The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-13
TOWN and VICINITY.

Rev. DR.. Pepper of Waterville, will
preach in Bethany Baptist church, next
Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. o. Dean of East Madison, was
in town, yesterday, on her way to Gar
diner.
The attention of music pupils is called
70 Mrs. Philo Stewards ad in another
column.
Mrs. Jennie Stilson recently returned
from visiting in Portland, Woolwich and
Clinton.
Misses Elsie Walton and Kate Done
gan went TO Portland, Monday, on a
brief visit.
Rev. Geo. Martin of Colby college,
occupied the pulpit of the NJ. E. church,
last Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Turner of Madi-
son, were the guests of Jesse Reed and
family last Sunday.
B. f. Baker and wife made a carriage
drive to Albion the past week, visiting
Mr.. Bakers birthplace.
Jas. w. Holt, machinest at the Coburn
Wooden Mills, went to Providence, r. l.,
on business for the company.
Mr.. S. N. Pierce of Mars Hill, who
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Ivory Homsted, returned home, Tuesday.
One of the oldest subscribers on the
REPORTER list is Nathaniel Hall of Ca
naan, who has taken the paper since
1855.
Mr.. C. N. Ames has opened lunch
room and home bakery in the store in
the Morrison & Mcclellan block, 80
Water street.
A kiln of 100000 brick is burning at
the yard of H. burlington 81 Sons in this
place, one of the largest single kilns ever
fired in the State.
Thus far applications for entertain
ment have been received for over 100
delegates to the Sunday school conven-
ton to be held here next week.
They have very choice line of rem
nants for sale cheap, at the Wooden
Mill, consisting of mems wear and dress
goods in the latest shades and styles. tt
An extensive job of plumbing and
steam heating is being done in the Sis
ter's Home and Parochial school con-
nected with ST. Mary's Catholic church,
Water street, by N. s. & B. Il. Steward.
Josiah Fl. Clarke of Madison, while at
work in the Maine Central yard at this
place, Thursday afternoon of last week,
fell from the car striking his face upon
the track, fracturing his jaw. DR.. R. II.
Pulsifer attended him.
The old Skowhegan Market, which
has long been modernized on the interior,
is soon to wear front in keeping with
its excellence. Plate glass windows and
several minor changes will be made,
Geo. A. Barnard having charge of the
job.
Wesley, the son of Percy Berry, while
playing with several other boys in front
of w. II. Wildes' store, late Tuesday
evening, ran into an iron hitching post
and severely injured his ear, cut deep
cash over his right eye and also the
length of the lid.
Skowhegan lodge 70, Knights of Py-
thas. will give a reception, concert, ball
and banquet to the Pythian Sisterhood
and invited guests in Milburn hall next
Friday evening. Music will be furnish
ed by Kendall's orchestra. Every Sir
Knight is invited to be present with
ladies'.
Ralph w. Ames, S. H. S. '98, and Will
liam Abbott of Bath, passed the Sabbath
with relatives in town. Both are mem
bers of the grand chorus and were in
Bangor during the Festival, and also
sung with the chorus in Portland, this
week. Mr.. Ames will return to Booth
bay Harbor, Friday, where he has
position in drug store, and Mr.. Abbott
will return to Bath.
County Commissioners Clarke and
Smith returned home from Fairfield,
Monday afternoon, where they had been
to view a road known as the Gallagher
road in the western part of that town.
Petitioners asked that the road be dis
continued and the prayer of the petition
ers was granted. They go to Starks to
view road tomorrow, Friday, and hold
a session at the Court house, Saturday.
Herbert Smith. who received an l8
months sentence for assault and resist
ing an officer, and James Freeman who
WAS given three years at the recently ad-
iourned term of S. j. Court, for break
ing and committing larceny in the house
of Charles F. Jones, were taken to
Brunswick, Tuesday morning, by Sheriff
Harding. At Brunswick Mr.. Harding
delivered his charges to the prison off.
Gals who conducted them to the States
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