The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-07-07
LOCAL. ITEMS.

Edgar BARNES of llaverhill. Mas. Is in
town for a few day.
Harold FosS of Portland is visiting in
ekoNhegan and vicinity.
Srs Porter of Boston is the gust of
her sister Mrs. Vine W Coburn.
Mr.. +. II. Anderson aud Wifc are on
"trip 10 Rangely Lakes Ills Week
Ni-s Ethel Morrill, of rornvile >yi~it-
ng Miss Belle Hill for several day.
Buy a black dress from some OF the
bargains thai w. H. Whites is Offering
Edw. ". Heath returned "Wednesday
morning from a business trip to Boston,
Mr.. Charles Fairbrolhcr made a trip
To Nateryille aud Fairfield with friends
Tuesday
Nearly a dozen members OF the e. {.
. L. {" went on an excursion Il Mafauo-
cock yesterday.
Tie wooden mill did not starr up until
Wednesday morning, owing To repair
that had To he nadc.
MISSES Elizabeth and Gertrude Webb
left yesterday morning for Il few weeks
visit in Portland.
Dick White of Dover, \. H.. VII in
town this week for a few day. renewing
old acquaintances.
:. W. Philbrie> went To Tie
Fork Monday to settle with the crew al
drivers ON Dead River.
Mr. William Clark of Carratunk Ms
in town yesterday on his WAY 10 the
Wateryille Convention.
Miss Lizzie Currier arrived i'll town
Tuesday and will remain with friends
here during the summer
Misses Mabel Ward and Mary steward
leave Saturday for visit Of several
weeks in st. stephen, y. b.
Mrs G.. +. Eaton went to lIalloWrll.
Tuesday with her little son Who remains
there with his grandfather for time.
Forty-scvcn adults and eighteen chill
dren's tickets were sold at this station
Yesterday for the excursion to Marano-
cook.
Clarence L. Weston, Esq. of Boston
arrived in town Monday, to spend few
days with his parents MI. and Mrs,
lothian Weston.
Mrs. Sarah Bartlett who has been
spending the winter in Indiana, returned
Tuesday afternoon, and is at the home
of her son ID. II. Bartlett, Esq.
The large crop of cultivated straw
berries bids fair to break the price as
they were sold by our grocers yesterday
at two boxes for % cents, and good ONES
too.
Walter X. Gage has just received from
the publishers his second publication for
the piano ''Wild Rose" 1t is for sale al
J. y. q |. j. Smiths and DinSmore Il
Bickford's.
Lockwood sheetings SO inch. ) cts. 10
inch. cts. at W. II. Wildes',
Between the rain and the breaking Of
the stone crlsher some delay will ncccS-
>arily be made in laying the new piece,
of concrete walk which it WAS hoped TO
complete this week.
Mr. Thomas krllett brings 10 our
office some mammoth stalks of English
rheubarb. The leaves are very large,
one of them being IS inches lon" and
nearly rs broad aud the stalks are simply
immense
The lightin@of the posi- office has been
very much improved by the rs" of the
are current upon the incandesccnl
lamps. This increases the hrilliancv OF
the lights about four fold aud i a grand
thing for the patrons II, we'll aS the post
master and clerks.
Icman Whipple. Esq, of Solon and
Moose River was in town Tuesday. He
reports the late i1n> IL coming too late
To be of any assistance to him in his driY-
ing operations, aS they finish up about
the 10Th of June, and it ua- the hardest
for great many wears.
The old horse that has done service
l"I Gool lhdHN Ntal~ AT NkbN llrHdh
Town Farm died last week from IA com
pication of diseases and the selrctmcn
have purchased fine animal weighing
l2oo lbs, of Ruel Malhon to replace him.
The new horse j. ) years old of Clydes-
iaIc blood and Il good selection.
Mr.. Ralph sawyer, clerk AT the jewel
r! store of Geo. Philhrcl Il Son, i ae-
curing we'll deserved local reputation
a, a very tasty window designer. OF the
many pretty exhibitions he ha, made.
thai of The past week j. attracting the
greatest attention, ii being miniature
'ccnr on the coast. near "A fsherman's
home. 1t shows the beach, with a SELDOM
"r Al the wharf, the tishrrman's home,
>lor" for the disposal of the catch, while
from the shore a lighthouse is seen. and
lowering about are sea gulls, etc.
Na-hburn's circus that appeared here
IN tuesday afternoon and evening was
The smallest affair OF "A circus that has
Yet travelled Maine, there not being over
dozen performers. There was no ring
'how of any nature, and with the rXccp-
hon of the wild west exhibition of
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