The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-05-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

town yesterday.
e. 4. Ross made business trip TO
augusta Tuesday.
f. p. Coffin Esq. arrived on the after
noon train yesterday.
Miss Mida Webb is visiting friends in
Portland this week.
{. Davis Miller made Il business trip
to Waterville Tuesday.
f. II. Preble of the firm Colby & Preb-
le was in town Monday.
Buy ladies' rubber macintosh for
$3.50 of W. II. Wildes.
4 fine variety of pereale remnants for
shirt waists at W. b. Stewards.
Perfection fast black hose for ladies.
children and gents at NJ. b. IIeselton's.
Democratic County convention comes
off in the village June Both.
Clifton J. Arnold returned Monday
night from his winters soiourn in Flor
ida.
Mrs. Ellen Cover and Miss Lizzie
Meadcr have been visiting friends III
Scion.
Curling irons. waivers. and II good as
sortment of hair ornaments at NJ. b.
HcSclton's
Col. W. 4. r. Boothby of Watcrville
WINS in town yesterday on insurance
business.
Postmaster Simeon Merrill of Fairfield
attended the odd Fellows meeting and
banquet Tuesday.
Nathan Thomas is putting up nice
new stable - 30 ut his home ON Madi
son Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. :. Burke of Bingham
were in town Monday and attended the
Gilmore matinee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben ). Collins. and Post
master Hovey of North Arson were in
town Monday.
Hon. Henry Williamson of Stark' has
been seriously i'll of late hut ii is said is
improving considerably.
\. +. Murphy of Augusta took in the
Gilmore concert Monday evening and
also visited friends in town.
Rev. Stephen c. Fletcher will preach
in the First Baptist church sunday
morning next III the usual hour.
Rev. c. V. Hanson expects to eN-
change on Sunday next with leN. w. II.
Spencer, ID. ID. of Watcrvillc
Mrs. Emma Halves took Il prominent
part in the opcretta produced at Pitts
field last week with much success.
Rev. d. Fra>icr of North Arson. pas-
tor of the lniversaliSt society in that
village. made the REPORTER call Mon
day.
Mrs. II. Fuller, Miss Grace Fuller and
Miss Eta Bradbury OF IIartland were
the guests of Mrs. II. Burrill and family
u few days this week.
Russell Post q. \. Il. is unable To Sc
cure a Cornct band for Decoration day
and will be obliged TO depend upon
drums and lites for music.
Mr.. Geo. philbiirk has generously
rendered the sunshine circle of Kings
Daughters the use OF one-hali of his
store for their cake sale saturday i. NJ.
next.
We here it reported that l.. W. Chase
SELLS more harnesses than any dealer in
Skowhcgan. If this is 80 there is some
good reason for il. Don't Won suppose
it's the price:
The Annual meeting of kcnnebec Val
ley Druggists Association comes of nj
Gardiner to-day. Skowhegan is repre-
scented by +. Il. Buck, Geo Cushing. W.
H. Fuller. r. r. pattcn and Geo. Samp-
son.
The rain of sunday Na~ heavy in Dos
ton and Portland and a good one for
vegetation here but unfortunately ii Wl-
lighter further east and north and did
not effect the stream, and brooks in our
lumber country.
At the annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Wom;n's club, the following OIL
GERS were chosen; Mrs. w. H. Fuller,
Pres. Mrs. G. Y. Hanson. Vice Pres:
Mrs. r. W. Allen. Sccy.; Mrs. {. IL.
Burril. Treas; Mrs. &. V. Richards.
Mrs l.. l.. Morrison. Mrs. l.. =. Page
and Miss Carria philbriek, directors.
Mr. :. \. Dinsmorr was in town yes
terday. He says the Last Block factory
at Bingham is doing good business but
the damage from the ice jam there i'll
April was fully $1,000 to the company.
They are receiving some of the logs ear
ried of when the jam broke, but much
of it they will not get and what they do
receive costs nearly all il is worth to get
it back to the factory.
There will be Board of Trade meet
ing this evening at 7.30 O'Clock to take
measures to raise funds for the amount
required of our town to make up the adj
| ditional SIM necessary to build the State
| of Maine building ut Chicago. McSSrS
Hall C. Burlcigll. |. r. Bass and 4. X.
Bixbv of the board of Worlds Fair Com
missioners will be present. \ full meet
| ing is earnestly desired.
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