The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-10


W. ?. 0rdway is on business trip to
Boston and New York this week.
y goli, silver or paper dollar will buy
lot Of dry goods at w H. Wildes'.
See ad of J. d. Packard a Sons of
Boston, who want to buy some god
horses.
Miss Emma Tobey has re-opened her
dressmaking rooms for the fall and
winter season.
You will find a good assortment of
school shoes at the bottom prices at
Gardner Il Frost's.
Ralph Nye, after a vacation of two
weeks passed with friends in town, re.
turned to Norwood, Mass, this week.
Miss Anna NJ. Drew left for her home
in Fairfield, Friday, after remaining at
the home of o. L. Bachelor for the
summer.
Attention is called to the card else
where of the opening of a. W. Bourgeois
new dry and fancy goods and millinery
store.
Any who wish to avail themselves of
the opportunity to hear Hon. Herbert
NJ. Heath at Madison, this evening, can
60 by eleetrcs from here aud return for
p cts
Misses Matte Berry and Mary Reed
have given up the project of opening
dressmaking rooms in town, and have
engaged with Miss Littlefied to 60 to
Maiden. Mass.
Mrs. Dir. Sampson of Penn Yam, y.
Y, came to town on the Saturday even
ing train on visit to her parents, T. b.
Narney and wife, Miss Jeanette Gage.
returned at the same time.
Miss May Elise Fellows plays at a
concert to be given in Meonian Hall.
Augusta, tomorrow Friday evening.
the other artists being Harriet Shaw of
Boston, harpist, Mrs. Fred Chase. vocal
soloist, and Julius Hartt, pianist.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c. E. Tilton, after spend
ing the summer vacation at the family
farm home in Norrdgewock, returned
to Bangor this morning, and Mr.. Tilton
to his duties As principal of the Grammar
schools in that city.
Mr.. w. a. Weston of Lynn, Mass, Il
former Skowhegan boy, was in town the
past week. calling upon friends and rela-
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the grocery business in that city on his
own account, and we learn has nice
growing trade.
Mr.. Henry Colway, landscape garden
er, of this place has Just completed an
extensive and handsome Job about the
grounds of the new high school building
in Madison, and the committee having
the matter in charge feel they made no
mistake in employing Mr. Galway to do
the work.
Among the Skowhegan members to
attend the reunion of the 2lst Regiment,
to be held in Augusta, today, we notice
Capt. Amos Tobey, Howard Burgess, II.
j. Narney, II. p. Cannon, S. Crowell
and John Lashon. 1t was Just "a years
ago today that this regiment went into
camp al Augusta.
The meeting of the Town improve
ment Society, announced for Friday
afternoon, of this week. will be held at
the home of Mrs Il. W. Brown, Water
St, and will begin at 3 o'clock. The
meeting is open to members only, but
any one who wishes to Join before that
time can easily do 50 by consulting with
Mrs. Samuel Robinson, Sec'y.
The last republican rally of the cam
Iaign will be held in Coburn Hall, Sat
urday evening. next at 30 o'clock
Mr.. Alfred Bonneau of Biddeford, editor
of La Jastjce will speak and other
gentlemen will also address the meeting
All are invited. Let us have good
meeting for this, the last one of this
lively and important campaign.
Mrs. VIM. II. Holbrook, Friday even
ing last, presented Russell Post, q. 4. |
II. with large crayon portrait of her
late husband, Major Wm. II. HOlbrook, |
who was one of the charter members of |
the post and u beloved and popular com
rade. DR.. j. y. Merrill. in behalf of |
Mrs. Holbrook, presented the picture
with appropriate remarks, and Senior |
Vice Commander, John H. Wyman, ae-
cepted the gift aud voiced the thanks of |
the post for the same. DR.. c. V. Rich |
ards also spoke feelingly of the late com
rade Holbrook. The picture adorns the .
walls of G. A. X. Hall.
The representatives of the Wrought
Iron Range Co., of st. Louis. who have
been pushing the sales of their popular
ranges in Skowhegan and Somerset
county during the past two months, with
rare success, are soon to take their de.
parture, and from here they 90 TO can
vass kennebec county, and will have
their headquarters in Augusta. During
their stay in Somerset county they have
OF over 300 of these ranges As
far as we have been able 10 learn every
one has given complete satisfaction; in
fact, so well pleased are many of the
buyers that obey have given Mr.. d. l..