The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-25
TOWN and VICINITY

Fine scissors Of all kinds at Ordway's.
Frank Littlefeld of st. Stephen, y. B.
was in town over Sunday.
+ Miss Jessie Mutt of PASSPORT, is the
guest of Miss Grace Emery.
The dining room at the skowbegan
House is being frescoed. L. L. Walker
is doing the work
Mrs. James II. Stevens of North
Arson, was calling on friends in town
Thursday afternoon.
Chester Mills has been engaged as
regular correspondent of the Water
vile Mail from Skowhegan.
Miss Alice Lawley, who has been
attending the normal school at Gorham,
returned home, Friday evening.
Landlord William q. Chandler of the
Heselton, was in Boston last week, re-
turning home Saturday evening.
Miss May Ward, who has been teach
ing in Winthrop, Mass, returned home,
Friday evening for the summer vaca-
ton
Mrs. w. F. Bowen of Boston, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs,
Lyman Murphy, returned home, Satur-
day morning.
Mr.. Lewis Anderson of this town was
elected president of the Maine Wooden
Manufactures club at the annual
meeting, Friday.
George J. Zimmerman, United States
fish commissioner, was in town, Thurs
day, and placed 2760 landlocked salmon
in Lake George.
Miss Avis Anti, who has been teach
ing the past year in Connecticut, re-
turned home for the summer vacation,
Saturday evening.
Abram Newton, of the numbering firm
of Colby u Newton, Jackman, was in
town, Friday, on his return home from
a business trip to Gardiner
Mr. and Mrs. b. A. Sawyer are enjoy
ing a carriage ride in Androscoggin and
Franklin counties, visiting relatives in
New Vineyard and Livermore Falls.
The steamboat which has been used
at Shawmut for some years to tow logs,
was hauled through town Saturday
and placed in Hayden lake. 1t weighs
five tons and is 354 #. long.
Mrs. Helen S. Coburn and Misses
Louise and Grace Coburn returned,
Saturday afternoon, to their home in
this town, after an absence of nearly
three years spent in Europe.
During the shower, Sunday, light
ming struck chimney on tie residence
of William G. Heselton, knocking out
all the flues and demolishing the fire
place. No fire resulted and the damage
will not exceed 500.
Gents night shirts, 30 cts at Ordway's
BY notice that appears elsewhere in
our columns Republicans of Skowhegan
are requested to attend a caucus in En-.
CINE hall, Friday afternoon next, at go
O'Clock, to choose delegates to attend
the county convention to be held in
Coburn hall, June 80
George Weymouth has on exhibition
in the window of his harness shop on
Water street, frame containing five
Confederate bills, ranging from So to
800. This is original money issued
by the Southern Confederacy during
the late civil war and is quite a curiosi-
ty.
No finer line of carriages can be seen
in Maine than is constantly on exhibition
at the repository of l.. w. Chase, the
stock being kept complete by fresh arri-
walls weekly. Mr.. Chase guarantees to
sell any style or make of carriage from
So to $40 less than can be bought else
where.
Skowhegan Lodge, Knights of Pythias
observed Decoration Sunday by attend
ing service at the First Baptist church
yesterday morning Echo Lodge X. of
- VI 4NoiiiuSo"oCh anu ytHldn SlSlcf-
hood also attended. The attendance
was large, the sermon was an able one
and pleasing to the order. Mrs Philo
Steward favored the audience with a
solo, which, with good reason was
highly appreciated by the audience.
;. NJ. Jones OF Springfield, Mass, was
in town, Thursday, the guest of his for
mer schoolmate, Darius Houghton. Mr..
Jones was the originator of the first
night lunch wagon ever used in Ameri-
ca. Twelve years ago he was printer,
working nights in an Office in Worcester,
Mass. Every morning at , o'clock
when the tired comps had got up the
last take and were vending their weary
way homewaTd, Mr.. Jones was always
! hungry and no place was open at that
hour to get anything to eat. 1t was then
that he conceived the idea of a movable
restaurant, open all night, and the re-
suit was the lunch cart. Mr.. Jones was
| born in Madison, and came east to at
| tend the commencement exercises at
| the Maine State college where he was
once a student.
Children's Sunday was observed at