The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-11-15

1Di. Stanley lumulcl Vi GSNN'N
arrived on the morning train.
Miss Mary Donigan passed the day
Saturday, with friends in Wateryille.
Charles r. Cook, agent of American
Express at Augusta, is in town, today
Or. w. 7. Merrill of Patten was in
town, this week, renewing old acquain-
tances.
Ira II. Randall. wellknown Angus
ia lum berman, was In town few hours,
Saturday.
w. b. Loomis will go IN the woods for
David Rowell At Roach river the last OF
November.
Hon. ). ID. Wadsworth aud wife are
guests at the home of their son, Dr.
John d. Wadsworth.
miss Louise Fl. Coburn left home, this
morning, for a visit with her sister, Mrs
c. Fl. Pepper of Concord, Mass.
Ohio Hatch brought to the REPORTER
office, Tuesday, some strawberry bios-
SONS which he picked that day.
A desirable tenement to rent on Water
St. Bath room, electric lights, etc. !;
rent, $3.50 Inquire of Ordway.
Henry "A. Wing of Lewiston, of the
Boston Heralds staff of Maine cores
spondents, was in town, Saturday
Sampson, the corner druggist, would
inform the good cooks, that he has a
particularly nice lot of domestic sage
The next regular meeting of Sunset
Chapter, No. So, o. f. 5. will be held on
Monday evening next, at 1870. 10 H. T.
hall.
Mrs. PAMELA Jewett left home, Tues
day, for North Fairfield, where she is
housekeeper in the home of A. D.
Bowman.
The new collar shaper at Dunlap :
laundry turns the edges, making a per
feet shape and does away with the wear
all for &c each.
There is to be a social hop in Grange
Hall, Friday night, under the manage
ment of c. E. Dealey, with music by
Kendall's orchestra.
Skin Food, the new skin preparation
of Fred II. Wings, has jumped into pop
ular favor at once with the ladies. You
can have a sample for the asking.
James Fitzgerald WAS arrested, We'd
nesday, on the charge OF vagrancy, and
given a six months sentence in the
county Jail, on the same day, by Judge
Priest.
Augustine Simmons, Esq, Ben Col
Inns, Esq, and George II. Clarke oil
North Arson were in town, Sunday, to
attend the funeral of the late Newell W..
Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. n. Bragg and num-
Der OF invited guests were very pleasant
ly entertained in their home, Tuesday
evening, by Charles Burnor with his
graphophone.
Hon. Waldo Pettengill of Rumford
Falls and Hon. C. f. Oak, land agent,
were in town, Tuesday, arriving on the
1890 p. m. train and leaving on the
early afternoon train.
The quarterly conference of the M. b.
Church will be held, Saturday evening,
at Z 80. There will be love feast, Sun
day morning, at $3.50, conducted by
Presiding Elder Southland.
The Effie Carlton company are play
ing a weeks engagement IN Coburn Hail.
The Ire dance of Miss Carleton and the
singing and dancing Of the little child
soubrette have made great hits.
Deputy Sheriff s. 5. Walker of North
New Portland was in town, Tuesday.
He will leave there, this week, for Den
yer, Colorado. His wife and family are
already there and he expects to locate
there.
Thursday night the second in series
of hops under the auspices of the regular
boarders was held in the dining room al
Hotel Heselton. Like the preceding one
it was a pleasant occasion. About 40
were present.
Rufus Burns, proprietor OF the LaDceJ
House, Pittsfeld, accompanied by Mrs
Burns, Mrs A. l.. Damon and II. T..
Lascey, drove across country, Sunday,
to attend the funeral services of the late
Newell w. Brainerd.
Tracey Forseythe and Charles Moore
returned, Monday noon, from hunting
trip of two weeks duration. The great
er part of the time was passed in the
vicinity of Russell mountain in the town
of Blanchard, and it was here they
secured their big game, Mr.. Forseythe
shooting two deer, all the law allows,
while Mr.. Moore had to be content with
one. Since their return their friesds
have been enjoying venison.
The rain of Friday of last week caused
rise in the river of about six feet in "a
hours, much to the qualification of our
men, who at the time were making prep.
srations for running shorter hours owing
to the scarcity of water. The rise caus.
ed such strain on the boom of the
Skowhegan Pulp Co. that it broke
shortly after the noon hour, Saturday,
and the 800 or more logs In the water at
this time sailed over the falls. Fortu.