The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Ways.
\. j. Libby of Gardiner, was in town,
Yesterday.
l.. W. Chase made Il business trip to
lewiston, yesterday.
White and colored outings, cts.
yard at W. B. Stewards.
Runners for baby carriages, only
SIPS, at Bragg Il Narney's.
Ben 5. Collins, E.q., county attorney
elect, was in town yesterday on his way
to Boston.
Z. L. Sanford of Enst Cofuville, shot
fine deer Monday, and brought him to
town Tuesday.
f. 5. Cairns of the firm of Bartlett Il
Cairns, made business trip Wednesday,
among the down river cities.
The annual meetings of the First and
second National banks of SkoWhegan
appear in this issue of the REPORTER.
Mrs. n. II. Swift left home on the
Wednesday morning train for Boston,
where she will pass the winter with her
son.
DR.. Henry Leavitt left home, Tues
day morning, to spend the winter in
Pomona California. He expects to re-
turn in April.
Mrs. Elizabeth Malbon left here Tues
day morning, for Los Angeles, Cal,
where she expects to spend the winter
with nephew.
Call at this office and look over the
Century War Book. Every veteran
should have it. See what favorable
terms we offer in the advertisement else
where.
Major York, Capt. Belmore and
Lieuts. Withee and Dunlap were in
Bangor, yesterday, to attend a school of
instruction of the officers of the Second
Regiment of Maine National Guards.
John Tobin, the veteran cook in lum-
Der camps, left home, Wednesday morn
ing, for Roach river, where he is emf
ployed by Hon. c. A. Marston to cook
for large crew of men for the winter.
The services being held at High st.
church are well attended. Rev. j. w.
Webster, who is conducting them is an
earnest and interesting speaker. Mr..
Webster will preach next, Sunday at
1916, A. NJ and p. NJ. All are invited.
School in District No. IL, Cornville,
closed November 23d. The scholars not
absent for the term were: Joseph l..
Barker, Horace \. Cooley, Rose NJ
Cooley. Absent one day only, Levi
p. Bare, Anna NJ. Barker. Eta X.
Cooley, teacher.
Mr.. Abram Cummings of Bddeford,
was in town Wednesday, to visit his sis
ter, Miss I.ora Cummings LIST. assistant
in the High school. He has for some
years been. connected editorially with
the Biddeford Daily Times, and is now
correspondent for the Boston Herald
and Lewiston Journal for York and
Cumberland counties.
Geo II. Humphrey, Superintendent of
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, at
tends the State Dairy meeting, at Farm
ington, this week, leaving home We'd
nesday morning. He has an exhibit of
samples of the product of his creamery
there which will doubtless compare
favorably with any shown, as Mr.. Hum
phrey is butter maker of long expert
ence.
George W. Bishop, the New York
horse buyer, was in town, yesterday,
with 5. p williams of Madison, y. j..
and Frank w. Jones of Boston, with "A
view to buying some horses for those
gentlemen. There were lots of nice
horses here on exhibition and some of
them were fine steppers but they did
not appear to fill the bill and not one
was purchased. 1t is stated they want
ed gentleineu's drivers and coachers.
We call the attention of our readers
to the quantity and excellence of our
Somerset correspondence, this week.
1t is largely Of matters of interest in
the many towns reported, just tie in
formation Somerset people want about
Somerset interests and Somerset people
in Somerset towns. We have this every
week. In no other paper is nearly so
much local information given. No Som
erset man or woman can afford to be
without the SOMERSET REPORTER.
Mr.. John J. Lander of Bingham, was
in town, Monday. He informed the
REPORTER that the Last Block business
is very promising for another season.
Lander Il Savage, the proprietors,
manufactured this season 22s, 900 blocks
of tiae quality and they purpose to beat
the record this year by nearly doubling
that quantity. The orders secured thus
far justify the company in cutting and
buying maple logs enough to make Il
half million last blocks and they pur
pose to do 1t. They have recently re-
ceived an order for carload of blocks
from firm in England, the first order
they have received from the other side
of the Atlantic. This shipment is 10 the
nature of sample lot, with the under
standing, If the price and quality are all
right large orders are likely to follow.
Best Hartland shawls only $500 at