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

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Miss Lizzie A. Hoxie is spending her
vacation at Bangor and Bar llarbor.
Miss Nettie M. Beane is spending u
short time in Waterville and Augusta.
See notice of excursion to Old Orchard
and Peaks Island Wednesday next.
Get your yelyets and plushes at Ord
ways. All shades rs cts. per yard.
Mr. |. o. Palmer of Livermore has been
visiting at DIR. Cushings for few days.
Hon. Elliott Walker of Newport was
in attendance upon Probate Court Tuesday
last.
4 fine Night Blooming CereuS opened
in the room offs Mrs. Eta Seveno Tuesday
evening last.
Messrs. w II. Wildes and F. r. Phil
brick made trip to Moose River the past
week.
Mrs. Timothy Snow fell the length of a
flight of stairs on Sunday last, breaking
her arm.
Mr.. A. d. Brown and wife of Portland,
are spending few weeks at Norridge-
wock.
Remember the Women's Relief Corps
meets tomorrow, (Friday) 18th at 2.30
o'clock.
J. w. Walker, piano tuner, of Boston,
is in town. Orders may be left at Smiths
music store.
VIM. Folsom was in town over the
Sabbath, but has since returned to his
summer home at Boothbay.
Miss May Hayden of Brighton was in
town Tuesday. She has just closed a
term of school In Athens.
Messrs. Forrest & Marston have the
for steam heating.
One hundred and six tickets were sold
at this station for Fairfield during the
two days races last week
Judge Smell of Washington, d. c.. and
d. ID. Stewart, Esq, of st. Adams, are
registered at Hotel Heselton
Go where you can get large dividend
on small Investment Remember, Harris
New Shoe Store is the place.
Sixty-nine people from Skowhegan at
tended the temperance meetings at Mar
ocook on Saturday and Sunday.
The REPORTER acknowledges the re-
ceipt of complimentary invitations to the
State Muster from Gen. Mitchell.
Co. E. Skowhegan Light Infantry,
Capt. Weston, left by train for Augusta,
Monday morning, numbering forty officers
and men.
Judge ARENAS Libby will preside at
the term of Supreme Judicial Court fol
Somerset County, to commence Tuesday,
September 4th.
Mr.. II. G. Kendall and Miss Lucy Ken
DALI with their guests, the Misses Chan
der have been at Moosehead Lake the |
past week.
Mr.. f. McMurdie and family of Angus
ia, passed the Sabbath with friends in
this town, returning to their home Mon
day morning
Skowhegan Democrats threw a cam
paign flag to the breeze Tuesday evening |
last, without word in the way of re-
marks from any one.
Relatives of John Spelleman, who was
drowned in the river here Friday last,
will learn of something to their advantage
by addressing this office.
Mrs. Chas. E. Farrar, who has been
with her parents and friends in town for
several weeks, returned to her home in
Cheshire, Mass. last week.
The visit to have been made by Cara
basset Lodge of Odd Fellows to Bro. Geo.
A. Clark last week was necessarily post
poned owing to rain.
Go to the ball grounds next Saturday
afternoon and see what the Skowhegans
can do against such fine team as the
Marlboros of Marlboro Mass.
The Sabbath school class OF Mrs. Belle
Small accompanied by their teacher and
lady friends, had picnic at Fairgrieves
Bay on Friday afternoon last.
Messrs. Frank S. Morrill, and Willis |
Bailey are the delegates from Carrabasset
Lodge of Odd Fellows to the Grand
Lodge at Portland this week.
Rt. Rev. J. A, Healy of Portland, will
give confirmation at ST. Mary's church
the second Sunday in September, services
at 10 a. m, and 3 p. m. Friends invited
Mr.. G. j. Shaw of iartland was NOM
mated by Republicans for the legislature
Saturday, for the district composed of
Hartland, st. Alb ans, Ripley and Har-
mony.
Ten of Skowhegan's young men are
contemplating two weeks vacation trip
to be passed at the camps of S. ID. Say
wood, at the ponds in the "Ten Thousand
Acres"
Mr.. Charles Stubbs, one of the carpen
tiers on the new station, was struck Fri
day by falling plank and knocked sense
less for time, but recovered without Sc
rous damage.
A boy named Laney, Thursday last,
exploded percussi on cap used in blast
ing that he happened to get hold of and
quite seriously injured himself about the
head and hands.
Mr.. B. NJ. Hight Informs us that the
crop of sweet corn this year is growing
finely and will be an immense one. 1t Is
expected that the corn shop will begin
canning operations about the 10th OF
September.
Mr.. Eben York of Madison, employed
in the mills of Weston 4 Branard, run
ming a single machine, lost the ends OF
two fingers from the first joint by get
ting them into the machine on Friday of
last week.
A new store for the sale of dry goods
and groceries is to be opened in Athens
by Mr.. Wayland Leighton, who is well
and favorably known by the people OF
that vicinity. The old Wade Store has
been leased by Mr.. Leighton, aud he is IN
Portland and Boston this week after new
goods.
Mr.. Stephen d. Greenleaf of Starks,
exhibited to the REPORTER, Monday last,
oats 4 to 6 inches tall raised on dry, sandy
land upon which he raised potatoes last
year, and herds grass # in tall raiseu
upon land seeded from barley last year
He says he has corn #. 3 In. TAIL al"