The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-11-10
LOCAL ITEMS.


Supplement- this week
F. a. Williams has nifty Hanging
Lamps. Will sell at lowest prices
our school closes this week for vaca-
ton OF some weeks before the winter
term.
If you have birds that you want mount
ed or sold, send them to e. A. Paul, So
lon, Me.
Condensed milk the Grail Borden
Eaglc Brand, best in the market at f. S.
prescotts.
Another large arrival of new hats,
feathers, velvets, pushes, etc, at Curtis
Do not fail to see them.
Our first snow was that of Sunday
evening", but was hardly of sufficient con-
sequence to call Il storm
The Ladies' of the Uniycrsalist parish
have an oyster supper at Morrison's Hall
this wednesday, eve from to O'Clock.
Thanksgiving occurs two weeks from
tomorrow, Thursday, and poultry is al
ready appearing in the markets in large
Quantities.
Miss Dunton the enterp:i,ing dress
maker at White & WildcS is in Boston
and New York this week attending the
openings.
Ouinnebasset Lodge, |. O o. F., With
their Rebekahs, will visit Carabassct
Lodge. Skowhegan, on Thursday evening
of this week.
A good, substantial floor has been laid
and many other things in the line OF i'm
proyemcnt have been done about the post
Office recently.
Missionary festival at the parsonage of
the NJ. +. Church, Wednesday evening,
consisting of supper at p. NJ, and en-
tertainment following.
SilaS Leland, Esq, of this town, has
sold Township No. ), Il. I, W. X, r., to
Lawrence Brothers, of South Gardiner,
for the handsome sum of S37 300.
Do not fail to see the standard Ro-
ary Shuttle Sewing Machine, takes 2000l
stitches per minute, and leads them all to
buy one at Smiths Music store, Skowhe-
gan
A. X. Bixby, of BiXby & Buck, left
Monday morning for Boston and New
York, and will make large purchases of
Christmas goods to swell their already
magnificent stock.
Many of those in attendance upon the
lecture delivered at the Baptist vestry
last Sunday evening. by the pastor, re-
port it as the best of the course, thus far.
The subject was, 1.-TWO Strange Books.
The Wesserrunsctt Wooden Mill of
East Madison has done n good years work
taking all things into consideration, net
ting a very handsome sum, $1,000, to the
stockholders. A special meeting of the
stockholders is called for the 18th instant
at Grange Hail.
We have received picture from J. +.
Gerrity & Co., Bangor, that is good
likeness and an artistic piece of work.
We understand Mr.. Gerrity delivered a
nice picture to Mr.. Manley Pooler and c
A. Marston and many others that were
very satisfactory.
Prof. +. C. Taylor, with Taylor's Cab
astic Wonder Co, appear at Coburn
Hall for three evenings of this week, com
mencing on Thursday. His visit of two
years ago is still in the minds of many of
our people, as well As the wonderful
slight Of hand tricks performed by him
See notice elsewhere.
The heaviest rain storm for the season
in the same time occurred on Saturday
night last, continuing well into Sunday
morning. The river was raised to con
siderable height, and the wells and els
terms are now amply supplied thus the
fears of cold weather and snow with no
water, are quelled.
The Salvation Army still hold regular
meetings at their hall, to good audiences
We understand they are once more on
solid footing, it having taken the sue
ceSsors of the past army ali this time to
pay up the debts left by their prcdeces-
sors. Further re-enforcements are eX-
pected this week from Bangor.
The weather of this week has rather
more of wintry feeling, and it is well
that it is so, as at this time all kinds OF
business is put back when the fall is OF
such continued warmth, Our clothierS
and cloak dealers report trade as boom
ing, while the small boy is getting his
skates and last winters mittens in condi-
ton to be used at short notice.
We hear it reported from one OF our
largest contractors, that there Is good
prospect for carpenters hereaboutS to e.
JOY vacations during the greater part OF
the winter months. There are yet many
jobs to be finished up, but after this, the
out look ahead is uninviting Mr.. Il. a.
Barnard is in Pennington this week look
ing over the burnt district. and should he
make any contracts there, many men
from this section would be employed
Saturday afternoon eighteen young
ladies' met at Miss Kathleen Eaton'S ana
with the aid of Mrs. Fuller, the popular
ex.President of the Woman's Club, or
ganzed young ladies club, having Tor
its object the social and intellectual i'm
provement of its members. The name
chosen was the Skowhegan Sorosis' ana
Its method of work is to be somewhat
like that of the Woman's Club, which Is
so much in favor among the older : dies
Miss Kathleen Eaton was elected PreSl-
dent; DR.. Cora NJ. johnson, Vice Presl-
dent Miss Mida Webb, Secretary; Miss
May Steward, Assistant Secretary Miss
Lille White, Treas, and Mrs. Edlth
Goodwin, Misses Kezzie Monroe, ANNE
Russell. Nellie Shattuck, with May stew
ard AS chairman, constitute the Board OF
Directors. The next meeting will be at
Tie Vice Presidents "Wednesday alter
Noon, Nov. II.