The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11
LOCAL ITEMS.


in town Friday on business.
Miss j. B. Nay returned from her New
York trip on Saturday night.
Mark Savage of Bingham, was at
Hotel Heselton, on Friday last.
Mr.. VIM. Doran left home on Saturday
morning for Boston for few days stay.
State Librarian Carver was in town
Friday, returning to the Capital Satur-
day.
:. Miss Pressey of Waterville was the
guest of Fred Weld and family over Sum
day.
E. G. Heselton made a business trip to
Boston, Friday afternoon, returning
Sunday morning.
Bishop, the New York horse buyer is
advertised to be in Skowhegan Wednes-
day the 10th inst.
j. ii. Frame and wife were called to
Bingham last week by the illness and
death of Mr.. FRAMES mother.
Among the district deputies appointed
by Grand Master Burbank, was w. Scott
Jones of North Arson, for this the 18th
district.
Miss Della Ames, who has taught
many terms of school in our town for the
past few years, has accepted a position
at Fairfield Centre.
At their vestries our Methodist friends
will tend Rev. F. II. Morgan and wife .
reception, Wednesday evening, May 10th
from 7.30 to $50 PM.
Mr.. J. Smith Nutting has acquired an
interest in the firm of w. S. Varney &
Co., and the firm nam1 has been changed
to Narney < Nutting.
Among the appointments for sophie
more defamation at Colby is Miss Linda
Graves, and for freshmen reading is
Levi w. Wyman, both of this town.
Among the visitors who registered at
the State of Maine building at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago last week, were Geo. w.
Cover, Esq, and Mabel Cover of SkoY-
hogan.
Mr.. G. w. Emerson, whose farm bVhd
ings were burned some two weeks ago
has hired farm in Cornvile neayf nome
with buildings thereon, and has movec
his family there.
Mrs. Henry Rawles and sMaster Sey-
mour, left home Monday morning foi
Detroit, Mich, to pass the summer anc
will spend a portion of, the time at the
Worlds Fair.
The Y. p. S. C. E. of the Congrega
tional society are tot give lobster salat
supper at the vesttry Tuesday evening
May o, from $50 49, % cents. Al
are invited.
Two young Ia/ dies having a good com
mon school education can secure situa
tions to learG the art of typesetting
with good prospect ofsteady employment
after they fecome proficient, if they APP
ply early N this office.
Henry /Calway has the contract fol
doing any extensive job of grading about
the grofhnds of the new residence of Mr.
Sampsf ION at Winslow, and entered upol
his work this week. He took two mel
FROM here to assist him
Ffanl l.. Ames of the class of "a a
Colby University, was in town Friday
of flast week. Mr.. Ames started on thu
afternoon of the same day for Pembroke
Me-, having been engaged as principal o
the High School at that place.
By mistake the name of Frank l.
Harding of Madison, was omitted from
xthe list of deputies appointed by Sherif
II Viles, in the REPORTER of last week
Mr. Harding was Que of the first depu
4 ties designated, and is very etlicien
and popular officer.
A gentleman, who claims TO know tell
the REPORTER that $4,000 will not GOV
\ err the losses to persons in Somcrse
County within six months past, tina
! came through dealing in margins OF
stocks. We hope he is mistaken and be
lieve he must be although these losse
must have been considerable.
At recent meeting of the Ladies Soc
ial Circle of the NJ +. church the follow.
officers were elected: Pres, Mrs. G. S
: Benson; Vice-pres., Mrs. V. L. Nelson
! Sec, Mrs. |. j. Smith; Treas, Mrs. j. n
Smith Elk. Com, Mdmes. Priest, Dins
more, Thompson, Eaton, and French
Meetings of the society will be held tn,
second Wednesday of each month.
A race against time is being promul
gated by some of our local bicyclists
One of the number having stated hi
ability to make the distance from Skow
hogan to Waterville in one hour and fif
= teen minutes, some of the doubling one!
are to wager sum that he overestmate
his ability. If carried out the trial will
be made some day before the 18th o
July.
Russell Post G.. A. r., is making al
! effort to secure funds to have the Lewis
ton or Watervile band here Decoration
day. Comrade Llewellyn Goodwin was
appointed to solicit funds from members
/. of the Post and Comrade G. A. Flye t,