The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-07-05
LOCAL ITEMS.


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treat scmi-aunual mark down "A
ylckrry'N
Nls, Alice Gushing is visiting friend,
10 town.
Rev stephen Fletcher was in town
Monday
Gro. W. Savage of Hotel North, Au.
rn,ta. vas in town Monday.
another lot of those embroidered drcs,
r.tterns for 81 80 at Ordway's.
Mr. J. W. Wiley left on Friday train
IN YORK on electric lights at Saccarrappa.
col. Elias Milliken was In town last
week. looking after log driving matters,
Ladies' wishing cotton underwear should
.ec the bargains offered at Vckery's.
Mrs Helen s, Coburn and family are
.petdine Commencement week at Water
vile.
Ms. F. q. Sawyer returned on Satur
d,, nielt from visit to her relatives in
pelfcr.
More rain is needed for a good hay
crop. and in fact for good crop of any
farming products.
Rev. {. v Hanson is in attendance
upon the Commencement exercises at
Watersille this week.
Miss Grace Fogler who has been visit
inc friends here returned to her home in
Augusta, Monday morning.
Mrs NJ. d. Ward and Miss Mabel de
parted yesterday morning for Mouse
Island for stay of several weeks.
The Baptist Sunday school made an
excursion to Marranocook Friday last.
Il excursion tickets were sold that day,
Miss Mae Steward closed her school at
Moscow, a most successful term, on Fri
day last and returned home Saturday
night.
B, F. Eaton, ESP, gave his son, Fred
NJ, an agreeable surprise a few days
since by presenting him with nice gold |
watch.
Rev. Miss Haynes departed Monday
morning on vacation of four weeks,
the greater portion of which will be pass
ed in Woburn, Mass.
Mr. Thomas Tantish went to Mouse
Island this week, where he is to have
charge of the store during the season.
His place at Morrison's is filled by Judge
Priest
The glorious 4th was pretty generally
celebrated in Maine this year Among
the Somerset towns that did something in
this line are Skowhegan, Norridgewock
aud lIartland.
A Harrison and Morton flag will be
flung to the breeze at an early day in this
Village, Republicans are enthusiastic for l
the nomination and viii get in the work
in due season.
Miss Clara Varney was among the ar t
rivals on Thursday nights train. Her {
extended visit through the south was
exceedingly pleasant, and we trust will .
be found to have been beneficial to her
health.
George Borgoi Y, at work on the sewers
on North street, was covered by a cave ;
in of the bank and his shoulder was brok-
en- He was covered entirely except his
head. The excavation was nearly 10 feet
deep where it occurred.
In the REIMBURSEMENT of salaries of q
Presidential postofllces, Postmaster Estes +
receives an increase of Sl0o which with
his recent allowance for rental. fuel and !
lights makes an increase of about 800 a
over the salary of his predecessors. q
Mr.. Peter Malborn has nice garden
and one that is well along for cool /
season. He had corn in the spindle the ,
2sth of June and his other vegetation is
doing wonderfully well. He knows how
to take care of it and what is more does ,
take care of it.
General Manager Tucker, Chief Engin- =
ler Allen, and Col, Darius Alden of Au-
susta, made Skowhegan call, Tuesday,
to look over matters in connection with
the new passenger station here They
arrived about 80 A. NJ. and returned at
u 80 p. M.
l.. A, administer, the Healer who was
here about two years ago, and who is
Performed at that time, has taken the
same rooms at Hotel Heselton, where he :
will be pleased to see his friends and
patients and any new ones who may need
his services.
The Maine Central now runs the train,
| smoker, 2 passenger and a baggage car
directly through from Skowhcgan to Bos-
ton without change via Lewiston and the
western route from Portland. Two men
are added to the railroad force here, a
wheel taper, and hand to wash the
passenger coaches.
Pat Murphy of West Forks was in
town Tuesday on his way to Augusta.
lie has "A permit of Enchanted Pond, s
miles from his place and - from The
Forks a famous pond for trout, and is to
erect buildings there to accommodate
fishing and sporting parties. He will also
build road this summer to the pond so
that it can be readily reached with buck
boards.
Mrs Mary Vosmus presents the RE-
PORTER with some quite venerable papers
among which are the Independent Chron-
Icle published in Boston Jan. %, ISL;
The lister County Gazette, published in
hnsston, n. Y, dated Jan. 4, 1900, con
tanning the news of the death of Gen. |
Washington on the l4th day of December
preceding; The Universal Gazette, Wash /.
lnston, ID. c., date Feb /, 1910.
Rev. +. A. Wyman, Phi. d. of Walden,
Mass is visiting his relatives at the old
homestead. For some years after leav'
lnS Skowhegan he was successful teach
er in the South. On the completion of
his studies in Rochester Theological
Seminary, Rochester, N Y. he settled in
That State and become known as schol-
arly Baptist preacher He subsequently
moved to Massachusetts where he now
Resides. OF late his health has been such
as to require prolonged rest from CON
unuous PASTORAL duties. The many
friends of Dr. Wyman are pleased to
greet him again in his native town.
After going to press last week the base
oall game with the Brunswcks to come
OIL on our grounds last Saturday, was
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