The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-16

on saturday last.
Z. l.. Pegram of Decatur, Ill. is visit
ing friends in town.
The family of +. F. Danforth went 10
Watervile on Saturday.
Mrs. +, o. Sawyer and daughter are
visiting friends in Dexter.
Miss Bettina Nye of New ork, is the
guest of her mother on Winter Street
A. \. Pierce was called to Westport,
to-day to attend the funeral of his sister.
F. r. Buck of the Bxby and Buck
store at Bingham, was in town over sun
day.
Mai. Moses French of Scion was in
town Friday and made the REPORTER
call.
VIM. Hamlin, wife and daughter of
Cambridge, Mass, are the guests of Il.
l.. Mitchell,
Fred 7. Addition of Boston is passing
two weeks vacation with his parents
in this place.
Geo. B. Stafford made a trip to Scars
port last week in the interest of the
Veterans Home.
Harvey White and his sister, Miss
Lillian, returned from vacation trip
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John a. Colby are on a
carriage drive to Bangor and Orono,
leaving home on Saturday last
Fifty couples took part in the assem-
bly, in the pavilion at Hayden's Lake the
evening OF Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. II. F. Smith of Richmond, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. II.
Frame, returning home, Monday.
Miss Matte Holden and Miss Hattie
Tolpley of ,Iaekmau were guests 1t
Hotel IIeselton several days last week.
I he ladies' circle connected with the
High st. church will meet with Mrs. II.
p. Thing tomorrow Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. o. \. Priest, Miss Susie Priest
and Mrs. \. \. Pierce are at Richmond
camp ground to remain until after camp
meeting.
Miss Mary Pollard returned to Moose
River. Saturday to continue the school
so successfully conducted by her as
teacher.
Mrs. l.. j. Palmer, Mrs. Ann Palmer
and Miss Blanche Sayward are at Mt.
Desert Ferry for few days, leaving
home Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Narney with her daughter
Clara, are to entertain the ladies of the
Uuiversaist sewing circle at their cot
tage Hayden Lake on Wednesday next.
Rev. Dr. c. ii. Gallagher, president of
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, occupied the
Methodist pulpit here Sunday morning.
preaching sermon of great interest to
a large audience.
Notwithstanding the large number of
people in town, Friday. and the general
gala holiday made of it by so many, not
an arrest was necessary, thing we are
pleased to chronicle.
At Pomona grange meeting held at
Ilayden's Lake, last week, good Judges es-
timated 200 people were present. II is
said to be the largest grange meeting
ever held in the county.
Rev. W. w. Hooper of Deering, the
State missionary of the Universalist So
ciety, occupied the pulpit of the Univer-
salist church Sunday and will preach
from the same pulpit on Sunday morn
ing next.
1t remains with our people to decide.
If they want such a company as Mana,
ger Heselton advertises in another
column. they must not be slow to signify
it. The more you are able to find out
about it the more you will want to see it.
Hon. Charles A. Milliken. Mayor of
Augusta, was in town this morning on
his way from up river lumber towns
looking after business there. His firm
cut about 10 tons of hay on Misery town
this year to be used in next winters oper-
ations.
\ young daughter of Alfred bore,
left at home with other children yester-
day, in the absence of her parents, in
some manner caught her clothes ON fire
from the stove and received horrible
burns from which at first it was feared
she might not recover.
\ game of ball was played Saturday
afternoon between the Bloomfield and
the High school nine. which resulted in
favor of the former by "A score of II to 6.
The school boys feel quite elated at
making this good showing with such a
strong team as the Bloomiields.
Jos. Carroll of New York city. well
remembered by our people as the glib
auctioueer who has so successfully
handled the hammer over two lots of
horses in town, is passing a two weeks
vacation here, the guest of l.. W. Chase.
Mr.. Carroll has made many friends in
town through his business trips.
Co. L. skowhegan Light Infantry,
Capt. Chas. T.. Belmore and - men,
left town for Augusta by the afternoon
train of Saturday to 60 into camp for the
State muster, aud will be joined by more
men to-day. Major ork, Adj. Dunlap