The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Sheriff Nles made business trip to
Fairfield saturday.
Z Brooks b. Savage went to Auburn Fri
day to attend the funeral of IA relative,
Mrs. ". 5. Ladd of Fairfield with her
littlr child. visited friends in town last
week.
Mrs Linwood Nelson returned to Au-
burn saturday after brief visit in
town.
Mr.. Trucmas Sawyer is in Bangor this
week visiting at the home of Or. Wm.
Z. Fellows.
Miss Moulton. assistant i'll the Skow-
hogan high school. passed sunday at her
home in Bath.
Col. Stanley Plummer Of Dexter WAS
in town last week on hi- Way home from
tn Worlt's Fair.
II, ". Brown has purchased the \. F.
.Aiams farm on the River road about
two miles out of the village.
Judge Andrew z. Wiswell will pre-
SIDE at the term OF court in this county
commencing December l9th.
Miss A. Z. Nye OF san Francisco, Cal.
arrived saturday night On Il visit to her
mother and to her brother. Rdph Nye.
The Harvest dinner given by the Ia
dies Of the Congregationalist society
/ last week was good one and we'll pat
rouiled.
Mr.. Geo. Morrill, left home this morn
| IL for Boston, where he will enter a
hospital Tor the treatment OF a lung
trouble.
John Sheean. who recently sold cut
lis shop to II. X. Bearse. went to New
Bedford. Saturday. where he intends
opening Il shop.
Mrs. Joseph Boucher and Mrs Edward
Clark of Portland are guests at the home
of II. Z. Thing. Mrs. Boucher Is sis
ter of Mrs. Thing.
Mr. and Mrs. George raggart OF Vas
di9'l'' dlt NiHitluS lll'ii sun ~ IL VI
Taegart. where they will remain tie
present winter.
Ralph Sawyer left home Saturday at
trrnoon for Boston, where he will visit
a few days. before entering upon his po-
ston at Great Darlington. Mass.
DR.. VIM. Mclaughlin of Harmony anil
his son. Master Charles. left here by
train Saturday morning to visit W. II.
Mclaughlin. Il son of the doctor in Bos-
ton. Mass.
Rovs. Franz, l.. Ferguson and Francis
= Marsh of Congregational House. BoS-
ton. will attend the seni-annual Con-
ference at the Island Ave. church Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mrs. Ada A. Tozier, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l..
futile OF Cornville, has gone to Boston.
where she met Il party of friends aud
went with them to the Worlds Fair,
'sCaptan" L. y Cas-, who for long
tine has been connected with the eX-
tcnsVc livery business of l.. W Chase
~ superintendent has given up his posi-
ton. completing his hbors there last
week.
Major Alonlo York will preside at an
election of Co. T.. ut the company's az
morv on Tuesday evening, Oct. 9th to
fill the vacancy of captain, and any
other vacancies that may occur at that
time
II. b. Kelley of Boston. who has been
guest of Albert Leavitt and family of
Athens for few weeks. left Sliowhcgan
for home this morning. During his
stay he made sporting trip to Austin
Pond in Mayfeld rs a result of which
he shot two deer and a caribou,
1t now looks rs if the new bulk head
and the repairs on the dam of the back
channel woul be completed Tuesday
night allowing of the water being let in,
and that Wednesday morning next
would see the mills that have been idle
during the past six weeks again in
operation.
The auction sale of large horses, "A
consignment from the New \ DIRK Brew
crs Association, and which we advertise
elsewhere. is sure to call out a large
crowd of buyers. These horses will be
on exhibition after Nov ID and the sale
will take place Nov. 18th without reserve
rain or shine. Make a point of being
there if you need a pair of good workers,
as low prices will prevail.
Fifty-one members of the ri chapter
of the ID. X. T.. society of Colby niver-
sity. participated in the forty-seyenth
annual initiation and banquet which oe-
cured at Hotel Heselton Friday even
ing last. The visitors came and returned
by special train. The best communication
that can be given of the popularity of
Landlord Heselton's fine spreads, is the
continuous coming year after year OF
these societies to this hotel.
Friday Afternoon last as Mrs. John {.
Griffin, accompanied by her two small
children. and her mother, Mrs. Wing,
were out driving, the horse became