The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-26
TOWN and VICINITY

OioWoy o.
Henry Sands of Bingham, was in town
Mrs. George Head went to Augusta
Friday morning.
Mrs. 5. G. Mayo went to Pennington
Saturday morning.
George Boardman returned from Bos-
ton, Friday evening.
Joel Colby of Jackman, was calling
on friends in town, Friday.
w. X. Brown WAS In Waterville, Fri
day, aud bought three horses.
Asher D. Horn of Pennington, visited
his father, David Horn, Friday.
Frank e. Tufts of Mechanic Falls
was in town over Friday night.
Camera supplies, artists material and
picture frames at Folsom & Varney's.
j. Wallace Blunt went to Portland
Friday morning, returning Saturday
night.
Pc. Lewis of Clinton WAS III town,
Saturday, and sold horse TO W. H.
Brown.
G. A. Farbrother returned from ten
DAYS visit with friends in Boston, sun
day morning.
+. S. Locke was In town, Saturday, on
his way to Boston, after visit to his old
home in Athens.
Mrs. Omar Clarke of Jackman, was
the guest last week of her sister, Mrs
Cyrus Newton.
Fred Porter, harbor master at Gardi'
ner, accompanied by A. j. Libby, was in
town, Saturday.
AT. Webster ard +. w. Preble, two
of Bingham's well known citizens, were
In town, Saturday.
MIR. VIM. B. Snow left for Greenville,
Monday, to look after numbering busi'
ness, whereabouts.
Picture frames made to order by
Bragg & Varney. They have all the
latest styles of mouldings.
A. X. Shaw was confined to the house
last week by an attack of pneumonia but
WAS able to be out Tuesday.
DR.. George w. McKeen of paddock
Nova Scotia, WAS in town several days
last week, the guest of friends.
The members of the Epworth League
will conduct services at Malbon's Mills
next Sunday p. m. at O'clock.
Mr.. f. c. Taylor of South Norridge'
wock, was in town Friday last on his
way home from Hartland by team.
Mrs. Eugene Noel, who has been visit.
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Cayouette, left town, Friday afternoon
for Canada.
The degree team of Skowhegan grange
and many other members made Canaan
grange visit, Thursday evening, the
10Th instant.
The annual meeting of the Dead River
Log Driving Company, North Branch
will be held in G. A. X. hall, Augusta
February 20, at 2.30 o'clock, p. m.
Hon. Chas. A. Marston left home
Monday afternoon, for Augusta, and
Tuesday went to Greenville to look over
his lumber operations in that vicinity.
N. w. Knowlton of Pennington, mas
ter workman of Keystone lodge, A. o.
U. W., visited friends in town, Sunday.
1t was MIR. Knowlton's first visit to
Skowhegan.
Representative Rowell of Scion, was
in town, Monday, on his way to the
State capital. He took in the legislative
trip to Bangor, Friday, and went home
to remain over Sunday.
Messrs. B. F. Flagg, w. II. Norton,
A. E. Jewett and Horace Weston drove
to Pittsfleld, Friday afternoon, where
they assisted In installing the officers OF
the A. o. u. w. lodge at that place.
Walter A. Harding, formerly Of this
town, and n graduate of Skowhegan
High school, class of '94, is member OF
the senior class of the medical school of
Tufts college and president of the class.
VIM. II. Catlin was driven to Water
vile, Sunday morning, where he caught
the train for Boston. Since Mr.. Catlin
began buying horses here he has left
nearly $500 with the people Of this
county.
The class of 90 Skowhegan high
school, have secured their class emblems.
The gentlemen have class ring, the
ladies pin. Both are of handsome de-
sign and were ordered through Harold
C. Woodbury..
Business is lively with Bloomfield
Shoe Company now. About 200 hands
are at work and 100 cases per day are
being turned out. Orders would admit
OF nearly twice as many cases If the
hands were available to do that amount
of work.
Mr.. Sumner Whipple of Scion, was
in town, Monday, and called at the RE
PORTER office. He says the reports OF
Illness in his town have been exsggerat-
ed. There were large number sick,
but at no time as many as the newspa.
pers stated.