The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-03-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

Uegsn, SATURDAY noon iRst.
The H. & s. Corset in white and black
at NJ. B. Heselton's.
Mrs. o. Butman of Manchester, N. H.
is visiting at Mr.. M. E. Russers.
Wanted few cords of dry hard wood
on account at the REPORTER office.
Bixby &;Buck sold one gross of Dana's
sarsaparilla In two weeks.
Mrs. Elkanah Durrell, suffered a partial
paralytic shock on Sunday last.
The beet assortment of writing tablets
and block paper at M. B. Heselton's.
White Wildes have made great i'm.
provement in the looks of their store.
Edward Ware, Esq, of Athens was
registered at Hotel Heselton, Monday.
Have you seen those SO in. dress suit
ings Ordway is selling at SO cts. a yardP
Eff. Fairbrother made q business trip
to Boston last week, returning Saturday
night.
Mrs. Geo. D. Arnold passed Sunday
with her sister Mrs. M. G. Foster, of
Gardiner.
Mr.. ]. C. Bartlett of Boston arrived in
town Tuesday morning and remained un-
til Wednesday.
Gen. Isaac Dyer AID c. M. Brainald
were among the Skowhegan gentlemen at
Augusta this week.
What's the matter with q Tapestry
Brussels carpet at so cts. per yard3 You
can buy them at that price at Fairbrother's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b. Stafford went to
Lynn, Mass. on Tuesday last to pass the
week, as guests of VIM. q. s. Kseue an
family.
We can sympathize with man who
falls down stairs; also with the woman
who does not use the economical Brussels
soap.
R. G. Fuller, correspondent of the
Chicago Inter. Ocean, whose family was
at Hotel Coburn for some weeks has re-
turned to Chicago.
The proprletors of the pulp mill at
Madison have purchased six millions Of
spruce logs to supply their establishment
the coming season.
Rev. A. ]. Rackliff attended the minis
terial conference of Congregational
Churches of Somerset and Kennebec
counties at Waterville, Tuesday last.
Miss Annie Ames, who has been visit
ing in Brunswick, returned home Friday
accompanied by her brother, j. D. Ames,
who passed the Sabbath with his parents.
E. P. Coffin, Esq, has been engaged by
Russell Post, G. A. r. to deliver the
Memorial address May 3Oth. 1t is safe to
say it will be learned as well as patrl
otto Grafton.
Mr.. William Clark Of Carratunk was
booked at Hotel Heselton Monday. He
says 1t is nice hauling off the yards now.
and that but few teams. have left the
woods yet.
Mrs. L. H. Folsom closed her dress
making rooms last Saturday night and
will reopen upon her return from New
York, where she goes next Monday for
spring styles.
W. R. Clifford, now has the two headed
calf, of which notice was made in the
REPORTER, recently, mounted, and will
soon ship it to form part Of his museum
ON exhibition In Portland.
Messrs. A. c. Houston Of Sangerville'
Harry Foster of Bangor, and A. W.
Whitney of Augusta, were In town over
the Sabbath, coming to attend the re-
! union of the E. B. A. boys.
II VIM. B. Snow, Esq, returned from
Il Indian Stream aud Moxie Pond yesterday,
where he had been looking over his lum-
I boring operations. He says 1t is splen-
did hauling now. Teams can haul all
that can be piled on the sleds.
Jas. Lumsden & Go. give public notice
that they have reduced the price on their
famous up" brand of -four from 1915 10
$3.50. This is one method they are taking
to Introduce the new firm to our people,
aud as -four is advancing, must mean
something.
Capt. Amos Tobey tells us of big
spruce hauled by him the past winter, cut
by M. Durrell on Dead River. The spruce
| WAS So feet long and scaled 1856 feet,
| which the Captain says is the largest that
ever came under his observation In the
many winters he has numbered.
shocking accident occurred In the
Dead River region Tuesday, by which a
mans leg was caught In the bite Of a
suub warp and severed from his body.
Strauge as 1t may be, he lived to be
brought out to Waterville on his way to
Cauada, his home. The mans name was
Paul LAgrois.
Hon. James Nutting Of Perham, one Of
he Aroostook Senators. spent Sunday
nth friends in town. Senator Nutting
one Of the few farmers Of northern
roostook who has given any considera-
e attention to orcharding. He raised
40 bbls. Of apples last year marketing
hem at Caribou. receiving three dollars
Ter Dbl for his fall apples and i've dol.
ars for his Noe, winter fruit.
Nessrs. L. R. Roosevelt and R. W.
Rives Of New York, accompanied by G.
4. Alden of Wsterville, came to 6kowhe.
san by special train yesterday afternoon.
ehe New York parties claimed to be look
DG for horse flesh, and nne array VA
araded up and down Water st. for sew.
Ral hours BY our local horse owners. Nc
ples were made, and the feeling seems Il
Fevail that the visitors had no intention