The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-05-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

New parasOls al OrdwaN :.
Peck's Bad Boy Saturday night.
VI. G. Cushing was in town yesterday.
Miss Ria Morrison is visiting l.. l..
Morrison and family.
MIR. and Mrs. Chandler futile made Il
trip to Oakland and return Tuesday
Mr.. c. II. Playse is in Boston this
week purchasing his stock of boots ana
shoes.
Buy "A hat. not one the ladies will kick
about. but one of those in Fairgrieves
window for bets.
Deputy Sheriff. 5. :. Walker and Mrs
Walker of North New Portland were in
town yesterday.
a new post-oilce has been established
at Blackwell Hill. Madison, in this eoun-
ty with NJ. NJ. Moore postmaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Pepper have re-
turned to Maine for the summer and Will
be at Skowhcgan within Il few day.
Miss Rose Goodrich arrived home
from FoXboro. Mass. where she has
been spending the winter. yesterday
morning.
\. G. Emery. Esq. and family visited
friends and relatives in larone village
last week This is the place OF Mr.
Emery's natvety.
The date of State Muster of Maine
Militia is fixed for the week commencing
,ionday. August Sth. and both rc%i-
ments will go into camp together
Adiutant General Sprague has issued
an order authorizing the Militia Com
panies in the state to parade with arms
as escorts to Grand Army posts Memo
rial Day.
Mr. SIS. Wakefield of Jay. Me. special
agent of the Fidelity Mutual Aid Assoc
citation of San Francisco, California is AT
work for his company in Somerset
towns.
Mrs. j. W. Foglcr and two sons, of
Leavenworth Kansas, came To Skowhc-
ran last week and will spend the sum-
lner with Mr.. and Mrs. Il. +. Baker, Mrs.
Fogler's parents.
Rain commenced falling gently
yesterday afternoon and continued
during the evening, which is IA grand
thing for vegetation bnt unfortunately
enough has not fallen yet to help the
stream drives.
The loss on the house of Mr.. Joseph
GARNER which was burned Thursday
last, insured in the Western Assurance
Co. of Canada. was settled in full yestcr-
day, less than week from date of fire,
through the agency of II. Wentworth.
.Arbor day was more generally obscrv-
ed this year than ever before by schools,
oranges and citizens generally. The
law providing for this day was enacted
in 1887 largely through the influence of
the Maine State Grange and that organ
ization has always taken deep interest
in its observance.
Peck's Bad Boy Co., will be at the
Opera House next saturday evening,
Tickets are 25-35-50cts at ArnoldS.
Their piece has been rewritten. being
full of fun, while the specialties of the
singing. dancing etc. are all new.
If you want an evening of pure fun 90
10 the Opera House Saturday night.
Railroad Commissioners Mortlaud.
Wildes and Bowers accompanied by VIM.
A. Allen, Geo. Neyens, ii. A. Toward,
c. NJ. Benjamin. j. a. Sinclair. J. b.
Palmer, and F. Warehouse took dinner
at Hotel Heselton Tuesday. The Com
missioners were making their annual
spring examination of the Skowhcgan
Branch.
Mr.. W. &. Dinsmore of Oakland Cali
fornia, formerly a Somerset man sends
the REPORTER the notice of the 18th
annual reunion of State of Maine Asso-
citation to be held at Oakland, May 2lst.
One feature of the meeting will be a
campfire of Names veterans residing in
that vicinity. There is to be an Grafton,
a poem, music, etc.
The Murphy fire having caused {. II.
Playse to move from the place he has
occupied so long. he has leased the
place on Madison ST., that has been used
as saw filing shop. Mr.. Playse is hav-
ing the place thoroughly repaired and
expects to put in a good stock of men
and boys boots and shoes. He will also
be ready to do custom work and repair
ing soon.
The clothes-pin sociablc occurs Fri
day night. May 18th, at the ME-. church.
Are you going: OF course. | want to
see the Nursery Maids drill again, |
want to hear the music, and then ''Mark
Twain in thunder Storm" by Mrs Dr.
Richards is great. Then | want to see
the clothes-pin contest. What does it
cost! Ten cents admission. lee cream
and cake fifteen cents more.