The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-11-22

Lincoln, Montana.
o. X. lIinkley has opened fish market
in the store in Robinson Bros. new build
ing near the bridge.
+. B. Heselton went to Portland ycstcr-
day on business trip in the interest OF
the clothing business.
Union services will be held in the Cong
regational church Thanksgiving day.
Rev. Mr.. Holt will preach.
Ladies listers and outside wraps are
colorcd and made to look like new, at thu
Somerset Steam Laundry.
1t is expected that Rev. W. Il. Spencer
of Watervlle will exchange With Rev. {.
V. Hanson on Sunday next.
The annual meeting of the Alumni S.
IL. S. will be at the High School room
Wednesday evening next at 80.
Mr.. G. ". Durrell of Anson formerly
of this town, will spend the winter with
his daughter, Mrs II. f. Parln, in Ban
gor.
Miss Mollie Z. Ward left on this morn
ings train for Boston and New York
where She will remain during her vaca-
ton.
Mrs. h. S. Hudson, who has been visit
ing friends here, left for her home in
Boise City Idaho, Wednesday morning
last.
There will be services at the Bethany
Baptist church on the forenoon Of
Thanksgiving day at quarter before
eleven.
Mr.. Eugene Sampson, Il student Of
Colby University, was in town over the
Sabbath, the guest of his brother, Geo.
| sampson
Chief Engineer Allen Of the Maine Cen
! trail railroad was in town Tuesday look
ing over the new depot and improvements
in the yard.
one gentleman in town says he will
put $1,000 into the Norridgewock road but
is not in favor of the toNn loaning its
credit for dollar.
Judge Peters Of Bangor, Judge Foster
of Bethel, and Edward Sawyer, hydraulic
engineer of Boston, are among the Hotel
Coburn guests.
Mr. Seth Aver of Madison one of the
old residents of that town. i, spending
the winter in Boston where he has five
/ sons, in business.
S. c, Chase Of Boston, formerly Sher-
if Of this county, made Skowhegan
brief visit this week, returning Tuesday
on the afternoon train.
Don't fail to see the Diamond Detec-
tive at Coburn Hall next Monday evening,
their popular play has had run of 100
nights in New York city.
Messrs. Forest 4 Dow have the con-
tract for piping and plumbing the new
Carrabasset Mills, and expect to com
mence on the job very soon.
Geo. D. Arnold, the grocer, has word
to say this week to the good cooks OF
Somerset who are getting ready for
/ THANKSGIVING duu 0HIl9tlldH'
Mr.. c. NJ. Phillips of Somerset Mills
was in town this week and came within
$500 of buying five of those large
horses at Hotel Heselton stables.
Mr.. Owen +. Blagdcn, of the Lancy
House Pttsheld, was in town yesterday
He has recently enlarged his hotel by an
addition of ten rooms and is now in bet
ter condition than ever to attend to the
wants Of the travelling public.
our citizens all say the Norridgewock
railroad ought to be built and must be
built but the ''rustler' the REPORTER aid
yerti,ed for last week, does not pat in an
appearance yet our people are modest
in the matter Of building railroads.
Among the arrivals at Hotel He~elton
,bq past week we notice the following
G. H. Wells. Detroit. Mich $. II. Nick
er>on. Calais; Dr. Geo. II. Bailey V. 5,
Portland; c. Il Nelson, geo. \ Alden
Watcryine. &. \. Greeley, Bangor G. G.
Cover. Boston: Marcus Matthews. Tor
onto; A. b. Macklln, Toronto Geo. II.
Newhall. Fairfield; \. c. Adams \
AIcan. +. !. kloue, Boston, H. II Jones,
Cauadagua, y. J.
Mr.. l.. C. Emery, after vacation OF
several months has, in company with Mr..
+. T. Goodrich, formerly Of No Corn
vile. again established himself in the
meat and provision business IN TINS
place by buying out the stock OF goods Of
Dow 4 Groder The new firm are sure to
do a GOOD business from the start a Levi
il popular with the public, while Mr..
GoodriCh although a stranger to great
er portion of our people is sure to please,
Success to the new firm
At the station at this place the agent
has for some years sold tickets to Water
willie and return good for the day pur-
chased only, for one dollar, the regular
fare beinc 800. A Mr. Rawes purchas-
ed one of these tickets Tuesday last, went
to Watervile on it and offered it on his
return on the / A. NJ. train the next day.
Conductor Gardner declined to take the
ticket, and Mr.. Rawles would OF payhis |
fare otherwise. Upon arrival AT okow-
hogan under instructions from Portland /
MIR. Gardner caused Nj Rawles arrest. |
He was taken before Justice Dascomb I
who decided the case against him and he
appealed the case TO The Supreme Court.
The ball and socket pipe for the water
works has been laid on the bed OF the
river across the South channel diver
was employed who prepared the bed FOR
the pipe, In some places making channel
through the sand, clearing out obstruc-
tons and in other places blasting OFF jut-
ting points of the ledge. The pipe was put
together and the joints loaded on the Is
land shore and the pipe was drawn across
nv A windlass on the South side. The
nine WAS laid in l days across the river
and the shore ends are now being con
n,,cted. II appears to be splendid piece |
of work and must work well. The joints /
AR. 40 constructed that the harder the
strain upon them the tighter they VIII
be unless the pipe becomes broken Inc
hridg, across the North channel now
alone remains Ia connect the system
with the Island and both sides OF the nv
er. IL expected this viii he completed
and put ON the foundation about thrist-
mas.