The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-09

N''0"Aeic' i'et us nave good turn out.
want to clean out lot of Mems Cot
ton Stockings at two cents a leg. SD.
Mr. Heman Whipple of Scion, made a
business trip down river, returning yes
terday.
new livery stable has been opened on
the south side of the river by Spear and
Partridge.
Ladies jersey underwear with long and
short sleeves at Stewards. Cheap and
fine grades.
Ordway has just received another lot
OF those ct. scrims, also nice line of
colored scrims.
Mrs Amanda Thompson of No. Anson
has been the guest of Mrs. Henry Pear
son for several days.
If you want fashionable dress goods
and trimmings 90 to White Wildes aad
you will find them.
Mrs. Sawyer of Maiden, Mass, is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. A. G. Blunt and
will pass the summer here.
Conductor Blagden of Lewiston is off
duty for time, aud with his wife and
child are visiting in town.
We hear inquiry whether the Board of
Trade will set out any trees Arbor day.
Not knowing we cannot state.
j. II. Frame of the Forks Hotel was in
town yesterday. He says the prospect of
trouting is good in his vicinity.
Logs are running quite lively over the
falls now. They are the Sandy river logs
and some of the Maine river ones
Among Skowhegan people in Boston
this week are Geo. W. Gray, II. c. Ken
dali, Henry Varney and Miss Clara Var
ney.
municipalities who know good bar
gains in Dress Goods and ladies' braided
or beaded Jackets, to ask Dell Judkins to
exhibit his bargains.
Country dealers invited to examine
Harris mammoth stock of Boots x Shoes
before purchasing elsewhere. 1t will be
money in your pocket.
The annual convention of the Somerset
Co. w. C. TT. is to be held in G. A. r.
Hall the Nth and 18th inst. notice of
which is given elsewhere.
Mr.. j. Harper and wife of Sebattisville.
were in town last week on visit to their
daughter, Mrs. A, McQuillen. Mr.. Harp
er is retired wooden manufacturer
Chas. +. Jones went to East Boothbay
Tuesday and mustered IN new Grand
Army post Mrs Jones accompanied him
and they returned home Wednesday after
noon.
l.. W. Chase has returned from Massa-
chusetts with fine lot of carriages of all
kinds, and says they were bought so he
ian give intending purchasers some good
bargains.
Mr.. A. S. Young, formerly of the Oak
land House, Oakland, and well known in
this place, has leased the johnson House,
Gardiner, for term of years, and gives
up the Oakland House.
Mr. Thomas Lozo left here Wednesday
morning for White River Junction, Vt,
recent railroad accident there was
brother-in-law to Mr.. LOCO.
Nv n ,,,hn
for some time as baggage master be-
tween this place and Portland has been
transferred to the Bangor route, and has
removed his family to Portland.
We call attention to a communication
of Mr.. S. d. Arnold elsewhere, and also
give notice that arrangements are made
for temperance meeting in Coburn Hall
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in accor
dance with the suggestion. Let there be
good attendance.
Gen. II. b. Shepherd has been at Au-
gusta for several days past, attending
sessions of the board of Trustees of the
Insane Asylum. The letting of the con
struction of the new pavilions and the
experimenting of tho work thereon will
take large amount of the time of the
trustees during the coming season.
The Dennison, Texas, excursionists
gave Wendall Z. Rice complimentary
banquet at the Revere House Tuesday
evening. Hon. o. G. Hall of Waterville
responded for Maine, and in behalf of the
company, presented Mr.. Rice with some
nice jewelry. Hon. A. r. Bixby and Mr..
W. 2. Bailey of Skowhegan attended the
banquet.
Mr.. X. S. IIillman arrested +. X. Mer-
rman. of Clinton, Saturday night for
drunkenness and he was brought before
Justice Priest Monday and testified that
he got his liquor at the Skowhegan House
The proprietor and his clerk were both
arrested and tried and each sentenced to
$50 and thirty days at Norridgewock Jail.
They appealed to the Supreme Court.
The NJ. C. Railroad company are grading
up the yard with gravel from Emery Hill,
Fairfield, putting in pine plank on the
Water and Russell Street crossing, and
are fixing up things generally. A new
safety switch has been put in on the
south side on the sharp curve near the
end of the bridge, so that the wheels
cannot possibly leave the iron. The road
takes every precsution to avoid accidents
and is continually making improvements
and adopting approved methods and
machinery.
Somerset-Okia
Mr.. H. Is. Rowell, a Somerset County
man, of whom the REPORTER had an item
two weeks ago as an Oklahoma Boomer
...ritas To his father w. ROMell of