The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-22

IN town Friday night.
Derne Greene returned to Foxboro by
yesterdays train.
New linen skirts Sl.00, sl.50 and SIS
at W. H. Wildes'.
Mrs. F. o. Sawyer is visiting in Water
Vile and Augusta this week.
Mrs. c. W. Folsom and young son are
on visit to their former home in Mon.
sou.
The large number of commercial men
travelling during this month is somewhat
remarkable.
Mr.. George Seribner of Athens. was
in town Saturday aad called at the
REPORTER office.
Dir. F. o. Sawyer attended the meet
ing of the Maine Dental Society at
Gardiner this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Emery of Madison
were the guests Wednesday of Rev. and
Mrs. q. (. Leighton.
Attention is called to an advertisement
of an excursion from Bangor Skowhe-
gan etc. to Old Orchard the 18th inst.
Miss Ida Gushing. daughter of DR.. H.
j. Gushing of Merrimac, Mass, arrived
in town last night for visit of some
weeks.
Mrs. F. f. Narney, after a vacation in
town. returned with her children on
Tuesday, to their home ia North Chelms-
ford, Mass.
Mrs. NJ. A. Whitney of Elgin, H., was
here, Monday, on her way to Athens,
where she will visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Judkins.
New crash skirts at Ordway's today.
fhe Degree of Honor will give an ice
cream soeiable at the residence of Mrs.
Adam Simpson, Maple St, next Monday
evening, July 10Th. All are cordially in
vted.
Mrs. w. X. Buchanan of Brockton.
Mass, arrived in town last evening, ac-
companied by her daughter, Marie, on
visit to her parents, Col. and Mrs. w. r.
G. Estes.
Also Jr., the bay stallion owned by
g. s. Hill has been doing some good
work on the track recently, Tuesday
he made a full mile in 235; the last
uuartar in % Il oaoopda
Workmen are employed in repairing
and painting the interior of the Catholic
church on Water street also making
quite extensive repairs on the residence
of Father Lacroix adjoining.
The Skowhegan Electric Light Co
have a crew of men at work righting up
the saw mill where the big slump oc-
Cured last week Geo. E. Farnham of
Canaan, has charge of the job.
Mr.. S. B. Brewster and his grand
daughter, Miss Hattie B. Sherman of
Newport, r. L., were in town over Sun
day at the Heselton. They left here
Monday for North Arson to visit rela-
tiyes there for few days.
One of the most beautiful spots about
Skowhegan is 1.-The Pines" which has
beer opened to the public by the Show
hogan and Norridgewock r. r. There
were several picnics there the last week,
and all speak loudly in praise of this
place.
Dan Ames, the veteran commercial
traveller, was in town Tuesday and was
warmly greeted by his many friends
here. He is a native of Mercer, formerly
was in trade at Norridgewock, but for 20
or more years has been connected with
wholesale houses in Portland.
n. W. Brainerd, Esq, clerk of courts,
and Mrs. Brainerd, left home Friday last
by carriage for China, where they will
remain for a time with friends. They
had in view extending their trip to
Pemaquid when they left home. Fred
F. Lawrence attends to business at the
Court House in Mr.. Brainerd's absence.
The great 100000 matched race be-
tween the three years old colts, kibb NJ.
by Mahon and Keel Croix by st. Croix,
comes off at Fairview Park on Saturday
afternoon next and is for blood.
Seldom has 80 much interest centered in
q race contest as has been aroused by
haipu
crowd will be out to witness the battle.
In addition to this race a match game of
ball will occur between the home team
and the Madisons, for $1,000, and the
admission to the whole afternoons sport
is but % cents with ladies free.
Complaint is made, based upon what
appears to be adequate cause, that flow
ers or plants, or the vases containing
them, left upon graves in the cemeteries
in town are not safe. This certainly is
a disgraceful condition of things. 1t
would seem that even half civilized peo-
pie would respect the graves of the de-
parted, and how any one in this enight-
ened age and country can commit such
acts of dissertation is beyond the com
prehensien of ordinary people. A chart
table view OF the case is that this pilfer-
ing is by thoughtless persons. who have
no idea of the meanness of their acts.
The rear of the Kennebec drive is
near Patterson bridge where the logs