The Somerset reporter., 1899-10-19
TOWN and VICINITY

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Mr.. and Mrs. F. Il. Colby of Bingham,
we're in town, Monday.
Onions 75c. bushel, zoe. peck, and &c.
pound at woodbury's.
Miss Lizzie Haynes went to Boston,
Yesterday, to pass pass few days.
Mrs. George II. Pishon arrived home
last night from visit to Massachusetts.
A reliable young man wishing to learn
the drug business, should call without
delay, at II. W. Cushing's drug store.
Guy L. Conant left on Monday morn.
inp's train for Boston, where he enters
Bryant & STATIONS Business College.
Rev. H. NJ. Ives and E. P. Mayo of
Fairfield, were in town, Monday, on
their way to Kingsbury after big game.
Mrs. Samuel Trask, who has been
visiting her brother, Geo. H. Webb, and
friends in town, returned to her home in
Peabody, Mass, yesterday.
Mrs. S. w. Philbrick left home this
morning to visit friends in Massachu-
sets, and New Jersey. Mr.. Philbrick
accompanied her as far as Boston.
Mrs. j. H. Hutchins and Mrs. R. X.
French represented Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge, /. o. o. F. at the session of the
Grand Lodge in Portland this week
The first meeting of the Woman's
Club will occur at the Library parlors,
Wednesday afternoon, October %, at
haf-past two o'clock. The new calen-
dars announce the subject for the season
as England.
J. A. Kendall went to Waterville, FRI
day, where he played in Halls band dur
ing the day and orchestra during the
evening, the occasion being the 18th an
niversary of St. Omer Commandery,
Knights Templar.
A party composed of Sheriff Pennell,
George w. Cover, Esq, E. X. Delano
of this town and Deputy Sheriff C. B.
Haskell of Pittsfield, will leave, today,
for weeks hunting trip in the vicinity
of the Austin ponds.
A crew of ten men and twelve horses
in charge of Thomas Bateman, passed
through town, Tuesday, on their way to
Eusts, near which place they will lum-
Der the coming winter. The outfit was
owned by Lawrence, Newhal & Co. of
Shawmut.
An additional gate has been set at the
Russell Street end of the railroad cross
ing, this week, making double gates
where before it was single, and closing
up place that has always been open
when the gates were shut, tempting
many to take advantage of it.
Col. A. G. Blunt, past commander, and
W. P. Ordway of De Molay Command
cry, X. T., participated in the obser-
vance of the 25th anniversary Of St.
Omar Commandery of Watervlle, held
in that city, Friday of last week, at
which time st. Omar entertained Dun
lap Commandery of Bath.
The annual encampment of Maine
Union Veterans Union was held in
Dover, yesterday. Jefferson Savage,
Henry P. Cannon, F. Marion Mills of
Skowhegan, and Fl. H. Cross and Her
bert E. Hale of Norridgewock, repre-
sented Abraham Lincoln command of
this place In the encampment.
The sewing school under the auspices
of the Non Partisan W. c. T. T., closed
Saturday the l4th, with an enrolment
of fifty pupils during the term of twelve
weeks. A temperance lesson, and ex-
ercises in gymnastics were given at
each session by Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith, and temperance papers and leaf
lets distributed. Good work was done
by the pupils.
On Thursday of last week, Frank
King one of our most successful young
farmers, sold to r. H. Marble flock of
26 lambs of the grade Hampshire
Downs, for $133, which the purchaser
states is the best lot of lambs he has
seen in the county this year. From this
same flock Mr.. King has sold $35 worth
of wool and naturally believes the rails
ing of such lambs pays.
Some great racing for oats will be
seen over Fairview Park next Saturday
afternoon, when 150 bushels will be
divided between the winners in the
three advertised events, 3 minute, 2.35
aud 2.24 classes. 1t should prove q
great afternoons sport, as in addition
to the races there is to be hotly con-
tested foot ball game, between the
skowhegan High school eleven, who
have not lost game this season, and
the M. G. /. team of Pittsfield.
f. X. Delano, Skowhegan's baker
and candy manufacturer, has, owing
to i'll health, disposed of his business to
Charles A. Fairbrother, who took pos