The Somerset reporter., 1891-07-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Byron Boyd of Augusta was /
town Saturday.
All summer dress goods marked down
at White & Wides'.
Fairdeld's bicycle tournament comes o.
the % tn of August.
John C. Griffin was at home portion
Of the present week.
K. S. Hlllman made business trip t.
Bangor Tuesday.
Special bargains in black dress goods
at White & Wildes'.
Miss Myrtle Chapman OF Oakland is the
guest of Miss Lou vlckery this week.
Harvey d. Eaton, Esq, of wstervlllt
passed the Sabbath in Skowhegan.
II. S. Steward is passing a brief time
yacationing at Capitol Island.
Hon. s. j. Walton is in attendance up
on the law court at Portland this week,
Mrs. Cynthia Dorothy is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Boucher in Port.
land.
Rev. Z. @. Smith of Denver, Colo, Is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Andrew Morse for
few weeks.
f. N. Merrill, Esq, departed Monday
morning on business trip to No. Caro-.
Inns
F. II. Neil returned to his labors at
Fairfield Tuesday, after a vacation passed
in Somerset county.
Hon. VIM. Philbrick and his grand
daughter, Miss May Burrill went to
Mouse Island Tuesday.
NJ. T. Pooler Joined his family on
Tuesday, who are spending the summer
at their cottage at Southport.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Fuller left home
Monday for a visit of several weeks to
their son, Edw. in Duluth, MINI.
Mr.. Thos. Beatty of Oldtown accom-
panied by his wife was the guest of Lewis
Anderson and family over the Sabbath.
Master Ned Merrill went to Boothbay,
Tuesday, to spend week with his grand
paren's, Mr.. and Mrs. William Folsom.
Miss Ella Nash who has been spending
the past two weeks with her parents,
will return to Stoneham, Mass, Saturday.
C. Bartlett of Boston arrived this
week to pass his usual summer vacation
with his brother d. II. Bartlett in this
place.
Mrs. Jas. Fellows and daughter, Miss
Mary E., returned from Boston on Sun
day morning to pass the remainder of the
heated term
John w. Bailey and wife of Orange, N.
j., were among the arrivals by Tuesdays
train, and are visiting their son c. j.
Bailey.
Jas. H. Pearson, a former travelling
man well and favorably known in Show
hogan, has taken the Riverside House at
Liv ermore Falls, for term of years,
Mr.. Herbert E. Bowman of West Som
erville, Mass, is guest of Chas. Wing
and family Mr.. Bowman came to Au-
gusta by boat, and from there on his
bicycle.
Mr.. Henry Morrill, an expert from the
Manchester Machine Works at Manches
ter N. H., is in town putting new fues
into the steamers, job that has been
awaiting him for several weeks.
The Athens band are fully organized for
the season and are looking for eng age
nents. They have fine one this season,
being assisted by B. F. Barker and young
sou Claude, also Shelly Beal of this place.
Mrs. Cyrus Bartlett, who for the past
year has been living with her daughter,
Mrs. Emerson in La Fayette, Ind, re-
turned to Skowhegsn this week and again
takes up her abode with her son, d. II.
Bartlett.
Rev. W. R. Libby, who has occupied
the pulpit of the Universalist church dur
ing Sundays In July, departed for his
home in Somerville, Mass. Monday. The
church will be closed during the month
of August.
The rear drive, about 80 men, were at
the "Bomazee Rips" Tuesday. Wednes-
day reaching Norridgewock village, when
about 80 Of the number were disharg ed.
1t will probably reach Skowhegau Falls
by tonight.
Six Skowhegsn carpe uters are busily
engaged at Good VIII Home, East Fair
field, four upon the new cottage now
nearing completion under the supervision
Of Robinson Bros, and two finishing up
the large barn commenced last season.
Wilder Vsrney who has been at home
on vacation returned to Union Monday,
accompanied by Mrs. F. s. Sampson aud
Miss Jettie Gage who are to visit DR.. F.
L Varney and family. From Union Mrs.
Sampson will return to her home in Penn
Yam, N. Y.
Landlord Heselton commenced Sunday
to serve celery to his guests, 1t being a
part of the first shipment made this sea
son from the renowned celery fields of
Mich. Ed. sees to it that his
table is provided with the best to be
found in New England markets.
A subscriber calls attention to an error
in the Fairfield Journal by which Show
hogan is given q population Of 3,l65, in
stead Of 5, l65 and he states to us that
this error has occurred three times. We
don't like to have our population repre-
scented 1000 below the correct figures.
A game Of base ball is announced for
Saturday afternoon next at the trotting
park In this place between newly organ
lied team at Madison who are winning
many laurels, and the Volunteers. 1t is
advertised that King of the old 8kowhe-
gan's will catch for the home team.
Mr.. Irving Russell who has been with
J. D. Rawles & Co., during the past six
yesrs, is about to enter the hardware bust
ness for him self at Madison Bridge He
has during the clerkship Of so long a
period, proven by bis inability and strict
integrity, his ability and worth his many
friends hope that his contemplated ven
ture may prove = success.
As the corporation assessors have been
censursd by some people as to the advisi
bllity OF permitting our steamer to be to.
ken from home, - was the case at the re
cent nremen's muster at Bangor, owing
to the risk incurred In TRANSPORTATION, ",