The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-07-10
It's economical Brussels soap.

It's economical Brussels soap.
! Black velvet ribbons At Ordways.
House to rent, on Cross st. Inquire OF
. Geo. Gushing.
Mr.. Isaiah Lord lost valuable COW the
: first Of this week.
Miss Sadie L. Brown, of Bangor, Ia
; visiting friends in town.
Mrs. w. II. Swain with her two hid.
rem are on visit to Skowhegsn.
Miss Mae Burril went to Boston this
week where she will visit her aunt.
Mrs. W. Il. Fellows and children re.
turned home to Bangor by Wednesday
train.
. Mrs. G. E. Muzzey and Mrs, Fred Mel
son of Cambridge Mass. are visiting Mrs.
c. W. Lowe and family.
Mrs. +. o. Sawyer and little daughter
left Wednesday to visit her mother In
Dexter for several weeks.
Mrs. Abbls Ames left for Dover, N. H.
Wednesday morning, where she will
make her home for the present.
Miss Elite Holt left Wednesday morn
ing for visit Of several weeks to aunts
in Lynn, Sangus, and Maynard, Mass.
G. II. Durham, the new foreman q,
Bacon's Machine shop, accompanied by
his wife passed last Sabbath In Gardiner.
Mr.. A. McQuillen, has secured posi-
ton as travelling salesman for Earl 4 Co.,
importers of colors and dye stuns, New
York.
Jimmie Partridge and Miss Lille Muir
ply have left for Mouse Island, where
they will furnish the violin and piano
music this summer.
Call at Kendall Bros. and take one of
1.-THE Sherman King Vaporizers" on
trial. 1t will cost you nothing to try it,
Try 1t in the sick room. rs disinfectant.
Temperance meeting at G. A. r. Hall,
next Sunday afternoon at 3.l5. The
meeting will be conductued by the Wash
ingtonians. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Messrs Edward Pumalow and II. H.
Tufts have recently purchased light bug
gies of Chase the Carriage dealer. They
are nne vehicles and just the thing for
driving horses that have speed.
Mrs. Asa E. Fuller, Miss Bernice Full
Ter and Miss Luna Converse, daughter Of
Ex-Governor Converse, of Woodstock,
Vt. are visiting at Mr.. Lewis Anderson's.
Mrs. Fuller Is niece of Mr.. Anderson.
The great distribution of gifts by s. H.
Hart to his patrons came off at his store
on Monday afternoon last, complete
result of which may be found In our ad-
vertising columns. There are yet several
gifts awaiting the owners.
DR.. H. Leavitt had a narrow escape
from gettnga broken leg in the wind
storm of Tuesday night. He was walk
ing towards his home as the gust came,
and was str uck by piece of flying board
so severly that the he is just able to get
about.
The three-year-old son of Reuel Nal
bon Of Skowhegan, came very near end
ing his days by drinking the water from
poison fly-paper, Sunday. The paper mad
been prepared In the usual manner with
sugar and water to make 1t tempting for
the flies and the youngster was after the
sugar, regardless Of conseq uences.
The young ladies of the G. G. c. C. will
have charge Of the tables at the Good
Will supper, at Coburn Hall next We'd
nesday evening. A tempting menu has
been arranged, and this will be good
opportunity for people to get good sup
I pr aud hhoirr -: ssss, :,ee. ez eenen!
cause. Supper will be served from $50
on.
A party Of youngsters, who are en-
ployed at the shoe factory, utilized a part
Of the noon hour OF Tuesday by taking q
bath at the Eddy. One Of the number,
Willie the IA year old son of Peter Board
man, got beyond his depth, and was
drowned. His body was recovered with
In half hour, an effort made to resuci-
tate him by aphysclan was without avail.
Last Sunday was appropriately observ-
cd as Children's day at the Bethany Bap-
fist church. A sermon was preached to
the children by the pastor, at the after
noon service and In the evening q con-
cert was held In which large number of
the Sabbath school took part with much
credit to themselves and their teachers.
The church was beautifully decorated
with the early summer flowers and large
audiences attended both services.
Co. f. got home from Muster and
Portland by the a. m. special Of Satur-
day morning, and report a great time.
The boys bring two prizes as result Of
their proficiency in shooting, wiz
second prize In rifle practice for team Of
seven men, silver medal to each men,
Der of the team. Capt. Weston lays the
defeat to the using of rife with Buff
ington sight, as those using 1t were handi-
capped by deduction from their score,
and they only lost first prize by one-half
point. In the Co. team skirmish match
they captured first prize, steel engrav-
ing.
Mr.. Samuel Bicknell, an aged farmer
who resides some miles below the vii
lag, while driving across the track near
Pishou's Ferry, Saturday afternoon last,
to reach the house of Sherman Pishon,
WAS struck by the afternoon freight
bound towards this place. The old gen.
tleman was thrown some twenty-five feet,
but escaped any injuries more than a
severe shaking up. The wagon was a
complete wreck, but the horse trotted fl
up the road unscathed. The train stop
ped and run back, to look after the dam
age, but happily found nothing more
serious than above. No blame was at
tached to the train employees, as the d.
rect cause was = refractory horse. The
old gentleman thought 1t was a pretty
close call, and so 1t was.
Bertelle W. Marshall, who was we'll
known In town. and who was q nephew
Of Mrs. II. W. Gushing, and Mrs. Geo.
D. Arnold, died At his home In Lewiston
on Friday last, after = lingering illness
He has been clerk ct different times In
Horatio W. Cushing's, and was highly
esteemed BY the many friends that he
made in town. He went to Florida In