The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-08
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Nj. l.. French OF The Forks, WAS In
town, Tuesday.
S. w. Phibrlck went to Boston, Tues
day, on business.
Ten cent bargain sale at NJ. b. Hesel-
tons, this week.
Deputy sheriff Ruel S. Williams of
Hartland, was In town Saturday.
Ladies' and gents slippers for Christ
mas from 35c up at C. II. Gardeners.
Miss Addie Swain and Florence Phil
brick are in Boston and vicinity, visiting
friends.
George Gray, of the lumber firm
Joshua Gray & Sons, was In town Thurs
day of last week.
Augustus Bailey, Esq, inspector of
prisons and jails, was iu town, Friday,
to visit Somerset jail.
Mr.. David Rowell of Scion, represen-
tative elect to the legislature WAS in
town, Thursday last.
c. A. Coleman of Jackman, one of
that towns leading business men, was
in skowhegan Saturday.
Rev, B. C. Wentworth has been in
attendance upon the Ministerial Con.
yention at Topsham this week.
Harvey d. Eaton, Esq. and Mrs.
Eaton were in town, Tuesday, to at
tend the funeral services of Mrs. Coffin.
a special communication of Somerset
Lodge F. and A. NJ. will be held this
Thursday evening for the purpose of
comforting the second degree.
Look for the Grange programme aud
see the menu of the chicken pie supper
to be given from to Z, Thursday even
ing, Dec. Is, at the Grange banquet hall.
Leland, SO Madison ST., Skowhegan,
Me, has second hand Hallet & Davis
square piano with the Eolan attachment.
He will sell at bargain II called for soon.
Hiram Moore of Madison, was In town,
Friday morning, leaving on the after
Eoou train for the scene of his lumber
sog operations in the vicinity of Moose.
1T ad lake.
Herman Steinberg lett to"R, Monday
>, .tulsg for FFamipgham, summoned :
M - "nouHelpg the i'll
there by q telegram ii. ,oo,,
ness of his brother, and he goes to
after the brothers business meanwhile
Five men and twelve horses with
seds, ETC., passed through town one
day last week. They were en- route to
Eustis, where they will lumber the
coming winter for Lawrence, Newhall q
Co. of Shawmut.
Mr.. r. H. Marble of Harmony, was In
town Monday morning, having driven
here from his home with his daughter, |
Miss Minnie Marble, who took the morn
ing train for Pennington, where she is
attending the normal school.
There are some good apples in Somer-
set even this year. Our farmers should
save them and bring them In and scoop
some of the premiums offered by the
State Pathological society at their
annual exhibition in Grange hall just
after Christmas.
Mrs. Sarah Parker, aged about 80
years, who resides with her daughter,
Mrs. Henry White on Madison street, !
fell from chair while dressing one
morning recently, fracturing her hip.
Owing to her age and weakness, her
doctor does not think it advisable to re
duce the fracture which gives Mrs.
Parker much suffering.
F. w. Carter of the Mckay Machine
Co. of Boston, was in town, Friday, on
business relative to the starting OF the
new peg factory at Bingham. The
white birch timber on five thousand
acres of land belonging to w. G. Hes
elton of this town, and in the vicinity of
the factory, has been purchased and to-
gether with the product secured from
other lumbermen will be utilized. The
supply of birch timber in that vicinity
is almost imitless and with good railroad
connections makes this a most desirable
place for factory of this kind.
Mr.. l.. j. Addition, officer for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to animals, has caused
several worthless and hopelessly
crippled horses to be killed lately and is
on the look out for more of the same
sort. These horses were dispatched and
buried by the owners upon the explana-
ton of the law to them by Mr.. Addi-
ton. Beside being a deed of true
economy for the owners 1t is an act OF
mercy to the poor old animals that have
done much good service and hard work.
There are altogether too many cases of
cruelty to horses and we are glad Mr..
Addition is moving in the matter.
Russell Post G. A. r. held its annual
election of officers Friday evening and
elected delegates and alternates to the
State eLcampment at Bangor. The
officers elected were Nathan Fowler,
commander; DR.. j. N Merrill, senior
vice commander; B. F. Bigelow, junior
vice commander; l.. Goodwin, chaplain;
F. H. Wing, quartermaster; e. V. Rich
ards, surgeon; H. P. Cannon, officer Of
the day; Simon Grover, officer OF the