The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-08-17
Mrs. W. r. Clifford is spending week

Mrs. j, A. Dealey is spending few
weeks at Old Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. Anderson return
ed Monday from Mouse Island.
Mrs. B. G. Foss of kent's Hill is visit
ing at the home of \. w. Brainerd
Our readers can i'll afford to buy re-
frigerator until they have seen the
'Gurney" at Bragg Il, Narney's.
Mrs. +. W. Mathews of Augusta is
spending few weeks at the home of
Rev. II. b. Mathews in this village.
Mrs. o. F. knowlton who is spending
the summer at Old Orchard, was in town
Friday, returning saturday morning.
The First Maine Heavy Artillery As
ISOLATION will hold their seventeenth
annual reunion ut Orono, Me-, Thursday
Aug. a. 1893.
Dacey and Taylor have sent - of
their men, who were at work on the
contract there.
The Madison Wooden Mill has shut
down for about one month, Deering 4
Milliken will then take the selling
agency of the mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. W. Brainerd have re-
turned from carriage drive through the
eastern and northern parts of Somerset
and Franklin counties.
Mr.. II. b. Friend returned on Monday
from his New York trip, having pas, Led
several DAYS of his absence at Cottage
City, Martha's Vineyard.
We are informed that NJ. L. Pooler is
about to take his son, F. c. Pooler, in
partnership with him in the ownership
of Fairvew Stock Farm.
Nelson lowered his record to 2,09 at
Rigby park, Saturday, on IA slow track
and his owner promises to lower it to
FOG before the season closes.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 5. jenkins of Boston
returned to their hong Monday. Mrs.
jenkins had been visiting with friends
here and at Cornyille several weeks.
Miss Lena Hill, Misses Belle and
Emma Hutchinson and Miss Josie w.
Smith left by Saturday mornings train
to spend Il few weeks at Christmas Cove.
DR.. Z. IL. ). Vaughan, second as
/ sistant physician at the insane hospital,
who has been making a trip through the
provinces, returned to Augusta. Satur-
/ day.
! Two millions dollars worth of pro-
/ perty went up in flames and smoke in
and evening. \ lady and boy lost their
lives, and several firemen were injured.
The prolonged drought has had and is
having serious effect upon some crops.
but it is wonderful how we'll the sweet
corn withstands the dry weather. Some
fields show the effect and probably tn,
length of the ear and fulness of the ker.
mel will be somewhat affected by the
! lack of rain. especially ON sandy soil, but
most fields hcrcabouts seem to be doing
better than one would expect. Somt
slight showers have helped little
The Boston Record speaks this appre
ciatlvely of native of SkUwfegan: II
/ \. Wyman. who for the past three year,
has been assistant district attorney fo
the district of Massachusetts. has re
signed his Office to resume the practic,
of law. Mr.. Wyman was an assistant fol
years in the encouragement Office prior
to his service under the National govern
ment Mr.. Wyman has had charge Of
the customs cases and has handled then
with notable skill and thoroughness,
Next week the string of horses from
Fairview Stock Farm, II in number
will be taken to Bangor, where they
will remain until after the Eastern
State Fair, nine the of number being en-.
tered in races to occur at that time
Several of the string have been working
out in great shape AT the track here
Friday, Mahlon trotted the fouth heat
of "A mile in 2.2l; Grover Cleveland
made mile in 81. while Il 3 year OLD
by Also made mule in 233 II the
last quarter in &c ID seconds
The change in business methods
brought about by the prevailing tinan
cial disturbance is not agreeable to somt
of our merchants. The use of banl
checks and drafts are convenience
that business men appreciate all the
more now that they cannot be as freely
used AS in former times. \ Skowhcgar
merchant informs the REPORTER that
now. if he buys a ear load of grain West
he is obliged to get the gold. silver ol
currency to pay for it and send it by eN.
press. 4 check or draft upon New \ orl
even. will not answer the purpose. Ihi'
calls for greater use for the circulating
medium. and makes II bad matter worse
Banking institutions seem to be short OF
currency and will pay it out only whel
they have to. They do not cash cheeks
of banks in other states a. freely n,
formerly.
Mrs. Joseph l.. Patien OF BROOKLYN
y. y, is spending Il few weeks ut thu
home of DR.. ). A. Pattcn. MR.. Pat