The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23

Pure helebore at G. K. Fogg's drug
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Durril are visit
ing friends in Gardiner, this week.
Walter l.. Lewis of Boston was the
guest of friends In town. over Sunday.
The Skowhegsn Ice Co. have COM
menced the daily delivery of ice and can
supply you at the lowest price.
Mr.. j. NJ. Cults of Gardiner was in
town over Monday, the guest of his
niece. Mrs. May E. Pratt and family.
Daniel Prescott of Lewiston was the
guest few days last week of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Prescott.
Il. H. Towle of Portland, general
baggage master of the M. c. X. r., was
guest at Hotel Coburn over last night.
Remember the concert in Grange Hall,
tonight, by the Foresters' Musical club,
% members-banios, mandolins and
guitars.
Carrabasset Lodge, |. o. o. F., work
ed the first degree on three candidates,
Wednesday evening, and will work the
same degree on one candidate, Wednes-
day evening next.
Postmaster A. w. Chaplin of Monson
was In town, Friday. Mr.. Chaplin is
one of Piscataquis county's leading
business men, being interested in real
estate and numbering.
John Prescott, Dan Prescott and
Tracey Forsythe left, Saturday after
noon, for Blanchard. where they are
passing the week fishing on Spectacle
and Thanksgiving ponds.
George B. Stafford, superintendent of
the Skowhegan factory Of the Common
wealth Shoe Co., and C. d. Reed, a
member of that firm, are at the Kineo
House, Moosehead Lake, where they are
to pass week vacationing.
The new eight wheel passenger coach
of the Somerset Traction Co. has arrived
and is a needed and valuable addition to
the rolling stock of this road. 1t will
be put into commission at the opening
OF the season at Lakewood, about June 10.
Sunday, the men who have been en-
ployed on the Dead river drive, this
spring, arrived in town. They were
paid off and discharged at The Forks,
Saturday. The drive this year lasted 20
days. The rear of the kennebee drive
is now below The Forks.
The extensive repairs which have been
made on the Somerset Traction Com
pany's waiting room are now completed.
New plate glass windows have been put
In, hard wood floor laid, the walls
newly painted and papered and two
offices partitioned off, one in front for
the cashier and book-keeper and store
room In the rear.
Tuesday afternoon the team Of DIR. j.
N. Merrill was being driven up Water
street by his son, j. N, Jr., who was
accompanied by his two young sisters,
and at a point opposite Merrill's shoe
store the bit broke, allowing the bride
to be drawn back upon the horses neck.
The horse became frightened, ran across
the bridge, overturning the top carriage
on the Island and throwing the occu-
pants out, who most miraculously escap-
ed with slight bruises. The horse con-
tinued his run, With overturned buggy
attached through the other bridge and
WAS caught at Wilson's blacksmith shop.
The annual meeting of the Eastern
Maine Branch, Woman's Board of
Missions will be held in the Congrega-
tional Church. Skowhegan, Tuesday,
May 2Sth. There will be three sessions.
The morning will be devoted to the
report of the secretaries and the trans
action of necessary business. At the
afternoon session Miss Lamson, Junior
Secretary of the Boston Board, will
address her audience upon the subject,
"Work among our Young People," At
the evening meeting Miss Florence
Fensham will talk about the work of
Constantinople College, in which she is
teacher. full attendance is greatly
to be desired.
The "Paris" is the best $l.00 kid
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