The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
TOWN and VICINITY.

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business. Friday.
Mrs. II. c. Taggart went to Boston,
Monday morning.
Walter Gushing was in Augusta and
Gardiner, Monday.
All grades of steve and cord wood at
Steward Bros.
w. II. Clarke of Caratunk, was in
town, Saturday.
Hon. Alonzo Smith went to Shirley,
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Dow went to Bos-
ton, Monday morning.
Harry Reynolds is visiting his sister
in Waterville, this week.
Mrs. Clarence Rogers passed Sunday
with her husband in Augusta.
Camera supplies, artists material and
picture frames at Folsom 81 Varney's.
MIR. and Mrs. Amos Fletcher started,
Monday morning, on their return to
California.
:. w. Gould, Esq, went to Augusta,
Friday morning, returning on the even
ing train.
Mrs. f. A. Newton, proprietor of the
Sebasticook hotel, Newport, was in
town, Sunday.
$50 styles of picture MOULDING at
Bragg & Varney's. Picture frames
made to order
Miss Berle Walton returned 10 Bos-
ton, Friday morning, to continue her
musical studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. swain returned
to the University of Maine at Olono,
Monday morning.
A. O. Roberts went to Webster, Mass,
Monday afternoon, called there by the
death of his mother.
Miss Mary Barnard went to Boston,
Saturday afternoon. She will visit New
York before returning home.
Bargains in remnants at Wooden mill.
All wool pants patterns from 75c to
81 90, also all wool dress goods, cheap.
Miss Lora Burrill, who for the past
two months has been at Providence, r.
l., returned home on the afternoon train
Thursday last.
A large number of our French resi-
dents left town, Monday, on the Quebec
excursion. FIR. Lacroix accompanied
the excursionsts.
Miss Edith Conory, a trained nurse,
who has been attending a daughter of
Reuel Malbon, several weeks, returned
to Boston, Friday morning.
Mrs. Charles PenDoyer of Orange, n.
j., who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Murphy for two weeks,
returned home, Friday morning.
Mrs. Charles Foss and two children,
Helen and Marjorie, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Hattie E. Malbon, return.
ed to Dexter, Monday afternoon.
William R. Chapman of New York,
director of the Maine musical festival,
was in town, Friday night, to attend the
rehearsal of the Somerset chorus.
Rev. Harry W. Kimball delivered an
address, Tuesday evening, before the
conference of Congregational churches
at Saco, his subject being 1.-THE Church
and the Industrial Problem"
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Wymsn, who have
been visiting his father, Augustus Wy
man, for several weeks, left town, Mon
day afternoon, for Dennis, Mass, where
he is principal of the high school.
The annual Sunday school convention
of the Methodist churches of Maine will
be held in Skowhegan, Wednesday and
Thursday, October 10 and 20. 1t is ex-
pected that 200 delegates will be present.
Mrs. A. w. Bourget, 95 Water St., has
just returned from a two weeks stay in
New York and Boston, where she has
selected fine line of millinery and dry
goods, which you are invited to examine.
Prices on the down grade.
Mrs. Eliza Crommett and her daugh-
ter, Miss Vira, of Portland, are in town.
Mrs. Crommett for a number of years
run what Is now called the Farmers
hotel on Court street. They will visit
friends and relatives III Skowhegan and
Canaan until November.
Miss jamie Michaels of Orono, who re-
signed her position as assistant in our
high school at the close of the last
school year that she might pass year
In Germany for study, came to town
Saturday night, remaining until Wed
nesday morning with friends. She sails
this week.
Mr.. J. Fl. Mathews of North Madison
was In town Saturday. Mr.. Mathews is
an extensive buyer and shipper of furs
but says he cannot say much about
prices until after the October sales.
Owing to the unsettled conditions of the
fur trade consequent upon the war the
June sales of furs were unsatisfactory.
A. Fl. Noyes returned from Dover, N.
a., Friday forenoon. While there he
made arrangements with a tannery in
that city to complete the work unfinish-