The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-07-20

Miss Mabel l.. Ward went to Water
vile this morning
Miss Linnie Z. Weston is at home
from Portland on vacation.
+. y Noble, formerly in the photograph
business here, was in town yesterday.
Geo. b. Stafford aud Lewis Anderson
are on business trip to Boston this
week.
f. j. Bracket. of the insurance firm
of j. b. Bracket " son. is in town this
week.
Mark Savage and Austin Dinsmore of
Bingham were registered at Hotel Ilesel-
ton, yesterday.
Miss Alice Tibbetts. of Chelsea. Mass.
Is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Joseph Blunt,
i Winter street.
Fred IL. Yates, of Waterville, WAS the
guest of Harold L. Hanson on Tuesday
and Wednesday last.
Our readers can i'll afford to buy re-
frigerator until they have seen the
Journey at Bragg n Yarney's.
DR.. +. o. Sawyer and wife are in
Portland this week. The Doctor at
tends the meetings of the Maine Dental
Association.
The Columbian Exposition is proving
detrimental to seaside and mountain
resorts, and Maine summer places have
not thus far received the usual patron
age. Improvement is. however, noted
of late.
We publish to-day the statements of
the First and Second National banks of
Skowhegan. 1t is gratifying, that in
these times when banks are collapsing
in western states, our banks are on Il
solid foundation
Capt. Charles Baker of Belfast was in
town Monday and let contract to put
in sewers in that city to Dacey and
Taylor, the firm that has the Skowhe-
gan contract these gentlemen will
push the work along vigorously.
Mr. Rheuben Fairbrother, superin-
tendent of the shank factory in North
Arson, was married Saturday, July sth
to Miss Emma johnson of. Readtield.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Edgar NJ. Smith, president of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, kents Hill.
The REPORTER acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the printed proceedings of the
State of Maine Association of California
at its 10Th annual reunion at Shell
Mound Park. Oakland Cal. MAY both,
1893, from +. W. Marston, ESQ. who is
one of the prominent and active mem
bers, and former president of the as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. G. A. Mathews of Waterville. and
his daughter, Miss Sara, of Glass of '96
Colby University, were in town yester-
day, and left for home this morning.
They have been spending a few days
riding through Somerset towns with
their own team. Mr.. Mathews former
ly resided in Monson, and has business
interests there now.
Tuesday afternoon little Joe Prevaso
while fishing for perch and bass in Fair
grieve's Bay, caught land lock SALMON,
weighing nearly pounds, This is the
first one this season. Charles Tufts of
the east side of the lake reports s
pound bass taken there last week.
Perch and bass fishing is good now as
the season is advanced.
The following officers of Skowhegan
Lodge 70, knights of Phythias. were
installed Thursday evening, July 13. by
District Deputy Grand Chancellor A. |.
Sawyer, assisted by Past Chancellor F.
W. Allen of Massachusetts Lodge u. of
Barton, Mass, acting AS Grand Prelate
and Past Chancellor j. II. Mitchell of
Skowhegan, acting as Grand Master at
Arms rs follows: William Donaldson.
p. C.; f. c. Dunlap, {. G; +. l.. Ford,
'. C.; W. Scott Gilman. Prelate; c. f.
Rochester NJ. A.; John Otis, |. g.:
James l.. Gifilen, o. G..
The authorities of other cities and
towns take notice of the eXcelleneies of
Skowhegan's superior concrete side
walks, and desire to know how they are
laid. Last week selectmen, {. O. Small
and X. {. Gray of Madison. were here
looking at the work where street COM
missioner, Hiram Gilman. our expert in
sidewalk construction, was operating
with his crew on Leavitt Street, and on
Tuesday, Mayor johnson and Alder
man Pirber of Watcrville were here
viewing the premis 5. What these of
iicials should do is to employ Mr. Gill
man to build their concrete walks. and
pay him well for it. He knows Just how
it should be done.
The managers of the Augusta Trotting
Park have caught the popular ear this
season and the races there have been
literally patronizcd and hotly contested.
The announcement just made for Aug.
- and lG cannot fail to call out the
horses and the public. The track is in
fine shape, under the constant care of
an expert supt, and with purses like the
following and conditions so favorable,