The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-17
TOWN and VICINITY

Samuel d. roster Vi DluRuatb, was III
town, Wednesday.
w. S. Varney made business trip to
Waterville Monday.
Sampson. the corner druggist, started
his soda fountain today.
Miss Alberta Whipple of Scion, is the
quest of Miss Lena Cook.
G. D. Miller went to Boston, by the
afternoon train of Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Walker, of New Port
land. was in town Wednesday.
Hon. Geo. H. Clarke of No. Arson was
at the Court House yesterday.
Turner Boswell, ESQ.,, and Hon. c. A
Marston are in Boston, this week.
Ice left Dead River from the dam TO
The Forks, Tuesday the 10Th inst.
Colby students of our town are at
home now for TWO weeks vacation.
Mr.. Erastus Marston of Oakland, Cal.
arrived in town Monday and left Tuesday
A. B. Cole, ESQ.,, first on the board of
selectmen, Smithtield, was in town Mon
day.
Miss Grace Foster of Bingham, was
the guest of Miss Gertrude Goodwin,
Wednesday,
Gel. Stanley Plummer arrived in town
Saturday and left here for Washington,
D. c., Monday.
One man tried sample order of Luns-
denis Michigan potatoes, then ordered
ten bushels. How's that?
Miss Frances Lord, who has been visit
ing relatives here, returned to her home
in Boston, Monday morning.
Mr.. Lloyd G. Palmer, local editor of
the Hartland Tribune was in town, yes
terday and called at the REPORTER eli &c
f. S. Locke of Boston, was in town
Monday, en- route from Athens, where
he had been passing a few days, to his
home in Boston.
Miss Emma Tobey is in Boston this
week She will return Saturday and
open her dressmaking rooms, Monday,
the 18th instant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley B. Beal, accom-
panied by Mr.. Eugene Parker and Cecil
Lalley left on the morning train, Tues
day, for Red Bluff, California.
A collection was taken for Cuban suf-
ferers in the Congregational church,
Sunday last and one is to be taken 10
Bethany church, Sunday next.
Mr.. Herbert Knowles and Miss Maud
Moses of Dexter, who have been visiting
at Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Lords on North
avenue returned to their homes in Dex-
ter, Saturday afternoon.
There is renewed interest manifest IL
an electric railroad from Skow hogan to
Athens. 1t would be grand thing for
these two towns, also for East Madison
and the northwestern part of Cornville.
E. A. Decker of Brighton, was in
town, Friday last. He was called home
from his field of labor, the State of Mis-
souri,, where he is employed as agent of
J. C. Aver & Co. of Lowell, Mass, by
the serious illness OF his father, A. f.
Decker.
Amos H. Eaton, formerly of Norridge-
wock and connected with the Eaton
family school, who served for three
years as county supervisor of schools for
Somerset county, has recently been elect
ed clerk, treasurer and tax collector of
Middleboro, Mass.
Nineteen members of the Skowhegan
choral society went to Norridgewock,
Tuesday evening. and rehearsed with the
society of that place. Prof. Chapman is
to be in town, this evening, and will
direct rehearsal of the two choruses at
the Congregational vestry at $50.
Mr.. c. W. Clark, superintendent of
the Scion creamery since its organization
until last week, informs US that he paid
out to farmers in that vicinity during
the past year, 900 for cream, and
that In round numbers he made 20 tons
of butter more than the year before.
This is proving one of the best industries
ever established In that town.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq, assignee, be-
gan, this morning, bankrupt sale Of
the stock of clothing and gentlemen's
furnishings in the Hoyt store on Water
street. This stock is to be sold at prices
that will make it move, regardless Of
cost or value. The sale must close, Sat
urday night, and auctions are to be held,
Friday and Saturday evenings.
Hon. Albert r. Savage, associate JUS
tice of S. j. court, arrived Monday even
lug, to hold the March term of court
here that was assigned to Judge Foster.
He has rooms at Hotel Coburn. This is
Judge Savage's first term in this county
although he is by no means stranger to
members of Somerset bar, and, by rea-
son of his long service In the House and
and Senate at Augusta, has many ac-
quantances In this county as we'll as in
all other parts of Maine.
Don't buy new suit until you see the
hew goods at Chas. f. Wards.
Try our new condition powders Best