The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-08-31
LOCAL ITEMS.

toN II last Ntth.
d. Wilder Colby and his family return.
ed to Orono this morning.
Rev \. j. Racklifi is spending week
at Belfast and Searsport.
\ fine dress goods trade reported at
Ordway's the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. 5. kidder returned
from Old Orchard, Friday evening.
Mr.. c. Il. Brann went to Gardiner
Friday afternoon for weeks stay.
c. a. Ross and family visited several
days last week with friends in Mercer.
Supt- Of er'--als A. X. Butler has re-
turned from his summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. o. +. Knowlton and
family returned from old Orchard, Fri
day.
Thomas Simpson returned to Warren
on Saturday, after Il brief visit to his
people here.
Misses Susie and Maud. daughters of
ID. q. Delano have entered the Farming
ton Normal School.
Hon. 5. J. Walton. Mrs. Walton and
Miss Ethel returned from Mouse Island
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Frank Nye of Boston, who has
been passing Il brief vacation in town,
returned home Friday.
Picture framing of all kinds and a fine
stock of mouldngs always ON hand, at
Bragg 4 Narney's.
Misses Zaidee and Margery Morrison
returned Thursday afternoon from a
weeks tarry at Mouse Island.
Supt. Haynes, of the American EX-
press Company, was in town Saturday,
and made the REPORTER a call.
Mrs. II. j. Bearce and little daughter
returned home Friday, from an absence
of a few weeks in New Hampshire.
Miss Mary :. Eaton who has been
passing her vacation in this place and
Solon, returned Saturday tn Boston.
Hon. ). l.. Mililen has our thanks for
the Congressional Directory of the sd
congress and other public documents.
Mr.. Clarence Pulen of Providence,
Il. L., is passing his annual vacation
with his parents. {. w. Pullcn and wife.
Luther Rowell and IleWellyn Eaton
of Athens, went to Bangor Monday morn
ing in charge of the cattle of Eastman
Hathorne and b. 7. Barker
Mr.. ). H. Hayes. Who is connected
with the Experiment Station OF the
Maine State College was in town last
week the guest of u. W. Colby.
c. NJ. Bailey of Winthrop. WAS in
town Friday. and ON saturday we heard
that the men in the oil-cloth works here
had been cut down 10 per cent. in their
earnings.
Mrs. Hiram Burlll and her daughter.
Miss Clara Burrill, returned from Carl
bou, Thursday afternoon. where they
had been five weeks the guests of Mrs
Burrill'> daughter. Mrs. Mcclellan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Green of
Boston. Mass. who had been spending
Il few weeks with Mrs. Green's mother,
Mrs. Calvin Danforth, returned to the
New England metropolis Friday last.
Miss Alice Merrill of California. who
has been visiting relatives in Somerset
county, and more recently has been the
guest of II. W. Gushing. left SkoWhe-
gan this morning on her return journey
home.
nrito ,,,,,l,o, Of o,r l,.inosa n,on
and farmers with their wives took i'll the
Togus excursion Friday. Those who
had never been there before were some
what surprised at the magnitude OF the
institution.
f. +. Fairbrother was among the ar
rivals of SATURDAY. night last. During
his absence in MONTPELIER. VT. hc had one
OF his sciatiea attacks, "A severe one. from
which he Is now conValrscing. but i
very weak.
VIM. Doran visited his AGED mother.
who resides in Augusta. ON Friday. Mr..
Doran informs us she is a wonderfully
preserved lady of 90 wears, able to read
without glasses. and much sprver than