The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-06


in town, Friday.
All grades Of stove and cord wood at
Steward Bros.
Benjamin d. Bowden, Esq, OF Pitts
field, was In town, Friday.
A. d. Linn of Hartland, has been in
town several days, the guest of friends,
Mrs. c. b. Ward, who has been visit.
ing In Readheld, returned home last
night.
Miss Theodate l.. Smith of Washing
ton, d. c., is visiting in town for few
weeks.
Mrs. Joseph Spencer of Benton, was in
town over Sunday, visiting her sister,
Mrs. y. S. Towle.
Don't forget the millinery opening,
Friday and Saturday, at Susie Priests.
All cordially invited.
Z. l.. Upper, Esq, of Winchenden,
Mass, WAS calling on Skowhegan friends
several days last week.
Rev. and Mrs. +. Hutehins of New
Portland were in town, Friday. Miss
Smell accompanied them.
Fred Addition, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Addition,
went to Haverhill, Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson return
ed, this morning, from Massachusetts,,
where they had been visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. w. Philbrick and
little sou, went TO Rochester, \. H.,
Friday morning, returning home last
evening.
Mr.. Charles E. Doe of Boston, former
ly resident of Cornville, is spending a
short vacation in Somerset. He is up
river this week looking for a deer.
Mrs. L. A. Keene of Lincoln Center, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas. H.
Baker. She will visit her son, Geo. w.
Keene in Portland, before returning
home.
At the ninth annual meeting of the
grand assembly of Maine Pythian Sister
hood held in Portland, last week, Mrs.
F. c. Dunlap of Skowhegan, was elected
grand trustee for term Of years.
By the change of trains which took
place Monday the morning train leaves
here at SIS instead of $40 and the after
noon at .45 instead of II 80. The time
of arrivals is not changed and the after
noon mixed leaves as heretofore, 300
o'clock.
Among the entering class at Colby
College are the following members from
Somerset towns: A. l.. Goodwin Show
hogan; II. L. Gray, Pttsfield; w. W.
Drew, G.. E. futile, Grace r. Rogers,
Edith M. Gray, Fairfield; Addie L. Hol-
brook, Norridgewock.
Mr.. w. f. Knights of North Fairfield,
has fair crop Of apples this year which
is not very common occurrence in these
parts. He expects $50 barrels of Bald
wins, Kings, Non Such's and Green
ings. He was in town Saturday and left
some fine samples Of these apples at the
REPORTER office.
De Molay commandery 10, X. T., was
Tuesday evening, by V. E.
Herbert Harris, deputy grand COM
mander of the grand commandery of
Maine, who was accompanied by his
staff. The orders of the Temple and
Malta were also conferred. A banquet
was secured at the close of the work and
In view Of the large number of riding
cultivators, now offered for sale, we
would caution the farmers against buy
ing without first examining the stock
and prices of the local dealers. Steward
Bros. say they can supply you with these
machines for one.third less than other
dealers ask and can give you better
article. 1t is as expensive to canvas for
cultivators as it WAS for steel ranges.
A union cattle and horse show of Mos.
COW, Concord and adjoining towns will
be held at Moscow, Wednesday, Oct. II.
The officers are: Pres, d. S. Moore !;
Vice Pres, o. w. Turner; Sec. and
Treas, F. S. Hunnewell; marshall AL
bioa Healy; directors, Daniel Robinson,
Lyman Bassett, Harrison Williams,
William Moore, Sylvester Healey. A
full list of committees are announced for
the different classes of exhibits.
The Washington correspondent of the
Lewiston journal says that the engage
ment has been announced there of Miss
Romano Mannix and Mr.. Ernest George
Walker. Miss Mannix is a daughter of
the late Capt. D. Pratt Mannix of the
Marine Corps. Mr.. Walker is a native
of Embden, in Somerset county, Me-,
and graduate of Harvard College. He
has been engaged in newspaper work
since his graduation in the class of 1892.
The wedding day has been fixed for late
In October at the residence of the brides
mother. Mr.. Walker is well known in
this vicinity, having served as principal
of Skowhegan High school one year.
A Pasadena paper gives an account of
a runaway in that city by which Mrs.