The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-01-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

d Mr.. c.. II. Nelson was In town Friday.
! New hamburgs now arriving at Ord
ways.
q Mr.. Henry Rawles took trip to Port
land Monday.
Fred II. Neal of Fairfield, was in town
IL over Sunday.
n DIR. Patten returned from New York
J Tuesday evening.
c. M. Brainard made business trip to
Augusta last week.
The woman's Club will meet with Mrs
4 Doran on Thursday Jan. II.
Hon. O. d. Baker of Augusta was in
town last week on professional business.
The C. C. C. C. held its first meeting in
the New Year at G.. A. r. Hall Tuesday
evening.
Plush cioaks, newmarkets, furs and
remnants of all kinds selling low at
White & Wldes.
L. C. Cornish, ESQ.,, of the firm Baker
E & Cornish was in town yesterday on pro-
: fessional bust ness.
Mrs. Jos. Clarke of Caribou, is visiting
in town the guest of her brother Mr..
Oak, at the Coburn.
W. Fred P. Fogg, Esq, of the legal
firm Stubbs Fogg is in town on pro-
fessional business.
Chas. B. Haskell, editor of the Pitts
Il l,,nr in, otfandQnna
Probate Court this week.
q Hon. W. T. Haines of Waterville was
in town Tuesday in attendance upon
Judge Buswell's Court.
I Mrs. C. H. York and Miss G. b. York
A of Waterville are visiting friends in
i Skowhegan and West Athens this week.
Mr.. +. A Williams, on Friday after
noon last, left for Norwalk, Florida,
where he intends to establish his resi-
dence.
Miss Susie Priest entertained number
of friends at her home Tuesday evening,
4 1t being her birthday, Refreshments
were served.
! Mrs. Eliza Gage, the aged mother of
John W. Gage, died at the Come of her
sister Mrs. Graves, in this place, on Fri
eday of last week.
7 Messrs. Thompson & Howes shipped a
car of cattle to WATERFOWL Monday
smorning, Mr.. Thompson went by the
same train to look after them.
The iron truss bridge for the water
works pipe across the north channel got
along Friday last, and the workmen com
8menced to put it in place Monday.
S. Whittier went to Boston the latter
daughter, who are on their return
journey from visiting relatives in the
west.
Mrs. John McCrillis, fell upon the ice
Thursday last, and broke her hip. Mrs.
McCrillis is lady well advanced in years,
which makes the injury more serious than
it would be in younger person.
4 Mr.. Frank Burgess of the Boston Com
mercial Bulletin, was in town Monday
looking after the interests of his paper.
He speaks with enthusiasm of Names
scommercial and industrial future.
q A gentleman who appears to be posted
takes exception to an item in the RE-
gPoRRER, in regard to certain colt. He
says he is standard but not standard bred.
The REPORTER had him standard bred.
Mr.. Wesley Wheeler aud wife of Nor
ridgewock, Messrs. Francis Mitchell and
Adelbert Richardson of Skowhegan were
among the passengers on Monday morn
3ng's train, bound for Turtle Lake, Wis,
(which place is to be their future home.
In response to general public request,
II has been decided to open the chart for
the sale Of seats for the McGibeny family
concert Jan. 9th, one week prior to that
Gate. Consequently the sale will begin
tt Bixby Bucks next Saturday morning
tt 8 O'Clock.
Eugene Knight who escaped from the
Forridgewock Jail ten days ago was
found by Deputy Sheriff Mitchell at his
Dome In Brighton In the hay NOW. He
lad comfortable quarters there, where he
thought he was secure from arrest. He
vas only detained in Jail as a witness on
. breaking and entering case, and now
will probably have to answer to more
SERIOUS charge.
Mr.. W. B. Goodrich of Bingham, was
IN town Tuesday and made the REPORTER
call. Mr.. Goodrich thinks the pros
tect is good for the extension of the
Omerset Railroad to Bingham the CON-
Dig season, and anticipates great advan-
age to Bingham in being the terminus of
he road. He thinks the extension will
Undoubtedly be made on the Scion side,
frossing at Carratunk Falls. The depot
At Bingham, Mr.. Goodrich informs us,
has already been located.
U The Norridgwock Electric Eight station
n this village is about ready for the
machinery. The men and wire are on the
Ground, and have commenced the work
kf putting the wire on the poles. Two
fines of No. wire will be used. The cir
quit Is IA miles, ten miles between here
4nd Norridgewock and miles In the two
villages. 1t takes tons of copper wire
10 do the work. The proprietors have
eeveral applications for motor power, but
Dave made no contracts as yet.
A referenc between r. d, Rice and e.
her Upper, both of Fairfield, was
BEARD January It'll, by Hon. Turner Bus
yell and E. F. Danforth Esq. at the Court
House. The action was brought by Mr..
lice on an order given by Topper to Rice
requesting one Clark to pay the sum Of
ixty-six dollars and fifty eight cents to
lice. Topper defended on the ground
hat he was an infant at the time he gave
be order and claimed that as the order
res for balance due on note, and the
ote was given In payment Of horses
Ghich he bought Of Rice, that he was
OF obliged to pay, claiming that the
orses were not necessaries. There were
pmething like dozen witnesses on the
pc side and the other. The decision Is
BIT yet made known. Hon. VIM. T.
aines Of Waterville appeared for the
plaintiff and L. L. Walton, Esq. for the
efendant.
N. B. Hsselton, District Deputy Of the
fth District, assisted BY Patriarchs. b.
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