The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-31

Winters.
The Universalist sewing circle will
meet with Mrs. w. r. Clifford, Thurs
day, Sept, 9TH.
j. S. Kidder and wife have returned
home from vacation stay at their cot
tage at Old Orchard.
Mr.. Amos Folsom, formerly of Athens,
but now of Wisconsin, is the guest of
d. B. Locke and wife.
Mrs. VIM. Holbrook, Mrs. E. C. Dun
ton and son, WILL returned home from
Old Orchard, last night.
Walter Wides is on ten days vaca-
ton which he will pass at the Isle of
Springs, with friends.
Miss Alice Gushing returned to Bos-
ton this morning having spent several
weeks here with relatives.
Mrs. Cora Towle returned to Boston
to day, after visit of several weeks
with relatives in this place.
Miss Florence Fairbrother, who had
been the guest of Mrs. Mae Fairbrother
returned to Fairfield, Monday.
+. G. Hall of Caratunk who survey
ed Crockertown for the Great Northern
Paper CO., was in town this week.
Mrs. j. II. Records has purchased the
Madison Steam laundry and taken pos
session, but will continue to reside here.
Rev. Abram WymaH of Topeka, Kan,
who has been passing portion of his
vacation with his old friends, returned
west today.
DIR. and Mrs. Alonzo Boothby of Bos-
ton, and their son, Walter M, have been
guests at Hotel Coburn, a portion of the
past week.
D. D. Tufts of Cornville, left home
Monday afternoon, for Grinnell, Iowa,
on visit to his parents, and will remain
some months.
Affairs at the shoe factory are fast as
Stunning form for business. The cutters
are going in and gradually the shop will
take on busy aspect.
f. N. Merrill, Esq, left home, Tues
day for Pleasant Ridge, where with
Hon. Turner Boswell he is making a
survey of tract of land.
Mrs. George B. Fairgrieves and Miss
Lizzie Williams drove to Hartland, Fri
day of last week where Miss Williams
will teach the fall term of school,
Parker & Nay will open their new
grocery on Monday next at 125 Water
street, and will have as nice grocery
store as there is on the river. See ad.
G. w. Nash has purchased the resi-.
dence of the late Angelina Harding, and
after some changes are made in the
buildings, will occupy it as residence.
Mrs. A. L. Smith and daughter,
Mildred, returned to their home in Cam
bridgeport, Mass, Wednesday, after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. C. W. Goodrich.
Mrs. Roswell z. Taylor, son and
daughter of Melrose, Mass, who have
been visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Albert Fuller, returned home, Wedaes-
day
1t is expected that canning operations
will be commenced at the factory in this
place, next Monday, this being the last
to be started in the county. A small
pack is looked for.
Paul Murray returned home Tuesday
night. from two weeks visit to his
daughter, Mrs. l.. T. Plunkett In Bos-
ton. This was Mr.. Murray's first vaca-
ton in seven years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keith and Masters
Roy and Raymon of Waterfowl, Mass,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stlebel, Miss Vera and
Master Herbert from st. Louis, who
have been staying at Lake George, for
the past 10 weeks left for Boston, this
morning.
Mrs. A. w. Bourget left home, this
morning, with her brother, A. j. Four
nier of Fall River, Mass. She will re-
main few days at Fall River and then
will attend TO business in New FORK and
Boston, selecting goods in these places
for the fall trade.
Arthur P. Libby of Fort Fairfield
and J. S. Weller of Houlton, were in
town this week and while here bought
of W. r. Brown the stallion Redwood,
the sire of Grover Cleveland and half a
dozen other good ones. The price paid
was not made public.
A new form of money order has been
adopted by the post office department to
take effect Sept. 4th, and to be intro
duced gradually as the supplies of the
old form became exhausted. The shape
of the order conforms more nearly to
that of bank checks and there are vari-
Gus improvements which are expected to
make 1t more acceptable to the public.
The money order system is one of great
convenience to the people.