The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-12
TOWN and VICINITY
Ball yarn, 4c., at Judkins.
r,rtia has all the new fail hat

Curtis has all the new fail hats.
Read the advertisement Fair aud
Races
S. w. Philbrick made a business trip
TO Augusta, yesterday.
Mr.. q. l.. Hayden, treasurer Of Brigh-
ton. was in town Monday.
c. II. Burrill is selling best Michigan
patent -four for only $500 per barrel.
f. y. Merrill. Esq, returned Tuesday,
from professional trip to Duluth
MINI.
If YOU want fur cape ". B. Steward
has a good assortment and the prices
are right.
D.F. Judkins has Just returned from
market with a regiment of bargains, es-
pecialy of dress goods and cloaks.
Miss Mary S. james of Plainfeld, n.
j., who has been the guest of Mrs. s.
w. Philbrick, returned home yesterday.
Roy L. Marston, class of '95, Skowhe-
gan High School, goes to Brunswick on
Saturday, and will enter the freshman
class of Bowdoin College.
Becker, the fast PAGER of F. c. Pooler,
took second money in the 2.24 class at
the State Fair In Lewiston, Friday of last
week, obliging the winner to go in 2.lS-
ii.
D. w. Gilman of Presque Isle was in
town Monday. He formerly lived III
Somerset being native of Bingham,
and visited his parents there last week
returning home Tuesday.
The Elwell Roofing Co. have finished
their contract with Paul Lessaw, giving
good satisfaction. They painted the en-
tire building from the saddle board to
the ground. Remember they do all
kinds of painting. Roofing speciality.
We make in our advertising columns
an offer to subscribers which they will
do well to consider. The Boston Daily
Traveller and the SOMERSET REPORTER
one year for $3.50, or the Weekly Travel
er and the REPORTER one year for $l.75.
This offer will remain open but a short
time.
The State Convention of the Non Part
w. c. L. L. will be held at Belfast, Sept.
18th, 18th, and 10th. The following are
delegates from Skowhegan: Mrs. L. w.
Weston, Mrs. C. V. Hanson, Mrs. F.
Rollins, Mrs. F. w. Flagg. Alternates;
Mrs. H. II. Gilman, Mrs. Martha Herrin,
Mrs. E. Turner, Mrs. Pauline Littlefeld.
Nessrs. Reilly and Cram of Brunswick,
accompanied by their wives, arrived in
town by the noon train Tuesday, and
left Immediately on a bycling trip TO
The Forks and Jackman, to return via
Greenville and Bangor. Good weather
and plenty of enthusiasm is all they need
to make the journey a grand success,
and of the latter they had an abundance.
The legal fraternity of Somerset was
we'll represented at the Probate Court
rooms Tuesday and Wednesday. Among
those in attendance were j. J. Parlin,
Augustine Simmons, B. s. Collins, North
Arson; T. B. Barrett, Canaan; c. o.
Small, c. A. WILDER, Madison c. A
Harrington, Norridgewock j. w. Man
son, Abel Davis, Pittstield; Geo. G..
Weeks, Fairfield; j. F. Holman, Athens;
D. D. Stewart, st. Adams.
The canning factory of the Portland
Canning Co., in this place, has been in
operation for ten days past, but the
scene presented round and about the
premises is not as lively as in previous
years, owing to the small acreage (40),
pledged by our farmers. We learn they
are putting all the corn brought in into
succotash at this factory. At No. An
son, where the same company have a
factory, things present different APP
pearance, the farmers in that vicinity
having planted nearly 200 acres to sweet
corn.
w. P. Ordway has closed a contract
with n. burlington & Co., to build his
brick building on Water Street, and work
is to be commenced on the same forth
with. The contract includes cementing
the cellar, the brick work and everything
about the building complete except the
steam heating. -Four building firms
made bids ON the structure: Nathan
Noyes & Son, McQuillan & Goodwin, $.
w. Foster & Son and II. Purington & Co.,
with variation of something over $1,000
in the figures submitted, being some 10
per cent. of the price Of the building.
The Spiritualist camp-meeting at Hay
den Lake last week was attended by
large audiences. The speakers were j.
F. Baxter and DR.. Geo. A. Fuller Of
Massachusetts,, DIR. Charles Harding of
Augusta and Mrs. Abby Morse Of Sears.
mont, Me. The meeting. continued five
days, closing Sunday. .Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows;
Sheldon Woodman, Cornville, President
DR.. s, F. Bigelow, Skowhegan, Vice
President; Anon Baker, Bingham, Sec
rotary; Heman Hunnewell, Madison,
Treasurer. The management purpose to
continue the meetings ten days next
year and make some changes in the