The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-08
LOCAL ITEMS.
,elt hats at half price at Colbys'.

price at Ordways.
Miss. Lizzie Hutchinson is spending {
few weeks in Hallowell
A big line of kid gloves at one-half the
original cost at Ordway's.
Mrs. Samuel Chapman, of Bangor, i:
visiting her niece Mrs. V NJ. Yickery.
Gen. John T. Richards, came to town
Monday and returned to Gardiner Tues
day.
a few more first class boarders can be
accommodated at 1872 Water St. Skow
hogan. q w
II. W. Brown & Co., appear in fine
new delivery sleigh, one of the prettiest
on the Street.
Mr. Is. n Foss was called to Lewiston
Monday afternoon by the serious illness
of his mother.
No more good driving for the owners
of fast animals until the ice track is
scraped and open for them.
Beautiful winter days like Sunday are
appreciated by the livery men. The horses
were all out in the afternoon.
\ meeting of the Republican County
Committee will be held at Hotel Coburn
Tuesday afternoon the 14th inst.
They do say the Skowhegan passenger
station is going to be beauty. We hope
it will strike US early in the spring.
The next meeting of Somerset Pomona
Grange will be held with Pittsfeld
Grange on Tuesday next, the l4th inst
We have few more Maine Agricultural
Reports for distribution among the sub
scribers to the REPORTER. Call early.
Mr.. Clifford Arnold, son of Geo. ID.
Arnold, is soon to enter Shaw's business
college, Portland. for thorough course.
You can spend your Canada money at
j. d. Rawles & Co. hardware store they
take it at par in exchange for merchan-
disc.
There are numerous cases of sickness
in town, growing out of severe colds.
There are also quite number of cases of
measles.
Mr.. b. F. Baker and Mrs. Baker left
home yesterday morning for Leaven-
worth, Kansas. They will be absent sew
eral months.
The variations of temperature have
been unusually great recently. Forty to
forty-fve degrees within a few hours is
not unusual.
Mr.. w. B. Sucking is to improve the
vacation at Colby University by attending
the conservatory in Boston, perfecting
himself in vocal music.
Miss Belle Allen, of Richmond, is Wis
iting in town among the circle of warm
friends made during her sojourn as a
teacher in our high school
BY the appearances Sunday, we are
tempted to say the cold spell is broken.
The day was mild and beautiful and the
fine weather still continues.
Ordway has bought the bankrupt stock
of NJ. II. Frenchs, at about so cents on
dollar, and he has put prices on it that
must close it out at once. See ad.
+. f. Goodwin attended the X. of p.
ball at Waterville on Thursday of last
week, and C. II. Atkinson was in attend
ance at the leap year ball at Pittsheld.
The fellow who borrowed DR.. Conants
New England Directory is cordially in
yited to return it before the next issue of
the REPORTER or he will 'catch it" sure.
Our street commissioner could make
himself "solid' with the driving public
by giving his attention to the numerous
pitches that prevail on all the principal
streets.
The spring term of Somerset Academy,
Athens, will commence Monday, February
9th, under the instruction of l.. G. Rob-
erts, M. NJ. principal, and Miss NJ. v.
Foss, preceptress.
l.. NJ. Linnell, formerly a residence of
this town, who has been in the West a
number of years, is on short visit at his
companed with his niece.
Monday mornings freight contained
one car of horses for Boston and one car
of stock for WATERFOWL, Mass. The
horses were shipped by George L Wash
burne and John o. Haines, and the cattle
by Brown and Thompson.
The Boston Opera Co. in Topsy Turvy
is to appear at Coburn Hall, next Satur-
day evening. This Company is reported
as first class in every particular, and will
be likely to have full house. Don't fail
to see their ad. and press notices.
Owing to illness Hon. VIM Philbrick
was prevented from being in attendance
at the meeting of Dead River Log-drivine
Co at Fairfield last week but was rep
resented by his son Fred Il phlbrick
who presented the annual statement to
the directors.
The entertainment given by the young
people of the Universalst society a
Grand Army hall last Wednesday even
lfits OOEtbutl an huiltHAC tHuL lcSt
ed the capacity of room. After the pre-
pared program had beer given, cake and
coffee were offered for sale after which {
large number INDUCED in dancing fol
two hours. The net proceeds to tn,
society was rising $500 to be used a,
choir funds.
Mrs. F. f. Boothby, Of Portland, AM
Mrs. c. II. Smith, of Waterville, were il
town the past week, called here by the Sc
we're illness of "LIttle Adelaide, the youn;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith
The child is suffering from typhoid pneu
monia, and the host of friends to whom
she has endeared herself by her swee
and winning ways are anxiously hopin
for the best.
A leap year German was given at Hot,
Coburn on Monday evening last, by
small company composed of Watervlle
young society people. The participant
arrived by regular train, returning lat
the same night by special tain
Among the number were Misses Edit