The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-05

and Barnard.
Send in your notices of Cattle shows
and Fairs, and we will give them place
In the REPORTER.
DIR. Frank A. Leavitt, who is now To-
Gated 10 Brownville, Me-, is on visit
home to his father
Z. f. Knowles, representing the
Northwestern Life Insurance Company.
is in town this week.
A. P. Spear, of Fort Fairfield is in
town. He attended the State Fair Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mrs. \. A. Pierce returned Tuesday
afternoon from Southport, where she
had spent the summer.
A competent girl for general house
work In a small family is wanted. Apply
at SIMPSONS Drug Store.
Rev. r. F. Sawyer D. D.. of Merrimac.
will preach at the Universalist church
on Sunday morning, Sept. S, at 1915.
All invited.
Sherman league, former SkoWhegau
boy, who has been farming in Aroostook
county for five years past is in town Oh
a visit to his people.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gray and daughter
Miss Carrie, of Portland. arrived in town
Tuesday night, aud are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Allen.
An unusual call for the REPORTER of
August 10Th exhausted our supply.
Any subscriber having one to spare will
confer favor by sending it to this
office.
The annual meeting of the n. p W.
c. I. [. will be held at their parlors in
the e. a. r. Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 10th,
at ?. NJ. All members earnestly re-
quested to be present.
A. S. c. Hall was in town. yesterday
and informed the REPORTER that he is
at work on the Madison slate quarry,
and expects to begin to turn out the
slate there another season.
Mrs. Whitcomb of .Roxbury. Mass.
Mrs Houghton of Portland, and Mrs.
Walker of Oakland, sisters, arrived in
town Tuesday night, on a visit to an.
other sister, Mrs. Edw Greene.
a. j. McCrilhs and wife of Holyoke.
Mass, spent about 10 days with Mr.. Me
Crillis' parents in Cornville and also
visited friends in Hartland. They re-
turned home Friday last.
The outlook for the races under the
auspices of the Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society is most favorable.
IL. NJ. Jones, who has charge of this de-
rartment, informs US nearly all classes
are already filled.
! The Maine Central has an excursion to
Halifax Sept. 10th and to Quebec and
Montreal Sept 18th. 1t is essential that
those who desire sleeping car accommo-
dations should write to George F. Thomp-
son, Ticket Agent at Portland
Doran Il Wood are at work laying
water pipes from Winter Steet to High
Street on the new Court Street extension
for the Central Aqueduct Company.
The length to be laid is 20 rods and they
use pinch galvanized iron pipe Fred
Wood has charge of the Job.
Rev. II. G. Hardway. who has supplied
the pulpit of High Street Church during
the summer, closes his labOrs next Sun
day and returns to Stanfordville. New
York, to complete his course in the
Christian Biblical Institute there. He
| remains in the Institute until Nav next.
Woodbine Lodge, D. of H., auxiliary
to the A. o. L. W., has accepted an invi-
taton from Mrs. Ella II. Crowell. {. of
H., to visit her at her home September
/ ID. All those who have no team are re-
quested to meet at \. o. [. w. hall at
G.30 o'clock, where a straw ride will be
given them. Ladies please bring cake
Recorder.
Herbert Wentworth has broken
ground this week for new residence
w bS loNoIob Ou q iOb oNuCu w Diils
situated Just west of Mrs. Helen How
ard, midway of Neil Hill. 1t is to be
cottage house of goodly size and hand
some design, with ell and stable adioin.
ing, will be heated by steam, lighted by
electricity. 1t is hoped to have it ready
for occupancy by December LIST.
Mr.. c. a. Jones of Pautucket, K. l.,
who was in town last week, remarked to
the REPORTER that he, this year for the
first time, looked over Skowhegan quite
thoroughly and was much pleased with
the town. He had been here to pass
through to go to Athens and Scion
where he has relatives, but not to make
any tarry and was not aware the place
was so attractive. He said he thought
another season he would make up
party of twenty-five or so to spend some
weeks in Somerset with head quarters
at Skowhegan. A very sensible thing
to do.
The annual meeting of the Miller Mis- /.
sion Band of the Bethany Church, was
held on Saturday afternoon last in the
chapel. In spite of the very heavy rain,
there were nearly fifty in attendance