The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-07-02

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h ordway IS agent for the celebrated
IS ''Gold Medal carpet warp.
: 20 new pieces of those popular broead
/ zephyr giughams at Ordway's.
1 Mr.. 8 F. Malbon of Boston was among
. the arrivals by Tuesday evenings train.
Mr.. John Owens of Bingham was in
town visiting relatives few days last
week.
Mrs. A. A. Pierce and children left by
yesterday mornings train to visit friends
in Portland.
Mrs. W. II. Curtis and Miss Louise Cur
tbs of Medheld, Mass. are visiting rela-
tives in town.
few girls or women handy with the
needy will find employment at Miller
Wyman's coat shop.
+. E, Alden shipped fine driving horse
from this station to his home In New
Hampshire on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank S. Sampson of Penn Van,
N. Y. Is on her annual visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Varney.
Mark down on wash dress goods at
Stewards, lot of l24c goods marked
down to and cents yard.
L. W. Chase received large invoice Of
new harnesses Tuesday last that he pro
poses to sell at a close margin.
Kendall Brothers store will be closed al
6 O'Clock Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings during July and August.
Saturday evening July 4th, closes the
Bankrupt Sale at the S. d. Arnold store
All should improve this opportunity.
Mrs II. P. Thing found pair of gold
bowed eye glasses recently which the
owner can have by proving property.
Miss Jennie b. Rhine of Boston will
deliver two addresses at Hayden Lake
Sunday July 18th, in forenoon and after
noon.
Mrs. W. B. Drew of Portland came to
town Tuesday night for visit to her
father and mother, Mr. arc Mrs. r. L.
Lyon.
G. E. Buck, wife and son of Boston
came to Skowhegan Tuesday evening for
visit with +. R. Buck and wife, Their
parents.
Messrs. John and Ernest Ings of
Charlottetown, P. L. l., were the guests
of H. X. White and family few days of
this week.
r. T. Patten attended the hop at Water
vile on Monday night last, given by the
several Greek societies connected with
Colby University.
The haying season will not begin IL
most sections until lone. week .llater this
season. The recent rains have added
very materially to the crop.
Judges VIM. Writ Virgin and W. p.
Whitehouse are guests at Hotel He9e'-
ION during their stay in town. Mr..
Virgin accompanies her husband.
DR.. C. V. Richards has me to North
Wayne to attend the funeral of his broth
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last after long and painful sickness.
Miss S. j. Anderson departed Tuesday
morning for Poland Springs to remain
several days, and from there she will &c
to Old Orchard for stay of some weeks
Mrs. M. I. Pooler had forty dollar
stolen from the pocket of Q garment in
the hall of her home few nights since.
The portemonnaie was found outside
empty.
Mr.. George Belongia goes to the Wood
cliffe, Stockton Springs this week where
he will officiate as assistant clerk the
coming summer This hotel is under the
management of j. w. Withee late of
Pennington.
The summer schedule of time and
trains on the Maine Central transfers
Conductor F l.. Gardner again to the noon
train that arrives here at 1920 A. NJ. and
Conductor Sprague to the passenger from
Waterville to Portland and return daily.
Table Rock Lodge of Odd Fellows of
No. Arson to the number of ~, were the
guests Of Csrrabasset Lodge Of this place
last evening, The third degree Of Odd
Fellowship was worked. Caterer Delano
served fine collation. during the evening.
The vote,to aid the Link" was a most
fortunate one for our town. The defea,
of the proposition would have given
Skowhegan the worst "black eye" 1t ever
had. That eye is as bright as a dollar
now, however thanks to the intelligent
action of our citizens.
At the town meeting Monday the vote
was adverse to the proposition to dispose
of the hearse now used by G. X. Turner
and also to the article relating 10 using
portion of the money appropriated for
finishing rooms IN Park School building
to 1T up rooms in the High School build
ing.
Mr.. +. E. Alden of the Alden & Woods
Fiber Co., departed for Plymouth, N. H.,
on Tuesday afternoon, to superintend the
erection Of machinery shipped from here
to that place where this firm is to locate.
Mr.. Wood, treasurer of the company, re-
mains here to look after the shipment of
the remaining machinery.
Hon. A. r. Bixby and Mrs. Bixby are
invited to Poland Springs House Tuesday
Of next week, by Mr.. Kicker the proprie
tor, to attend a meeting of the Executive
Committee of thej Worlds Fair managers
for Maine of which board Mr.. Bixby is a
member. Governor and Mrs. Burleigh
are also among the invited guests.
Among those who went from this vii
lsge to attend commencement at Colby
University this week were Rev. and Mrs
C. V. Hanson, Gen. Shepherd Mr.. Dane
W. Hall. Mr.. W. A. Whitney, Harvey
Eaton ESQ.,. Rev. and Mrs. Stephen
Fletcher, Forrest Goodwin Esq. Mrs. ]
o. Smith, Misses Lena Hill, Josie Smith
and Edith Hanson.
The committee appointed by the town
at its last annual meeting to lay out and
expend the money raised at that time for
the erection Of tomb, have received the
plans and specifications from architect
Fassett and submitsed the same 10 the
several contractors. The brick work
will prabably be let to one firm, the stone
work to another and the iron " ork to an
other. Work will be pushed as soon as