The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

"uhs twenty-five people With the "Lu
cier's' no more, no less.
Hon Turner Boswell made bus.n4.
trip to Portland yesterday
Miss Hannah Page returned To well.
ley college yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohandl4r Tuit!e are on
visit to New York city.
,, A light fall OF snow came lat afgbf bn
not enough to nuke good SEE .l.g..
County Comm .soners Lawn a..
webber are In session at the eoaIt lions,
today.
Chief Engineer Thing Is rop9rted to BE-
steadily recovering from his severe III.
ness.
Saturday evening next, occurs the an.
nual reunion of the e b. a. BOYS nj
Hotel lIeselton.
j. b. Bracket, General Agent Of the
Washington Life Insurance Company wa.
IN town Yesterday.
Dir. d. b. Sawyer and wife of Lewiston
are visiting At the residence Of W. X.
Shurtlen
Mr. Otis harrington one of our old resi-
dents is seriously i'll at his residence on
Court street.
The remains of Bttsey II. Morrill,, who
recently died in Tampa, Florida, were
brought to SkoWhcgsn the past week for
burial
1t Is reported that there has been a cut
down in pay OF the employees at BaileYs
oil cloth factories in this place. of nearly
10 per cert.
Mr.. IT, II. Rice of Farmugton, who Is
a memba of the firm that runs the Bos-
ton Store in this place, was in town one
day the past week.
! The rise of water In the river fl ID it
with anchor ice, making a good deal Of
trouble and considerable expense to the
mill men along the Kennebec.
Mr.. Herbert Wentworth purchased Mrs.
John c. Griflln's interest in the late firm
of CIR flo & Wentworth, and has changed
the firm name to II. Wentworth.
W. +. Bacon has recently put in Ro
tary for the manufacture of long lumber
for Emery & Collins at North Arson
Darius Houghton superintended the job.
Prof. Wiggin of Somerset Academy
Athens, attended the Pedagogical meet
active. part in the exercises and discuss
ions.
and F. X. Phlibrick are to attend a swell
Bachelors Reception" given by tn
young gentlemen of lPaterviile, in Sop
er's Hail, tha' ty, t. might.
Miss Mabel Wentworth ATTENDED the
leap year bill ct Bling cham, Thursday Of
last week, given by the ladies of North
Arson. The party went from North An.
son and returned by a special rain.
Miss Kate Haley, graduate of our
high school aud who last term taught the
grammar school in this pisce, departed
on Thur .day of last week for Quincy
$, cond grade grammar school of that
city.
L NJ. Hight informs.us that he has al
ready pledged nearly the 225 acres asked
for from our farmers to be planted in swe, I
corn for tie Skowhegan factory for next
season, VIII CHI with a favorable s. ason in
sures a good pack at those shops next
fall.
Willis NJ. Aver, f q, of New York city
was in Skowhegan for a day the past
week. Mr. Aver was former law stu
dent with Walton & Walton, but is now
evidently prospecting in tbs practice of his
profession in the city from which he
halls.
Mrs. W. IL. Davis of Portland, Mr.
Charles Whitehouse of Augusta and
George L. Wildes of Melrose, Macs were
in Skowhegan the past week, called here
by the critical illness of their father Col
A. w. Wildes. At the present writing
however, Col. Wildes has so far recover.
ed as to be considered out of danger.
The Sorosls celebrated New Years day
10y giving a reception to their gentlemen
friends in the Library parlors, from three
till five in the afternoon. a table prettill
arranged with dainty linen and china was
presided over by four young ladies, who
served chocolate coffee and fancy cakes
The occasion YVES most happy beginning
for 1892, and if it may be taken as al
omen of what is TO c)me augurs well FOL
the social pleasures of the rest of ths
wear,