The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-10-04
TOWN and VICINITY

in Augusta.
Try Patterson's California prunes-
3 lbs. for Doc.
Mr. John Quimby of Boston was in
town over last night.
Mr.. j. @. A. Williams of Carrying
Place was in town Monday.
W. b. Steward has ladies wash glove
for 30 cents pair, warranted.
Mrs. p. Ii. S. Vaughan of Augusta, is
visiting her people in town this week.
Misses Clara Varney and Abbie Har-
vile are visiting in Auburn, this week.
Mr.. Harry Wade, landlord of The
Forks Hotel, and Mr.. Willie Clark of
Carratunk were in town this week.
Mr.. Frank S. Kelley of Mercer, was in
town on business, Tuesday and Wednes-
dav, and made the REPORTER call.
The celebration committee of the
Board of Trade will meet at X. L. Pat
tens store this evening at 7.45 o'clock.
new millinery excels anything in the
county and EQUALS anything in the State.
Rev. l.. II. Copeland's subject at the
First Baptist church for next Sunday
morning will be "Inyestments" Matt.
8 1920.
Mr.. Henry Ross OF Calais, was in
town, this week, on brief visit to his
aged mother, returning home, yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. L. +. Town with her young
daughter, who has been visiting at the
home of her father, Hon. Hiram Moore
in Madison, returned home to Boston on
Tuesday.
Mr.. William p. Underwood, engineer
on the Portland-S kowhegan route of the
Maine Central, has gone on two weeks
vacation through New York State. Mr..
Thomas Nancy will fill his position dur
ing his absence.
The annual convention of the Maine
Non-Partisan W. c. T. t.. will be held
at the congregational church SkoWhe-
gan, Oct, l-25-2G. Good Templars and
other temperance aud religion, organiza-
tons are invited to send fraternal dele
gates.
Mr. j. p. Oak was thrown suddenly
from Out his furniture wagon the past
week, and heavy piece of furniture ac-
commuied him. As Il result he rec we'd
severe shaking up, but WAS most
fortunate in escaping much more seri-
Gus accident.
Mr.. 1hos. b. Foss, former well
known skowhegan business man, is now
proprietor of the Worcester Blade Co.,
who manufactures click blades and eX-
tension handles for boot and shoe cut
tiers, having his factory and office in
Worcester. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Pitts gave re-
ception last evening at their farm home,
to the many friends of their son, Will,
and his bride. About sixty young people
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evening. The young people were the re-
cipients of many valuable gifts from
their visitors. Elaborate refreshments
were served.
Quite serious accident occurred at
Rigby park Monday. The North Arson
stallion st. CroiX, had a cross tit and
seized his grooms' hand, biting and
chewing it with such force as to badly
mangle the hand before the groom could
release himself from the grip. The
man was taken to the Maine General
hospital and will be disabled for some
time.
Wednesday afternoon, while at work
on staging under the second bridge,
John Farnham missed his footing, and
was precipitated into the deep water be-
meath, and was rescued, only after he
had sunk twice, by grasping rope
thrown to him. 1t was a narrow es-
cape from drowning, but we learn Mr..
Farnham this morning seems but little
worse 1Of lHe up
Our readers should one and all look
forward To Skowhegan's celebration up
on the opening of her electric road, and
make plans to come and celebrate with
u. There will be boat races. balloon
ascension and parachute leap. tiremen's
contests. etc, and ali together the big
gest me SkoWhegan ever INDUCED in.
The exact date is vet undecided, hut next
week the REroRIER will give full par
ticulars.
The case O. A. DENIM vs. kennebec
Log Driving Co. was yesterday called
for trial in the Piscataquis 5. j. Court,
now in session in Dover. S. w Phil
brick the treasurer of the company, is
in attendance, as well as Hon. Turner
Buswell, the latter as an expert witness.
The plaintiff, the proprietor of the kineo
House, claims damages from repairs
made upon the dam at Moosehead Lake
by the defendant company, while the
defendants deny any damage to the in
terests of the plaintiff, as consequence
Of such necessary repairs.
If you want reliable furs go to w. H..
Wildes'.
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