The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11


A. X. Perkins made business trip
to Gardiner yesterday.
H. 2. Thing has begun his task of
shooting unlicensed dogs.
John Metcalf of New Portland, had
business at Probate court, yesterday
DIR. F. O. Sawyer makes his regular
monthly trip to Scion and Bingham next
week
Logs are running well in the Kenne-
bac now. Everything is favorable for a
clean drive.
Remember the opening of Lakewood
Inn, Madison, Saturday next. Band
concert all day
Mrs. c. II. Jones and little son of
Athens, spent several days with friends
in Gardiner, last week,
The Coburn Wooden Mills are soon to
shut down for a week, and may possibly
remain closed longer period.
Hon. Charles A. Milliken of Augusta
Hon. |. c. Libby and Amos +. Gerald of
Waterville, are in town today.
f. f. Danforth, Esq, purposes to be
a candidate in the Republican County
convention for the Office of Judge of
Probate.
w. II. CLARK of Carratunk, was in
town, yesterday, He says his brother,
Omar, is better and is expected home
from Portland this week,
The topic of the Y. p. c. l., meeting
at the Universalist church, Sunday,
June II, is "lnheritance". References
John !, IS, Prov. y, /.
The members of kennebec Lodge No.
81. a. b. s., are notified that the chart
er list is complete with 100 members;
business of Importance, please be present.
Big time at Hayden Lake, next Sat.
urday. Band concerts all day with all
kinds of out door amusements. Dane
ing both afternoon and evening. Plan
to be there.
Augustus and VIM. Fowler made a
trip to Bangor, on their wheels, Friday
of last week, returning Monday. The
return was made in six and one-half
hours, 50 miles.
New shirt waists at 0rdway's.
The name of Elmer Harris, chorster
at the Congregational church, was by
mistake omitted from the list of singers
who so acceptably sang ut the Memorial
Day exercises, the evening of May Both.
On account of a delay in getting the
exercises for the children's concert at
the Universalst church, chldren's day
will be observed ut this church on
Sunday, June u, instead of June II, as
previously intended.
Next Sunday will be Childrep's Day
at the Bethany church. In the forenoon
the pastor will speak to the children and
ia the evening there will be concert
at : O'Clock. There will be special sing
ing and other interesting exercises.
The Bloomfield Shoe Co. are to shut
down for the week following July 4th,
giving the employees a needed vacation
preparatory to starting in on what
promises to be the most prosperous
seasons work yet enjoyed by this com
pany.
Hall e Donnelly's Mmstrels gave a
pleasing performance in Coburn Hall,
Tuesday evening last, far superior to
many companies that have visited us of
twice its size. There was not a dull
moment, and it was a clean as well as "a
bright performance.
No finer line of carriages can be seen
in Maine than is constantly on exhibition
at the repository of l.. w. Chase, the
stock being kept complete by fresh arri-
walls weekly. Mr.. Chase guarantees To
sell any style or make of carriage from
So to $40 less than can be bought else
where.
Sixty-four members of skowhegan
Lodge, A. O. L. W, and twenty-six
ladies of the Degree of Honor of that
order, attended service in a body at the
Congregational church, Sunday morning
the 9TH, instant, and listened to an in
teresting and able discourse by the
pastor, Rev. Ii. w. Kim ball
Dr. w. s. Stnchfield, who commenced
the study of medicine with DR.. l.. A.
Dascombe, later entered the Brunswick
Medical college. still later served a year
in the Maine General Hospital and who
recently graduated from Bellevue Hos
pital, New York city, has entered upon
the practice of his profession in the city
of Toledo, Ohio.
Have you seen the Sl.O0 wrappers at
Nj. b. Heselton's.
AT the meeting of the Citizens League,
held Monday evening, the executive
committee of the organization was in
structed to wait upon Sheriff Viles and
request him to appoint a special deputy
to enforce the prohbitory law in this
town. The committee have attended to
that duty and Sheriff Yiles has the
matter under advisement.