The Somerset reporter., 1894-09-13
Races at Norrldgewock on Saturday

Augusta yesterday.
Skowhegan Grange held meeting
yesterday afternoon.
\. X. Butler of Augusta was in town
Monday to cast his vote,
l.. T. Plunkett and wife of Boston are
in town on their annual visit.
Don't forget the apron and cake sale,
this Thursday afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred kncaid returned
to their home in this place by the noon
train of Tuesday.
Mrs. Sprague, with little child accom-
panied her husband, Conductor Sprague,
to town last night.
Mrs. W. II. Langley and daughter
have returned home from visit to
friends in Fairfield.
Miss Amelia Finson. after vacation
of several weeks, is again officiating as
clerk at tn Probate office.
One thousand flower pots in all styles
and varieties, at c. \. RosS's stove and
crockery store.
George l.. Sampson and Chas W. Day
attended the fair of the Eastern Somer.
set Society at Hartland, yesterday.
j. Stanley Estes, Esq, Court Stenogra-
pher, is in town, this week, attending the
reference hearings at the court house.
Geng Isaac Dyer and James II. Lord
went to Portl nd. yesterday. to attend
the annual reunion of their old regi.
ment, the 18th Maine.
At the First Baptist church next sun
day morning, Rev. l.. II. Copeland will
consider the Scripture found in Matt.
TO- Is, subject, ''lIell.a
DR.. +. o. Sawyer and John Il. Phil.
brick, with their wives and Fred r
Philbriek left home to-day for a week {
outing at Pleasant Pond
The many friends of Mrs. NJ. S
Adams, who has been an invalid during
the summer mouths, will be glad to
learn she is now convalescing.
Officers Thing and Flye had warrant
placed in their hands for searching q
house on the south-side for liquors. and
although the search was made it was
fruitless.
Mrs. f. E. Boothby of Portland, and
her mother, Mrs. Smith of Wateryille
were guests of Chandler Tuttle anC
family this week, returning home this
morning.
Marshall Viles and Fred Wing return
ed Saturday night. from a weeks vaca
ton in the Dead River region, where
they caught lots of trout and shot num-
erous partridges.
Miss l.. M. Prescott has returned from
Boston and has taken the rooms and viii
continue the dress making business form
erly conducted by Mrs. Mckenzie (nee
Folsom in Milburn Block.
Among the new students to enter
Colby University with the term com
mencing Wednesday next are Harry
Gushing and Miss Eva Ames of our high
school, classes '94 and '92 respectively.
C. II. Cook is on his annual vacation,
which as is his custom is being passed
with his people in Presque Isle Mr.
Andy Webster of Brunswick is in charge
of the express in this place meanwhile
VIM. a. Pitts entertains his Sabbath
school class with a corn roast at his
farm home, Friday night of the present
week. The class numbers % young
men and they are permitted to ask
young ladies to accompany them.
If you have not already placed your
order for oysters with Walter Pierce fol-
delivering through the season. it would
be well to do so. Making a speciality OF
the oyster trade and furnishing the fin
est shipped, his large trade is not sur
prising.
The following gentlemen have been
drawn to represent Skowhegan at the
September term L. S. Circuit court
which sets in Portland, Sept 2l; grand
jurors, Levi c. Emery and Alvirus Os.
borne; petit jurors, Henry A. Archer
and Calvin StInchfeld.
Miss Helen S. Robinson, formerly OF
this town who now resides in Boston
Mass, arrived here yesterday and ex-
poets to remain a guest at Hotel Coburn
for few weeks. She passed portion
of the summer months at her brother, ID.
c. Robinson's cottage at Hammond
Grove, Manchester, Me,
As will be seen by notice in another
column the members of the Skowhegan
Steamer Co., No. |. have issued chal-
lenge to the members of Union Hose Co.
No. 3, for race to come off during
October, closing with an oyster supper,
the defeated company to settle. 1t is
but a friendly rivalry, all of which are
productive of much good
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Emery are in Fair
field to attend the funeral of Capt. Cor
nelius Nye, Mrs. Emery's grandfather,
who died in Lynn, Mass, Tuesday at the
extreme age of 9S years. He resided in
Fairfield until about Il years ago when
he went to Lynn to live with his only