The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-06-02
at Bixby q Bucks and George Cushing :
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LOCAL ITEMS.

W. L. ofdWaN ana y. Il. oflNaN are
ut Carry Ponds for Il few days.
Byron Boyd Esp, of the Secretary of
States Office was in town Thursday.
VIM. G.. $. Keene and son are on a
trouting trip to Rangcley lakes.
Mrs. Bigelow has millinery opening
at No. Arson, Thursday OF this week.
The Skowhegan Firemen's Relief Com
pany has made its first call upon mem
bers.
II. W. Brown returned Friday from a
business trip through Maine and New
Hampshire.
Dana F. Aubin, who is working in Wa
tcrvillc, spent Sunday with his father,
+. b. Aubin.
f. L. Coffin, Esq, is to open an office
for the practice of law over the store of
L. II. Merrill Il SON.
McssrS. Jas. Fellows, Frank Swan,
J. \. Dealey and j. K. Met ellan are on
Il brief fishing trip to Carry Ponds.
f. y. Merrill, ESP, Is doing an extern
sive job of grading Upon the grounds
around his house on High street
Mrs. stephen Eaton and master Phil.
of Augusta came to town Friday after
noon on ii visit to b. + Eaton and fam
lily.
+ MIR. Frank Russell left for Dover
Saturday where he has II position in an
orchestra with Elmer Towns, formerly
of this place.
DR.. \. +. Farnham of Fairfield who
had been taking Il weeks vacation in
East Madison, returned to his home Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr. ii. \. skinner of Reading, Mass,
Il conductor ON the Boston x Maine II
r.. was in town this week, the guest OF
j. j. Palmer and wife.
Herbert Wentworth has II new bicycle
with pneumatic tire, from the Pope Mfg
Co., bought through their agent, Mr.
Patten. in this place.
The same ear in which three horses
were brought from Montana to Maine
was used to transport 5 horses from
Maine TO Massachusetts.
Col. A. q. Blunt, W. II. Wildes and
c. IL. Burrill are III Rowe Ponds this
week drowning worms. They left
home Saturday morning.
Mrs. VIM b. Drew who had been visit
ing relatives in Skowhegan for several
DAYS. returned to her home in Portland
by Friday mornings train.
Joseph Whittcmore shipped six nice
horses to Boston Monday. Two other
horses were shipped in the same car to
IL. Z. Woodbury., Beverly, Mass.
Mr.. viii Pushor of pttsticld. well
known by Skowhegan people as a form
er member of our champion" ball team,
and more recently rs Il deputy sheriff,
has recently been unanimously chosen
cashier of the Pittsiicld National Bank.
Mr.. Thos. II. Lawley went to Mouse
Island Saturday last, ON business con
nccted with the preparations for the
opening of the Samoset House and Rose
wood Cottage, the latter part of June.
About 10 millions of logs on DEAD
River below Long Falls have been run
into the kcnnebcc, but TIA" late rain
were not heavy enough 10 raise the
water 50 is to start anything above the
falls
Dir. G. IL. Cook, the oeuli-t, was il
town few days last week. on his way
to the eastern part of the state. The
Doctor has fine business throughout the
New England states. particularly il
Maine.
If YOU don't believe the Leland Tan
ming Company are turning ont goo'
leather take a look at II roll in the win
dow of II. II. Merrill Il Son. The Com
pany have no difficulty in selling the
leather as fast as they can make it.
1t is the right time of year to clear NJ
about buildings, roadside, river bank an,
also to look after cellars, out-houscs
sewers, sink Spouts etc. These are
minor affairs but very important one
affecting health and happiness.
DIR. j. y. Merrill is ont door again
after long confinement 10 his room
from the effect of the serious fall he re
ceived some months ago. We are glat
to see him on our streets again AMI hop'
his convalesccncc may continue and IN
crease.
John BurwoOd WAS brought bcfor
Trial Justice Priest saturday last clarg
ed with stealing sheep from g. {. Dun
ton of Madison. He was adjudged guilt
and fined $40 and cost, and in default %
payment committed To Jail nj Noridgc
wock.
Mr.. Charles \. Marston returned from
Moosehcad Lake saturday morning
He saws they have had Il hard siege Oh
the drives but there We're about tWcnt,
million feet in the cove of the outlet an,
began sluicng Friday morning. TN
effects of the rain of early last Wecl
were hardly percrptible in the Nicnit Z,
of the lake. The wafer i'll the lake i
considerably lower than usual this sea
son of the year,
Memorial day exercises We're held Fri