The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27
TOWN and VICINITY

Yesterday.
Mr. Horace Haynes of Bangor, was in
town last night.
Mss Ara Pike of Watervile, was In
Gown Tuesday last.
j. W. Withee of Rumford Falls was in
town over Wednesday.
10 inch white muslin draperies worth
25c only Zoe at w. II. Wildes.
Daniel Webber of Augusta, and J. F.
williams are on fishing trip up-river,
this week
Miss Ada Clifford of Fairfield, Is visit
Ing at the home of her brother, W. r.
clifford, this week.
capt J. l.. Merrick of Waterville, of
the firm J. l.. Merrck & Co., nursery
men, WAS IN town, Monday.
You can purchase from one to three
good plows at your own price at the
Machine shop on the Island.
G.. \. Fairbrother is to be clerk at
Lakewood Inn this season, aud the store
will be in charge Of Jas. Donegan.
The Skowhegan bah nine play a return
game with the Madisons ON the grounds
of the latter Saturday afternoon next.
Ansel Holway is in attendance upon
meeting of the executive committee of
the State Grange, in session In Augusta.
Manager Delan0 is fast completing the
programme for his opening at Lakewood
saturday, June 9TH There will be band
concerts, dancing and boat racing.
Mr. and Mrs. r, II. Howard went to
Bangor, this morning, to attend the
funeral If John n. Shaw, uncle of Mrs.
Howard, who was former resident of
5kowhegan.
l.. {. Williams of Athens, upon re-
turn from II trip to Moxie pond with
party of fishermen remembered the RE-
PORTER with a nice trout as evidence of
his success with the fly. He has our
thanks for it.
The ladies of w, Il. c. aud others in
terested are requested to meet at 6. A.
Il. Hail Saturday at a. m. to make
wreaths for Memorial day. All having
flowers to donate will please bring them
early Monday morning.
The body of A. l.. Weston, who died
in Boston hospital. Thursday of last
week, was brought to this place for
burial on Saturday last. Deceased will
be remembered as former resident, a
sign painter of rare ability.
Organizes 81 cts. yd. at Ordway's.
Geo. \. Cooper. Esq, of Nevada City,
Cal, is visiting old friends and scenes
in New England. Mr.. Cooper left
Maine in -, and has but recently retired
from the lumber and mill business near
his present home. He has been the
guest of +. W. Marble and family for
aboat two weeks
The stock of Nutting's livery stables
being sold at auction yesterday on the
premises, article by article, presented
lf'l1 9tNu' III tii' Nhid VI llblti IltStl-
ton. j, +. Conant d Co. of Lowell,
Mass, were the auctioneers, and Mr.. +.
Il. Conant handled the sale and kept
things moving. Horses went at prices
from $1,000 to SG5.O0 each, the matched
grays being sold ~ team mt $4,000 to
x, w. Brown. Three carryalls were
sold, the best one bringing $4,000. Top
bugges went as low rs 500 and up 10
$500 Harnesses averaged about 5000,
and so on. The stock was cleared up
and converted into cash, and to one on
the outside the sale looked like Il success.
Mr.. l.. j. Addition went to Oakland,
Monday, To be present at the arrival of
the remains of the late DR.. 5. A. Allen,
who died at his home in Sheldon, Iowa,
Thurs. Of last week, aged Il years. The
wife Of Dir. Allen, who died nearly four
teen years ago, was sister of Mr.. Add
ton. DR.. Allen was for % years practic-
Ing physician in Oakland, and his burial
occurred there Tuesday, under direction
OF the masonic bodies of that town. Mr..
Sewall Allen of Sioux City, Iowa, son of
Dr. Allen, and Mrs. W b. Furgerson of
Wmertown, Conn, daughter of DR.. Al
len, returned here with their uncle, Mr..
Addition, and are his guests Mrs. Fur
gerson, nee Miss Myra Allen will be
remembered as principal of grammar
school, and later as assistant in the high
school in this village.
1t is not the right time of year for
political speeches but fair sized au-
dlence greeted Congressman Knowles of
Deadwood, South Dakota, Thursday
evening, in Coburn Hall. DR.. B. F.
Lancaster of Madison, presided and in
troduced the speaker of the evening as
the representative in the National Con-
gress from South Dakota aud known to
okowhegan people in 1861 as the "boy
soldier of the Sixteenth Maine Volun-
teers. He was received with applause
and spoke for an hour in a straightfor-
ward, earnest manner and without ora
torical pretention that took well with his
audience. His points we're clearly made
and his speech an effective one from his
standpoint. 1t was easily seen that the