The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-24
Go to Curtis for new spring hats.

Mr.. l.. l.. Bigelow of Cornville, was in
town, today.
T. F. Paine of North Arson was in
town Saturday.
Mr.. John Metcalf of New Portland, is
in town, this week.
Neckwear, the lat st design, Norton's
New Clothing Store.
Joel Colby of Jackman, was in town
on business last week.
Miss Mary Dascombe was in Water
Vile, Thursday afternoon.
Miss Angina b. Luce went to Auburn
Saturday for brief visit.
Six horses were shipped to the Bos-
ton market from this station Monday
morning.
Col. S. II. Allen, governor of the SOL
dier's home at Togus, was in town, Fri
day.
]. C. Viles and w. C. Savage have re-
turned from a fishing trip in the Dead
River region.
Mrs. S. Blaisdell went to Hallowell,
Friday afternoon, where she will visit
her daughter.
S. A. Dinsmore, who has been in town
the past week, returned to Boston Satur-
day afternoon.
George b. Fairgrieves went to Boston,
Monday morning where he is attending
the sportsmen's exhibition.
Miss Emma Hutchinson left home,
Saturday morning, for Bar Harbor,
where she has position in the high
school.
Oliver Adams of The Forks, one of
the well known up river guides, was in
town, last week, shaking hands with
friends.
Fred Towle is once more back in his
old position behind the desk at the
Skowhegan House after two weeks
vacation.
Mrs. Desire Goodrich, who. has been
visiting relatives in Skowhegan for sew
eral weeks, has returned to her home in
Bingham.
Howard Maddocks, who was injured
so severely in the Orono accident several
weeks ago, was among the arrivals
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Tay lor of Spring
field, Mass, are in town, called here by
the serious illness of Mrs. Taylor's IA
ther, Mr.. E. B. Hill.
Among the arrivals in town Saturday
noon were Hon. Virgil Conner of Fair
field, Hon. l. G. Libby of Wateryille,
Heman Whipple of Scion.
. Mrs. W. R. G. Estes went to Portland,
Monday morning. Later she will join her
husband in Brockton, Mass. He has
been there several weeks.
Pittsfeld Advertiser: 1t is not I'M
likely that Skowhegan will be the next
addition to Names list of cities. Bar
Harbor is also thinking it over.
H. A. Clark of North Arson, under in
dictment for larceny was taken to Au-
gusta, today, by Deputy Sheriff Ham,
to be examined by physicians at the
Insane Hospital relative to his sanity.
There is much interest in town 10 the
debate that comes off, this evening, at
Waterville, between boys of Skowhegan
high school and Waterville high. That
our boys will win is the prevailing opin-
ion here. So may it be.
There will be an excursion to Madison,
Friday evening, to attend the Hemus re-
vival meetings. The special electric
will leave Skowhegan at $40. Any who
wish to attend the afternoon meeting at
three can take the two o'clock car.
Round trip % cts.
John j. Lander of Bingham, was in
town, Saturday. He informed us that
Lander & Savage have 20 horses ON
Pierce Pond town, that they expect to
find much difficulty in getting out of
the woods. II of them are their own
horses and are hired teams. They
have their logs all hauled to the landing
except about 100, 900, and expect to dis
charge the hired teams but work their
own while longer. 1t will, Mr.. Lander
says, be necessary now to shovel about
three and one-half miles to get these
teams out, and then they will be across
the Kennebec from home.
Miss Dora c. Traitor of this town
played at a pianoforte recital given by
the pupils of Mr.. George Pratt Maxim in
Waterville, Wednesday evening last. OF
her playing the " aterville Mail says:
"All the numbers were rendered finely
but If it were permissible to select one
and call it the best the choice would
most certainly fall on Miss Dora {. Traf.
ton of Skowhegan. she showed mar
velous proficiency which could only be
obtained by continued close application
assisted by unusual natural aptitude"
Miss Trafton played an Impromptu by
Schubert and Waltz by Heller.