The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
and VICINITY
Flower seeds-at Bixby & Bucks.

Dress skirts custom made at 1udkins'.
Henry Z. Fuller Il HartlaEd, was in
town Saturday.
Miss Linda Graves returned to Port
land Saturday afternoon.
Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom & Nutting's.
Perry S. Longlry of Scion, was in
town on business Friday.
A nice tenement to rent on Madison
Ave. Apply to /. j. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. " s. Jacobs of No. New
Portland were In town Tuesday.
Col. and Mrs. w. r. G. Estes returned
from Portland Saturday evening.
Geo. II. Morse, Esq, of Pittsfeld was
In town on legal businsss Monday.
j. W. NORM, Esq of Embden was 10
town Tuesday attending probate court.
Warren Brown shipped ak horses
from here to Boston parties Monday
morning.
Mrs. VIVA Hill returned TO Portland
Friday morning where she will reside
with her brother.
Chester Mills and Harold Phillips left
Saturday on a bicycle outing of two
weeks to Phillips.
Miss Addie Holbrook and Miss Annie
Maddocks of Colby spent Sunday In
town with relatives.
Ansel Holway went to West Falmouth,
Monday morning where he organiI,d q
grange In the evening.
One candidate was initiated last
Thursday evening at the regular meet
ing of Canton Somerset.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Durrell of Auburn,
were in town over Sunday, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs George II. Pishon.
Mrs f. H. Briggs of Auburn, who
has been the guest of Mrs. b. r. Eaton,
returned home Saturday morning.
The gentlemen of the class of 80,
Skowhegan high school, went to Water
Vile Friday to sit for their photographs.
d, V. Farmer OF Phillips, who has
been road commissioner of that town for
four years past, was in town last week.
Mr.. s. w. Gould returned home, Sat
urday morning from Portland, where he
attended the meetings of the Masonic
bodies.
Mr.. Thos. Tantish left Tuesday after
noon for Reno, New, where he will To-
cate permanently II conditions are
favorable.
Mrs. c. l.. Roy and children, who
have been visiting for the past two
weeks at Oakland, returned home Satur-
day morning.
Misses Lizzie Goodrich and Nina Bean
of Bingham returned Friday after visit
ing in town two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. w. Corey.
G. II. Atkinson of East Boston came
to town Friday OF last week, called here
by the death Of his mother, Mrs. Martha
Atkinson, which occurred the 4th inst.
Mr.. j. p. Clark has sold his Carry
tract of land containing 5000 acres and
Salmon Stream tract containing $4,000
acres TO Boston parties. The considera
ton was not named.
A. r. Bixby has one the finest beds Of
tulips, at his residence, ever grown in
Skowhegan. 1t ls worth trip up Elm
avenue to see them. He has about 300
in bloom at the present time.
Mrs. II. M, Hoyt, who has resided in
our town for several years, greater
part of which time she successfully con-
Quoted small boarding house, has sold
out and gone to reside on her farm in
Athens.
Kendall's orchestra went TO Wilton,
Monday morning, shere they furnished
music Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings for the graduating exercises Of
Wilton Academy. Tonight they play In
North jay.
1t has been stated that the Woman's
Club field day would be observed June
9th at the home of Mrs. Helen Neil
Howard. This was an error. Mrs.
Howard informs US that June 14th Is the
day agreed upon.
The management Of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society are pre-.
pairing for June meeting, under date
of June 24th, and offer the following
purses for trotters and PAGERS; 224
class, 500; 2,39 class, 800; $50
class, $75.
Mrs Sanford p. Smith of Chelsea,
Mass, was among the arrivals Saturday
evening. The late Rev. S. p. Smith will
be remembered as pastor of the Univer-
81 list church here some eight years ago
Mrs. Smith will visit in North Arson
and Bingham before returning home.
Did 1t ever occur to you that "A sponge
at one time was living animal? Their
location seems to affect their quality.
c. w. Folsom, the prescription druggist,
has Just received a fine lot Of genuine
shpeDia wool sDOnpes. in sizes suitable for