The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-23
TOWN and VICINITY

to Boston.
Jos. Hutchins is confined at his home
by illness.
Judge W. c. Phlbrook of Waterville,
was in town Saturday.
Commissioner A. K. Bixby returned
home Saturday night.
If in need of stove wood call on Cairns,
Goodrich & Bartlett.
Miss Mertie o. Gates passed Sunday
with friends in Gardiner.
+. L. Coffin, Esq, returned saturday,
from his business trip to Boston.
Mrs. DIR. Blanchard of Dexter, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. f. o. Sawyer.
Don't suffer with chapped hands--use
Patterns Cream Balm, guaranteed-25
cents.
Mrs. Chas. Fairbroiher and little Miss
Leila Fairbrother visited Sunday, with
friends in Fairfield
Mrs. James Wheeler. of Griswold. la,
Is making an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. John Weston.
Mrs. Eta Merrill of Pennington and
Miss Ella Marco of Watervile are visit
Ing Nj. and Mrs. Ed Ford
Col. W. II. e. Estes of the Argus,
made business trip to Portland last
week. returning FriGay evening,
Howard Weston and sister, Mrs. Will
Fernald of Leyant, We're the guests of
MIR. b. +. Ford and family over Sunlay.
Mrs. ). G. Fletcher left ON Thursday
last for Monson, where her husband has
settled recently as pastor of the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt visited Sydney,
Saturday, and as assistant inspector of
the w. II. {. of Maine, inspected the
Corps in that place.
Among the assignments of honorary
parts in the Junior class in Colby Uni
versity is the following: Ladies-Greek.
Miss Linda Graves, Skowhegan
Thirteen columns of town ami county
news and information appeared in the
REPORTER last week, and very little OF
it had previously appeared in print.
Dana w. Hall is booked to speak be-
fore the Maine Schoolmasters' Club, at
its second annual meeting in Memorial
Hall, Watervile, Friday evening, Dec.
| LIST.
Misses Marion and Kate Parker of
Bangor, students at Colby University,
We're the guests of Misses Mabel Went,
worth and Grace Wentworth over the
sabbath
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Morse of Lewiston
were in town over Friday night, the
guests of Mrs. Ann Jacobs. Mrs. Morse
leaves for California this week to spend
the winter.
Geo. c. Sheldon, principal of Somcr-
set Academy at Athens, and Mrs. Shell
den arrived in town and went to Athens,
Friday evening, to Eegin the Winter
Term of the Academy, Monday.
The Knights of Phythias have in view
the giving of a minstrel and variety en-
tertainment the coming winter If they
conclude 70 do so it will be a good one,
as the boys have plenty of talent to give
IA performance of this kind in highly
pleasing manner.
Mrs. Clara b. Ieavitt was at Lewis
ton Friday last. on business connected
with the establishment of home for
Maine disabled veterans. She informs
US that the committee have received
some very favorable propositions from
| different localities.
Boston papers credited Skowhcgan
with having Il three inch fall of snow
Wednes lay last. Whence came such
information! Our Massachusetts friends
must think winter has set in early here,
when in fact we are enjoying beatei
September weather, instead.
The matter of having another wooden
mill is again being agitated, and finding
much favor in the hands of many of
Skowhegan's business men and capital
lists. 1t is designed to have it occupy
the site on the island now taken up by
the Bacon Mfg. Co., and other property,
making use of that firms water power
now going to waste. a 100000 plant is
the talk. and it now looks as if our peo-
pie would, as they should, make 90 of
| it.
The souvenir supper and entertainment
held in the vestries of the NJ. +. Church
on Friday evening last, under the all-
| spices of the Ladies Social Circle of that
society was well patronized, netting the
ladies shout $4,000. The souvenirs con-
sisted of cards upon which were quota
| tions. The entertainment was pleas
ing arrangement of tabeaux represent
ing Iongfellow's poem, ''rhe Hanging
of the Crane" The poem was read in an
admirable manner by Mrs. Harry A
Dinsmore.
One day last week, AS MIR. Chas. Lord
a travelling salesman for the Worcester
Corset Co. was en- route to Madison, h,
met with an accident that will lay hin
| off duty for some time HEARING of the