The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-09-24

IT and Is OH on moose, deer and caribou.
Mrs. +. b Curtis is in New York this
: week purchasing goods for the fall trade.
Mrs. Lewis Anderson is making friends
in Lawrence, Mass, brief visit this
week.
Judkins & Dyer have full line of hes
iery and underwear for fall aud winter
wear.
The Skowhegan students of Colby Uni
versity returned to Watervlle to begin
the college year yesterday.
Mr., Geo. Wentworth is doing some
grading upon his grounds on Madison
Avenue.
Before you buy your new dress call at
Judkns & Dyer's and ses their new line Of
dress goods.
Street Commissioner Gilman is laying
another piece of concrete sidewalk on
North street.
Races at Fairfield Driving Park, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week, the
29th and 30th inst.
Geo. L. Kncaid of Cornville, goes to
Rhode Island this week, where he expects
to remain the coming winter.
Mrs. Hannah Brennan of Detroit, Mich,
who has been visiting friends in town left
for her home, Tuesday morning.
Mrs II. f. Parlin and family who were
visiting friends in town returned to their
home in Bangor Saturday last.
Mrs. G. ID. B. Pepper attended the
Association meetings here this week, re.
turning to her home in Ssco to-day.
U. S. Marshall Saunders came to town
Tuesday afternoon to summon witness
in case in the U. S. Court at Portland.
Judge VIM. Virgin came to town or
the forenoon train yesterday to see Judge
Libbey and returned to Portland on the
afternoon train.
Miss Kate Burrill left this morning for
Boston, where she will spend the remain.
der of this week and next in the interest
of 7. b. & J. A. Colby.
VIM. Bartlett brakeman on the Maine
Central was taken to the Maine General
Hospital Saturday on the 2 o'clock train,
sick with typhoid fever.
Twenty nine tickets were sold at Show
hogan Monday for the excursion to Mon
treal and Quebec. A large number Joined
the party at Waterville.
Brown, Thompson 4 Holt shipped 1000
lambs from Canada last week over the
Monday to take them to market
Mr.. J. G. Higgins exhibits big cucum-
Der of the GRANT PERIA variety 10 inches
long. 1t has place among the REPORT
ER's specimen of garden truck"
The gardens in Skowhegqn yielded big
products this year. B. N. Foss brings in
some mammoth beans the pods of which
are from to 8 inches In length.
Messrs Woodbury. & Gage have had the
with iron roofing. decided improve
ment to the looks of the bull ding.
Mr. Veszie the Somerset county jailer
wrote to the Governor and Council that
he has an insane prisoner whom he de-
sires to send to the Insane hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. McNeelie, Mrs
Edith Goodwin, Miss j. B. Nay, Miss
Sadie Anderson and Mr.. S. W. Phllbrick
left by Saturday mornings train for NV
York city, where they will remain during
this week.
At the State Board of Trade Meeting
at Bangor, Tuesday next, Forrest Good
win, Esq is booked to discuss the ques-
ton What can Maine do toward promot-
ing its Manufactures
j. r. Palmer hauled the biggest load of
the season to the corn shop yesterday.
1t was 100 bushels before husking. 30
bushels after husking and 1928 lbs corn
after cut off of cob ready to can.
Mr.. W. X. Shurtlen's house on Water
street il finished on the outside and Is
well along on the inside. When the grad
| ing of the grounds is completed it will
be one of The handsome residences of the
village.
Miss Linda Graves enters this week the
incoming Freshman class of Colby Uni
verslty. There are now in Colby in the
different classes, five Skowhegan young
people, good representation. The fall
term opens this morning
County Commissioner Leavitt was in
town Saturday, looking after the adjust
ment of the insurance on the Court House
and looking over the chimneys to asce :
tain whether there is danger from fire in
other places in the building.
There is lot of repairing buildings, FIX
ing up grounds and so forth gong on in
| Skowhegan at this time. Among Others
the proprietors Of REPORTER block are ex
tending and repairing the storehouse in
the rear, making it much more convenient
| for the tenants.
4 L
in Lafayette, Indiana, by Tuesday morn
| ing's train, accompanied by Mrs. Sarah
Bartlett, mother of ID. II. Bartlett, Esq,
who will spend a year with her. Mrs.
Bartlett celebrated her eightieth birthday
the day previous to her departure.
Rev. J. M. Frost of Portland, remained
| in town over Sunday after attending the
exercises in the Methodist church Thurs
day. He is now spending few days
trouting at Parlln Pond and vicinity.
The REPORTER has aforetime had expert
mental knowledge of the size and quality
of trout the catch of the clerical gentle
man. They were big ones and good ones
Among the ladies' who attended the re.
union here last week we're Mrs. F. M
Drew, Augusta; Mrs. H. A. Shorey, Brldg'
ton; Mrs. J. l. Fisher, Bangor; Mrs. Jas.
Walker, Mrs. j. w. p. johnson, Gardiner;
Mrs. Lewis Bragg, Taunton, Mass; Mrs,
A. M. Pease, Augusta Miss Stella A.
Wentworth, Bradford and Miss Leila
Higgins of Strong.
The pastor and people of the Catholic
Society In this village acknowledge obli-
cation and extend thanks to the people OF
Waterville, Fairfield, Shswmut, Madison
Bridge, Scion, Bingham, The Forks and
West Forks for assistance and attendance
on the occasion of the recent Fair In Co.