The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-23
TOWN and VICINITY.

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/. Ames is on a vacation trip to
Portland and vicinity.
Miss Adelaide Nickerson is the guest
Of Miss Blanche l.. Reed.
Read the ad of the excursion next
Sunday to Old Orchard Beach.
The Poonoosac Club held a picnic,
Tuesday afternoon on Bigelow Hill.
Mrs. r. B. Shepherd left home this
morning on a visit to relatives in Greene.
Mrs. II. 2. Thing returned Wednesday
noon from visit with friends in Port
land
The firm of Savage & Clarke, at Bing-
ham. has been dissolved, Mr.. Clarke re-
firing
The agency of the Union Casualty &
Surety Co. has been transferred to Chas.
+. Jones.
Special sale of kid gloves at 40, 50, SO
and 70 cts, Friday and Saturday at
0rdway's.
Miss Leonora Bessey, Colby '9S, is the
guest of her college friend Miss Edith
| B. Hanson this week.
S. w. Gould, Esq, attended the meet
ing of the Democratic State convention
in Augusta, Tuesday night.
Gen'l r. B. Shepherd made a trip to
Augusta yesterday, on business connect
ed with the hospital for the insane.
The excursion to Old Orchard Beach,
Sunday next, will probably draw good
crowd from here at the low prices asked.
See ad
Jas. d. Partridge of Fl. Fairfield, was
among the arrivals by Tuesday nights
train, and will visit with his parents for
few weeks.
Miss Essie McIntire returned home,
Saturday night, after several weeks visit
at her uncle's, \. p. Woods of Cam
bridgeport, Mass.
Among the guests at the Anidrosis
Suitarium are Mrs. II. X. Blethen, Miss
Turner and Chas. f. Moves, Boston !;
George Chase, Amesbury, Mass.
Among the new Bell telephones re-
Gently put in about town is one at the
store of Horatio w. Cushing and one at
the residence of DR.. F. S. Bigelow.
A search for intoxicating liquors was
instituted at Bisson's restaurant Tues
day by Sheriff Yiles and Deputy Smith,
but nothing of an alcoholic character
was discovered.
There will be services at the Congre.
gationalist church next Sunday. Prof
ID. II. Ropes of Bangor Seminary will
preach morning aud evening. Sunday
School as usual.
Nj. Spear, railroad mail agent on
the Skowhegan-Portland run has the
thanks of the REPORTER for large box
' Of delicious cherries plucked from the
trees about his residence in Hallowell.
party composed of n. w. Brainerd,
| A. H. Lang of this place and Rev. +. L..
| House of Attleboro, Mass, with his son
and nephew, left for the vicinity of
Parn Pond, Tuesday afternoon. to be
absent a month.
The New York State Democracy
through its executive committee has
Oolted the Chicago ticket. 1t unani-
mously asserts that no Democrat owes
adherence to candidates who stand upon
sPopulistic platform, or is called upon
to support them at the polls.
We learn that the S. & n. electric road
have issued a 40 ride communication
ticket to be sold for Sl.00 which will en-
title the one to whom it is issued and
members of his immediate family to ride
between Hotel Heselton aud the farm
residence of John Weston. This is a
move in the right direction, and is sure
10 be greatly appreciated by the many
who reside between those points ment-
iOned
Judging from notices we read in papers
before us Jas. c. Durrill is found to be
'he right man for the place in the
Management of the Mouse Island hotel
property, and his guests are highly
gFaiiied at the attention they receive at
his hands. While the season is but little
more than opened we learn the Samoset
Sgetting its full quota of company, and
august will probably see this popular
seaside hotel filled TO its capacity.
Commencing Sunday. July 26, the
hennebec Steamboat Co. will run Sun
Jay trips out of the river for Boston.
Until Sunday, Sept. 9Th, inclusive, leav-
'ng all of the landings at the usual week
uay time. This will not interfere at all
with their regular business, but is an
extra trip out of the river only, there
Oeing no boat out of Boston, Sunday
ughts' Patrons of this line appreciate
"hat the Company does for their accom-
,hooatlon and patronize them most
l'oerally. There will be Sunday con-
ueetlons with the Boothbay boats to
aud from Pemaquid and intermediate
points each Sunday.
remnants silk, half-price at Ordway's.