The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-14

at Brookings and Priests.
Deputy Sheriff c. F. Ham of Bing-
ham, was in town Saturday,
Mrs. c. c. Trafton and Misses Dena
and Dora returned from st. Albans,
Saturday
Geo. f. Sampson returned from a trip
to Portland and Boston by Friday nights
special.
Reuben Fairbrother of North Anson.
superintendent of the shank factory
there, was in town, Sunday.
J. o. Hanes returned from Boston,
Saturday evening. He reports the
horse market as rather quiet.
Ladies who take pride In wise economy
are securing some handsome suitings
from the Coburn Wooden Mills.
Mrs A. II. Noyes and Miss Matte
went to Pittsfield, Friday, for few
days visit to Mrs. Noyes' father,
Mrs. Charles Yarney returned to
East Corinna, Saturday afternoon, after
visit of some weeks with relatives in
town.
Mrs. Larrabee of Portland, arrived in
town, Saturday evening, and is the
guest of her brother, Col. ". K. G.
Estes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buffum of Port
land were in town, Saturday, to visit
Mrs. Buffum's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Towle.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. +. Leighton who
were at Westbrook, last week returned
to Skowhegan on the afternoon train
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Gushing return
ed, Friday, from visit of several weeks
at Washington, D. G., Camden, n. j.
and other places.
Miss Ann Russell, who has been in
Skowhegan since the death of her sister
some weeks ago, returned to Portland
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Albert Fuller who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Taylor, in Mel
rose, Mass, returned to Skowhegan on
Thursday afternoons train.
An old fashioned spinning wheel
which was shipped by express Thursday
afternoon, was the object of much inter
est to the out going passengers. These
old wheels are much sought after now
by collectors of antiques.
At the Annual meeting of the Skow-
hogan Savings Bank, last week, James
b. Dascomb, l.. w. Weston, G. N. Page,
A. H. Weston and f. p. Page were elect
ed directors, and James b. Dascomb,
president and Ed. p. Page, treasurer.
Mrs. S. l.. Whittier, Mrs. George f.
Leighton, Mrs. j. f. Buker and Mrs.
M. w. Varney were elected delegates
with s. l.. Whittier and NJ. b. Heselton
as alternates from the Universalist So
ciety of this place to attend the Univer
salist convention at Auburn, June "a.
At a recent meeting of the Y. p. c. U.
of the Unversalist Society a flower
committee, with Mrs. S. l.. Whittier,
chairman, was elected. The purpose
of the committee is to collect flowers to
be brought to the church Sunday morn
ings and after the service to distribute
them to the members of the Society who
are sick and unable to attend the meet
ings.
Chldren's Sunday will be observed at
the Universalist church, Sunday, June
14th, by sermon especially to the
children, in the morning by the pastor,
and concert in the evening by the Sun
day School. Miss Clara Varney, Mrs.
Geo L. Leighton, and Miss Blanche
Fairbrother were elected committee
to arrange for the concert.
At meeting of the Village Corpora
ton Assessors, held last Thursday
evening, J. Smith Nutting was reap
pointed chief engineer of the fire de-
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sistant engineer and Lyman d. Murphy
second assistant engineer. VIM. Doran,
Oliver d. Dean and F. A. Wing were
appointed fire wardens and {. K. Tur-
ner, night watch.
The firm of Gardner d Barnard who
have been engaged in the retail shoe bus
mess on Madison Avenue for some
time past, has been dissolved by mutual
consent, Mr.. Barnard retiring. The
latter's interest has been purchased by
j. X. Frost, gentleman well and favor
ably known to the people of Skowhegan
from his long connection with the
Keene Bros. and more lately with the
Bloomfield Shoe Co. The new firm s
name will be Gardner & Frost and
we have no doubt these gentlemen
will receive their share of the trade.
If you are going to buy a carriage
you can save money by going o l.. W
Chase. Skowhegan.
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NOTICE.
Miss Agnes Stafford, at Mechanic
street Skowhegan, is now prepared to
receive pupils for vocal instruction,
Italian method. This is a grand op-