The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-07-09

E-G. 5. HUI has sold his pony to DR.. Fitz-
gerald and shipped two to Allston. Mass.
by express this morning.
Mr.. @. W. Tilton of Boston visited his
mother and brother who reside In this
place, two days last week.
Chase has received a new lot of car
risges and harnesses the past week and
can make low prices on each.
M. L. Pooler and family have taken up
their abode at their summer cottage al
Booth5ay Harbor for the season.
Miss Linda Graves has returned to her
home in this place after teaching a sue.
cessful term of school in Phillips, Me.
Episcopal church service will be held
at the Christian church next u nday after
noon at 3 30 conducted by Rev. J. William
Sparks
Mr.. &. F. II. Paul OF Boston accom-.
panied by his wife arrived In Skowhegan
yesterday for brief vacation in Somer-
set county.
Mrs. John Robinson and. daughter,
Miss Robinson, left home Monday morn.
ing to spend the summer In their cottage
at Old Orchard.
W. L. Parker of Nashua N. H. a Skow-
hogan hoy" visited his old home and
friends here last week returning to Nash.
ua, Monday last.
| Mr. Eugene Sampson priv cipsl of Fox
croft Academy is passin, Il, summer
vacation with his mother AID brother
who reside in this place.
d. W. Weber and wife of Lewiston
were in town over Sunday the guests of
Joshua Williams and wife. Mrs. Webber
will remain some weeks.
Mr.. Murch the business manager of the
Belfast Age was in town for few hours
Friday last calling upon friends and
dropped in on the REPORTER.
Mr.. G. X Sayward of Lawrence, Mass.
is visiting the family of his brother, 6.
d. Sayward. lie Is gentleman 10 years
of age and yet reads without glasses.
Abner Cleveland OF Nevada, formerly
of Skowhegan, who has been visiting tie
family of his brother Calvin Cleveland de-
parted for his home Tuesday morning.
Ernest Avor, who served his ap2i,-slce.
ship with Bixby & Buck, aud later has
been at work in drug store away, has
been engaged as clerk by r. 7. Patten.
S. D. Saywsrd attended the celebration
of the l00th anniversary of Berwick. Me.
on July 4th. Mr.. Sayward attended the
academy of that place when young
man.
w. X. Shurtleff is making improve
ments upon his grounds as we'll as upon
his house. Henry Galway is doing quite
an extensive job of grading and terraclne
for him.
Rev. G. F. Whitcomb has resigned the
pastorate of the First Baptist church to
take effect October LIST. Mr.. Whitcomb
will make Skowhegan his home and sup
ply churches as opportunity may offer.
Fourth of July was an unlucky day for
Skowhegan base ballists, as the Voun-
teers went to No. Arson and were de
feated by score of 10 to ID, and the
Wateryille's came up here and defeated
the Clippers to 4.
Geo. Gushing has purchased new
patent machine for charging Soda Foun-
tains without using acids or chemicals. as
in the old process. Soda made In this
way, he says is a wholesome drink, and
other.
County Commissioner Leavitt was in
town Monday. He informs the REroR-
TIER that the appropriation made by the
State for Highland and Pleasant Ridge
roads have been expended, and bridge
built in the latter plantation.
The money stolen from the hall of the
residence of M. T. Pooler recently, was
really a case of burglary. The house was
entered in the night by opening window,
by breaking the fastenings by force,
the burglar using a chisel to do it. Moth
ing was missed but the money.
Commissi oner Gilman has the work on
our sidewalks well along. About 1000
square yards of concrete walk will be laid
when the job is completed, more than
one-half mile in length. 1t is put down
In good shape and we doubt whether any
town in Maine of the size of Skowhegan
has done so much good work on side
walks this season.
White and green go together well, and
white house without green blinds don't
look just right. The selectmen evidently
thought so as they have caused com
plete set of green blinds to be put upon
the windows of the two story house on
the town farm, greatly improving 1t in
looks as we'll as In the comfort of the
occupants.
Lewis Selbing Esq, President OF the
Sd Maine Regimental Association came to
town last evening, to see about arrange
ments for the reunion of that Association
to be held here Sept. 18th. He consult
ed b. D. Savage and other Sd Maine men
and Gen. Isaac Dyer, President Of the
10th Maine Association and returned to
Augusta to-day.
Quite lively contest is now going on
for the Office of Comman der lin chief of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. The
leading candidates are Col. Charles P. Lin
coin, deputy commissioner of pensions
Gov. Hovey of Indiana, Gen. Hearst Of
Ohio and there will doubtless be can
didates from other states. The Nationsl
encampment will be held at Detroit Mich.
next month and that city is making grand
preparations to receive the veterans.
H. H. Rice of Pennington, who has
been closing out the s. d. Arnold stock
of dry and fancy goods closed up the
sale on Saturday last, after q residence Of
six weeks in Skowhegan. Mrs. Rice and
a young daughter we're with him during
his stay, and they were guests at Hotel
Coburn. Mr.. Rice reports the sale as a
, very profitable one for him, and also is
: much pleased with Skowhegan and her
people. Skowhegan merchants In the
same line of trade are much pleased al
I the gentlemsnly manner in which thu
sale was conducted.
Twenty children all under fourteen
= years Of age came to Skowhegan on thu
Q Ave O'Clock train Monday night, and wer'
4 t.kau hv diHarant familipa for A tWt