The Somerset reporter., 1900-10-04

IN town, Tuesday.
W. r. Brown attended the fair al
Exeter, last week.
Col. A. @. Blunt returned from Au
gusta, Tuesday night.
Mrs. Angie Knight Porter is visiting,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sedgey.
Mrs. Sarah J. Fogg left home, this
morning, to visit friends in Massachu.
sets.
Mrs. A. w. Bourget returned, Thurs
day afternoon, from Fall River and
Boston.
w. A. Newcomb, register Of probate
for Kennebec county, was in town,
Tuesday.
Miss Ida Pishon of Keene, n. H., was
the guest, last week, of her brother,
George Fl. Pishon.
Robert Ordway went to Foxcroft,
Thursday afternoon, where he remained
over Sunday with friends.
The Hartland fair, TO have been held
this week, has been declared off as the
racing classes failed to fill.
Mrs. Lydia GRAHAM returned to Lew
iston, Friday morning, after brief visit
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lawley.
See the new automobile coat and all
the latest things In garments and suits
at Ordway's cloak opening tomorrow.
Mrs. w. o. Wildes, who had been
visiting relatives here for several days,
returned to Portland, Friday morning.
Mr.. Charles E. Doe of Boston was in
town, Saturday last. He was on his
way up-river for a couple of weeks
hunting.
At the Christian Science church, on
Sunday morning next, the subject will
be "Doctrine of Atonement". All are
cordially welcome.
Miss Abby Ridley of Cornville took
the train here, Monday morning, for
Warren, Illinoi where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. Aaron Beede.
1.-The Village Postmaster" a rural
drama built on the same lines as "The
Old Homestead" will be presented at
Coburn opera house next Wednesday
night.
The Universalist sewing circle will
meet with Mrs. Chandler Tuttle, Madi-
son avenue, next Thursday afternoon.
The ladies are preparing for their annual
fair which will be held the first week in
December.
The San Francisco MINISTRIES played to
a good sized audience at Coburn opera
house, last Saturday night, and gave one
of the best minstrel entertainments seen
here for several years. The first part
was prettily costumed and handsomely
set and the oio included several first
class specialties.
George S. Webb met with painful
accident, last Monday evening, while
riding his bicycle from his house to the
store. In passing team one of the
horses kicked sideways, hitting Mr..
Webb on the leg. Fortunately no bones
were broken, but Mr.. Webb is still con-
fined to the house.
The fall change of the time table of
the Maine Central road will take place
October Sih. After that date the morn
ing train will leave at s 90 the early
afternoon at l.35 and the afternoon
mixed at 2 40. The early morning mixed
train will arrive at 7.15, the forenoon
train at 1920 and the afternoon at 4 30.
Mrs. Abby Y. Mitchell, widow of the
late Capt. William Mitchell, who was
formerly a conductor on the Maine
Central railroad and resided In SkOwhe
gan, died in her home at Woodfords,
September 18th. Her age was II years.
Mr.. Mitchell died Ia years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell are we'll remembered by
our older citizens.
The first game Of foot ball to be play
ed on the home gridiron will occur
Fairview park, next Saturday afternoon,
when the Skowhegan high school eleven
meets the Waterville high. The game
will be called at o'clock. The local
eleven are practicing every night under
the instruction OF an able coach and will
put up strong argument with the boys
from the college city.
Mr.. David Horn was in to renew his
subscription to the REPORTER, Saturday
last. He has taken the paper for Pc
riod extending well back into the days
when Moses Littlefield was editor and
publisher and he always pays in adj
vance. He says he is a poor hand to
read paper belonging to anyone but
himself. This is sentiment that pub.
fishers can appreciate.
DIR. F. G.. Danforth of Norrdgewock
has purchased the r. w. Brown prop
erty on Madison avenue, including the
water power on Written brook where
the tannery used to be, and purposes an
other year to erect greenhouses there
and carry on the florist business. He
will use Whittier brook for a water sup
ply for his growing plants and flowers.
This is splendid opening for this bust
ness In which Mr.. Danforth is an expert
and has had MANY wears exnpriencp