The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-25
LOCAL ITEMS.


Mr.. Calvin Colby of Bingham, was in
town Saturday.
Mr. VIII Bailey was called to Boston
Oh Sunday on business.
Edw. S. Aubn of Bath, passed Sunday
at his home in this place.
Mr.. C. F. Longfellow of Athens, made
the REPORTER call Friday.
NJ. r. Pooler and Mrs. Pooler ret irned
from Boston Saturday night.
Mr.. Charles Fairbrother of Boston
was in town over Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. j. S. McIntire of Scion, was in
town Friday, and looked in upon the Re-
PORTER.
f. S. Baker, Esq, of Bingham, was
in town Saturday and made the REroR-
TER a call.
Customers We're frequent at l.. W.
Chase's repository on Saturday last, and
he made seven sales.
Mrs. l.. +. Crowell and daughter re-
turned Friday night last from passing
the " inter in Texas.
Mr.. f. j. Bracket, special agent of
the Washington Life Insurance Company
was in town Saturday last
The water is fast reaching its normal
height, and the mills expect to be able
to resume work tomorrow.
A second hand buggy and harness for
sale, at a bargain. Call at c. A. Williams ,
Mt. Pleasant ST., Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boardman left
home Friday for few days visit with
friends in Watervile and Pittsfield.
Clifton W. Arnold left home on Fri
day last for his new home in Los Vegas,
New Mexico. He passed the Sabbath in
Gardiner.
Mrs. John W. Bailey, who was the
guest of her son, C. j. Bailey, last week,
left Monday morning for her home in
Orange, n. j.
The funeral of Cyprian Antill was
held Friday afternoon at the residence OF
Nathan Antill. Rev. Stephen c. Fletch-
er conducted the services.
BRUSSELS rugs6 TT 3 TT, not remnants,
but regular pattern rugs, only $500, at
Fairbrother's carpet rooms.
Will Stnchtield succeeds Will Cotton
as driver on the express team of the
American express, as Cotton resumes
his labors with G. b. Fairgrieves.
Rev. r. b. Mathews preached in the
Bethany Baptist Church Sunday morn
ing in exchange with the pastor who
occupied the Congregational pulpit.
The new front of Doran's store is in
place and with it two plate windows
each seven feet square, adds very mater
tally to the appearance of that portion
of Madison street.
Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason, Department
President of Woman's Relief Corps OF
Maine, who Is to deliver the address
Memorial day, will arrive here on the /
o'clock train of that day.
Messrs. A. G. Blunt and Forrest Good.
win went to Watervile on Saturday af-
ternoon. and saw the Colby base bal
club do up the Bowdoins in a well played
game, the result being to 3
State Prison Inspectors Bailey and
Jones were in town Friday morning on
their way from Norridgewock, where
they had been to make the annual inspec-
ton of the county jail there. They find
the Jail somewhat improved from last
year.
NJ. +. Pooler has had made and is now
having put into position, pair of fine
gates at the trottng park, McQuilan &
Goodwin doing the job. Mr.. Pooler will
commence shortly in making series OF
general improvements in and about the
track.
The Maine Central will run an eXcur-
sion train from Waterville to Skowhegan
Memorial day, May Both. A special
train carrying Halls Band will leave
Waterville at 500 A. NJ, and returning
will leave Skowhegan at 1870 p. NJ.
thus enabling persons to take in the ex-
ercises at Skowhegan in the forenoon,
and return to Watervlle in season for
those il the afternoon. Excursion tick
cts will be sold from stations en- route at
one fare che round trip, good for the
whole day.
On Saturday afternoon last the Mad
son base ball club played the Skowhe,
gan's at the trotting lark, before a small
but enthusiastic audience. The Madison
boys are finely built and play good ball
while the Skowhegan's are smaller in
stature, but very active. The game wa,
exciting for the first innings; at that
time the Skowhegan's got long lead
which they maintained until the ninth
and the game looked surely theirs. Al
this point the Madisons took brace
run in nine scores. winning by one run
\ prominent Skowhegan lawyer VA:
observed few mornings ago, busily
sweeping an unusually large quantity OF
dirt from the stairs leading to his office