The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-04-23

low shoes and slippers please all.
S. A. Dinsmore left Friday morning
for ten days visit with bis family in
Boston.
Geo. L. Hovey of North Arson, was in
town Friday on his return from the
Waterville convention,
William C. Wentworth left Saturday
morning for Cumberland Mills, where
he will preach the coming summer.
Mrs. D. W. Weber of Augusta, and
young son visited with her parents J.
IL. Williams and wife, portion of last
week.
If you want to buy OF rent house or
farm call and look over list of bargains
at Morrison's. 1t costs you nothing if
no sale
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Thomas left town
Friday afternoon for Aroostook, where
they will carry on their farm the COM
ing summer.
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the Uni
versalst Society met with Mrs. 7. II.
Howard on Leayitt St. Wednesday after
noon, April p.
If you are thinking of new carriage
of any kind, don't fail to call on l.. w.
Chase, as he has greater bargains this
year than ever before.
A complimentary banquet was tender
ed conductor Wellington Sprague at
Auburn, Friday evening, previous to his
removal from the state
Mr.. 5. Curtis c. Ward of Augusta, is
organizing a lodge of the American
Benefit society in town, composed of
ladies and gentlemen.
John Weston, Esq, attended the State
Convention at Portland, Thursday, last
and took occasion to visit friends at
Gorham on the same trip.
Edw. Bison has decided to build the
new block to be erected on his lot oppo-
site the Reporter office, of brick, with a
front like the Ordway block.
Invitations were issued last week for
a May ball at Milburu hall, Friday even
ing, May /, under the management of
c. l.. Davis, w. n. Ward and f. E.
Brann.
George n. kineaid OF Cornvlle, is be-
ing treated by DR.. +. Holden Lansing.
His changed condition since cOmmenc.
ing treatment is something remarkable.
In another column Mr.. kineaid makes
statement.
J.. NJ. Linnell of Duluth, Mimi, was
in town last week He was formerly
from Somerset County and purposes to
return and establish his home here
later in the season. He says hard times
have got around to Duluth in earnest.
We understand the residents on North
street have presented a largely-signed
petition to the selectmen requesting
that the town lot on North street which
has been used for n stone and lumber
yard for few years past, be cleaned up.
Painters are at work upon the interior
of the y. 6. 5. NJ, hall in Heselton
Block fixing it up, preparatory for the
officers school, which is to be held here
the 2Sth, inst. The walls of the main
hall are to be repanted, also the officers
room.
Miss Addie Swain was called to Massa-
chusetts Friday of last week by the sud
den death of the wife of her brother,
Gideon, which occurred at their home
in Winter Hill the day previous. De-
ceased left an infant child only a few
days old.
F. A. Hobbs of South Norridgewock,
has an interesting collection of souvenirs
which he collected at the New York
bicycle show, on exhibition in the win
dow of Head Bros. store. 1t consists
of badges, buttons, etc, dear to the
hearts of wheelmen.
The members of Skowhegan Steamer
Co. No /, with the engineers of the
fire department as their guests, partook
of a most enjoyable banquet at the
Skowhegan House, Saturday night
last. As usual Landlord Washburn
left nothing wanting from the menu
that would add to the success of the
occasion
Sylvanus i. Steward thinks he has a
small flock of Plymouth Rock hens, 16
in number, that will compare quite
favorably with the best of them, and
we agree with him. From a record
kept by him since Jan. /, he reports
that during the first month they laid
255 eggs, in February $50, and in March
316. Who can beat this?
Our people were aroused about II
O'Clock Tuesday night by a false alarm
pulled in" on box 3S. y false alarm
was given from this same box some
ago. The selectmen elsewhere
in our columns offer IL reward of fifty
dollars for the apprehension and con-
victon of the miscreant who did this
mean trick. Any person who will do an
act of this kind richly deserves punish
ment and we hope he will get it.