The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-08
Mr.. A. E. Locke of Athens is in town

Moving machine castor Oil, Is cts. per
pint at Bixby & Buck.
Fred G. Hovey of Lynn, Mass. ia home
! for vacation of two weeks.
Fred kineaid of Foxboro Mass. has
been in town for week past.
Harvey D. White is at home from Bos-
ton, for two weeks vacation.
This is the 18th season of Simond's
hotel at smithfield, North Pond.
Special sale of trimmed hats Friday
aud saturday at Susie Priests
Mark Savage and J. J. Lander of
Bingham, were in town yesterday.
Sheriff E. 2. Yiles and his son. Blaine,
returned home from up river, Tuesday.
About 80 tickets to the Universalst
excursion to Maranacook, were sold
yesterday.
Hon. Geo. E. Maeomber of the insur-
anee firm, Maeomber Farr Il Co., was in
town this forenoon.
Shirt waist sale Saturday. at Ste
wards. 20 per cent discount on all
shirt waists for that day.
Miss Kitty Owen arrived home from
Boston, Tuesday, to spend her summer
vacation with her parents,
You will find large assortment of
mower aud rake repairs at bottom prices
at the Island Machine Cos.
The c. c. c. c. will meet at the home
of Miss Helen Sanborn, July IA. if
pleasant, if not the next fair day.
The murcury indicated 100 to l04 in
the shade yesterday and appearances are
that it will be fully as hot to-day.
Mrs. Florence Ladd and Miss Evelyn
Wyman of Canton were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Watson last week.
Hon. S. w. Carr, State insurance COM
missioner, was in town Tuesday evening.
returning to Augusta, Wednesday morn
ing.
Commencing on Saturday next, July
10Th, and on succeeding Saturdays, the
Skowhegan banks will close at noon for
| the day.
Over forty from the local church went
to Lake Maranacook, Wednesday on the
Uniyersalst State Sunday school ex-
cursion.
Mr.. Dean Swift and family of Nor
wood, Mass, are the guests of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. y. H. Swift for a
few weeks.
Master Howard Snow left home this
morning on his bicycle for Gardiner,
where he takes the boat for Boston on a
visit to an uncle.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth, David Lewis
and Miss Della Gilman attended the
the Epworth League convention at Port
land, yesterday.
Mr.. George Hoyt of Haverhill, Mass.
came to town Saturday night last for a
brief visit, with his wife, to Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. Pishon.
All members of Wildes' Camp are
urged to be present at the regular meet
ing next Monday evening as there is
degree work to be performed.
If you enjoy a delightful cup of tea
call at c. w. Days and be served by the
young lady who is brewing a special
brand there. 1t costs you nothing.
That elegant Hillside Farm separator
cream is received fresh daily by Skowhe-
gan Cash Grocery and Jas. Lumsden q
Co, for sale in sealed half pint glass jars.
Frank S. Cairns has resigned as mem.
Der and chairman of the Republican
county committee, because of his resi-.
denee out of the State, in Burlington
Vt.
See ad of Stevens new route Norridge-
wock to Smithield. First clsss team
making trip in 45 minutes, connecting
with Skowhegan & Norridgewock
electries.
Ed. l.. Walker, our SkOwhegan painter
and paper hanger, says although the
times are hard he has had, aud is still
having good business. Good work and
fair business methods count 26
The temperature got little warm for
Charles Fairbrother's thermometer yester-
day. 1t hung, where it has for years, on
the front of his stable where the sun
struck it full force, in the afternoon. Its
register ran up to l25 and then the pres
sure was enough to break the glass.
Thirty members of Oosoola Division
Uniformed Rank of X p. left here this
morning for Portland to attend the field
day exercises of the brigade composed of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
regiments. Tomorrow the silver ami
versary of the order will be observed.
Monday afternoon while returning
from Lake George with a barge load OF
passengers who had been at the lake
spending the day, horse belonging to
Henry Boldic, broke his leg. The barge
was wide carriage and Mr.. Boldc
turned his team on to the side of the
road to let team pass and the horse
stepped into the ditch, threw himself
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