The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-27

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George O. Smith and family have re-
turned from Deer Isle.
Mrs. Helen S. Coburn returned from
Bar Harbor, Saturday.
NJ. B. Heselton was in Watervie,
Tuesday, on business.
il. Merrill and son Maurice are in
Boston for few days.
The uf-,o-date line of Sporting Goods
at The Blunt Hardware Co.
Buchanan, the druggist, sells grass
and reeds for raphia work.
c. o. Small, E.q, of Madison was in
town yesterday, on legal business.
The trade Patterson & Goodrich will
give you in brooms will surprise you.
H. j. Phillips, Esq, made trip TO
Waterville, Tuesday, on legal business.
Frank f. Brown, Esq, of WateryilIe,
was in town, Tuesday, on legal business.
Driving horse to let during fall and
winter for Its keep. Inquire OF Webster
Nutting. If.
Mrs. Minnie G. Barnes of Haverhll
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marble, Pleasant street.
Rev. and Mrs. II. F. Huse returned,
Monday, after vacation of three weeks
at Yarmouth and Orr's Island.
There will be meeting of Bloomfield
Assembly. Pythian Sisterhood, Friday
evening, work in the first degree.
Joshua Williams went to Bangor, yes
terday, to attend the Eastern Maine
State Fair and visit his daughter, Mrs.
Weber.
Ralph Purrill left Monday morning
for visit to Rochester, N. H., where he
formerly resided. He will return home
via Boston.
Mrs. J. A. Trask and sister, Mrs. A.
A. Week, have returned from Northport
Campground, where they passed week
with their brother, B. F. Barlow.
MI u :. IOiloI VI Mhulnou was III
town yesterday. He leaves there for
Boston, Mass, on Saturday, where he
has position In a real estate office.
A special excursion train will be run
to Portland, Saturday, to give people
opportunity to witness the war manoeu-
vres. See the advertisement Ia another
column.
Mrs. Helen Brown Polacek of Paris,
France, arrived In Skowhegan, Friday
of last week, going Immediately to Lake
George where she is the guest of her
mother.
Mr.. B. Eaton informs US that they are
having pies at his home made from
pumpkin that grew from seeds that came
up in the garden without being planted.
They are earlier than those planted with
due care.
The "Jed Prouty' Co. gave an enjoy
able performance before fair sized aud
fence in Coburn Hall, Thursday evening
of last week. Mr.. Cowles as Uncle Jed
and Harry Morse In his original charac-
ter Of Zeb Hardy, were excellent. As n
whole the support WAS good.
Col. w. r. G. Estes went to South
Durham, Yesterday, where he speaks
this evening at the "a h anniversary
and reunion of the South Durham High
school and Philologian Society, of which
organization he is treasurer. Mrs.
Estes accompanied him and will
visit IN Portland before returning home.
We publish this week the schedules
of premiums offered by the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society and rules
and regulations of the annual exhibition
to be held In the society's park Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. %, %
and "a. The schedule Is long one, the
premiums generous and they ought to
draw a large number of exhibitions and
patrons. Our people should see that
they do.
Kate Claxton and her company of
players produced "The Two Orphans"
In Coburn Hall, Monday evening to an
audience, which at the price OF admission
had reason to expect much different
performance than WAS witnessed. Miss
Claxton in the leading role was beyond
criticism from US, but the company
which supported her, with possibly two
exceptions, was decidedly Disappointing
This fact, coupled with the use of the
old scenery, which left much to the
imagination, married the entire pro
duction. As climax TO the whole no
music was provided by the management
to enliven the occasion between the acts,
making the waits tedious. Taken In its
entirety 1t was decidedly disappointing
evening.
An account OF the death of A. C.
Cleveland at his ranch in White Plain
County, Nevada, has. been received here.
Mr.. Cleveland was one of the largest
cattle raisers In the west. He was ma
tive of Skowhegan, born in the year
1898, and went TO Nevada when he
arrived at the years Of manhood. He
was for many years active in business
and politics, having served In the Neva-
da legislature several terms and held
other positions. He was on the Re
! nuhlinan ticket for PRESIDENTIAL eleCtor