The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
TOWN and VICINITY
New dre.s goods. W. Il. Wildes,.

Ralph Nye of Norwood, Mass, is in
town.
Have your pictures framed at Folsom
and Varneys. Aft
4 kendals orchestra has returned from
] Mouse Island.
Wanted-one second hand bicycle.
Patterns drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Allen are visiting
D relatives in St Paul, Mimi.
> Mrs. Mary 4. Oak of Caribou, is visit
ing at the home of her son, J. p. Oak.
: Miss Lulu Emery of Gardiner, was
) the guest, last week, OF Capt. F. A.Wing
and family.
Braggl& Varney do picture framing
and can show you a fine line of mould
ings. II.
Hon. 5. J. Walton will speak at Dead
J River and Flagstaff the last of next
week.
Dr. D. T. Williams Of New. York city,
who is visiting his parents in Scion. was
in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Newton of Up
ton, Mass, are in town the guests of s.
f. Steward and wife.
Miss May Elise Fellows went to
Winthrop Friday morning, where she
D appeared at a concert that evening.
Mrs. c. H. Burrill and child of
Rochester, \. H., were among the ar
Z rivals on Saturday afternoons train.
Mr.. G. A. Parlin of the Machas Union,
D arrived 10 town yesterday, and is at the
. home of his father, Mai. A. F. Parln.
Alfred Southworth of Southworth
Bros, Portland, printers and electro
tyhers is in town attending the c. f.
! convention.
The next meeting of the Town I'm
! provement Society will be held the
second week in September, it having
( been decided best to postpone the
! August meeting to that time.
4 The Standard Coal Co. have secured
/ ~.
z will deal in the very best quality of hard
: and soft coal. Office at c. NJ. Barnard S
shoe store, Water and Russell SITS.
By reason of the REPORTER going to
press before the close of the Christian
Endeavor convention, complete report
cannot be given this week. The Argus
Z of Monday will contain a full account
' of proceedings with the names of all the
4 delegates and visitors who registered.
Z The Skowhegan Coal Co. have 200O
I tons of the very highest grade of Lehigh
' coal on the way. They will use you
a right and guarantee satisfaction. They
8 hope to retain all of their old customers,
D and obtain lots of new ones. Leave
D your orders after today with A. II.
Q Bixby or Sewall w. Smith
Y The next meeting Of the Town I'M
z provement society, will occur Friday of
next week and will be parliamentary
drill conducted by Mrs. Clara Leavitt.
The meeting will be open to members
only, but any who wish to join before
that time can do so by consulting the
secretary, Mrs. Samuel Robinson.
Oysters. OF course we keep them, and
they are o. X. You can get them by
measure or cooked to order, at Geo. b.
Fairgrieves restaurant, 10 and Il Madi-
son st. A ladies dining parlor up stairs
convenient for ladies coming in ON the
electrics from Norridgewock or Madison.
Nothing like a good hot stew after a
cool ride.
Ira +. Getchell, city engineer of Water
vile, has been engaged by the select
men to superintend the widening of
Main street, and, also the grading and
macadamizng of Water street from the
railroad crossing to North Ave. 1t is
expected work will be commenced on
this work the present week and rushed
to completion.
Mr. Fred G. Addition of Boston, ae-
companied by Miss Loud passed several
days the past week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. J. Addition. We learn Mr..
Addition has resigned the position he has
held for two years past with the Mass.
Boot and Shoe Co., and engaged with
the Robbins Boot and Shoe Mfg. Co., at
Pittstield, Mass, in their manufactury,
as asst. superintendent.
The new Polar Bear Custom Laundry
opened for business, Monday last, and
appearances indicate it starts off with
good run of business. The large plate
window at the front presents all the
workings of the interior to view and
there has been a goodly sized audience
in attendance quite "A portion of the time
The team sent out is like the rest of the
paraphernSlia, an A article and much
admired.
Senator Hale drove across the country
from Hartland to this place, the day of
his address here, taking dinner at the
Mohican house, Lake George. He was
particularly pleased at the beauties of
this delightful inland resort, pronounc-
ing it the most satisfactory scene he had
ever visited of a similar kind. In fact