The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-20
TOWN and VICINITY.

making.
Miss Blarche Tantish visited in Lew
iston, this week.
Mrs. Alausou Locke of Athens, WAS
In town, Tuesday.
Postmaster Gould was in Augusta,
over Monday night.
Have you seen the bargains Judkins is
giving in mackintoshes and umbrellas?
NJ. ]. Allen went to Dover, n. H.,
Tuesday, on business connected with the
Leland Tanning Co.
Mrs. F. T. Ross Of ST. Stephen, n. B.,
and her son, Kenneth, are visiting
relatives In town.
Mrs. VIM. Sanford of HSrtland, who
had been visiting relatives in town, re-
turned home, Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Alden French are on a
visit to their daughter, Mrs. W. c.
Wentworth In New York city.
Mrs. A. r. Jewett with Misses Eliza
beth and Gertrude Webb are on two
werks' visit In and about Boston.
Bargains In remnants vt Wooden mill.
All wool pants patterns from zoe to
81. 90, also all wool dress goods, cheap.
Mrs. Edgar Fogg of Lewiston, visited
MIR. and Mrs. S. l.. Whittier for a few
days the past week, returning home,
] Tuesday.
L. II. Anderson Of the Coburn Wooden
Mills, with the designer, Mr.. David
Haig, went to Boston. Tuesday after
noon, on business trip.
Mr.. Morse of Exeter, N. H., who came
to town on brief visit to friends, but
owing to illness, WAS detained some
weeks, returned to his home, Monday.
WIN. H. Emery was In town over
Monday night. He informs us he Is to
be located in Lowell portion OF the
coming winter, engaged in the wholesale
handling of potatoes.
DR.. Gardiner Whittier of Clearfield,
Pa, has been in town the past week,
renewing acquaintances of his youth,
He was a native Of Madison, and this Is
his first visit to his old home for many
years.
Among the members of Carrabasset
lodge In attendance upon the session OF
the Grand Lodge, l. o. o. F. In Water
vile, Tuesday, were Fl. A. Dinsmore, G.
W. Folsom, C. V. Richards and Angus
tus Davis.
VIM. Frye, "boss" of this section OF
the Maine Central, will with the present
year round out half century of labor
with Maine railroads, AZ of which have
been passed on the section over which
he now has charge.
Colonel George E. Leighton, com
mander, and Chester H. Mills, division
quartermaster of the Maine division
of Sons of Veterans, went to Farm
ington, Monday afternoon, where In
the evening they inspected the S. G.
Belcher camp of that town.
The many friends of Mrs. A. C. TobeJ
will regret to learn, that on Monday
morning last, while en- route from home
to town, she was thrown from her car
riage, by the breaking Of the forward
axle of the carriage, and as as result
suffered a partial dislocation of hel
shoulder.
The Coburn Wooden Mills will finish
up, this week, government contract
they have been rushing through for sis
weeks past, the greater part OF which
time the mill has been In operation night
and day. The contract was for 10Ot
pieces of wooden lining, representing
about 40, 900 yards.
A. T. Murphy and wife of Augusta
came to town, Tuesday afternoon, on
brief visit to relatives, returning home
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Murphy, who
is commander of Trinity Commandery,
X. T., with Mrs. Murphy made the
pilgrimage to Pittsburg to the recent
Trienial, via Niagara Falls, returning Wis
Washington, D. c., and New York, en-
joying most delightful trip.
B. M. Hight, who is buying winter
apples 10 this vicinity for L. d. Cum
mngs & Bros, Portland, reports the
fruit, this season. in prime condition and
the quantity In excess of an average crop
He is at present paying $500 per barre
for No. fruit. His first car was ship
ped yesterday, the larger part of which
WAS made up from purchases made from
Fred Allen and Horace Patterson In
Athens, from the former 1876 barrels and
the latter 20 barrels. In one vicinity or
"Hilton Hill," Mr.. Hight informs US
four farmers headed by Sheldon Bealf
will have In the aggregate between foul
and five hundred barrels of first-class
apples to market.
The reception, concert and dance
given last Friday evening In Milburn
hall by Skowhegan lodge 70, X. p, to
the Pythian Slsterhood and invited
guests, was one Of the most pleasant
affairs ever held under the auspices OF
the local lodge. The concert program
though short, was exceeding we'll rem
dered and Included the following num-
bers: Overture, orchestra; vocal solo,