The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-16
TOWN and VICINITY

I Salley. d. Y. ;, was in Lewis.
ton. Tuesday.
Henry Washburne of Bingham, was in
town yesterday.
R G. Leighton of Portland. was in
Town yesterday
clearance sale OF remnants and odd
lots at Stewards.
Col. ". r. G. Estes made trip to
lewiston, Tuesday.
Frank i. Goodrich of Waterville, was
in town Wednesday,
Fred +. knautf of Watervile. visited
Tnttle Bros. this week.
Mrs. H. 2. Thing is visiting relatives
in Portland, this week.
Rev. L. II. Copeland will preach next
Sunday, from John Il: Il
Mrs. George Mitchell of Chicago. is
visiting among friends in town.
Mrs. Lizzie Wakefield of Lewiston is
visiting with relatives in town.
The fishing at Hayden Lake is better
this season than for many years.
Miss Mary Hopkins of Bangor, is the
guest of Miss Blanche Bixby this week.
The regular meeting of Russell Post
G. A. r., is Friday evening the 18th
| instant
DR.. F. o. Sawyer is absent this week,
on his regular monthly trip to Scion and
Bingham
1t is expected the Coburn Wooden
Mills will be running on full time again
after Monday next.
Misses Elizabeth and Mary Douegan
returned home last night from their
vacation excursion to Quebec.
You can enjoy the hot summer days
in pair of the shoes that Gardner &
Frost speak of in their ad this week
Robert Harris has recently purchased
a new De Laval cream separator and
manufactures butter by that process.
The A. o. L. w. lodge are refurnish-
ing and newly carpeting their rooms,
Wentworth & Oak having the contract.
Mrs. Leroy Sanford of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and little son, also Mrs. A. Often
of Waterville, Me-, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. H. futile, Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Hon. Edward Wiggin, master of the
State grange, was in town this week, ar
irving Tuesday evening and returning to
Augusta, Wednesday morning. He was
the guest of Ansel Holway while here.
We issue a supplement this week Civ
ing the schedule of premiums for the
18th annual exhibition of the Eastern
Maine State Fair, in order that our
readers may know what to compete for
or what they may expect to see when
they attend this extensive exhibition.
Hon. a. X. Bixby, who for some
months has been under the care of his
physician, is, we are glad to state, now
on the mend, and we trust he will soon
be able to be about business as usual.
This will be most welcome news to Mr..
Bixby's large circle of friends through
out Maine.
The bicycle races at Fairview Park, on
Saturday afternoon next, promise to be
int
have already been several entries in each
event and w. F. Robbins, the manager
promises the track shall be in fine con
dition. The entries do not close until
the evening of the Eth.
Miss Margaret Goodwin came down
the street on her bicycle yesterday morn
ing, riding on the sidewalk, and when
passing the livery stable of Chas. Fair
brother team was just coming out, the
result being collision, in which the
young lady narrowly escaped serious
Injuries. The wheel did not fare as well,
however, and was fit subject for the
repair shop.
The teams of the Wrought Iron Stove
Co., of st. Louis, six in number, each
drawn by fine looking pair of mules,
and headed by the private team of the
superintendent. d. l.. Carter, occupied
by himself and wife and drawn by a
natty pair of bay horses, arrived in town
Monday afternoon, and as the procession
came rattling through Water st. on a
smart trot, considerable excitement was
created.
The Skowhegan Water Company held
its annual meeting, Tuesday evening,
and reelected X. B. Shepherd, l.. w.
Weston, S. w. Gould A. X. Bixby,
Herbert Wentworth, directors; Herbert
Wentworth, clerk; and +. f. Danforth,
treasurer. The stockholders voted to
extend the pipes on West Front Street to
the residence of Frank Thompson, dis
lance of | 200 feet, aud put in an extra
hydrant.
Monday evening last, the newly pur-
chased home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
simpson, Maple ST., was the scene of a
pleasant gathering of their friends,
members of the Degree of Honor lodge,
to the number of nearly fifty. During
the evening DR.. NJ. l.. Mari rendered