The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-20

visit down river. saturday afternoon.
c. 5. Harlow has been appointed post
master at Smithtieli in place of ;. II.
Mace.
Alexander Weston returned Saturday
from several weeks visit with friends
in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Kinds of Fairfield,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. y. W. Brain
erd over Sunday.
Col. w. g. Morrill, gives trot at
Union Park. ri tstirld, with a fast mile
by Early Bird, and some good purses.
July 2Sth and 10Th.
l.. l.. Walton Esq. went to Boothbay
Monday morning to make arrangements
for the summer sojourn of himself and
family in that vicinity.
Miss Belle Hutchinson. accompanied
by her sister Miss Emma, returned from
North Conway, y. H.. Saturday, on ac-
count of IA severe illness.
Miss Minta Powers was at Scion last
week officiating as stenographer at
the court of reference held there ON the
case Whitaker VS.. Moosehead Pulp
Company.
Good hay weather the past week has
made business on our streets assume an
intensified form of midsummer dizziness.
The work on sewers relieves the stua-
ton somewhat.
Mrs. X. W. Brown is spending two
weeks with her husband on his CONNER
cial trips through Maine and Massaehu-
sets; this week in Maine and next week
in Massachusetts.
The Sunday School excursion to Good
Will Farm Saturday was grand success
Almost 300 went by rail, and 40 or 80
with teams. They report good time,
and the exercises very interesting.
! Many are availing themselves of the
attractions of Skowhegan and surround
ing Somerset towns for spending the
summer weeks of heat. Visitors to
this part of Maine are increasing year
by year.
The kennebec journal says that Show
hogan is the only town in the State that
makes return OF mules for taxable pur-
poses to the State assessors. There
must be several hundreds such animals
in the State.
The appearance of John W. Gage of
the firm of Woodbury. u Gage. upon our
streets, riding bicycle this morning
was the occasion of some facetouS re
marks by other Skowhegau citizens ON
the shady side of fifty years,
Among the personals in the Harper :
Bazaar of July 10 is the following: \
druggists certificate has been awarded
Miss Ella G. Nash. a graduate of the
Boston College of Pharmacy. who pas
scd the Board of Examinations
l. Goodwin and wife drove to Booth
bay on Thursday and Friday of last
week. Their daughter, Miss May left
by train ON Saturday, They me the
guests of Charles a. Marston at his cot
tage at Spruce Point, and will be absent
several weeks
The Methodist Episcopal Campmeeting
at the North Arson Campgrouuds will
commence Monday, August Il, and con-
tinue until Saturday August 2G. These
grounds are fitted up in good shape with
excellent facilities for meeting and for
! entertainment of visitors.
Rev. c. II. Spaulding d. u. of Boston
and Rev. A. I. Dunn ID. d.. who have
been at Good VIII Farm during the
Assembly, drove to Skowhegan yestcr-
day morning and participated in the
services at the First Baptist Church.
Dr. Spaulding preached an exceedingly
thoughtful and interesting sermon.
A midsummer trotting meet will
occur at Union Trottng Park, Pittstield.
on Friday and Saturday, July 2sth and
10th. There will be $3.50 in purses.
The events will be as follows: Friday.
300 class, purse SlO0 2.2G class purse
$50; 2.3O class, purse $50. Satur-
day-2.40 class, purse 500; 2.33 class.
purse $50; Free for All, with Early
Bird barred, purse 5000.
Il. II. Marble. Esq. of Harmony. is
| one of the large wool buyers of Somerset
County, and has been in the business
about thirty years. His long contin-
uance and experience in the business
makes him an expert, and he knows just
what fleece is as soon as he puts his
eye on it. He expects to purchase 20,
600 lbs. this year, and Is now paying 20
cents for the best quality. His theory is
that wool is a low IA it can go.
and that between this and January
it stands good chance to advance Il
triflc.
A contested hearing was held in pro-
bate court Thursday. 1t was upon the
allowance of the account Of Geo. +.
Moore, administrator of the estate of
Thomas Gray late of Arson. The cs-
tate had been represented nsolvcnt and
considerable litigation in the courts had
resulted, consequently the charges of
the administrator were unusually large.
As a result of the hearing and decision