar
rson and Morton.
Business is lively at the lumber mills of
Weston Branard They have some
good orders from out of town and the
orders in town are coming in quite wei
now. They have the lumber for the ne"
passenger station to furnish, and large
amount of heavy timber for the Cara
oasset Pulp Company.
We are informed that the parties who
have bonded the Carratunk Falls priv
lege make a proposition to the Town o.
SCION, that If the town will contribute t.
the building of a railroad bridge for TIN
benefit of the Somerset road, an eXten
sive pulp mill will be erected there at al
early dav