The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-29

l.. l.. Morrison Is at Mouse Island this
week.
Miss Ethel Mudgett visited friend. in
Clinton several days last week.
Miss rheodate l.. Smith of Washing
ton, d. {. is visiting friends in town for
the summer.
Frank ). Frost has returned home
from Olneyville. Il. |. where he had
been for some months.
Miss IL. 5. Robinson who ms been
visiting friends in Boston. returned
home, saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Wm. Barbeau, former Skowhc-
gan boy, now employed in Portland,
visited his old home last week.
Mr.. l.. W Chasc's mare, Bess. won
the three minute race ut No. Anson on
Saturday afternoon last: best time 2.50.
The Burr Oaks Co., who have been ut
Hotel Heselton for two weeks past left
to-day to Hill an engagement ut Win
throp.
Mr.. Wallace :. Ladd and his crew of
men expect to complete their labors up
on the buildings at Good VIII Farm this
week.
Hon. Omar lark and Mrs. Clark We're
in town Friday. Mr.. Clark accompanied
DE Molay Commaudery to Portland
saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Henry of Port
land, who have been the guests of IL.
p. Thing and wife, returned to their
home this morning.
VIM. b. Brown, Esq, of Scion, has re-
turned from his trip to Chicago. He al
so prolonged his journey to some of the
principal cities of Colorado.
\ meeting of the several committees of
tion is called for tonight at 5 O'Clock at
Griffin Il Wentworths office.
Col. L, {, harrington Inspector of
Rifle practice on the staff of Governor
Cleaves, will make an official call upon
Company +. Tuesday evening.
Frederick Bryton will have Il splendid
house here Tomorrow night. over sixty
seats are already sold. He has made
special low prices for this occasion, %.
35 ami 30 cts.
Lawrence, Newhall Il Co. have small
steamer they use in the river between
their mills and the boom at pishon's
Ferry. Ii is a trig, staunch craft, and
will tow Il big raft of logs when
they want it to or pull hard on the jam.
De Molay Sir knights seem to have
but one opinion rs regards the post
prandal exercises after the banquet in
Portland on Saturday last, and that to
the effect that Sir Knights Geo. b. SAT
ford and 5. W. Gould. carried off the
honors of the occasion.
Gen. X. Il. Shepherd attended'the quar-
terly session of the board of trustees of
the Insane Hospital, Friday. BY Joint
action of the trustees and committee of
the executive council, thirteen of the
inmates We're transferred to the insane
department of the State Prison in ac-
cordance with the law enacted last Win
ter.
Conductor Geo. Barbeau and wife of
Portland have the sympathy of Il large
circle of friends in the loss of their two
year old daughter, who died after brief
illness of pneumonia. last week. The
body WAS brought to Skowhegan for
burial on Thursday. Among the floral
offerings was a handsome piece from the
Order of Railroad Conductors Of which
the father is a member.
Among those who attended the Fourth
Maine Battery Reunion at North Arson
last week We're the following from som.
erset towns: Marion Mills and Mark
Harville, Skowhcgan: Peter lIurd,
Athens; |. +. Smith. Madison: Charles
Crymble. George Mex my and W. l..
Higgins. North Anson: III. II. Powers
aud Abel Davis, pittsheld; IL. b. Ste
vens, South Norridgewocl Lester IIol-
way, North FAIRFIELD; Ambrose Nittum,
Octavus Thompson, Alfred C. Bates.
Lyman G. Brown and Charles H. Owens.
Bingham; Charles Dean. Scion: John
Foss, Harmony. Most OF these veterans
were accompanied by their wives OF
daughters. and the company was Il
happy one.
Saturday night last, about o o'clock, a
fellow named Frank Plummer drove in.
to the open trench at the foot of Dyer
hill. where they ere living the sewer
his carriage. II top buggy. tipping com
pletly over. +. l.. Rogers who wa:
driving along Just at the time capturec
the horse and assisted in cXtricating til,
man and vehicle. Ia order to meet will
such an accident it was necessary Il
drive up and over high bank of dirt
and rs there were lanterns in plenty
about the scene. and an electric ligh
within short distance. one can draw
their own inference as to the cause of TIN
accident. The team belonged at thu
stable of Hollis Bros. and the buggy
was damaged considerably.