The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-28
TOWN and VICINITY

town yesterday.
John {. Griffin is on business trip to
hickman, this week.
|. j. Smith and family passed the day
yesterday, With friends in Watervlle.
Rev. VIM. Lermond of Athens was in
town Tuesday and looked in on the RE-
PORTER.
Mrs. Will Mcclellan of Caribou is visit
jng at the home of her mother. Mrs.
Hiram Burril.
Remnant sale and special prices on
dress goods, furs, shawls and blankets,
al W. b. Stewards.
There will be preaching at the First
Baptist church at the usual morning
hour, sunday next.
Mrs. VIM. Doran. Who has been visit
ing in Portland for several weeks re-
turned home last night.
Rev. j. A. GenereuN of orono, for
merly pastor of the Catholic church
Hti'. W. III t'Nh N'-'' i''
Mr.. |. G. Sutherland salesman for the
Bloomfield Shoe Co, with an office in
Boston was in town this week.
Mrs. Helen Perry of Augusta came to
town last week, called here by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. Phoebe Hight.
Hon. Geo. II. Clarke. County Com
missioners. is confined Is his room at his
home in Bingham by the prevailing sick
ness known as grip
Mrs. Geo. II. Pshon, who has been at
the Maine General Hospital for seve al
weeks for treatment, returned home this
week much improved in her health.
Miss Florence Lawrence and her
brother, Master Coburn Lawrence of
So Gardiner, were in town yesterday
guests at the home of Sumner c. Ward.
Mrs. r. IL. Renshaw aud Miss Wood
house of Franklin, \. H., who have
been the guests of Edw. Leach and wife
for few days returned home this morn
Ing.
The County commissioners are in ses-
sion this week settling up the accounts
for the year and assessing the road tax
on the several townships for the year
ensuing.
Mrs. John Ambrose, Misses Annie and
Mae accompanied by j. II. Pugh and
wife of Cornvile spent Christmas with
Mrs. Ambrose father, Thomas Owen, in
Bingham.
We understand the Moosehead Pulp
Company al Scion have shut down for
the time being If this is the case there
not Il pulp mill now running in Somer-
pet County. hut we hope they will all be
in operation before many weeks.
The Christmas ball at the Canaan
Hnd was very enjoyable occasion with
he best of management. Mr. Brown,
he new proprietor of this hotel is pro
bounced the right man in the right
lace.
". II. Clifford purchased a halt ton of
enison last week. for which he informs
he finds Il ready market. Il came
rom Dead River. and the skins that
nyered it, as well As the heads that SUR
Dounted the animals are To hc mounted
him.
Henry Richards of Gardiner. manager
the Richards Pulp mill, aud Col. +. +.
lcath of Watervillc, manager of the
'kowhegan pulp mill were in town YES
4rday II is reported the pulp business
booking up, and we hope TO see both
nils running to full capacity within a
W weeks.
The Western l.nion Telegraph GO.
ave contracted to place three OF their
eetric clocks in Skowhegan, onr Al ".
Robbins. one nj Geo. Philbrck x
|on's and the other in the railroad sta
on. These CLOCKS are self-winding and
be set Ia the correct standard time
"''' '''A "hN '"''l'i''iN'iN ~ t'iS'
(raph.
BiXby Il Buck are to establish "A
ranch store at Bingham early i'll Janu-
BY of the New Year, which will be we'll
locked with goods similar IN variety to
hose carried by this firm in Skowhegan.
cluding Il iirst-class drug store. Mr..
Il. Buck of the firm will have charge
the branch. being there three days of
heh week at least. but will continue to
side with his family in Skowhegan.
The pleasant relation existing be-
Aeen the foreman aud those serving
hder him was practically illustrated at
BE- Coburn Wooden Mills saturday after
BON last in tNo instances. viz the
Fesentation of "A fine marble clock and Il
eerschaum pipe to Foreman Chas.
rren of the weave room by the en-
oyes of his room, and Foreman Don
an Of the finishing room was present
by the employees of his room with a
Fnlsome easy chair.
l.. W. Chase calls attention to his fine
be of carriage robes of all kinds. and
Orse blankets of every description he
As on sale at his stables. He guaran-