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

Turkey red table damask, Il 1.2c., at
W. II. Wildes.'
Thomas Sanders of Haverhil, Mass,
was in town last week.
Miss Bertha A. Pulleu is on visit to
her father in Beverly, Mass.
Hon. L. A. Marston and son returned
from Boothbay Harbor, Monday.
Mrs. w. II. Pullen is visiting friends
at Deering and Hallowell this week.
Mrs John ". Gage has a square piano
10 rent. Inquire at 81 Madison Ave. 3w
Mrs. I-aae Dyer With her grand daugh-
ter, Edith, are visiting in Oakland this
week. -
W. Ames of Gardiner Is in town
tbtS week. He Is taking a vacation of
two weeks
Catalogues of Shaw's Business College
Portland Me, sent for.-See adyertis-
ment elsewhere.
Hereafter the steamers of the kennebec
Line leave Gardiner at 3, and Richmond
at o'clock p. IN.
Miss Lizzie B. Higgins left home Sat
urday for Conway, Mass, where she has
position as teacher.
Have your shoes ready for school
Monday, by getting them mended at
Gardner and Barnard's.
The residence of the late W. NJ. f.
Brown, Madison Ave. is offered to rent.
Inquire at the Skowhegan House.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Jewett returned
Saturday from weeks outing with
friends at Rangley lakes and vicinity.
Miss Alice Littletield left by the after
noon train of Monday for Boston, where
she has an idea of locating permanently.
NJ. j. Allen has contract to build the
grist mill Of F. j. Savage at Fairfield,
and with crew of men is at work upon
the same.
John Swain, class of '95 Skowhegan
High school, left for Orono by the after
noon train of Monday, to enter the
Maine State college.
Mr.. Frank Littletield of St. Stephens,
n. B., arrived in town On Sunday last to
pass portion of his vacation with his
mother, Mrs. w. w. Swain.
The annual reunion of the Bloomfield
Glass Association will be held at Hay
den Lake, Tuesday, Sept. 10th. Barge
will leave Island at 1.30 p. NJ
Dir. and Mrs. Eugene Williams of Pro-
violence, r. L., returned to their home
Monday morning, having spent two
weeks visiting friends in Skowhegan.
Mr.. Heman Whipple of Scion, was in
town yesterday on his way to Green.
vile and Moose river. He recently
made business trip to North Dakota.
1.-The Transforming Power of Christ.
How? When and Where?' will be the
subject of the sermon at High street
church next Sunday afternoon. Text
End Cor. 3: rs.
Mrs, Walter Flint, and her three child
rem, who have been visiting with Mrs.
Flint's parents, Jas. Leavitt and wife,
for week past past, returned home to
Orono, Monday afternoon.
\. 5. Steward 81 Co. are at work with
a crew of men at Solon, piping and
plumbing the new hotel for hot water
heating, etc. This firm is also doing an
extensive job in the remodeled residence
of E. n. Merrill, Esq.
Lewis Anderson q Co. have let the
building of their power house on the
new flume to H. burlington &
Co. 1t is to be of brick 30x40 feet H.
burlington & Co. also have the contract
to build boiler house at Lakeside Mills,
in East Madison.
The schools in five outlying districts
did not begin Monday last as was ex-
pected, viz: Districts No. ,, and $
North side and and South side, The
teacher for District No. s North was i'll
and in the others the Committee after
consulting the parents and teachers de-
cided to postpone until Monday next.
AT an unreasonable hour, Monday
night one Of our vigilant officers dis
covered light in the freight house.
Mistrusting all was not right he called
to his aid several friends and surround
ed the building, he himself going to the
door and rapping for admittance. The
response came back "What's wanted?"
To this the officer replied "Dod hang it
open the door, and as it swung open
Billy Bartlett was discovered inspect
ing several cases of eggs he had pur chas-
ed for shipment the next morning. Ex-
plantations and treat at some ones ex-
pense was the result.
Something must be done with the
habitual criminal, the habitual tramp
and the habitual pauper--or life in the
future will be full of perplexties, an
noyances and burdens that we of today
know little Of, very truly says an ex-
change. The Selectmen Of Skowhegan
have plan which II put in operation
may help to solve this problem. There
is statute which provides that the
County Commissioners may establish a