The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-08-02
LOCAL ITEMS.


Biz bargains at Harris.
Ice cream soda. Geo. cushing's
Miss Agnes Stafford is visiting friend,
in Richmond.
Uo. sIleselton register show pages OF
names for circus day
Social dance at Fairgrieyes Hall, Satur.
lay evening next.
Mr.. Warren Colby and wife of Bingham
were in town Tuesday.
only a small lot of those 80 ct. dress
good, left at Ordway's.
Farm-The X. G. Dennis farm of East
New Portland, is for sale 800
Mid summer picking for bargain hunt
4r', at Hart,s new shoe store.
A Burke and Mark Savage of Bing-
ham have been in town this week
Mrs. Ellis Of Walpole, Mass is visiting
her sister Mrs. Mary Jewell in this place.
Hon. Seth NJ. Carter, member of the
Executive Council, was in town Saturday.
Mss Minnie Pritzmau of Baltimore
Nd. Is the guest of Miss Kathleen l..
Eaton.
You can't well afford to miss the bal
game next Saturday, if you like the game
even little.
Mr.. p. 2. Whittier, mother and sister,
of New Jersey, are the guests ,of Mrs.
Cyrus Beane.
Mr.. II. A. Hight is on a vacation, the
greater portion of which will be passed
in this vicinity.
Grain threshed by water power at
Hobart's Rake Factory East Madison,
Lower Mills.
Mr.. Z. W. Marble and wife were called
to Vassalboro last week by the death of
relative there.
Rev. II. w. Mccain of Norridgewock
will preach at the Methodist church next
Sunday forenoon.
Mrs. J. H. Philbrick and Miss Maud
Phibrick of Boston are visiting friends
and relatives in town.
Mr.. Carol j. Pullen of Pautucket, X |.
has been visiting his brother, Charles w.
Pulen, of this village.
Mrs. o. F. Knowton and children are
spending few weeks with friends and
relatives at Eddington.
Mr.. C. w. Day, o. f. Knowlton's
clerk, is spending his vacation with his
parents at Eddington, Me.
Miss Theodate L. Smith, who has been
visiting in town several days, returned to
her home in Augusta, Tuesday last.
Miss Hattie Clifford of Monmouth, Me,
teacher in colored university in Missis-
sispi, is visiting Miss Mary Gushing.
Miss Gertrude Weston aud her sister,
Mrs J. L. Field, of San Francisco, de
parted for the seashore Saturday morn
ing.
j. G. Forest and several workmea are
at work doing quite an extensive plumb
ing job at South Paris on the residence of
Mr.. Shurtleh'
Rev. d. B. Holt and family are on a
ten days visit to Wilton and vicinity.
Mr.. Holt expects to climb Mt. Blue dur
ing his absence.
f. o. Head shipped car load Of cattle
Monday morning, consisting of s oxen,
5 2-year-olds, COWS aud calves, to the
Brighton market.
Mr.. J. J. Burnham of Washington, ID.
{. was in town Monday, on business con
nected with the pension department, and
was guest of Hotel Heselton.
Messrs. C. F. Ward and Conductor
Frank Gardner visited st. John Saturday
night, in company with party from
Bangor, passing Sunday in that city.
The corner stone of the large fume
under the Carrabasset Pulp Cos mill was
laid to-day, with imposing ceremonies,
details of which will be given next week.
Prof C, IL. Cook, the ocuist, accom-
pduicu ny LIS hilc3 10 Sht9N az iiONSi
lIeselton. The professor has many reg
ular patrons in this and neighborng
towns.
r. G. Dennis fife and drum corps for
all political meetings, G. A. r., and other
demonstrations is on hand for all political
parties. Address, r, G, Dennis, E. New
Portland, Me.
The w. C. T. u. will have an Ice Cream
sociable in the grove on the Island, Sat
nrday evening, Aug. 4, Should the
weather prove unfavorable the sociable
will be in G. A. X, Hall.
Mr.. A. T. Murphy, who is connected
with C. H. Mason, tailor, Augusta, is on
vacation trip. He passed Sunday IN
town, and Monday morning took the
train with the base ball boys for a visit to
St Johns.
Misses Dunton and Taylor closed their
dressmaking establishments on Saturday
last for the summer season. Miss Dun
ton goes to her home in Athens, and Miss
Taylor to Whitefeld, Me, where her
mother resides
Two physicians, DR.. Alkaline Williams
of Worcester Mass and DR.. Nancy Will
lams of Augusta, who were among the
first women in this country 10 receive
medical diplomas, were in town last week
guests of DIR. Cora johnson.
Several large parties have visited Fair
grieves' Bay Madison Pond, the past
week, picnicing. They all say Mr.. FAIR
grieves makes a pleasing host, and the
numerous fine boats he owns are not eX-
celled on any pond in Maine.
Mrs. C, H. Coolidge of Chattanooga,
Tenn, daughter of Hon. A. f. Parlln
with her two daughters are spending
few weeks at her paternal nome.
Mrs. G. S. Parlin of Broadhead, WIS
and her son are also visiting there.
Geo. G. Evans and daughter of Phlla-
delphia are visiting friends in CornVilie
after spending few weeks among the
Islands near Boothbay. Mr.. }. M. Morse
and wife of Lowell Mass. and D. IL. Bloou
Esq wife and family of Denver COLORADO
have been accompanying Mr.. Evans Oh
the trip and excepting Mr. Blood VINO
was obliged to return home because Vi
business engagements, are now In GOTH
vile.