The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-06
LOCAL,ITEMS.

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Friday
Homo. b. Baker Of Augusta was ii
t 'wn Thursday last
Mrs. +. \. Whittier returned to hcl
home in Lewiston on saturday.
VIII Roberts, formerly in the sho,
store of ;. II. Hart. is in town.
Mrs. Albert Noble Is on a visit tc
friends in Freeport for few weeks.
Mr.. Benjamin Hurd died at his home
Saturday night. aged about s3 years.
Mr.. II. l.. Pierce Of West Boylstor
Mass visited friends in town last week
Miss Dora Cleveland arrived Friday
to spend her vacation at her home here
Mr. Edw. Mckenney with his wife
and daughter, are in town for a few
days.
Don't forget that You can get a good
dinner at the Methodist vestry. foi
% cts, July It'll
Mr.. F. \. Scyeno returned Friday
from Il weeks visit with friends in Port
land and vicinity.
Mrs. j. W. Ennis of Albany, y. y,
is visiting her nece. Mrs. J. y. Merrill
for few weeks.
Mr.. {. f. Mcclellan received fine new
bicycle pneumatic suley last week. built
by the Frazier Co.
The admission 10 the trotting park
July 18th will be 30 cents to gentlemen
with Ladies' and carriages free.
Mrs. DR.. Cleveland. who had beer
visiting relatives here, returned to hen
home i'll PASSPORT, Friday last.
L. y. Merrill, Esq. and Forrest Good
win, Esq. were at augusta, FRIDAY, at
tending the Supreme Court there.
Mr.. Joseph Richardson and wife left
on Friday, for few days visit to Mrs
richardson's parents in Lawrence. Mass
Miss Hattie Morrill,, accompanied by
Mr. Ora Soule, of Lewiston. was the
guest of her sister Mrs. Frank Hoxie last
week.
Mr.. Fred NJ. Tufts who has been il
So Braintree. Mass. for the past few
months has returned to his home il
Cornvile.
The salary of the postmaster at Madi
son has been raised, in the reimbursement
of salaries on the basis of business. from
$1,000 to $1,000.
Those chillrens' Jersey suits in age,
from four to eight for 81. 90 are Just the
thing for summer. You can find then
at Chas. +. Wards.
DIR. j. ID Ames has returned from
Athens to Skowhegan and established
his residence in the Dir. Cushing house
corner of High and North street.
Mr.. o. f. knowlton has leased the Sea
Side House at Old Orchard for this seat
son. hotel with 2G rooms, and left with
his family on Saturday to open it up.
Mr.. Will Il. Mcclellan of Caribou came
to Skowhegan Friday, and on Saturday
left for Portland, accompanied by Mrs,
Mcclellan, where they will visit fol
several days.
| Miss Josie W. Smith, who has been
pursuing musical studies in Boston dur
ing the past winter aud spring, has IN
| advertisement in the REroRrER this
week. to which attention is called.
The somewhat famous COW and calf
moose, secured by ". K. Clifford. Skow-
hegan's accomplished taxidermist, and
mounted, were on Friday last started
for the Worlds Fair by the American
Express Company.
Mr.. Whitaker, the man who had the
contract for blasting rock at Carratunk
Falls when the pulp mill was built there
several years ago, WAS in town Friday.
He is employed in the boom town of
Rumford Falls now.
Capt. Sam'l j. Hale and wife of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, were guests of Hotel
lIeselton last week. Capt. Hale is well
remembered by many of our Older resi-
dents. He was II Skowhegan boy back
in the forties, leaving here when lG years
| old, but has made frequent visits back
since then. He has served the city OF
Cincinnati three years as its mayor.
The battered Appearance of Mr.. ID. f.
-ludkins, one of our popular dry goods
merchants, can be satisfactorily explain.
ed, and came about in this manner. A
Mr.. .Iudkins was returning from Athens
Thursday night last, in Il double team
in company with Mr.. l.. +. James. ;
travelling salesman for Bolster. Snow a
Co., Portland. the iron that holds TIA,
| pole on to the yoke of the pole gave way
At the time of the accident they were
descending the hill Just this side of 4
X. Perkins. They managed to keep the
horses straight until they passed the
bridge. and then both gentlemen jumped
| leaving the team to go it. The vehicle
! was overturned about the same time
and the horses cleared themselves. run
ming well into town before being cap
tured. Mr.. James was more fortunat,
than Mr. j ldkins. striking in a softe