The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-03

night.
E. N. Merrill, Esq. wen. to Portland
yesterday, to attend to business in the
courts.
Ladies, be sure and read Ordway's new
advertis ement rs 1t is of special interest
to you.
Mr.. Henry Mitchell of the firm Spotf-
ord & Mitchell railroad contractors was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. George Boardman picked full
blown pansy in his garden last week, in 8
place protected by boughs.
Master Irving, the young son of j. II
Lawley Of Boston, is on a visit to hi,
grandmother in this place.
Have you tried that So 80 flour at Stew
ard Bros. 1t is warranted to suit.
Geo. w Bishop the New York horse
buyer Is to be at Hotel Heselton on Thurs
day, March 10th after good drivers.
Miss Emma Hanson went to Portland
Monday to listen to the piano recital Civ.
en- by Paderewski, the celebrated artist
Miss Caddie Gaylord has returned to her
position in Massachusetts General Hospi-
tai, her mothers health being greatly i'm
proved.
No clearer, handsomer ice has ever been
housed by Skowhegan people than that
packed away by our several houses the
past week.
Miss Nellie Gerrish is soon to leave
Skowhegan for Guthrie, Iowa, where
with u sister she Will engage in the fancy
goods business.
Mr.. A. I, Murphy, and Miss McLally Of
Augusta, accompanied by Mrs. Sarah
Pfeble Of Richmond, passed Sunday in
town with relatives.
Lieut.. +. S. Morse formerly of Co. E.,
Militia, who has been spending some
weeks with his relatives here, returned to
Chicago this morning.
Saturday evening th,re will be Uni
versalist sociable and concert at the res.
dence of Captain Vaughan, "a East Front
st. All are cordially invited.
Miller & Wyman are briskly at work in
their coat shop. They do not find it an
easy matter to secure experienced help,
and need some 20 hands more.
You will find fine assortment of ladies
cotton underwear, at M. b. Heselton's.
Mr.. W.R. Buchanan of Boston ,sccompaD
led by Mrs. Buchanan and young daughter
came to Skowhegan Monday night and
Roland T. Patten, Herbert Wentworth
and Miss Wentworth attended the receipt
ion in Wateryille on Friday evening of
last week given by the Royalty Club OF
Colby University.
married, fell 81 feet down an elevator
shaft at Alden & Woods Fibre Companys
works in Plymouth, N. II. Tuesday, sus'
tanning serious injuries.
Mr.. Benjamin Steward, who has been
with Forrest & Dow for some time has
secured good position with W X Shurt-
left at Lisbon Falls, at his trade of steam
piping and plumbing, and left here Mon
day.
Chas. F. Jones, L q. who has been re-
Gently elected member of the Sons Of
American Revolution attended the ban
quet given by the Society in Portland Oh
Washington's birthday.
About Is members of Parmenas En-.
campment visited Ahiram Encampment
of Waterville by invitation on Friday
last and were royalty entertained and
banqueted at Stewards, returning Satur
day forenoon.
Woodbury. & Gage advise farmers to use
Cumberland superphosphate, as 1t is one
of the best fertilizers made, and for corn,
potatoes, seeding down, etc, it has no
superior. 1t is for sale by them as agents
al 1903 and los Water St.
A bad leak in the pipe of the water
works about the railroad crossing on Wa
ter street caused the company consider
able trouble IN locating Tuesday and il
was found necessary to tunnel under the
crossing before getting at the damage.
Corset covers in sizes 30, "a, SO and IS,
at 10 cents piece, at Nj. b. Heselton's.
Owing to the school txhi ition a
Coburn Hall last evening the meeting foI
the organ cation of the Choral Society
was postponed to next Tuesday evening
March 8, at eight O'Clock. Mr.. Shaw r
coming to town in the future depends
largely upon the success of this society
and it is to be hoped that all who have
sieniGed their intention of joiaing will b'
ON hand at this meeting.
C. f. Jones, adj General of the Maine
Department G. A. X. has returned from
Washington. He engaged the house
known as 1.-The Morton" for Department
head quarters during the National encsmp-
ment in September next. This house Is
very conveniently located, being in the
vicinity of the Treasury building and but
squares from Pennsylvani avenue. Ii
will accommodate 60 guests. He also en-
gagged horses for General Dyer and his
staff for the parade, and has underway
negotiations IN relation to rates Of fare,
ETC., etc.
DR.. Merrill met with serious accident
Sunday last and is still confined to his
room from the result. He was called
professionally to the residence OF Mr. W
| F. Bacon and while there In some way
missed his footing and fell down stairs II
. the hall, striking upon his head and shouI
ders, rendering him unconscious 10
: some hours, jsring him badly and caus
ing fracture Of bone near the wrist
= This accident is particularly unfortunate
at this time as he was for some week
I confined 10 his room by sickness and haf
Y mt recently resumed his professors
@ work
SteWard-Frost.
!, Mr., John W. Steward and Miss Net'i