The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-21

Blunt is agent for the Hermes & Bos-
ton bicycles and can sell you wheels that
are right at prices that are right.
DR.. Frank S. Bigelow returned home,
Tuesday night, from months visit in
Iowa and cities Of Chicago and New
York.
Miss Dora Cleveland, who had been
passing brief vacation at her home in
this place, returned to Bondville, Mass,
Tuesday.
Last Saturday George D. Arnold used
the curb stone for an office and sold be-
tween five and six thousand pounds of
sugar.
j. H. Mitchell returned home, Tues
day night, from a trip to Boston, Miss
Bertha remains In Massachusetts for an
extended visit.
Rev. B. e. Wentworth left home Tues
day morning to attend the Maine
Methodist conference in session at Nor
way this week.
Mrs. Roxcinda Foss of Saco, who had
been visiting her father in Brighton and
her uncle, B. n. Foss in this place, re-
turned home, yesterday.
Orders for cream left at Morrill, &
Fletcher's will be promptly filled.
Cream will be delivered at any place in
the village and at any time of day or
evening.
Mr.. c. H. Post of New York called at
the REPORTER office, this week. Mr..
Post represents F. w. Devoe & Co., the
oldest and largest paint concern in the
United States.
Mrs. Victor E. Edwards of Worcester,
Mass, who has been the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Gage for
few weeks, returned home by yesterday
afternoons train.
Thursday next being Fast day, the
REPORTER will be issued, Wednesday
afternoon, and copy for advertisements
and correspondence must be handed in
or mailed one day earlier than usual.
A. C. Hoxie of Roseburg, Oregon, is
visiting his brother, James A. Hoxie, in
town. Mr.. Hoxie left Skowhegan in
February, 1856, and this is the first time
he has been back to his old home for 43
years.
The union Fast day service will be
held on the evening of April 2sth in the
Universalist church at 7.30 o'clock. 1t
is expected that President Butler of
Colby University will be the speaker of
the occasion.
Miss Mabel Judkins, who has been
employed in the store of her brother, D.
F. Judkins, for two years past as clerk,
went to Worcester, Mass, Tuesday
morning, where she has position as an
attendant in the hospital for the insane.
Anyone looking for good trade in
bicycles will do we'll to call on Mr.. G.
E. Avore at SIMPSONS drug store at
once. He has a Hartford Diamond
frame for $S, also one.half interest in
a Columbia tandem which may be pur-
chased for 1923.
Deputy Commander Frank E. Sleeper
of Sabattus made a visit to De Molay
Commandry X. t., Tuesday evening, CIV
ing it the usual official inspection. The
order of the Red Cross was conferred
upon one candidate and banquet was
served by E. X. Delano, caterer.
The store on Court street, recently oc-
cupied by G. W. Beal, is being refitted in
be occupied by E. G. Woodbury. as a
grocery, and the other by his son, Har-
old c., who, we learn, is to remove his
jewelry stock here from Brunswick.
j. II. Murray has been appointed sole
agent In this section for the celebrated
Headlight Kerosene oil, and is making
extensive arrangements for serving his
patrons. 1t is claimed for this oil that
it is superior to other kerosene, and if
this claim can be substantiated, he
should be able to work up nice trade in
1t. Each customer will be loaned q five
gallon can free.
AT the meeting Of Sorosis, Monday
evening, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. R. B. Shepherd vice president,
Mrs. S. w. Philbrick secretary, Mrs d.
II. Bartlett; treasurer, Miss Hattie
Nash; directors, Miss Lizzie Webb, Mrs.
Arthur Jewett, Mrs. d. II. Judkins,
Miss Clara Varney, Miss Hannah r.
Page. A picnic supper was served at
6.45.
Hon. Turner Boswell was in town,
yesterday, fresh from his victory in Sc
curing the starting of the Moosehead
Pulp mill at Scion. 1t has been long
pull but all are glad to know that the
grinders so long still, are again grinding.
Fifty men are now at work turning out
"a tons of pulp per day and the number
is to be increased to 65 men and the pulp
to 40 tons per day. Three cars of pulp,
the first since the start, were sent over
the Somerset road, yesterday.
Buy your shirt waists now while
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