The Somerset reporter., 1901-06-06

town, yesterday.
S. w. Gould, Esq, went to Portland,
Monday morning.
Great bargains In new bicycles at $40,
at Smiths music store.
Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Collins went to
Old Orchard, this morning. -
c. A. Coleman of Jackman was In
town on business, Saturday.
New picture moulding and artists
M aterfal at Folsom & Nutting's.
Mrs. Percy Kicker of East Fairfield
was in town, Saturday afternoon.
W. Fl. Clough was in Portland over
Sunday, the guest of his son, William.
Ralph K. Eaton Of Brunswick was the
guest over Friday night Of W. Il. Webb.
Rev. George W. Bicknell, who lectured
here Friday night, was guest at Hotel
Coburn.
Mrs. Lowering was the guest Of R. X.
French and wife upon her recent visit
here.
Sunday morning service at the Con-
gregational. Music by the male quar-
tette.
James BARLEY of Greenville was call
Ing on Skowhegan acquaintance Deco
ration day.
Miss Lillian M. Taggart went to Read
field, Thursday afternoon, returning
Friday evening.
Mrs. N. G. II. Pulsifer of Waterville
was the guest of her son, DR.. W. NJ.
Pulsifer, Friday.
Walter Wides returned to Bowdoin,
Monday morning, after brief visit here
with his parents.
Last Wednesday night dance was
held in Milburn hall, under the auspices
of the high school.
Lewis Anderson, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss s. j. Anderson, went to
Portland, Monday morning.
r. C. Whitehouse of Topsham, general
manager of the Bowdoin Paper Mfg. Co.
was looking over the Skowhegan plant,
Friday.
A good medium size square piano, for
sale or rent, low price, cash or easy pay
ments, inquire of Charles A. Burnor.
George Fl. Pishon left Monday morn
ing on a business trip to Portland,
Haverhill and Boston. This week he
has four hay presses moving.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Clark, Miss Jennie
B. Eaton and Henry c. Newhall of Fair
field drove to town, Saturday, to witness
the erald-Skowhegan game.
State Lecturer f. s. Adams of the
grange has the following dates for field
day appointments in this county:
Starks, June 20; St. Adams, June 30.
Miss Emma Ceilings and Mrs. S. r.
Bradford went to Portland, Friday
morning, where they passed Sunday as
the guest of the formers brother, Mr..
Richard II. Ceilings.
r. W. Haines, accompanied by his
sister, Miss Lizzie, went to Boston, Sat-
urday afternoon, where they join the
Hotelmen's Association on their excur-
sion to the Pan-American exhibition to
Buffalo.
Frank Chaffin of the firm of Chaffin &
Miller, Auburn, was In town, last Thurs
day. While here bought bay horse by
Gen. Withers, years old, standing l51a
hands, with good action, for which he
paid good price.
S. F. Emerson met with an accident,
Friday of last week, by slipping and
falling across a rock, injuring the left
side. Rheumatism has set In and, while
he can move about moderately, 1t pre-
vents him from active work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Partridge left
Monday morning, for st. Johnsbury,
VT, where they will visit their daughter,
Mrs. George G. Carey. They have leased
their house to Ned Lambert and expect
to be absent from Skowhegan one year.
Claude Barker, who passed the winter
In North Carolina, has been visiting rela-
tives 10 Athens for several weeks. FRI
day. he left for resort In the White
mountains, where he will play solo cor
net In hotel orchestra during the
summer.
The old platform at the hay depot in
the upper Maine Central yard has been
removed and the building will be moved
up to the track so that hay can be loaded
from the barn to the cars. This will
greatly facilitate the work during the
busy season.
Among the Memorial Day orators in
Somerset we notice the following E.
N. Merrill, Esq, Skowhegan; Geo. w.
Cover, Esq, Norridgewock; Prof. F.
W. C. Wiggin, ST. Albans; Rev. DR.. Geo.
w. Bicknell, Pittsfeld; Rev. E. s. j.
McAllister, Madison; Rev. G. r.
Palmer, Fairfield; Hon. Geo. II. Clarke,
Athens; Forrest Goodwin, Esq, Canaan.
In returning from the Sockalexis con.
cert, Tuesday night, Robert Raney, who
was riding his bicycle colllded with a
team driven by George Cleveland, nearly