The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-09-06
TOWN and VICINITY

Hon. George IL. Clarke of Bingham
was in town Friday last.
Holman 5. Day of the Lewiston Jour
nal, was in town, Friday.
Mr.. Buzzell who formerly ran the Dye
House here was in town Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. c. Dunton and Mrs.
lIolbrook returned from Old Orchard,
Friday.
Mrs, DIR. Taggart aud little daughter
are visiting friends in Dexter for a few
days.
Clerk of Courts Brainerd returned from
a weeks tarry at the seashore, Friday
morning.
Goodrichs cafe royal coffee has caught
on in great shape, as it pleases all who
try it.
Mrs. B. j. Tlton of Athens, WAS in
town, Thursday. AMI made the REroRT-
Err call.
| Mr.. Grin Jones of Norridgewock was
in town Saturday aud looked in ON the
/ REPORTER.
Ernest Ayore and F. Il. Phlbrick are
in attendance upon the bicycle race meet
at Gardiner to-day.
The Maine Central runs special trains
to the State Fair at Lewiston this week
commencing Tuesday morning.
Charles a. Atkinson and wife of Bos-
ton. returned Thurdays last from few
weeks visit with friends in East Madi-
son.
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken was in town,
Saturday, on his way from Bingham to
Montville, where he spoke Saturday
evening.
Mai. Jas. J. Atkinson and wife of Chi
cago, arrived in town Saturday night
and are guests of Henry Rawles and
family.
Miss Clara Purinton of Boston, Mass,
who had been spending some weeks with
Miss Caddie Gaylord, returned to her
home Friday
Misses Hannah Page and Berle Walton
represented the Congregational church
in the Christian Endeavor Convention Il,
! Lewiston last week.
Mrs. Z. f. Greenwood of Madison,
left home for Presque Isle, where her
husband is employed as civil engineer in
the construction of the Bangor and
Aroostook railroad.
Fairfield horses made good showing
at Bangor Friday, the last day of the
Eastern State Fair, loves chestnut
mare Halle winning first money in the
2.23 race, and Edwards gelding Ned H.
the second in the ,. 20 class.
Mr.. E. p, Neil, class '93 of Colby Uni
versity, was in town last week ON his
way from Madison, where he spent a
few weeks, to Bakersfield, VT, where he
is employed as principal of Bingham
academy
The blocks of buildings on Water
street owned by IL. w. Cushing have
recently undergone thorough course of
painting at the hands of Augustus Fow-
Ter and his crew, and now present a
handsome and much improved appear
ance.
W. II. lark, Esq. of Carratunk was
in town Friday. He is interested with
Edward Ware of Waterville in lumber
ing and they have just closed contract
with Hollngsworth & Whitney to furn-
ish them 100000 # of spurce logs to
be made into pulp at Wnslow.
The A. O. [. W. picnic will come off
at Hayden Lake, on Wednesday of this
week. Rev c. S. Cummings of Angus
ia, and Rev d. B. Phelan of Waldo
boro will speak. Music by kendall's
orchestra. Barges will start from a.
O. [. W. hall, at $50 o'clock. All are
invited.
Ladies upon shopping tour are in
vited to leave their packages and bundles
Oak, and if they wish to write notes, we
beg to call attention to their line of new
and very useful writing desks, one of
which will be kept supplied with writ
ing materials, paper etc, for their use
exclusively.
Frank 7. Bennett, publisher of the
American Cotton and Wool Reporter,
Boston, made the REPORTER call Sat
urday. Mr.. Bennett owns Il farm in Free
dom, Me, and makes his summer home
there. He was formerly an editorial
writer on the Boston Advertiser, and is
an enthusiastic admirer of Maine as a
summer resort.
Walter NJ, Murphy of Norridgewocll
and Harvey Nj. Boardman of Bangor, Of
the class of % Maine State College at
Orono, We're employed as assistants in
making the survey of the Electric road
route between here and Norridgew ock.
and having completed the work have re-
turned to OronO to resume their class
studies. Their course embraces civil
engineering and this work was good
field practice for them.
We never realized until within n few
days, how easy it is to sell goods for less
than they cost, but our little sugar deal
has brought it forcbily to our minds.
People are eagerly taking advantage of
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