The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-25
TOWN and VICINITY
Cash paid for eggs at Arnold & Owens.

y FISH MAfket.
| W. A. Clough WAS in Waterville, Sat
urday, on business.
/ Ralph Ames passed Sunday with
friends in Waterville.
Peerless ice cream freesers are the
ones that freeze, at Blunts.
Nate p. Thayer Of Waterville, visited
friends here over Friday night.
l.. 4. Bailey of Weslbrook, visited
Skowhegan friends over Sunday.
Miss Alice Robinson of Athens, has q
position In Susie Priests millinery store.
Frank l.. Benner went to Gardiner,
Monday, to be present during the car
nival.
Rev. II. NJ. Haywood will supply the
pulpit of the First Baptist Church next
Sunday.
George Chase went to Gardiner, Mon
day morning, TO remain during the
carnival.
Mrs. 4. =. Page went to Cross Hills
Vassalboro, Monday morning, to visit
her parents.
| Fresh mackerel, trout, salmon, blue
fish and Kennebec shsd at Cape Ann
Fish Market.
Hon. Fred G. Green of Athens, was In
town Tuesday, the nrst time since
December last.
You can find all the latest effects In
dress hats at Susie Priests. No trouble
to show goods.
Miss Lola Marston went to Waterville,
Saturday afternoon, to attend the
Maconda concert.
Mrs. d. M. Cove OF San Francisco,
Cal, WAS In town several days last week,
the guest Of Miss Julia Folsom.
The first of the week, while fishing of
the wharf at Lakewood, F. G. Head
caught salmon weighing Il pounds.
All were glad of the rain of last week.
1t was long delayed, but did great good
to the parched earth and put out numer-
GUS fires.
Mrs. d. w. Laid of Readfield, accom-.
panied by her daughters, Misses Ethel
and Marguerite. is visiting her daughter,
Miss Lillian NJ. Taggart.
A stated convocation of Somerset
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, will be
held tomorrow (Friday) evening at 7.3O
O'Clock. The mark degree will be con-
ferred.
Mrs. James Fellows returned from
Boston Saturday evening, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. White OF British
Columbia, who will pass the summer in
Skowhegan.
The rank OF esquire was conferred
upon one candidate at the Knights Of
Pythias hall, last Thursday evening.
The rank OF knight will be conferred
this evening.
Stanley Chalmers, teamster at the
Coburn wooden mills had his foot terri
bly, crushed, Monday morning last, by
having an armature which they were
moving fall upon 1t. 1t is a severe and
ugly wound.
|. II. Randall OF Augusta, accompa-
MED by his two daughters, Charlotte
and Faith, was in town over Thursday
night On Friday Mr.. Randall made a
business trip to Madison in the interest
of the Augusta Lumber Co.
w. II. Blackwell of Madison was in
town, this morning. He says building
is lively there this spring, especially
with the Manufacturing Investment
Company, who are tearing down and
rebuilding on large scale.
f. E. Greenwood, who Ia engaged on
job of civil engineering at Millinocket,
came home Friday night, returning Sat-
urday afternoon. The Great Northern
Paper Co. is erecting a pulp and paper
mill there which will be the largest in
the world.
w. F. Robbins reports a fine bicycle
| DublHesS tilS std5OU. ne hOlu LWO
Spaulding chainless bicycles the past
week, one to Judge Boswell Of Scion,
the other to +. w. Crawford of Water.
Vile, the first chainless wheels ever sold
by Skowhegan dealer.
Forrest Goodwin, ESQ.,, has been Sc.
lected to serve as one of the judges of
the inter-acadenic contest in declama-
ton to be held, tomorrow friday even
ing, In Waterville. The other Judges
are Rev. j. M. Frost of Bangor, and
Prof. w. b. Mitchell of Bowdoln.
The Memorial day orators in Somer-
set towns, thus far heard from, are
Athens, Rev. V. ID. Sweetland; Arson,
Rev. A. S. Ladd; Bingham, j. Wesley
Gilman; Canaan, l.. l.. Walton, Esq. ;
Fairfield, Forrest Goodwin, Esq; Nor.
ridgewock, G. w. Cover, Esq. Palmyra,
Rev. +. D. George; Pittsfield, Col.
Stanley Plummer Skowhegan, Rev. j..
w. Webster; st. Adams, c. d. Newell,
ESQ.,; Smlthfield, Rev. A. +. Dunn.
Forest caterpillars are doing much
damage to orchards and shade trees in
this part of the country. In this town
some are fighting them and some are
letting them alone. We do not believe