The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
TOWN and VICINITY

Mrs. George B. Stafford visited friend:
IN Augusta, this week.
Miss Josephine w. Smith is visiting
friends in Brooklne, Mass.
r. /. Williams of Hartland, deputy
sheriff, was ia town Monday.
See tie bargains JudkiEs is showing in
able linen for Thanksgiving.
W. II. Wldes was confined at his
home early in the week by severe cold
Mrs. George Dole of Dexter, is the
guest this week of Miss Helen 5. San
born.
F. {. Colby, of the firm Colby &
PEBBLE, Bingham, was in town, Saturday
last.
supt Stafford of the Bloomfield Shoe
Co.. left on business trip to Boston,
Tuesday
Mrs. Lenora Spaulding came to town
from Portland, Saturday, for a tive
weeks visit.
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Corrvile Center, next Sunday, after
noon at 80.
Mr.. Horace Eaton brings to the RE-
PORTER Office some samples of unusually
large Ben Davis apples.
Street Commissioner Gilman is visit
Ing his son, who has a prosperous drug
business in Wakefield, Mass.
Mr. Fred Pierce of Jackman, and Mrs.
Pierce were in town, Friday, returning
home via Bingham, Saturday.
The ladies of the Universalist society
gave "a dinner in G.. \. X. hall Tuesday.
election day, and fed many people.
Mr.. Chas. E. Cheney, piano tuner, will
be in Skowhegan again, November 9th
and 10th, to complete his work here.
Mrs. Lucinda Metcalf of Montana
and Mrs. Henry Smith of Monmouth,
are the guests of Marion Mills and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weld returned
| Tuesday, from Bowery Beach, Maine,
where they spent the summer with their
son.
Miss f. B. Gibson of Boston, who had
been the guest of Miss Sanborn for a
week, left Tuesday ON visit to friends
in Bangor.
Russell Post g. A. r., will hold the
first regular meeting for November, Fri
day evening, at the usual hour in Grand
Army Hall.
Mr. c. c. Whittier shows the REPOR-
TER pair of pumpkins that grew upon
ore stem. This is something of year
for freaks of nature.
The members of the Christian Church
society are requested to meet at the
church, Saturday afternoon next, at :
o'clock to transact business of import
ance.
Mr.. Ware, representing the John L.
Noyes Co., manufacturers of grist mill
machinery, was in town. Tuesday, and
sold roller mill TO X. w. Brown for his
new mill.
W learn that Estabro0k & HoXie are
to remove to the Hussey store on the
island and that Arlie Shaw has leased
their present quarters aud will open a
barber shop.
Deck" Foster, conductor on the
Somerset railway since the opening of
that road and who is well known in
this place was in town Saturday, re-
wing old acquantances.
The topic for consideration at the Y.
P. c. L. m letting at the Uniyersaist
church next Sunday evening. Nov. $, is
"Our sunday school,, references Matt.
-, l3-l5 Joel l-3; Luke PIG.
Miss Eldena Smith, entertained a
Jolly party of Is schoolmates at her
home on Pine street, Saturday night
last, and was The recipient of several
gifts from those thus assembled.
Mr.. John Turner will use l. horses
hauling logs on Carrying Place town
this winter. His operation is on the
western part of the town and he lands
his logs on Dead River instead of the
kennebee. He operates in 3 to ! mile
roads this season. He will not do much
until the ground freezes.
The Sorosis have engaged Miss
Charlotte Thorndike Sibley to give her
lecture upon "Brownings under Blue
Italian Skies" at the Bethany church,
Tuesday evening Nov. 10, at s o'clock
The Woman's Club and Milburn Club
have been invited to attend, and Sorosis
members have the privilege of inviting
guests.
+. j. Lawrence and A. b. Page of the
Lawrence Newhall Company, Shawmut
were in town Tuesday and consummated
real estate transaction by which Alder
Stream town, Franklin County in the
Dead River lumber region, becomes the
property of the Lawrence Newhall
Company. 1t was formerly the proper
ty of +. P. Page and j. p Clark. The
price paid is not made public.
Extra domestic yarn only 75c ID.
at Judkins'.