The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

Fall styles IS inch percales, Al cts. a
yard at w. II. Wildes'.
Ira Norton went TO Augusta, this
morning for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. 5. kidder are at their
cottage at Old Orchard.
Messrs Mark savage and J. j. Lander
of Bingham, are Ia town today.
Hon. Omar Clark aud w Fl. Clark of
Carratunk, are in town this morning.
Misses Flora B. and Myra Shirley of
Boston, Mass, are in town for few
days.
NJ. 7. Pooler is passing the week with
his family at their summer home, Booth
bay Harbor.
Mrs. John Waugh and daughter re-
turned home last night from a visit at
Sandy Point.
Mr.. Howard Wells of Pishon's Ferry,
was in town this morning, and made the
REPORTER a call.
J.F. Williams and wife are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. d. NJ. Weber in
Augusta, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Judkins of So.
Boston, were the guests of George II.
Pishon and wife this week.
Frank Chase returned Wednesday,
from few days fishing at Moxie, and
brought fine lot of handsome trout.
Mrs. f. A. Bosworth and Miss Emily
Steward of Waterville, are in town, the
guests of Mrs. Mary F. Webb, Water
street.
DR.. W. f. Fellows of Bangor, has
been sick for about two weeks, but we
are glad to hear is improving at this
time.
Miss Vivian Graves, who has been a
guest at the cottage of Hon. c. A. Mars
ton at Boothbay, returned home Thurs
day afternoon.
Edward Frost of Providence, r. l., is
passing his vacation at his home in
Cornville. He visited Skowhegan
friends, Saturday.
"The rum devil of Skowhegan, and
who is responsible for his reign" will be
the theme at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning.
Should the weather be favorable the
c. c. C. C. will be entertained by Mrs.
f. o. Sawyer, at Hayden Lake, to-mor-
row friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi 2. Wyman, who
have been visiting Mr.. Wyman's parents,
left Thursday afternoon, for their home
In South Dennis, Mass.
Miss Mary Brodie, invoice and ship
ping clerk for the Kirk w. Moses bleach
cry, Lowell, Mass, is in town, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. g. b. Fairgrieves.
Will the finder of the broadcloth lap
robe, marked with the letters F. l.. T.
worked in the center, return the same to
Walter Pierce and be suitably rewarded.
The Universalst sociable at the resi-
dence of S. l.. Whittier on Pleasant
street, was well attended, Saturday even
ing. The grounds were prettily illu-
minated with Chinese lanterns.
Round trip tickets from Madison and
Skowhegan to Hayden Lake the 10Th
instant, will be sold for 10 cts. Tickets
at Madison may be purchased at Russefs
Hardware store; at Skowhegan at Samp-
sons drug store.
New passenger rates on Skowhegan
and Norridgewock and Somerset K. r.,
Bingham TO Skowhegan, $l.05; Scion 10
Skowhegan, 75c; Emsden TO Skowht-
gan, COO; No. Arson, 40c; Madison 10
Skowhegan, 40e for round trip.
Mrs. A. j. Moody and son Harold of
Malden, Mass, who were visiting friends
in Skowhegan and Cornville, have re-
turned home accompanied by Miss
Martha Whittier, who will spend the re-
mainder of her vacation with them.
The line officers of the first battalion
of the I'd Regiment presented their pop
ular commander, Major Aonzo York of
Skowhegan, with an elegant saber Mon
day. The preservation on behalf of the
officers was made by Col. Philbrook.
DR.. Fred G. Merrill of New York and
three daughters, arrived here Monday,
remaining with Mr.. Merrills brothers.
DIR. j. n. Merrill and f. n. Merrill, Esq
until Tuesday when they left by team
for for a few days stay at the old home
stead in Harmony.
The heavy storm of yesterday was
bad for those farmers who have not
finished hayiDg, and also for those who
have begun their grain harvest. There
is quite an amount of hay yet remaining
uncut in this part of Maine. very un-
usual thing at this late date.
Papers in voluntary bankruptcy pro-
ceedings were filed on Monday in tn
probate office of the well known lumber
firm of Colby & Preble, Bingham. The
liabilities are scheduled at 200 with
assets at about 1900. The embarrass-
ment Of the firm came about by losses
on numbering operations, business
failures, etc. The lumber business is
one of numerous contingencies, and they