The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

sheriff Niles is taking in the State
.rat Lewiston this week.
; +. Goodwin made II professional
nto Lewiston, Wednesday.
ur and Mrs. Charles Hight of Ban
!, are visiting friends in Athens.
vi.. jeanette Lord of Steep Falls,
> is The guest of hsr sister, Mrs. E
coffin.
Brighton Cattle Show and Fair will be
M Thursday, sept. u, '93, at Brigh-
u yiIla-e
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. NORM of Embden,
ere in town yesterday and made the
s~R.fG Il call
Nj, i. Is. Nay is ON IL business trip to
,N Yorh cit, aud Boston. having lett
pme Yesterday.
Mr.. Adam simpson aul wife are in AT
lndauce upon the State Fair, driving
ro.s country to Lewiston by team.
Dir. VIM. Pulsifer returned from his
uropean trip to Waterville on Monday,
pd Yesterday was in town.
F. 5. Cairns is among the Skowhegan
eOple in attendance upon the State Fair
lewiston this week.
Mrs. F. l.. Bray, who has been visit
Y among relatives and friends in town,
plurned home Tuesday.
Don't forget Cairns, Goodrich 4
Mtlett, when in want of shingles
hey are overstocked.
NC. Milliken of Richmond, of the
mber firm Clark Il Milliken, was in
own on business yesterday.
Have YOU tried those Hazen Assorted
locolate drops? They have no equal,
nIy 20 cts. per Id. at A. E. Bisson's.
Mr. Geo. f. Washburn is to give an
pening ball, Thursday evening, Sept.
Nth, in his fine hall at Lake George,
anaan.
Hon. John Burnham Kinsman, who
b been spending a brief time visiting
thtves in Cornville returned to Wash
gton, ID. c., yesterday.
II. 5. Steward, l.. j. Addition, Jas.
eayitt and Chas. White went to Lewis
|u by the early train of Tuesday, for IL
Feek at the State Fair.
Miss Gertrude Barbeau, daughter of
bnductor Barbeau and clerk in Owen
oore's store Portland, is passing the
|eek with her grandmother.
The kennebec Steamboat Co. is selling
bund trip tickets to Boston, good to
Fturn any time during remainder of
Fason, at greatly reduced rates.
In the l.. A. w. races at Saco, Monday
st. X. I. Patten took the second prize
the one mile for three minute class,
bd third prize in the one mile State
fampion-ship.
Mrs Fairgrieves, mother of Geo. b.
Airgrieves, and her daughter, Mrs. L.
Goodspeed, both Of whom have been
sitting Mr.. Fairgrievcs, returned to
heir homes, Tuesday.
Mrs. John W. Bailey, who has been
sitting her son, c. j. Bailey, for several
eeks, left for her home in Orange, n.
|. yesterday morning. Mrs. +. +.
leNeelie accompanied her.
Insurance Commissioner Smith leaves
bis afternoon to attend the National
hsurance Commissioners Convention at
hcago, Sept. II. Mrs. Smith accom-
anles him and visits the Worlds Fair.
Keep the date of the first annual tour
ament of the Skowhegan Wheel Club,
tpt. 18th, in your memory, as the boys
fe laying out for big time. Dyer
nd Sealley the State champions have
ready entered.
Rev. Abram Wyman departed for
oston on Tuesday and after stay of Il
w days will leave for Topeka, Kansas,
here he has call to preach. He will
ok through the Worlds Fair en-route.
Among those who went to the State
ar Wednesday morning, were G. A.
ar''on, DR.. F. o. Sawyer, j. r. Phil
rick, L. s. Prescott. Francis Lowe.
artn Smith, John Frame, F. |. Estes,
ii. Tufts, Ernest Avore and C.. A.
loss.
oysters. Oysters! Remember the
Fster season is at hand, and if you
ant those large Providence river oys-
u.s. fried, stewed or by the quart, you
u find them fresh, Tuesday, Thursda.g
lu saturday, at A. f. Bisson's
slaurant, 1l9 Water street. He will
iver them if desired.
vol. \. w. Wildes, Railroad Commits
ssloner, exhibited to the REPORTER
photograph of the first railroad loco
folive in Maine. 1t was first used on
" Neazie road from Bangor to Old
own In 1885, and was used last on that |
aa In 1867. There is wide difference
F'ween this crude machine ard the
'ehdld locomotives used on the Maine
entral road at the present time.
10 You want to buy carriage or har-
f" If so, call on l.. W. Chase, head
uArters for carriages and harnesses.
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