The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-20
TOWN and VICINITY
Big bargains in BICYCLES at Blunt,s

over
Gen. R. B. Shepherd was in Augusta
Yesterday on business.
Abel Davis, Esq. of Pittsfeld, was
in town Friday evening.
Don't miss the mark down bargains
in shirt waists at Judkins.
Edwin Gledhill was in Boston, Satur-
day last on business trip.
f. A. Nolin returned Friday forenoon
from a business trip to Boston.
Camera supplies of every kind at
Wings drug store. Camera to rent.
c. A. Fairbrother made business
trip to Lewiston yesterday afternoon.
W. 0. Stevens of Waterville, is the
guest of Henry r. Spencer for few
days.
Mrs. Nelson Weston and Master
Freddie are on visit to her people in
Foxcroft.
Charles Lawrence of South Gardiner,
the we'll known lumberman, was in
town Friday.
George w. Groder left town Wednes-
day morning on a few days business
trip to Boston.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment of Mrs. DR.. Drew, specialist in
female diseases.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Ste ward left
home Tuesd ~ afternoon for. vacation
stay at Pemaquid.
Miss Margaret Lumsden has returned
home from visit of several weeks with
her brothers in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Leland are on
trip to Portland and Boston, leaving
home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Robinson and Miss Belle
Robinson left town Saturday morning,
for their cottage at Old Orchard.
W. S. Brainerd of Pemaquid, who has
been visiting his brother, n. w. Brain
erd, Esq, returned home Saturday
morning.
Miss Harriet Marble leaves home this
week for four months visit abroad.
She will pass most of the time travelling
in the north of Scotland.
Mrs. Mary Wyman of Wilton, and her
brother, Mr.. Charles O. Thompson of
Kansas City, are guests at the home of
their niece, Mrs. Helen S. Coburn.
The subject of Rev. r. I. Adams ser
mon for next Sunday a. m. at the
Methodist church will be Balshazza
Feast or the handwriting on the Wall.
All ladies interested in forming a
sewing school are requested to meet in
the W. c. 7. u. parlor Grand Army
Hall, next Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Miss Marion Monroe Rice of Chelsea,
Mass, who will be remembered as
Soloist at the Gale revival meetings held
here in 1896 arrived in town, Tuesday
evening to pass the summer here.
DR.. and Mrs. F. O. Sawyer with Fan
cher drove across to Dexter early in the
week, where Mrs. Sawyer will visit with
her people. Returning, DR.. Sawyer at
tended the meeting of the Maine Dental
Association in session in Pittsfeld.
Mr.. Leslie keene of Canaan, left this
place by the afternoon train of yester-
en- route for Dawson City, where he will
engage in business with his brother,
Hiram, who years ago was well known
in this vicinity. Hiram has been located
there for some time and has built up
very lucrative business in the general
provision line Mr.. keene expects the
journey may be made in Is days.
Mrs. Taylor of Auburn, grand pre-
ceptress of the order, installed the new
ly elected officers of Bloomfield Assem-
bly,, Pythian Sisterhood, last evening, as
follows; p c., Mrs. w. b. Fletcher;
c, c., Mrs. Jas. L. Gilfllin; V. c., Mrs.
Jas. Partridge; p, Mrs. B. S. Flagg
NJ A., Mrs. Emma Thompson; A. M,
Mrs Edward Wing; NJ. F., Mrs. Al0nzo
Lawrence; NJ O., Mrs. c. +. Dealey; |,
g., Mrs. Ed. Ford; o. G., Mrs. F. c.
Dunlap; Organist, Miss Sadie Thomp-
son. The regular meeting night OF the
lodge has been changed to every Friday.
Last year the number of persons in
Skowhegan between the ages of and
q years was returned 10 the State
superintendent of Schools as 1913.
This year the number has been returned
as l3l7, an apparent loss of 296 10 one
year. 1t is safe to say that there is no
Justification in the actual situation for
this large difference between the number
OF scholars last year and this. There
may be a small falling off but not
quarter part of the number above repre-
sented. This reduces the amount of
money usually received from the State
considerably and places the town in the
taIse light of one rapidly losing popu-
latlon, which is not the fact.
Having purchased the entire stock of