The Somerset reporter., 1888-04-26

Somerset Pomona grange will NEE
with North Somerset grange, at Solol
May sth, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
All places CT business closed during
Fast Day afternoon. large number clos
ing at 10 80 \ NJ. for the day.
Rev. G. L. Tufts of Belfast, preached
for the Bethany Baptist church last sun
day, in exchange with the pastor,
Mrs Silas Leland returned home las
week from her winter sojuorn in Florida
and Miss Annie is expected soon.
Arrangements are being perfected fol
a Poverty ball to be given at Coburn Hall
Wednesday evening of next week.
S. II. Hart in our advertising columns
calls attention to his large and complete
stock of boots, shoes, rubbers, etc,
j B. Bracket Esq, of Leeds June
ton, General Agent for Washington Life
InS. Company was in town last week.
At the present time there is not a store
in town but what is under rent, while de-
SlTdDle rOOl1S LOT OllCcS are ndTu W Hhu.
Mr.. +. b. league has an imported
Light Brahama cockerell, II months old,
chat weighs 10! pounds and scores 9ll
points.
Mr.. George f. Washburne returned
aome last week from his recent trip in
10 the Pacific coast, accompanied by Mrs.
Henry Washburne.
Rev |. s. Jones of Clarendon, Vt.
formerly of Skowhcgan, was in town
asst week on business connected with
real estate he owns here.
Mr. J. NJ Wall informs US that he has
secured Frederic Bryton in "Forgiven'
IN return date, and will play at roburn
| Hall Skowhcgau May Sth.
Mrs. w. J. Morse of Auburn, formerly
Of this town, has accepted Il position
| rendered her to sing in the choir Of the
Baptist church of that city.
The annual business meeting of the C..
L. s. {. will be held on Monday evening,
April 3sth, with Mrs. }. \. Colby,
Pleasant Street A full attendance is de-
sired.
Several ladies are reported to have ex-
claimed in White 4 Wildcs' store recent
iy: we have never seen 50 many pretty
dress goods in town as you have this
year.
r. S. Hillman has received his spring
stock of poo bushels of Virginia peanuts
which hs says is the largest stock OF pea
nuts ever brought to Skowhegan at one
shipment.
w. b Steward has Il lot of % ct. sat
Gems, he is going to sell for Is and Is cts.
yd., all new goods, also a good line at
l25 cts. Percales for shirtings in great
variety.
Mrs. James Fellows entertained Mrs.
Liyermore ON the occasion of her recent
visit to our place. Mrs. Liyermore lect-
ured in No. Arson last evening; subject;
"rhe Dream of To-Morrow.'
The members of Loyalty Lodge, I. O..
6. T. produced the one act play, ''That
Dreadful Boy" at their hall on Monday
evening last, for the benefit of lodge
treasury Six dollars was the net pro
ceeds.
A Cornyllc citizen complains because
the REPORTER located the breaking of the
| leg of Moses Clevelands horse on the
| highway in that town, instead of ON the
highway in the town of Skowhegan. 1t
was unntentional.
Mr.. Mitchell informs us that the con-
sideration in the sale of real estate, Ella
| NJ. Pooler, ct al, to r, IL Mitchell should
| be Sl5O instead of 81 900, az given in
transfers of real estate printed in the
REPORTER last week
The next meeting of the Skowhegan
| Sorosis will be held at the residence of
Miss Kathleen Eaton, Wed. evening, May
2nd, at O'Clock. The entertainment will
be furnished entirely by the directors
full attendance is requested.
L. S. Dutton Esq, of this town has
received an appointment as Special Agent
Of the Washington Life Insurance Com
panv, aud begins his work May LIST. He
has a wide field and purposes to give
his chief attention to that business
! A man came into the Lewiston journal
| Office few days ago and said he wanted
to correct a few errors in his obituary
notice, published the day before. He said
he was - years old instead of %, and had
been married three months instead OF
one, Il am not dead, he said, but
don't care about that"
Messrs. Forrest < Mlrston have taken
the contract To put in the steam heating
apparatus into and do the plumbing of
| Oak Grove Seminary building at Vassal-
boro. Mr.. Forrest did the work in the
building recently destroyed by fire which
gave so good satisfaction that the trus-
tees were very DESTROYS that he should do
the work in the new building.
Admirers of the artistic are visiting the
monumental works of Baker K Marble, tt
|
at the grave of Joseph o. Nay. A sole
block of marble is surrounded by stat
uette representing an angel writing
Work like this is but rarely seen even il
large cities.
The cold white stone by scuptor's chisel wrought
Lovely in face and form, living thought"
We cannot describe what art alone can
express 1t should be seen.
Every lady should have % cent Auto
matte Pie Fork (turns the pie without re
moving from the oven) given with ever,
pound Of 80 cent Formusa Oolong o
Mixed Tea at the Boston Tea and COTE
House, under Hotel Coburn, o. F. knowl
ton, Proprietor. This offer holds GOO
FOR 10 days only and is made to introduc
our 80 cent teas to new customers. The
defy competition and are warranted t
suit as the sales will show having sol
fifteen hundred pounds, the last year
q Stanley Plummer has opened a la
: Office at number 6 Madison Street in thi
n village. Mr.. Plummer formerly pra
tced his profession at Bangor, where /
: was chosen City Solicitor For MOI
T.. than dozen years however, subseqnei
y to 1874, he was in the service of the Go
+ eminent, having been "Chief Clerk {
!, the department of the Interior
n Washington for about three years Al
A .Internal Revenue Agent" with hea
le quarters at Philadelphia, New York, 30
In | ton ChIca10 Detroit. aud other pOlnI