The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

Hon. A. r. Bixby returned from Chica
90 Monday afternoon.
Bargains in putrs and blankets at Ord
ways.
5000 yds fancy dress prints cts at
White x Wildes'.
Marshall N. Wright, Esq, was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Prof. G, s. Mayo OF Waterville was In
town Monday of this week.
Half wool double width henrietta
sods, l2t cts at White & Wi.des'.
pol State Fair tickets were sold at this
station last week, 80 more than last year.
John II. Durgin and Joseph z. Durgin
Of The Forks, attended the reunion Tues
day.
Judge Spaulding and wife of Norfolk
Va, are the guests of Cyrus Bean and
family.
Wilson Downs, wife and child of Lis
gan.
Miss Gibson of Bangor, a niece of the
late Judge Appleton, is the guest of Miss
/ Helen A. Sauborn.
Mr.. and Mrs B, d. Whtcomb of Rox-
/ bury, Mass, are the guests of Edw Green
/ aud wife this week
}. S. Hoxie of North Fairfield took sew
era premiums on apples and pears at
the State Fair last week
Large line of new Shawls at White L
. Wildes'.
Jas P. Dinsmore and wife of Brooklyn,
n. Y, are the guests of Samuel and Miss
Jane Bickford this week.
Mrs. W. A. Houston of Boston came to
Skowhegan Saturday night and is the
guest Of Silas Leland and family.
Mr.. G. N. Hatch of Pennington, rep
resented the kennebec journal al the cat
tie show and fair this week.
Mr.. E. L. Williams and wife who have
been visiting friends returned Wednesday
to their home in Providence, h. l.
7. o. King of Hartford was in Skowhe-
gan over Sunday coming up from the
State Fair where he had passed the week.
Mrs. NJ. c. Gushing of Bangor is spend
Ing few weeks with friends in Skowhe-
gan. Mr.. Gushing was here over Sunday.
Mr.. W. Kelley of the New Age, former
ly editor of the Skowhegan Rev lew and
Mrs. Kelley spent Sunday with friends in
town,
Pushes, Jackets and childrens' gar
ments all in at White K Wides
Miss f. B. Duuton left for B1ston,
Yesterday morning where she will pass
the present week Next week she will
pass in New York city.
Mr.. ]. A. Pratt, who has charge of the
State Armory buildings In Boston, Mass,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. G. S.
Hill fpr few days.
We soft hum of the STANDARD" Ro-
tary Shuttle Sewing Machine is music
when compared to the rattle of the old
style Shuttle Sewing machine.
g, NJ Nolin have started up their
corn and grass hook, and scythe manu-
factory the past week, with the prospect
OF most prosperous season.
Prof Wilder Colby, of the Maine
State College is at home for few days
while the boys are on march from Orono
to Fort Knox near Bucksport and return.
Mr.. W. G. S. Keene, his daughter, Miss
Filth, and two sons Mr.. William e, and
Master Arthur arrived in town Tuesday
evening for brief visit to Somerset.
If you want to see the new style dress
goods, 90 into White & Wildes' store.
Miss Dora Goodwin left home Monday
afternoon for Augusta where she will
enter Dirigo Commercial College, for
four months course in stenography and
typewritlng.
Mr.. John r. Philbrck has the founda-
ton about completed for a residence to
be built early another spring on the lot
in the rear of his fathers place, fronting
on Maple street.
Miss Nettie Spsulding of Norfolk, Va,
who has been passing the summer In Au..
susta, Maine. came to Skowhegan Thurs
day of last week and is the guest of her
cousin, Miss Nettie Bean.
Little Harry Williams of Hartland. who
Is visiting his Uncle George at Fair
grieve's Bay recently caught handsome
brook trout at the head of Madison Pond
that weighed little more than pound.
The days mentioned 10 the REPORTER
last week for the holding of the North
Somerset Cattle Show and Fair at Bing
ham were not correct. They should have
been Friday and Saturday instead of
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Messrs. VIM. Walker. C. A. Williams,
Joshua Williams, J. A. Dealey and Joseph
Bunker returned the first of the week
from an extended fishing trip to the nu-
merous ponds In vicinity Of Parlin Pond.
They found trout in abundance.
Steamer Ssgadahoc will be withdrawn
. from the Kennebec line at the end of this
ish out the season, making three trips per
week, as will be been by their ad in this
paper. The company sell low rate tick
cts good to return until Nov. LIST.
The cattle show and fair at Brighton
occurs Thursday, Sept. Path, with dance
In the new hall connected with the Wes-
serrunsett House In the evening. This
hall has fine floor for dancing, and Mr..
Farrin intends the opening night to be o
gala one, and will have fine music in at.
tendance.
Street Commissioner Gilman has had 9
crew Of men with road machine at work
on Water street this week, making some
change for the better, but no permanent
good will be accomplished until we have
made similar road to the one from the
railroad crossing to the bridge, and this
we hope to have some day.
The Kennebec Baptist Association be
gins its session with the Bethany churcl
on Tuesday next at II AN Rev. DIR
Lakewood of Boston, will speak Of
Home missions, Rev. E. F. Merriam, Bos
ton, on Foreign missions and the New
ton Theol. gical Institution. Mrs. N. M
Waterbury, q former missionary In India
will speak also on Foreign missions
Rev. DR.. Dunn will speak Of the work Il
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