The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-30
TOWN and VICINITY
MosDAY, AUGUST %, 1894

Miss Auua Partridge Of Augusta, is
the guest of Mrs. Belle Coffin.
Miss Maud Phlbrick returned home
by the afternoon train of saturday.
Don't forget the Republican meeting,
Friday evening, in Coburn Hall.
{. \. Jones of Central Falls, Il. l.. is
passing his vacation in this vicinity.
Horace II Haynes, of Bangor OF the
American Express was in town Friday.
Mrs. Frank Hoxie and Mrs. {. y.
Bragg passed Sunday in Portland. with
friends.
Mrs. r. B. Shepherd and Mrs. Sydney
Curtis passed portion of last week in
Augusta.
f. c. Dow and Ernest Avore are to
compete IN the bicycle races at Gardiner,
next Mouiay.
Elk. Delano and wife are on visit to
relatives in Boston for a week, having
| left home. Friday last.
Hon. Albert Leavtt and j. F. Holman
of Athens. were in town. Friday, on
business at the court house.
Mrs. Abbie Norris and her daughter,
Miss Mary Norris, are spending few
DAYS with friends at Fairfield.
{. 4. Marston's PAGER, Fred NJ. won
the three minute race at Pittslield, Fri
dav last. in three straight heats.
Col. A. &. Blunt aud Morris Gledhill
were among the Skowhegan people at
Rigby Park, Portland. last week.
Governor Cleaves has designated Mon
day next, September, lst ms Labor day.
We print his proclamation elsewhere,
Geo. II. Taylor and Geo. ii. Taylor Jr.
of Boston. are guests at Hotel Heselton,
for week They formerly resided here.
DIR. 4. +. Farnham of Fairfield and
Mrs. Farnham were in town Friday to
attend the funeral services OF Edward
Fuller Esq.
Hon. Joshua Gray of Gardiner, was IN
town Thursday, the guest OF VIM Is.
Snow, returning home Friday morning.
He had not been in town before Tor
several years.
Edward G. Tuck, and Misses Josie w.
Smith and Edith B. Hanson are the dele
gates of the Bethany Christian Endeavor
Society to the State Convention at Lew
iston, this week
The Ii tie daugeter of Alfred Dore,
about 6 years old, who was severely
burned about two weeks ago, died Satur-
day last. The funeral occurred to-day,
attended by Rev l.. II. Copeland.
Mr.. Alanson Locke of Athens, was in
town Friday. lie accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Paul II. Donigan of No. Arlington,
here to take the train for home. Mrs.
Donigan is daughter of Mr.. Locke
We have Just received a few barrels of
Clapp's Favorite pears, and will unload
them at 80 cts. a peck. This price Is
ridiculously low for such goods but as
| we have lot of them we make this
price to run them off quick. Bartlett Il
Cairns.
The funeral of Edward Fuller, Esq.
occurred Friday forenoon, Rev. DR..
Hanson officiating. Somel set Lodge,
F. & A. NJ, attended in ii body and the
impressive burial rites of the order were
observed under direction of II. A. Dins-
more. w NJ, of that lodge
Hon. j. O. Bradbury of Saco, was in
town Thursday, returning home Friday
morning. He represented the S. & NJ,
railroad in a meeting of creditors of ID.
f. Thompson Esq, at Hartland, Thurs
day. He says that the indications are
that Thompson got away with about
81 900.
Elbridge A. Towle of Charleston,
Mass, took dinner at Hotel Heselton
Friday. He is the oldest conductor, and
employe of the Boston and Maine rail-
road now serving that road. Emmons
b. Towle and wife of Hampton Falls, n.
H., and Fred IIoxie and wife of Boston.
were with Mr.. Towle.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Sept.
6. :, aud s the selectmen will be in ses-
sion at their room in Coburn Block, to
revise the voting lists. No changes can
be made until those dates but if errors
appear in names or if there are omis-
sions. the names can be handed in to the
selecimen at any time before the 9th,
aud they can be attended to that date.
4 hearing on the case of j. r. Elan
ders WAS held Thursday, mt the office OF
Walton & Walton, those gentlemen
representing Mr.. Flanders, and Forrest
Goodwin. J. f. Holman and ). b. futile,
E.as.. certain creditors An agreement
saw reached whereby Mr.. Flanders goes
into insolvency and is to pay creditors %
per cent within three years, and his
petition was lied Friday. This failure,
il is said, will cause at least four other
men to take advantage of the insolvency
law.
Mr.. II. VI. Murch of the Worcester
Construction company, arrived in town
Friday and has in charge the construc-
ton of the 5. e n. street railway. The
having of iron has already begun. 1t
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