The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-31
Trimmings.

TO get their gardens made before the rain
of this week, were glad to see the wet
Mr.. b. n. Foss is building a fine nev
job wagon for H. p. Thyng as his in
creasing business obliges him to run tw,
teams.
The Skowhegan Wheelmen took run
to East Madison on Sunday morning las
and listened to sermon at that place b,
Rev. G. V. Hanson.
There will be sociabc at the High
Street church, Saturday evening next
Ice cream, cake and Strawberries will be
served. All are invited.
We received a pleasant call from How.
ard Owen of the Farmer Wednesday, on
his way to Norridgewock where Re de.
liyered the Memorial address.
c. f. Jones, Esq, has paid out in
Skowhegan and vicinity some $40 900, fire
losses within eight years This is one of
our best and oldest agencies
The Redmund- Barry Co appeared to
a very small house at Coburn Hall last
week, but the performance was highly
satisfactory to those in attendance,
Messrs II. W. Pearsons, Frank Wyman
S. F. Whittier and DIR. c. p Sawyer.
returned from a trouting expedition to
Pleasant Pond Monday. They report II
fair catch,
Mr. L. c. Emery departed Tuesday
morning for Boston, and after stay of
few days in that city goes on an extend
ed trip to Chicago, st. Paul and other
cities of the west.
The logs are coming along down river
favorably. The drivers are making clean
drives in the streams, and the prospect is
good for getting the lumber down in good
time and leaving very few logs behind.
Skowhegan has been quite well repre-
scented at Carry Ponds the past week
Among the absent ones were Messrs. Jas
Fellows, W, II. Wildes, A. g. Blunt, C.
f. Ward. j. A. Dealey, j. II. Williams
and G. c. Whittier.
Nearly every morning the past week
the Forks stages have been so crowded
by passengers, the river drivers, that it
was almost impossible to get them to take
along freight. One morning over TWEEN
ty passengers were aboard one stage
I'm Of 1l1t
celebration are progressing very satisfac-
torily, and the people of Somerset county
may look for Il novel as well as nam
moth time at the Club" on this date. We
expect to give our readers the complete
programme by another week.
Mcssrs. Chas. Green and Chas. Tantish
evidently think it unnecessary to go far
away from home to find good trout fish
ing, they went out one morning recently
and caught - without Inconvenience.
The trouble is, however, we can't all do
this, and it is not luck either,
Mr.. X. r. Pattcn, having accepted an
invitation from the Portland Wheel club
to visit them Decoration day and compete
in a friendly race ont on the cape some
eight miles, departed by Tuesday after
moons train.
Mr.. David Rowell of Scion made the
REPORTER call Tuesday. Mr.. Rowell
was years Postmaster at Scion. In his
younger days he canvassed the county
for the Somerset Telegraph one of the
predecessors of the REPORTER 1t was
then published by Mr., j. l.. Patten.
The entertainment given by members
of the Young Ladies Gymnasium Glass,
Bowdon College Quartette and the Banjo
and Guitar Quintette, at Coburn Hall,
Wednesday evening was success in every
particular. A very satisfactory enter
tainment and a fine, large audience.
The exhibition of boxing folowe d by a
ball given at IIcsclton Hall, last Tuesday
evening, in the shape of testimonial to
our local teacher of the manly art, Mr..
J. X. Pollinger, was literally attended by
young sports and netted the beneficiary
some S25. The crowd in attendance was
a most orderly one.
Mrs. Susan Palmer of Cornville is quite
i'll of pneumonia, Her son, &. G. Evans
of Philadelphia, was summoned to her bed
side arriving Monday afternoon last, and
will remain some days at least. Mrs.
Palmer is in her s5th year Mr.. James
Palmer her husband is living at the age
of nearly 90 years and is quite well for
one so old,
S. j. Walton Esq, and State Detective
W. II. Hanson threw the line in Carrying
Place Pond last week, and drew in the
trout lively, making rousing good haul
of nice ones. They however put their
catch in the pound to keep until they got
ready to start for home, and by some
means through faulty architecture of the
cage or Interference of some persons to
the aforesaid unknown, the close was
broken and the larger part Of the catch
escaped.
The REPORTER is informed that Rev.
Mr., HARDWOOD has been unanimous.
ly selected to preach the dedication
sermon of the Rockport Baptist church
in Camden. The church has been rebuilt
at a cost of seven thousand dollars, max
ing the finest public building in Camden.
The Washburn family have placed
window the most costly and
beautiful in design of any Baptist church
in Maine. 1t is elegantly furnished
having also pipe organ of the best
make and chickering piano for the
vestry. The Memorial window is in
memory of the late Rev. T. Washburn.
The dedication is to take place June It'll,
One of the spots on the beautiful shore
of Madison Pond destined to become popu
lar this season by patrons at this favorite
fresh water resort is known as Fairgrieves
Bay and consists of an acre or more of
land and one of the best beaches about,
Mr. Geo. b. Fairgrieves purchased the
property early last season and has been
continually improving it since. A fine
cottage was erected last season, and an
other and more commodous one is now
going up to be called Evergreen
Cottage" and the &c. c. c. C's. have re
ceived and accepted an invitation to open
it with one of their spreads upon its com
pletou. Some dozen or more crafts,
birches, sail and row boats have already
been put into the W alter by Mr.. Fairgrieyes.
The large crowd in attendance on the
ball game of yesterday forenoon, wit