The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
TOWN and VICINITY,


NJ. B. Heselton is in Boston selecting
fall stock and holiday goods.
New line of lace curtains from SOC to
5000 pair at w. H. Wildes'.
II. H. Cross of South Norridgewock,
was in town Saturday afternoon.
Curtis has returned from market and
has an ad. this week telling all about it..
Mrs. Philo Steward returned to Wash
ington. D. c., by the afternoon train of
Monday.
c. A. Prescott, publisher of the
Hallowell News, was in town one day
last week.
Trip TO New York is of the same order
as a Trip to chinatown only more songs
and better music.
Mrs. Helen c. Stafford's large class of
ladies continue to meet daily at Hotel
Coburn, 2 p. m. 40
Judge E. F. Danforth was in Augusta,
Tuesday night, in attendance upon the
meeting of the A. O. U. w.
Mrs. S. j. Walton will go from the
Skowhegan Woman's Club as delegate to
the State Federation meeting.
Don't shoot a moose until Oct. 18th.
The last legislature extended close time
on this animal until that date.
Miss Hester Maddocks returned Satur-
day evening from Damarscotta where
she has been spending the summer.
Skowhegan's new fruit merchants, B..
DomenichO Il Co., arrived in town We'd
nesday morning, and are busy getting
ready for the opening of their store on
Saturday next.
The degree staff of Priscilla Rebekah
lodge is requested 10 meet at Odd Eel
lows hall, Friday evening Oct. lst at
o'clock 1t is important that every
member be present.
Miss Helen 5. Robinson, who has been
passing the summer in town, departed
Tuesday for Augusta, and after a few
days visit to friends in that city, returns
to Boston for the winter.
Rev. j. B. Longey of Arson, will
preach at the First Baptist church next
Sunday morning. In the evening their
will be a missionary meeting with
stereopticon views upon Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Gage left home
by the afternoon train of Tuesday, en-
route to California, to pass the winter.
Should the climate agree with Mr.. Gage
they expect 10 locate there permanently.
Deputy Sheriff Mutt went to Augusta
by the afternoon train of yesterday after
Mrs. John Brown and Eugene Gould,
who were indicted at this term of court
for adultery. and returned with them by
last nights train.
Mr.. J. Chapel of Boston, Mass, re-
presenting the Banner of Light was in
town last week and made the REPORTER
pleasant call. He reported the State
convention of Maine Spiritualsts at
Augusta last week and went from here
to Belfast.
Mrs. T. II. Anderson and Mrs. d. W.
Colby accompanied by her two children,
left by the morning train yesterday to
pay their grandmother in Readfield,
visit, and later they go to Maiden for
stay of some weeks, with their father,
VIM. P. Bailey.
The recently constructed piece Of con-
crete walk, starting in at point off Jas.
Dascomb's residence and extending
around the Lumsden store corner, down
to and connecting with the walk in front
OF G. A. Leighton's, is nice Job, appre-
ciated by the hundreds of pedestrians
who travel 1t each day.
Miss Anna Sheean, one of Skowhegan's
leading dress makers, left town Satur-
day morning for New York, where she
will spend few weeks among the lead
ing dress making establishments and
. importers of foreign designs. Miss
Sheean also intends to carry small line
OF first-class trimmings and Innings
The Congregational Sunday school
VIII 90 on picnic to the Pines next
saturday. A special car will leave at
nine o'clock from the front of the
church. This will be a basket picnic
coffee served on the grounds. A special
program of games, races etc, has been
arranged. II stormy the picnic will be
postponed one week.
The Skowhegan Electric Light COM
pany have received two Sc inch Sampson
turbine wheels to be placed In the
wheel pits, they are now at work upon,
under the Weston lumber mill, to drive
their electric light machinery. These
Wheels under 20 IT. head will afford
about 800 horse power each. The blast
ing and excavating have been completed
and the rock work for the two fumes
IA feet square each has been begun by
Noah Reed & Son. 1t is heavy job and
spit granite will enter largely into the
construction Of the walls The brick
walls Of the power house are nearly
completed and carpenters are at work
putting on the roof and brick layers
completing the chimney and putting the