The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-13
H. f. Fields of Dexter was in

Fresh lot of fruit and confectionery
lust received at Wings Baz1ar.
Mrs. c. W. Whipple Of solou is visit
ing friends in town for couple of weeks.
Rev. George E. Leighton visited his
old home in Dexter early in the present
week.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the Allen Peavey farm in East
Cornville.
Mrs. J. P. Oak aud her daughter,
Miss Pauline. visited friends in Fairfield.
Wednesday.
DR.. Mari will remove to his new office
in Ordway Block, next door to p. 0. the
last of this week.
Mrs. Addie Shattuck arrived home by
last nights train from ten days visit
in Boston and vicinity.
c. l.. Roy has Just newly furnished his
studio very nicely and lastly. It is
second to none in the State.
Frank J. Savage, Post 80 G. A. r.,
Fairfield, has been appointed an aide on
Commander Cartoons staff.
Miss Annie Nye having spent several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. c. \. Bragg.
returned to Bangor Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. (. w. Wilson, who has been i'll
for some weeks, went to the Maine
General Hospital Portland, Wednesday
morning for treatment.
Miss Annie Maddocks, a member of
the class of 81 5. H. s., entertains the
other members of the class at her home
in Cornyille tonight.
The young people of the Catholic
church in this place are thinking of re.
peating the operetta of "Cinderela" in
Fairfield early next week.
Misses Caddie and Mayme Gaylord
are home from Boston on their annual
vacations the former arriving on Thurs
day of last week and Miss Maymie last
night.
Morrill, & Fletcher, the grocers under
Hotel Coburn, can furnish you with
fresh cream in any quantity during the
berry season, and guarantee quality and
free delivery.
Maj McGinnis, commander at the Ken
nebec Arsenal, Augusta, accompanied
Surgeon Martin of the second regiment,
here, Tuesday evening. This was the
majors first visit to our town.
Vol. III, No. 3, of The Lever the
magazine published by the students of
the Skowhegan High school, was issued
from this office the present week and is
now on sale at the book stores.
Rev. H. W. Kimball of Skowhegan
and Rev. j. c. Gregory of Bingham at
tended the installation of Rev. Edward
l.. March as pastor of the First Congre-
gational church at Wateryille, Tuesday
evening.
Saturday afternoon last a pair of
horses became frightened at the cars on
the Somerset Traction line, and crashed
into the team of VIM. Doran, which was
hitched in front of F. A. Woods store,
with result that the top buggy of Mr..
Doran was damaged about $1,000.
New trimming braids at Judkins'
DR.. K. j. Martin of Augusta, assistant
inspector of the I'd Regiment n. G.. 5.
NJ, was in town Tuesday night and ex-
amined % recruits who had made appl-
cation for membership in Co. Z. The
men all passed and were afterwards
mustered in, which gives the company
its full quota.
The graduating exercises of the class
of 81, Skowhegan High school will
occur in Coburn Hall on the evening of
Tuesday, June 18th. The class numbers
IL members. Much to the disappoint-
ment of many there will be no junior ex-
hibition this year, the class of '9S voting
! thereby at Il recent meeting.
John O. Haines holds an auction sale
of horses in Portland this week, por-
ton of the animals being taken from
this vicinity, supplemented by car load
from New York state. In the lot to be
sold are Won Also and the five-year- old
black mare, a half sister of Mahlon,
owned by NJ. 7. Pooler, and several good
ones belonging to /. w. Chase.
Canton Somerset is fast perfecting
arrangements for the annual Field Day
of the Patriarchs Militant of Maine, to
be held in this place June 9th and 10th.
An effort will be made to have the 10th
made as much of public holiday for the
town and county as possible, as the en-
tertainment TO be furnished by the
visitors will be well worth witnessing
1t will be great time for Skowhegan.
A movement is being made to or
ganize base ball team in town. and we
hear subscription paper is to be circu-
lated among our citizens to enable the
boys to import pitcher of reputation,
| the rest of the material to be Of home
talent. For several years previous to
| 1886, Skowhegan had the crack amateur
team of the State, and we have good ma
terial for the making of another with
proper encouragement.