The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-23
Col. w. r. G. Estes is in Bangor to-


week.
Mr.. Levi Weston made business trip
to Augusta Tuesday.
There will be no services at the Univer-
salist church until further notice.
Col. A. W. Wildes accompanied by
Miss Alice went to Augusta Tuesday.
Miss Grace Colby left Tuesday morn
ing for Orono to visit her brother, d. W.
Colby for week.
Mrs. ". c. Clements of jackson, y.
H., arrived in Skowhegan Tuesday night
on visit to her people.
Mrs. Lewis Moore and daughters of
Bangor are the guests of Miss Adde
Parker during the present week.
Mr.. Charles Wyman places an egg up
on the REPORTER desk that weighs about
four ounces. \ fine specimen.
Mrs Folsom who has had class in
physical culture here for the past few
weeks, left by Tuesday mornings train.
Steward Bros. have Just received IA
fine lot of pressed hay which they will
deliver to any part of the city at lowest
market prices.
Mr.. Jos. Richardson, boss dyer i'll the
Coburn Wooden Mills returned home
this morning from brief visit to friends
in New York city.
Mrs. Geo. l.. Crockett of Portland, is
visiting her parents, Benz. Stinchtield
aud wife. Mr.. Crockett was in town
over Wednesday night.
Miss Ruth Cushing, who since her
graduation from the Gorham Normal
School has been teaching in Cumberland
Mr.. Wallace Emery and wife of North
Arson, are guests at Hotel Heselton.
Mr.. Emery is serving his town as mem
Der of the traverse jury at the present.
March term of 5. j. Court
The shoe store of Jas. Lewia has been
thol oughly renovated and changes made
whereby he is now better prepared to
carry a full line of the best grades of
footwear for ladies, gents misses. and
children.
Jas. Lewia has got his new stock of
rubbers in and open for the spring trade.
He finds he has Il larger stock than ever
before, and being DESTROYS of selling
them rapidly, will be satisfied with small
profits. Call and sell what good trades
he can give you.
The South Side market has again
changed hands, and once more Frank
Thompson is ut the helm, the new firm
being composed of Frank Thompson, A.
II. Ieatton and Abel Thompson, who
will carry on the business under the
firm name of Thompson & Yeatton.
Look for their announcement next week.
There was a quiet home wedding at
the residence of Albert Towle, Bridge
Street, ON Wednesday evening. the con-
tracing parties being G. Frank Brown.
and Miss Bessie L. Iibbets, who former
ly lived in Norridgewock. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. c. V. Hanson.
The happy couple will reside in town,
and will live with Mr.. Towle. They
have the congratulations of all their
friends.
We learn this morning that the newly
organized firm of W. X. Buchanan & Co,
publishers of the Somerset Argus, has
dissolved, Mr.. Buchanan the editor and
founder of the Argus, having accepted "A
position as managing editor of the Even
ing Call in Woonsocket, Il. l., and has
already entered upon his new duties.
His family will soon join him. Col. W.
X. G.. Estes succeeds to the business of
the late firm, and the paper will continue
to be published under his management.
After burning for lsi hours, As MIMI
ties and 45 seconds, the mammoth Col
umbia Candle, that had been on exhib-
ton in Walter +. Robbins store for the
past five months, is no more. The many
n ucsSts iidl Ntlt t1uuc bil tflt ltHStfl Vi
time the candle would burn numbered
into the hundreds, and ii proved severe
task for Mr.. Robbins to go through the
list to ascertain to whom belonged the
prizes to be awarded. The following is
the award; Silver tea set, Mrs. +. l..
Stevens; cake basket, Edw. Roberts;
pickle castor, A. Fowler; lady's gold
stone ring, May Murphy; gents gold
stone ring, May Ward; lady's watch
chain, Ernest Avore; gents watch chain
l.. l.. Smith.
On Monday evening last Mr.. Irwin
Russell accompanied by his wife, was
taking Mrs. l.. II. Brown to her home on
the Cornyille road from attending the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Grin Reed.
When opposite the Catholic cemetery on
the plains, they met runaway horse
with sleigh attached coming towards
town. As il was dark they neither saw
or heard the runaway until it was upon
them. II is supposed the sleigh of the
runaway must have been overturned
n il seemed 10 strike Mr.. Rus
SELL sleigh. carrying away the dasher.
and Mrs. Brown. who was ON that side
Wa struck very severe blow nearly