The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-08-16

New line Of ladies' white skirts arrived
this week at Ordway's.
Miss Maggie Lumsden Is on A visit IN
friends In Lawrence Mass.
Inc Catholics will have their annual
la'r IN the last part of September.
Our people were highly pleased with
the speech Of Gen. King yesterday.
Mrs. j. A. Swain aud children returned
last Friday morning from Los Angeles
Cal.
Mrs. Charles Lowe and Misses Georpia
anu Minnie are at Mnrphy's Point, for
| few weeks.
Mr.. +. A, Noble will not open the Elm
street studio as advertised in the REpoR1
ER last week.
6rand excursion to Quebec to 20
through the White Mountains. from Sent
to Sept 30
Going like hot cakes. Those Kid Opera
Slippers reduced to 60 cents at Ilart's
-NCn bHOc OLOTe.
Hon S. W. Mathews State commission
er of Labor is looking over our manu-
featuring establishment to-day.
Mr.. VIM. Marden of the nrm G. II.
Snow K Co., Bangor, has been spenJinp
few days of the past week in town.
The bell for the new town clock has
been put in place the past week in the
tower of our new railroad station, to be.
Mr.. John Dyer of Providence, X. l.,
and Quincy Dyer Of Hyde Park, Mass.
made their brother, Gen. Isaac Dyer of
this village visit last week.
Messrs. Low and Smith of Westboro.
Mass. are TO have charge of the laying of
our new concrets side walks, and are al
ready in town awaiting the arrival of
material
Miss Laura Hilton of Glendale Dakota,
Miss Minnie Beal of Cornyille, Mrs Hat
tie Jones and Mrs. Gala Hesclton have
been on a trip tokingsbnry Pondland Echo
Lake.
Mr.. Il. W. Homestead returned OH
Thursday of last week from his winter
sojourn in southern California He Wis
tied Washington territory during his alb
sence.
DIR. w. NJ. Pusfer leaves town to-
morrow for vacation trip of ten days.
During his absence DIR. Fellows will be
found at the office each day from to }
and to s p. m.
Miss Stevens, formerly of Skowhegan, |
and several other young ladies from Cam
bridge, Mass, are now spending few
weeks in Mercer, ard will then come to
Skowhegan for week or two.
1t is currently reported that Ames, of
Lewiston, the winner of the one mil.
championship at Fairfield last week will
race Patten on the Fair grounds in this
place on Saturday afternoon next
The members of the Skowhegan Grange
are invited to meet at Warren Holbrook's |
Skowhegan, Saturday afternoon, the 18th |
inst, to celebrate the first anniversary of |
the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. IIolbrook
Arrangements are being made for
grand Republican rally at Bangor,
Wednesday of next week addressed by
Mr.. Blaine, Congressman Boutelle, and |
others. Harrison Tigers are invited to
attend.
The party that attended the Blaine re-
ception at Augusta, Tuesday, did not get
home until close on to O'Clock in the
There was a delay of more
han two hours getting started from Au-
yusta, and good half hour more at
Waterville.
Harrison Tigers received many compli-
nents for their appearance in the Augusta
The Portland Press called them
| fine company in continental uniform.
md the Lewiston Journal ranked them
second among the large number of com
Danies present in the style of their uni
form.
Skowhegan people In attendance on Il c
bicycle races at Fairfield on Saturday af-
ernoon last were rather crestfallen at
he result of the one-mlle race for the
championship. NIr Geo, Ames of lew
ston being the winner The race con
lrmed all present that "jockying" is not
convinced alone to horse racing AS it was
plainly evident at the close that three of
he contestants worked together to defeat
he fourth, (Patten) that gentleman fall
ng innocently into the trap laid for
lin. His revenge came shortly after, as
he half mile race had the same field of
starters, Pattcn winning easily with sew
,ral lengths to spare. In the team racing,
Skowhegan vs.. Fairfield, our representa-
ives, Messrs. Holt Patten and Sawyer
ed the entire procession, coming home
n the order named.