The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-08

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Il. l.. Mitchell left home Tuesday az
ternoon ON business trip.
Edw. p. Coffin, Esp, is absent III
Portland and Boston, on a professional
trip.
Joseph Conroy, after bei.g ill at home
for two weeks with la grippe, is nov
about again.
The County Commissioners Court adj
journed this morning TO meet Wednes-
day April 18th.
We publish statements this week
showing the condition of Skowhegan's
National Banks.
Rev G. w. Hinckley superintendent
of Good Will Homes, and Mrs. llinckley
were in town yesterday.
L. c. Butler of Phillips, is in town,
guest of his brother, our efficient SUI
perinto ndent of schools
VIM. b. Snow is absent at his camps
in the lumber woods for a week or so
looking after his business there.
Miss Gertrude +. Weeks of Bath. who
was the guest of Mrs. Ed Z. Page last
week, returned home Saturday.
B. n. Foss while doing a Job in the
mill of VI. j. Allen ON Monday, lost the
end of finger in IA buzz palmer.
A meeting of the Skowhegan Board of
Trade is called at the office of Griffin q
Wentworth, tonight al 80 o'clock.
\. 5. Bunker of Lewiston, represent
ing the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of New York, was in town, yesterday.
DR.. johnson has had her telephone
connections transferred from Geo. Ctsh-
ing's to the drug store OF IIoratio W.
Gushing.
Miss Sa!lie futile has just return, d
from visit to Augusta, accompanied by
Mrs. W. IL. Gannett, who will visit rei.-
tiyes for II few days.
X. w, Brown has returned home from
New York city. and owing to his some
what impaired health. will remain in
town for time, hoping to recuperate.
Col. W. Il. &. Estes has disposed If
his interest in the Somerset Argus to
the other owners. c. II. Bowden and \.
l.. White and has retired from editorial
charge of the paper.
In Town Meeting Monday, party poll
ties did not enter us an issue. Republic
cans concede the minority party one
member of the board of selectmen and
the offices of town agent and auditor are
held by a Democrat.
Mr.. j. IL. Goodrich of Moscow was in
town yesterday and made the REPORTER
pleasant call. On Monday last Mr..
Goodrich was for the thirty-ninth time
elected on the board of selectmen for
his town, and for thirty-five years Of
that time he has been its chairman.
The ball at the Canaan House on MOI
day night last, was well attended. The
best of order prevailed and it was fine
time for all who participated. The re-
port published by our contemporary re-
Gently that those dances are not a sue
cess was far from the truth, aud it
would appear spirit of malice prompt
ed it.
Skowhegan pays IL cents on the
dollar for collection of taxes. and S. \.
Bickford the collector settles with the
selectmen each year before March lst,
assuming all taxes not collected at that
da'e. Fairfield pays Just twice as large
IA percentage to its collector Skowhe-
gan is very fortunate in getting the
business done cheaply and well.
On Tuesday last the number of horses
in town was decreased by four. Geo.
A. Flye and Jos. Gaylord each lost one
from sickness; the bay horse, Tommy,
owned by 5. +. Nay. an old trottng
campaigner and good one I'm his day.
dropped dead in the harness from heart
disease, and the accident to DR.. Pulsi-
fer's caused the death of the fourth.
Gen' and Mrs. r. b. Shepherd enter
tanned company of thirty-two people
at their home last evening, whist being
the programme on the occasion. First
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Chas.
Murphy and c. +. Ward. while Mrs. j.
p. Oak and Herbert Wentworth received
the consolation prizes. 1t was parti-
cularly pleasant evening to all who par
ticipated. Elegant refreshments were
served.
The deer that visited our town Sun
day is said to be one of three that
have occupied II yard in the woods some
miles east of the river towards Pishon's
Ferry. Besides running about on the
ice and swimming in the water, he scaled
the bank near the Catholic Church.
came up on Water Street just after II
o'clock, and returned to the river again.
Some dogs got after him but some of our
humane citizens drovethem off, and start
ed him down river toward his winter
home.
40 inch Lockwood cottons. in rem
nants, &c at w. II. Wildes'