The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-24
TOWN and VICINITY.
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Mr.. !. ". NORM of Embden, Was in
town Monday
i Abram Newton Of ,Iaekman was in
town Monday.
V.B. steward has line of winter
cloabInEs.
Mr. +. H. Tibbetts of Vest Athens
I VA. ia town Monday.
senator elect 'rilsou d. salley of Madi-
] son. is in town today,
NJ and Mrs. +. ". Alden have return
1 ed from heir trip to Minnesota.
Judge Turner Boswell is at Moose
head Like this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. {. II. Gardner are pass
pg a portion of the week in Portland.
Hiram Beree Is in attendance upon the
great race meeting at Rigby Park, this
! week.
Mrs. Jas. Fellows went to Boston by
the afternoon train of Tuesday, for Il
few days stay,
Rev. L. II. Copeland's subject next
sunday morning will be "some things
touching the future.
An adjourned meeting of the pew
owners of High st. Christian church
will be held Monday, Sept. 18th, at 80
P. m.
Radiators have been set in the store of
NJ. B. Heselton this week, and it is to be
heated by steam from the boiler of Dun
laps laundry.
Mr.. Rose Taylor of Pittsfeld, who
vas the guest of Mrs.. II. c. Decker the
past week. returned to her home on
Monday afternoon.
Frank Ames left home. Saturday last
for Scarboro, where, on Monday, ne be-
gan his duties as principal in the high
school of that place.
Conductor Geo. Tantish of the Maine
Central r. r., Is enjoying a vacation this
week, portion of which he is passing
with brother in Lynn, Mass
Mrs, Ellen n. Whitcomb of Massa-
ehusetts, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Edw. Greene, left town
Yesterday en- route to her home.
We learn many people are taking add
vantage of the opportunity to have their
eyes examined with the new instrument
that Dr., Adams has lately received.
Geo. II. Webb, with two men. left for
Noosehead Lake. Monday afternoon,
where he is to superintend the repliriag
of the dams of the k-nne5ee log Driv-
lug Co.
$. d. Sayward, accompanied by his
two sons, Chas. and Joe, together with
Henry Frost and Eugene Crawford, left
home Tuesday for n weeks stay at the
Sayward camp at Ellis Pond.
Hon. F. E. Timberlake, Bank Exami-
ner Of Maine, was in town over Sunday,
and on Monday examined skoWhegan
Loan and Building Association, aud
Madison Loan and Building Association.
Rev. Il. w. kimball, in company with
Rev. j. G. Gregory of Bingham and Rev.
7. b. HAITI of East Madison, is in at
tendance upon the annual conference of
Congregational churches at Fort Fairfield
this week.
Warren Brown, at one time in trade in
this place, now residing in Brighton,
Mass, was in town this week, accom-
panied by his wife. on visit to his
uncle, Il. w. Brown. They returned
home Tuesday afternoon.
+. G. Preble of the firm Colby II
Preble, Bingham, was in town, Monday,
He informs the REPORTER that the firm
will engage in numbering the coming
season 10 a large extent, having already
contracted to cut 3,50O,O00, 100000 to
be cut on Indian Pond and the remainder
at Pierce Pond, opposite Carratunk.
The Watervlle Mail says Skowhegan
was not rejoicing over a Republican vie
tory, Tuesday evening, but rather be-
Cause of the completion of a long piece
OF macadamized street. The Mail don't
Know First, the piece of street alluded
to IS not completed; second, Repblicans
were Overlooking with joy mt the result
Of Mondays election and knew what
they were shouting for. if the Mail does
not.
Ralph Locke. the fireman, who on the
morning OF Aug. Dist, fell from the
engine in the Maine Central yard ia this
place, and had his foot crushed, by its
oeiag run over aud has bern in TIN VI line
General Hospital since thai tim, was Il
passenger by the night train Of Monday
TO Skowhegan, and will BIO ard at George
hoody's while awaiting the healing Of
the operation he had to undergo. We
learn that it was only found necessary to
amputate the forward part of the foot,
saving his heel.
BY invitation of Ralph Ames, clerk at
II. w. Cushiug's, Is young people of
ms place enjoyed a most pleasant even
ing at the farm home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Perley Ames, Friday night of
last week. Early IN the evening a corn
roast was held on the island of S. F.
steward, and later they repaired to the