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

Mrs. Ann Jacobs has returned from
Old Orchard.
Republicans threw a campaign lllg to
the breeze Friday.
George Eames is on visit to Portland
and Boston this week.
The village schools commence their
fall term on Monday next.
L. p. Coffin Esq, made a professional
trip to Waterville, on Saturday.
Hon. Stephen d. Greenleaf of starks,
has been in town for a few days.
{. \. Williams left home to-day on Il
visit to Lynn and Peabody, Mass.
Many people left for Lewiston and the
State Fair, from this station to-day.
l.. L. Morrison and family returned
from Mouse Island, Friday afternoon.
Fifty tickets were sold at this station
Saturday, for the excursion to Togus.
Frank Littlefed of st. Stephen y. b,
is passing his annual vacation in town.
Miss jeanette Lord was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. E. z. Coffin over Sun
day.
Mrs, L. ?. Viles and Blaine, are at
Boothbay, having been absent from
home week
Z. I. Goodrich has sold the noted
stock horse, Geu1 Withers, to Ivory
Homestead.
W. IL. Wildes Esp, is in New y orb, on
business part of this week. lie will
return home Friday,
Albert Fellows of Boston, who has
been visiting in Somerset for a few days.
returned home to-day.
Mrs. y. W. Wildes and daughter, Miss
Alice, returned home from their visit in
Massachusetts, Friday.
Fred Green, who has been passing a
weeks vacation in town, returned to
Manchester, n. H., this morning.
Miss Gertrude Goodwin aud her
cousin, Chas. Strickland, are on visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Arch. Houston in
Sangervile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Playse, with Mas
ter Leon, returned home Friday night
from weeks visit with friends in Ban
gor and Orono.
J. Walter Emery of West Medford,
Mass, who has been passing his vaca-
ton in town returned home Friday of
last week.
Chas. Allen graduate of our school
of the class of 81, has entered Gray's
business college, Portland for six
months course.
+. p. Page has completed extensive
repairs on the Robinson house, High
street, and it is now occupied as his
family home.
Mrs. w. II. Mclaughlin of West Med
ford, Mass, who has been visiting her
people in Athens the past week, return
ed home to-day.
Mrs. Andrew Lumsden of Boston,
with her little daughter, is visiting at
the home of her husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex. Lumsden.
Mrs. Geo. Goulding of Oakland and
her sister, Mrs. Boise, have been visiting
Mrs. Samuel Robinson and Mrs. Il. W.
Brown, the past week.
1t is quite flattering to 4. 7. Good
rich to note the rapid increase in his
business from week to week since TAX
ing possession of the Arnold store 1t
is one of the busiest places in town.
Rev. c. l.. jackson, Il noted Evangc-
list of Boston, Mass, will commence Il
series of revival meetings ut High st.
Christian church, Sunday Sept. lG, 1891,
at l0.45 a. IN. All are cordially invited,
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church held a meeting
Sunday evening at which Miss Hannah
Page and Miss Berle Walton. delegates
to the e. +. Convention at Lewiston,
made brief reports of those meetings.
The liberal amount of money, Ss5O.0O,
the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society offer in trotting purses to be
competed for at their show Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. p and 2G, should
and doubtless will, bring out large field
of horses.
Since taking possession of Mr. Fair
brothers stock, Wentworth & Oak have
added materially to it in many particu-
lars. such as couches, stuffed chairs, car
pets, rugs, chenille draperies. etc, aud
the public is invited to inspect it. The
stock was never so complete in all
branches as now.
Rev. \. j. Racklin was greeted with
a church full of people Sunday morning.
in Island Avenue Congregational church
and delivered very interesting and able
discourse. Mr.. Rackliff has many warm
friends and admirers in Skowhegan in
all religious societies and they were glad
of an opportunity to again hear him
preach.
1t is not alw IS n safe proceeding to
"swap horses while crossing stream. "
even if you get Just as good a horse
The change from Hon. Stuart l.. Wood
ford to Cen Holm I Swift i'm Cnhurn