The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-07-26
TOWN and VICINITY

WEI. \. Coolidge of Scion was in
toun Tuesday
II you havn't weather signal card
all for one at Patten's.
Hon. Turner Boswell is in Portland
ar "a few DAYS on legal business.
Mr.. f. f. Pinkham of Wateryille
yi.ired friends in town yesterday.
:. +. Brewste, of Newport. Il. L., was
at Hotel lIescron few days this week.
Mr.. ". d. Blackden and daughter
RelIq of Lewiston, have been visiting in
tow Tor a week past.
Mr.. b. u. Whitcomb returned to her
bome in RoXbury, Mass. by the morn
ing Grain of yesterday.
+ :. Morrill, and wife. who had been
visiting friends here, returned to their
bome il New York, Wednesday.
The Skowhegan Pulp mill started up
Monday. They have orders now that
will keep them running about month.
II i. getting to be the proper thing hot
evenings to drop into Delano's for an ice
craam and his cream is certainly deli
eOu>
The Skowhegan Wheel club have re-
eqjyed an invitation from the Wheelmen
of Bath to become their guests over sun
dar. the 10Th inst.
Conductor Thos. Healy of the Skowhe-
gan-Portland passenger train has again
for i'll health been obliged to leave the
road. and Conductor Wellington Sprague
succeeds him.
l.. Anderson & Co. have, fortunately,
secured some orders for goods and will
start their mills Monday next and hope
they wIl not be obliged TO shut down
again for the season.
Miss Addie Whitehouse, who has been
tIe guest of Mrs. F. L. Hight at Casco
Terrace Falmouth Foreside. for several
weeks returned to her home at Cass'
Corner, Cornville, Wednesday, July Is.
Miss James of Plainiield, y. j., who
has been the guest of Miss Mabel Ward
for some weeks, went to Mouse Island
Tuesday. where she joins her mother,
and will remain the remainder of the
aason.
Wednesday was assigned at the law
court at Portland for Somei set cases.
Z. y. Merrill, Esq. of the firm of Merrill
1 Cover and l.. l.. Walton, Esq. of the
law firm of Walton & Walton were in
attendance.
Capt. Hall of the |, 5. regulars was
in town Tuesday evening and inspected
Co. +. Thirty men were in line and the
officer, were present. Capt Hall is de
tailed to inspect the companies Of the
two Maine regiments.
We publish this week an interesting
letter from our former townsman, Hon.
L. II. Webb, so we'll known to many
readers of the REPORTER, who will be
glad to be assured that he is gaining in
strength, although somewhat slowly.
Mr. K. V. Hurd, some years since
with w. F. Robbins. now located in New
York city with Vim. Moir at 9Th Ave.
and 23d street, a large retail ieweler has
been in Somerset county the past week,
with his wife. visiting his old home and
renewing former acquaintance.
Rev. $. w. Christie will preach in
Island Avenue Cong. church next Sun
day morning and in the evening he will
give a chalk talk to the children. All I'M
der nnty are cordially invited to be pre-
sent ~ there will be many new and in
tere.tiug features in this exercise.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of 5, II. Goodwin of st. Adams.
OF the Osborne Self-Bnding harvester
he refers proposed purchasers to Frank
T. Hanson, Milton l.. Merrill of st. Al
ban, suA John Stewart of Newport, who
0Sa arduse these machines.
The electric street railway project i
moving along favorably. The com
pany has secured a favorable lease
oil power On the Island of the Milburn
company for II term of ) years. A new
Wheel Of about 200 h. p. capacity is to be
pW in as soon as possible to furnish the
leqplred power. This involves the
guiding of a new bulkhead and flume
aal will take some weeks. W. G. Wool
DER {. +. of Worcester, Mass, arrived
mere Yesterday to survey the route ard
Ms expected that dirt will fly soon.