The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-23
Boy wanted at Patterns drug store.

r. w. Allen & Co. have renewed the
lease of their present premises.
L. G. Salisbury returned last evening
from his two weeks vacation trip.
Miss Addie Lear of Providence. r. l..
Is the guest of her uncle, II. 2. Thing.
George B. Stafford left home, Monday
afternoon, on a business trip to Boston.
L. E. Il. Ramsdell has been appointed
post master of Ripley in place of II. W.
Ramsdel.
Jas. c. Dinsmore of Waterville, was in
town this week, visiting at the home of
his parents.
Mrs. W. P. Ordwsy and Miss Susie
Priest are at Cushing's Island, Portland
Harbor, for a few weeks stay.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth will preach At
the Baptist church, at Cornvile Centre,
next Sunday P. NJ. at o'clock.
DR.. F. o. Sawyer left home Tuesday.
for Portland, to attend a meeting of the
Maine Dental Board held in that city.
A lot of second hand carriages and
new and second hand harnesses are
offered for sale at Nutting's livery
stable.
Miss Belle Blagden of Lewiston, who
has been visiting with relatives in this
place and in Canaan, returned home
Tuesday.
Misses Ella G. Nash and Alice b.
Whittier went to Boston by the after
noon train of Monday, for few weeks
stay in that vicinity.
w. d, Snow has engaged with the
Hollingsworth Il Whitney Co., at Water
vile, to superintend the counting and
piling of the logs at their mills.
We learn that L. n. Merrill, Esq, has
leased the Blue store to A. w. Bourget
of Fall River, Mass, who is to put in a
stock of dry and fancy goods and mil
linery,
Miss May Elise Fellows was in New
\ ork, early in the week, in consuta-
ton with her manager concerning their
coming concert tour for '9G-'97, return
ing home Wednesday evening.
A singular accident befell B. B.
Dinsmore the past week. In catching a
rooster that was in the midst of sever
al hens, there was quite a scattering of
the feathered tribe, and in getting away
one of the hens kicked Mr.. Dinsmore in
the eye lid, and he wears "black eve"
as consequence.
That goods well bought are half sold,
is very true in the carriage business, and
perhaps to this, as much as any other
one thing, is attributable l.. w. Chases
large business. His long experience in
the business enables him to buy low, and
that he is content with small profit is
well known.
Among the people from this place who
awaited themselves of the very low ex-
cursion rates offered to Moosehead Lake,
Tuesday, were Hon. S. j. Walton, wife
and daughter, X. w. Haines, Miss Lizzie
Haines, Miss Minta Powers, Mrs. Philo
Steward and Mrs. and Miss Coffin of
New York city. who are summering in
town.
G, W. Bishop of New \ ork, aecompa-
MED by Willie Thorne of Newport and
Europe, the only bachelor grandson of
the late Commodore Vanderbilt, was in
town, Tuesday morning, coming by the
: A. NJ. train and leaving at O'Clock.
Several good horses were shown them
and they bought one, a high stopper and
nice looking horse, of Fred l.. Conant.
There will be public meeting of the
Town Improvement Society. Wednes
day evening of next "eekaak 7.3O o'clock
in the Congregational wy f. f.
Danforth has consented to give a talk on
property rights. All gentlemen who
are interested in the work of the society
as well as the ladies are cordially invited
to he present. An invitation has been
extended the Norrridgewock V. |. S,
Mr.. Howard b. Friend and Miss Lila
Murphy were united in marriage on
Monday evening last, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. A. o. La
croix, who tied the marital knot. Both
the contracting parties have, for long
time, ofiiciated as clerks at Ordway's
store where, in the pleasing performance
of their duties, as well as in their
social life, they have formed particularly
large circle of acquaintance, who will
Join with the REPORTER in wishing them
much Joy.
A meeting of the Democratic County
Committee was held at Hotel Coburn,
Wednesday of this week, there being
present S. w. Gould, Esq. of this place,
w. r. Hunnewell of Pittsfied, A. W.
Miller of Hartland, DR.. Rand of Fair
field, and DR.. W. G. Sawyer of Madison.
AS c. Fl. Hussey of Norridgewock. the
nominee of the County Convention as
Senator of Eastern Somerset, declined
the honor, the committee have selected
HA. V. Il. Tuttle of Canaan, to fill the
vacancy. We learn that a strenuous
effort will be made by the committee to
have Candidate Bryan at Skowhegan