The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-08-31

White wine vinegar for picllling at
Jas. Lumsdcn X Co.'S.
\ girl for general housework i want
ed by W. II. Wilde,.
Abbott Kendall returned from Mouse
Island on Thursday of last week.
Mr.. John Turner i on Il "trip to
lIallowell and other down river towns
this week.
Twelve people from Skowhegan visit
ed the White Mountains ON the eXcur
sion sunday.
Fred Wing is olhciatngas nea : agent
for the weeks OF the Eastern and Maine
State Fairs.
Mr. Nathan sullivan Is vacationug
this week at the home of his childhood
in Winterport, Me.
Mr.. John Russell of Boston is passing
a few days vacation with friends aud
relatives ia town
The families Of VI. I. Pooler aud G. \.
Marston have returned from their sum
mer homes at Boothbay.
Mrs. Homer Jones with her daughter
and young son, returned from Old
Orchard Beach. Saturday night
\ union prayer and praise service was
held in the Methodist vestry sunday
evening" it was largely attended
Mrs. Charles Gilman of Watervlle
was in town last week and purchased
nice top buggy of l.. W. Chase.
The Samoset House, Mouse Island,
closed for the season on Saturday. K.
W. Haines and Miss Caddie are expected
tonight.
y. W. Weston shipped two horses to
the Eastern State Fair Monday morn
ing, that are entered in the races there
this week.
IIilda Vernon Co. begin their five
nights engagement at Coburn Hall to-
night. at two prices. There have been
nearly one hundred tickets sold,
There will be five o'clock tea" at
the vestry of the Congregational church.
from > till o'clock. on Tuesday evening
the 29th inst. All are invited. Tickets
25cts.
Mrs. VIM. Mclaughlin. who has been
visiting her parents in Athens, and
among friends in Skowhcgan. with her
little girl, returned to her home in West
Medford, Mass, saturday.
The Cohurn Wooden Mills are going To
run ten hours day the first three days
of this week and next. giving those en-
ployes Who desire, an opportunity to
visit the Eastern and State Fairs.
The Catholic society are doing quite
an extensive Job OF grading on the
grounds i'll front and around the church
and the residence of Father l.aeroiX.
which will greatly improve the appear
ance of the premises.
Or. Geo. II. Bailey of the State Cattle
Commission, was in town last week.
called here by citizen of Skowhcgan,
who thought he had a COW sick with
.,1,a,.n,o5is ~ paila,. o,.a,,i,ad tho
animal carefully, but could find no indi-
cotio, or tho dis.oso foarod bnt i,stoaa
found a we'll developed case of cpizema,
''eiN iC's We're resumed Ill the 'ohgre-
gational church sunday morning, after
Ia tt,., II
.,'' N"V''l'" se"s''l' lev IL b.
a'"'''" : '''' I"st'' l''Fa'llea tno"@il'-
i"' "'''' ''.iI'S' sermon upon IN ls'l'h
'el' ''e' Inc musical exercises were
,"'os ny - bar'le'i III BOSTON ana
hrS' ii"Niles ol bangor instead oil the
usual >''Sli@ ny the eholr'
The town of Athens contributes some
nice grade Hereford cattl" To the Eastern
State Fair this week. Eastman Hath
orne sends ] pair 6 year old oxen, girth
IT 10 inches. weight 29S0 BIS: ! pair
) year old steer, glrth. fl. inches,
weight 1910; pr. | year old girth 6, 6,
weight 23>o: ! pr. ] Neal old girth &.
! weight 2l2o' Il. /. Barker exhibits
par ! year old oxen. girth IT. :.
With the COMING of Spntcmber the an
nual sovSter season apaiu oprns. and
Skowhegan people. will. as usual. find the
old reliable oyster house of walter
pinrpp rpn,lt- ia attnud IL, oil tl,,,;,. ,,.,,,t c