The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

Miss Pauline Snow of Brunswick is
visiting friends in town this week.
Miss Edna Narney and Miss Grace
Barbeau are at Belgrade this week.
r. T. Patten has ladies' Columbia
bicycle. pneumatic tires. for sale, price
so.
Thos. II. Anderson and Mrs. Ander-
sou are at Mouse Island for brief va
cation.
Rev. +. II. House of Portland. arrived
in town Monday evening to remain for
a few days.
/ Mrs. G. W. Cover and children re-
turned Tuesday from an outing at
Hayden Lake.
Miss Grace Ford of Augusta. is spend
ing fortnight with her father. Robert
Ford of this village.
Doran d Wood have the contract to
put in water closets into the old acade.
my school building.
Hon. Charles II. Chase of Portland
and Mrs. Chase are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. y. H. Caswell.
Our readers can i'll afford to buy a re-
frigerator until they have seen the
Journey" at Bragg Il Varney's.
The Universalist sewing circle will
meet with Mrs. kef at the residence of
E. B. Curtis. Wednesday, August J.
Members of Canton Somerset with
their ladies are booked for ride to
Lake George, Tuesday afternoon next.
The Skowhegan horses. Disco, Pattie,
and Helen 5. are entered in the Union
Park races at Pittsfield, Friday and
Saturday.
Rev. K. b. Mathews has leased the
home on the south side, long the resi-
dence of Il. f. Lyon, now deceased, and
will occupy it Sept. 1st.
The shower of Wednesday evening,
was much heavier further north than
here and in Canaan we are informed
there was hail as well as rain
/
State Detective Ira True of Hallowell
was in town yesterday, looking after the
burglars who recently broke into the
store of &. S. Burleigh of Vassalboro.
Z. z. Mayo of the Eastern Adver-
Using Agency, was in town this morn
ing. He goes to Aroostook this after
noon with his family for ten days
I trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Walton. their
daughters, Misses Rerle and Elsie, and
Miss Grace ,Judkins are domciled at
Camp Skowhegan, Southport, for few
weeks.
Friday afternoon a false fire alarm
was rung. The occasion was the burn
ing of a pile of brush on the bank of
the river in rear of Geo. Philbricl &
Sons store. The fire department re-
sponded promptly.
l.. c. Dyer for some years an efficient
postal clerk in the route Skowhegan to
Portland gives way to O. b. Shean.
Cause, Dyer is a Republican, Shean Il
/ Democrat, the former knows the bust
ness the latter has it to learn.
I There is a strong probability that
i the Industrial building the Commercial
travel rs are to erect at Good VIII
Farm may not materialize this year.
i The $4,000 it will costs is not forthcom-
ing 1t is not an easy year to raise mon
/ ey.
c. Il. Cook, American Express agent
here. has orders from head quarters.
in common with agents in other places
to look out for burglars, who are operat-
ing now in various sections of the State.
1t is we'll for all to be on the look out
and keep doors and windows secure.
Charles Z. Wing Esq. of Auburn,
we'll known to many citizens of this
town, died at his home in Auburn, Tues
day. of acute inflammation of the bowels
after sickness of less than week.
lie was member of Andfoscoggin
County bar. a man of high standing,
but for some years past had not followed
his profession because of the unfavor-
able effect close confinement in his office
had upon his health. His age was 30
years.
The remains of Mrs. Ann Stevens,
mother of the late Roscoe W. Stevens,
were brought to Skowhegan Saturday
morning, July y, for burial. The flu
neral services were held at New Port
land Frid " afternoon. Mrs. Stevens has
been in poor health for some months
pas, but was not considered ia criti-
cal condition until day or two before
her death. Two sisters one at Farming
ton, and one mt New Portland, and one
/ brother, Mr.. Horati1 Clark of New Port
i Land survive the deceased.
G. W. Bishop of New York. SO well
known as purchaser of horse flesh in
i Maine, was in town Yesterday forenoon
and purchased seven horses for Thomas
Hitchcock Jr. of Beverly Farms, who
was with him. The horses purchas
ed were pice ones, said to be the best
i lot that have been taken from this mart
| for some time and the prices paid were