The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-30
See Gardner & Frost's new ad.

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Hon. o. D. Baker of Augusta, was in
town Saturday.
The music will please you at Lake.
wood, this Thursday eve.
Philbriek's window will be the attrac-
ton after Monday next. Sec ad.
Mr.. and Mr.. H. B. Friend went IN
Augusta by this mornings train.
Edw. p. Coffin, Esq. made trip to
Belfast. Monday, on legal business.
The residence of the late L. L. Lyon
is being remodeled into two tenements.
Miss Addie Rose of Fairfield. is the
guest of Mrs Eugene Steward this week.
Mrs. Mn. Chandler left skowhegan
yesterday morning on visit to friends
III Lynn, Mass.
Always lots of fun at Lakewood
dances. Be sure and 60 this Thursday
eve
Fifty-eight tickets were sold from
Skowhegan. for the Old Orchard exeur-
sion, sunday
F. Ii, Preble and Forrest Colby of the
firm Colby x Preble of Bingham. We're
in town Monday.
{. {. Snow and wife OF Auburn. who
had been in town for two weeks, return
ed home. Monday
". p. 0rdway has purchased the
Oliver Walker store property Just east
of the post office.
Mrs. L. {. Judlius returned home
Tuesday night from stay of several
weeks in Providence.
Arlie b. Shaw has purchased an in
terest in barber shop in Portland and
removed with his wife to that city.
The First Baptist Sabbath school, will
have an excursion to Lakewood, Tues
day next, enjoying picnic dinner.
H.. p. Thing took advantage of the
Old Orchard excursion, Sunday, TO
pass the day with friends in Portland.
There will be another of those popular
band concerts at the Mohiean House,
Lake George, next sunday. Aug. I'd.
Mrs. J, \. Smith and son returned,
Friday afternoon, from four weeks
visit to friends in North Weymouth,
Mass.
Mr.. Jack" Wentworth. the truck
man, is about town again He is re-
covering fayorably from his severe
injury.
A good barber, man thoroughly con-
yersant with the business can secure
steady employment by addressing box
269. Skowhegan,
John Riley and family and Augustus
Gilblair and wife were in attendance
upon the \. Q. II. Carnival at Marano-
cook, yesterday,
Ben 5. Collins, Esq, has returned 10
his home in North Arson. 1t is under
stood he will resume his legal practice
and continue in business there.
We have yet to learn of a guarantee
made by L. W. Chase, our carriage man,
not made good. This is worth a good
deal to one when buying a carriage.
The Uniyersalist church will be clos
ed for the month of August, and the
pastor Rev. Geo f. leighton will spend
his vacation at Dexter and Westbrook.
Read their ads, examine their goods,
get their prices, you will then be co =
vinced that you save money when you
buy boots and shoes of Gardner q Frost
There will be a special car provided
for the members of the Grange who are
to attend the picnic at Hayden Lake,
Wednesday next. 1t will start at 10
O'Clock a. m.
The store recently vacated by W. p.
Ordway is undergoing extensive improve
ments in its interior, and will, we learn,
be occupied as boot and shoe store by
Chas. NJ. Barnard.
Pretty styles in outing flannels, DC, at
W. L. Wildes'.
Chas. Clarke was about the street,
yesterday, the first time since his severe
accident in Watervile in the early
spring. He will have to continue the
use of crutches for some weeks yet.
Col and Mrs. f. E. Boothby, accom-
panied by their guest, Miss Stafford of
Portland, were in town few hours,
Saturday. After dinner the party en-
joyed a trolley ride to Norridgewock.
The Bloomfield ball team went to
Norridgewock, Saturday afternoon and
were defeated by the team there in an
interesting game by the score of % to 4.
f. P. King was in the box for the Nor
ridgewock's.
George b. Loring, senior partner Of
the well known Portland firm, Loring,
Short q Harmon, died very suddenly
Saturday afternoon. while on his way
to his summer home in Lncolnvillc,
where his wife and son were at the time.
lie formerly made business trips here.
The meeting of the Town Improve