The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-03-15
TOWN and VICINITY

Ira Randall OF Augusta, was Iii town,
Tuesday.
call and see the new goods Ordway
purchased in Boston last week.
\. o. Frederic of So. Norridgewock
was at Probate office, Tuesday.
County Attorney Hovev was in at
tendance upon Probate court. Tuesday.
George Greeneaf of Starks, was in at
tendance upon Probate court, Tuesday.
Rev. X. b. Mathews and his mother
are visiting friends in Bangor this week.
II. c. Robinson of Portland, was in at
tendance at Probate court here this
week,
The meeting of the bicycle club at c.
+. Wards store is postponed to Friday
evening.
Dir. VIM. Mclaughlin of Harmony,
was in town, having business at the
Probate office.
Engineer VIM. Richardson is off duty
on "a two weeks vacation and Joseph
Bacon is supplying meanwhile.
DIR. Geo. f.. White of Sandwich, Mass.
visited his father this week, returning
to his home Tuesday afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff NicSerson of Pittsield,
and Deputy Sheriff Harding of Madison,
were at the Court House, Tuesday.
S. W. Phibrick attended meeting
OF the directors of the kennebec Log
Driving Co. at Augusta yesterday.
CD. lIoyt of the I'd Regiment Infant
~ NJ. v NJ. inspected Co. f. Skowhe-
gan Light Infantry, last Tuesday eve
ming.
The Skowhegan Pulp Co., again
started up their mill, Tuesday morning,
on large order they have sold for for
eign shipment.
S II. Willard Esq. of Mercer, attend
ed Probate Court, Tuesday, on crutches.
lie is recovering from IA severe run of
rheumatic fever.
Mrs. Sumner Webb, whose husband
died few weeks ago at the family home
lin Solon, will make her home with her son
George 5. Webb in this village.
President Harris was the guest of f.
u. coffin Esq. upon his recent visit to
town. These gentlemen We're formerly
Fellow students at Wesleyan College,
Middleton, Conn,
Albert Fellows of Boston. Mass, was
in town, yesterday, and looked in upon
he REPORTER. He had been to Athens
to visit his mother who resides there,
ud returned to Boston, Tuesday after
noon.
The topic for discussion at High
Street church, next Sunday at 200 p.
NJ, will he "Heaveh, and how to get
here. For the evening lecture,
'Joseph." All are invited to attend
he,e services
The Somerset Central Agricultural So
fiely have fixed npon Tuesday, Wednes-
ay and Thursday, September %, 26 and
T. Is the days upon which the society
sill hold its annual cattle show and fair
or the present year.
We hope to see Coburn Hall crowded
eXt Tuesday evening. The entertain
lent offered IS of high class. and the
Aeeley League is trying to do good and
rue temperance work and should have
he help of all good citizens.
\ quarterly, session of the Maine Cen
pal Christian Conference, will be held
|ith the High Street Christian church
SkOwhegan, commencing Friday,
arch Both, 1884, and continuing over
be sabbath. Several clergymer from
broad will be present. All are cordial
invited to attend the meetings.
Atthe Methodist church, Sunday morn
ig Rev + II. Morgan preacheda cen
fnna sermon on Zone hundred years
Nethodsm," it being the Tooth ami
frsary of the preaching of the first
ethodist sermon in the Kennebec Val
y On Thursday evening the 18th
lnversary of the missionary society
i'll BE- held in the church vestry Miss
lShman, returned missionary from
nina, will give a short talk and the
emberS of the band of Willing Workers
which Mrs 4. n. Merrill is president,
llI give a musical and literary erter-
nment.
lhe hing Backing Co., manufacturers
several kinds of liquid backing. has
gently been Incorporated into stock
mpany, capitalized at 100000; par
llle Of shares 81. The organization
perfected on Monday evening last
The office Of Merrill & Cover. code
bylaws adopted and the following
lcers elected; w. II. Emery, presi-
ut; Hon. A. X. Bixby, vice-president ;.
b. iieselton, secretary and treasurer
IL. Emery, ID. W. Ames, II. ID. Pat
son DIR. c. p. Sawyer, W. II. Hesel-
and George King, board of directors.
success attending the manufacture
llil' company's backing last season
remarkable, and the new corpora
starts out under most favorable
cnmstances.