The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-06
See F. r. Curtis new ad. this week.

slips at Stewards.
W. f. Marble, first selectman of
Harmony, was in town last week.
Mrs. c. F. Tobey returned home last
night from a weeks visit in Boston.
Miss Shean is In New York city for
two weeks In the interest of customers.
Mrs. j. Palmer Merrill and Mrs. f. p.
Page left town Friday morning Tor
Boston.
Simeon Merrill, cashier of the Fair
field National bank, WAS In town this
week, witness in case in court.
Bring the little ones to the matinee
of "Uncle Toms Cabin" next Monday
afternoon. Matinee prices only ID and
25 cents.
Daniel Patience, proprietor of the
Murphy House, West Forks and camps
at The Enchanted, was in town, Friday
of last week.
The friends In town of DR.. and Mrs.
W. M. Pulsifer of Waterville, will be
pleased to learn of the safe arrival of a
boy In their family.
We learn from Maj Savage that he
has sold the horse, Also, recently pur-
chased by him from NJ. T. Pooler, to DR..
Ziegler of Lewiston for $500.
The REPORTER WAS in error last week,
as It was VIM. Halves and Harry Savage
who gave the reception last week and
not Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Dunton.
DR.. j. II. Pooler after being confined
at bis home for several months by Illness
is again able to attend 10 his dental
practice although not fully recovered.
Augustus Wyman is on visit to his
con, Levi, who is in charge of the high
school in Dennis, Mass, position he
has held with honor for two years past.
f. L. Ames, Esq has bought out the
law office of +. l.. Lawton, Esq, in SO.
Norridgewock, and we learn Mr.. Lawton
Is to take up his residence in the West.
All members of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge whose surnames begin with A, B,
G, and D, are requested to meet at Odd
Fellows hall, Saturday, April Sth, at
Z p. m.
C. F. Keith, Travelling Engineer ard
John Ellis, Master Mechanic, of the
Maine Central system, are in town,
witnesses in a suit on trial at the Court
House.
Hotel Heselton is enjoying a most sue
cessful run of business since Court
opened. Monday night last every room
but one was occupied In this commodi-
Gus house.
f. P. Viles is TO have charge of the
Dead River drive and the North Branch
OF Dead River drive this spring. He
expects 1t will be near the last of April
before there will be driving there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Cleveland, who
were the guests few days last week of
his brother, Calvin Cleveland, started
Thursday afternoon upon the return trip
to their home in Nevada.
The friends Of A. A. Badger will be
pleased to learn that he has secured
position as superintendent of the schools
Of Medfleld and Walpole, Mass, aud he
left this morning to enter upon his
duties.
Capt. Henry N. Fairbanks Of Bangor,
general agent of the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company, was IL town
this week as witness in an insurance
case before the S. j. Court. He is the
dean of life insurance men in Maine.
Jas. Lumsden & Co., made their last
shipment of apples to Boston, Saturday
of last week, about $50 barrels, making
a total of three thousand barrels bought
by them this season in Somerset county
for the foreign market.
The Boston Sunday journal of the
I'd inst. had good likeness Of Rev. E.
l.. House, formerly of this place, who
gave up his pastorate in Attleboro,
Mass, at the beginning of the late war
with Spain, to enter the service as chap
lain of the Fifth Massachusetts regiment.
The last week in March was record
breaker at the freight office of the Maine
Central in this town. Reports show
mores business transacted in this week
than during any week for years. The
shipment Of outgoing freight was $l,l6l
for the week against $3.50 for the cor
responding week last year. More than
60 cars, of which 40 were loaded with
$50 tons of freight were shipped from
town against Il loaded cars containing
440 tons for the corresponding week of
last year.
Saturdays Lewiston journal had an
account of a burglary of the previous
night in that city that has decided
interest for Skowhegan people, AS one of
our respected young men, Fred II. Wing,
had narrow escape from death in pro-
tecting the property of his employer.
Briefly stated, the burglary was in the
drug store of John Whitney, in which
is prescription clerk. Fred
had room in the store, that he might
answer night calls. About ll.30 p. m. q
rap was heard at the back door and upon
opening it, in stepped two masked men,