The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-10-22

weeks sojourn at Smithheld.
Remember the sale of cloak runners
samples of ready made garments to occur
at Arnold & Cos next month.
Mrs. Herbert Haynes of Bangor is
spending few days at the residence of
her father VIM. NJ, E. Brown, Esq.
Mrs. Lora Merrill of Foxcroft, is
passing the present week as the guest of
her cousin, DR.. Cora NJ. johnson.
W. H. Wildes of the dry goods firm of
White and Wildes made a business trip
to Boston this week, returning yesterday.
The rain of Tuesday was very welcome
and wet the surface but did not continue
long enough to benefit the river aud wells
much.
Pat Murphy of West Forks was in
town Thursday last. He reports a good
season in his hunting and trouting re-
sorts.
Another caselal wool dress flannel 10
cts at Judkns < Dyer's this week.
Will II. Mcdonald, landlord of Hotel
Willows, Pennington, accompanied by
his wife were in attendance upon Z. c.
Heselton's reception Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Lombard returned Saturday
night from her enforced visit to Lowell
Mass, where she has been to care for d
sick sister, and is again at Ordways'.
Episcopal Church services will be held
in the Library Parlors next Sunday after
noon at $3.50, Rev. Mr.. Sparks of Water
vile officiating All are cordially invited
Log Driving Company comes Off at Au-
gusta to day and Messrs. E. p. Page,
Omar Clark and S. W. Philbrick attend it
from here
The cloak and shawl business is just
booming at Ordway's.
Mrs. S. E. Foster, Mrs, L. W. Weston
and Mrs Belle Small, are delegates from
the Skowhegan Congregational church to
the Semi-sunual meeting of the Maine
Branch W. b, F. NJ to be held in Auburn
| Oct 20.
Sheriff Pishon conveyed Clarence Pierce
| aud Alvin Frost from Norridgewock jail
to Auburn jail yesterday, where both
prisoners will serve the sentence of six
months, given them by Judge White
house.
InIthe races at Topaham last week A. X.
Perkins,, Buster and Geo. Aldens, Miss
Ledo both won first moneys in their class
es Thursday, and Miss Ledo won second
money in the race of Friday. Fred NJ.
did not start.
Engineer Hilton has surveyed two
routes out of town for the s. & N. rail
road; one following the Danforth route
and the other trife more direct crossing
Coburn Avenue near the residence of
William Fuller, Esq.
The following ladies have been elected
delegates to the State Non Partisan w. G..
T. U. to be held in Auburn next week.
Mrs. L. W. Weston, Mrs. Pauline Little
field, Mrs. C. V. Hanson. Alternates,
Mrs Sarah Gordon, Mrs Frances Flsgg,
Mrs. l.. A. Frost.
Rev. E. L. House and wife, j. N. Smith,
Harry Dinsmore, Mrs. w. IL. Emery, Miss
Clara French and others attended the Ep-
worth League Convention at Fairfield
Yesterday Rev. Mr.. Goodsped also at
tended the convention. Rev. Mr.. House
addressed the convention.
| Peck & Fursman's new duplex Uncle
Toms Cabin Company soon appears at
| Coburn Hall. This is an extra large
company; they carry 20 people, large
band and orchestra, Spanish mandolin
students, colored quartette, pack of
blood hounds, trick donkey, special seen
cry, etc.
The large collection of mounted ami
mails and birds, to be seen in the reading
room and Offices of Hotel Heselton, are
much admired by the guests, aud form
an exhibit that one never tires of gazing
upon. Here may be seen not only every
animal and bird that frequents the Maine
forests, but many others as well.
News has been received in Skowhegan
of the death of Ben H., only son of the
late Horace A. Little, which occurred in
Omaha. September 22d. Deceased was
born In Skowhegan and lived here until
his parents moved to Iowa, about IA years
ago. His mother, Frances r. Little sur
wives him, residing at Muscatine, Iowa.
Manager +. A. Owen of the Bangor
Opera House informs the REPORTER, that
on Dec, Sd, he shall bring to Skowhegan,
J. M. Hills comic opera company, in the
great Boston success "Ship Alloy" Mr.,
Owen also guarantees that Skowhegan
will get the same company that appeared
in this opera at the Hollis street theatre,
last week, numbering over so people, to-
gether with the scene effects and fine or
chestra.
The West Somerset County Educational
Association will meet at Skowhegan, Me-,
October 80, and 81, 1891, Prof. George
C. Purington, Principal Of the State Nor
NAL School at Pennington, and G. A.
Robertson, Principal Of the Grammar
School at Augusta, will be present during
the meeting. All desiring to be enter
tanned will please write to Miss Adde
Swaine, Skowhegan, Maine. The Maine
Central and Somerset Railroads will sell
round trip tickets for one fare to teachers
In the county attending the meeting. CIV,
Mr.. Marshall F. Stevens, the accommo
dating proprietor Of the Norridgewocl
stage line, has the sympathy of large
q circle of friends In bis bereavement, th'
. loss Of hi, wife, Eva g., whose death oc
i, Cured at their home in So. Norridgewocl
n from typhoid fever on Saturday last, tn
18th inst, after an Illness OF three weeks
aged 20 years, two months. Mrs. Steven
maiden uame was Forsyth, former resi-
It entiof skowhegan, but her native plac
was The Forks. A babe two months oil
, survives her.