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

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the afternoon train, yesterday.
George L. Cleveland attended the
West Athens fair, last Thursday.
Camera supplies, artists material and
picture frames at Folsom & Vatney's.
Curtis has just received large ship
ment of the new winter styles In felt
hats. ...t5.,,
Leslie C. Cornish, Esq, of Augusta,
and Mrs. Cornish, arrived here on the
noon train yesterday. .ioi
Miss Josephine w. Smith will meet
her class at Milburn hall next Saturday
morning at $50 O'Clock.
Mrs. j. P. Thompson is at Bingham
called there By the sickness and death OF
her sister, Mrs. S. W. Baker.
Sergeant Yeaton of Battery D, who
had beer home on brief furlongh, re-
turned to Augusta yesterday.
Charles B. Dodge returned, yesterday,
from a hunting trip up river, and left
this morning for Bangor, on business.
Mr.. E. o. Danforth of Boston, who
has been spending some weeks in town,
returned to his home Friday morning.
Maj. j. w. Fogler, paymaster in the
army, who was here about two weeks on
sick leave, has returned to Washington,
D.. G.
A small company met at the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. B. G. Taylor, last Thurs
day, where very pleasant evening was
passed. A dainty lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nutting, old resi-
dents of Skowhegan were In town last
week calling on friends. They returned
to their home In Auburn, Friday morning.
Henry Taylor, the evangelist, who
was to preach at the First Baptist
church, last Sunday, was unable to do so
because of illness. Rev. Gideon Mayo
of Waterville, delivered the sermon in
his stead.
The great squash to be seen at the
market of Pishon & Moore ls attracting
a good deal of attention. 1t was raised
by Sherman Pishon, father of Geo. a.,
on the home place at Pishon's Ferry and
weighs 81 lbs.
The time has past when we feel obliged
to use laundry soap for toilet purposes
for c. w. Folsom, the prescription
druggist, can sell you box, containing
8 cakes of fine toilet soap for IA cents, it
merits investigation.
The next regular meeting OF the
American Benefit society will be held in
Grange hall, Monday evening, Oct. oath
at 7.30. Members are requested to no.
tice change of meetings from I'd and 4th
Friday to I'd and 4th Monday evenings
of each month.
George c. Bray, who went south with
the 1st Maine and was confined in the
hospital for several months, was among
the arrivals, last evening. Mr.. Bray
will be remembered as brakeman on the
Maine Central before enlisting, running
between Skowhegan and Portland.
Little Miss Alta Rowell of Madison
sends the REPORTER bunch of straw
berry vines and leaves containing ripe
and green strawberries picked by her
October 10. She sowed the seed from
which the strawberries grew early In the
summer and Is pleased at the expert
ment.
The Devils Auction" is said to be
the biggest show ever put on in Show
hogan. This company brings it's own
special car and wagons loaded with
scenery and properties. The stage at
Coburn Opera House is being enlarged
to allow the placing of the magnificent
scenery.
Rev. H. F. Wood of Bath, attended
the Sunday School convention here this
week. He recently made an extended
trip through Egypt and Palestine, going
700 miles up the Nile and riding nearly
500 miles on horseback in the Holy Land.
1t Is not every Maine clergyman who has
such an opportunity.
A Mr.. Merrill of Scion, brought to
town, Tuesday, u large buck weighing
$50 pounds, which he shot, Monday, in
what Is known as Paine's meadow In
Scion. The set of antlers were the best
brought into Skowhegan for many years.
Mr.. Merrill says this deer is the same
one he shot at last fall rs he found the
mark of his bullet on the animals body.
Monday morning the top of Bigelow
mountain was covered with snow. This
mountain Is situated only some 40 miles
from SkOwhegan. An old resident Of
that vicinity who has lived there the
greater part of the time since lS4S says
1t is the earliest he ever saw snow there
and adds that the storm was probably
the tail end of the Chicago storm of last
week.
Rev. G. V. Hanson, D. D., and Mrs.
Hanson left, this morning, on their way
to Southern Pines, North Carolina,
where they are to pass the winter for
Mr.. Hanson's health, which has been
seriously impaired for more than year.
Many friends were at the station, this
morning, to bid them goodby and to
wish them pleasant journey and a safe