The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-30

uHAs Trip.
Mr.. Frank +. Ross returned home by
this mornings train.
Miss Ella Stevens of Cambridge,
Mass. is visiting friends in town.
Harry Cushing goes to PASSPORT, this
afternoon for "A visit of "A few weeks
Miss kittie Owen returned to Cam
i bridge, Mass, by this mornings train.
Mrs. Geo. Barbeau of Portland, visited
in town last week, returning home Fri
day.
4 chamber girl. also one to assist meat
cook is wanted at Hotel lIeselton, imme-
diately.
+ Mrs. llione l.. Haskell of Somerville,
+ Mass, is visiting relatives in town for
few days.
Miss L. b. Dunton, who is Iasslng her
vacation with her people in Athens, is in
town. to-day.
Miss Martha Breck of Somerville,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. Mary Pres
colt for few days.
1t is expected the corn canning fac
tory in this place, will commence oprr-
ations, Friday of this week.
Miss Lola Goodwin returned home,
SATURDAY. noon, from u visit ut Eastport,
Portland aud Boothbay Harbor.
j Frank Tufts and wife of Mechanic
Falls, have been visiting their parents,
IL. IL. Tufts ard wife for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Philbrick enter
tanned small company of friends at
their pretty home, Maple street, Thurs
day last.
VIM. Donaldson, with his wife and
Young son. who have been on IA three
months visit to Scotland, returned home
last week.
Miss +. B. Gibson, who has been visit
ing Miss Helen Sanborn, departed this
morning on visit to an invalid brother
| in kalamazoo, Mich.
Jas. Partridge returns to Fit. Fairfield,
this afternoon, accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Annie, who is to make an eN-
tended visit to relatives there.
Mrs. Edward Fuller, with her little
daughter, accompanied her mother, Mrs.
Porter and her brother on their return
to their home in Boston, this morning.
We learn that +. I. Spear, who has
been at Fl. Fairfield for few weeks,
was kicked by horse last week, so
severely as to break one rib and crush
another.
In the action of Mary A. Mosher, VS.,
Inhabitants of Smithtield, now pending
in this court the following decision was
received, Friday, from the Law Court
IN. p (Settled below)
DIR. F. o. Sawyer aud F. r. Phlbrick
visited Dexter, last week, driving across
country. They returned home last
evening, accompanied by Mrs. Sawyer
and Fancher, who have been visiting
there for Il week,
At Rigby Park last Thursday, the
chestnut horse, Parker, by Nelson, own
ed by NJ A. Parker of this place, and
who has been in Nelson's string the
present season, won the 2.4Q pacing
stake, in the last heat of which he was
urged along Just fast enough to enter
the 2 20 list, making it in 2.l9 -, clip
far from his limit.
The front of the store to be occupied
by l.. J. Lyons, our new clothing dealer,
has been painted blue and is to he
known as the BLUE Store" Mr.. Lyons
announces his opening for Saturday
next Sept. lst. The proprietor comes
to us wei! recommended both from Far
mngton and South Boston, in both
places having had most honorable
business career. Attention is called to
his adj, elsewhere.
As +. II. Morrill, was returning from
the Pittsfeld races, Saturday evening,
when about three miles this side of
that place he collided with another team
III tllt uat iltSS. INV VI Ms il'i 9'H' "
broncho belonging to &. 5. Hill, n ncr-
vous, wirey animal, threw himself, and
in thrashng about entirely cleared him
self from the harness, making off, since
which time he has eluded pursuit The
party called up at farm house, lodged
for the night, returning home, yesterday
morning.
Mr., A. b. Pratt of Ripon, Wisconsin,
is spending few weeks in Somerset
towns. He formerly resided here, was
native of Bloomfield and followed the
building business in town for many
years, aud also taught school winters in
this and surrounding towns. He WAS
town clerk and one of the superintcnd
ing school committee of Bloomfield for
some years. He left here - years ago
and since that time has resided at Ripon
aud followed building and lumber bust
ness there His wife who was IA native
of the town of Gray, Cumberland county.
died a year ago. He made brief visit
here in 1871, the only one since he left
for the west. He finds extensive
changes and improvements in the vii
lage but very few whom he knew when
he resided here remain to greet him