The Somerset reporter., 1888-12-13
LOCAL ITEMS.
McGibenny Family.

A large invoice of aprons for Nmas a
Ordway,s.
c. A. Marston Esq. is on business
trip to Portland.
w. b. Steward has a good line of use
ful holiday presents.
Parke Dingley of the Lewiston Journa
was in town Tuesday
A large variety of Holiday goods a
Heselton Bros & Co.
The thermometers ranged about
above this morning,
Boys and girls, Bixby 4 Buck have the
prettiest and best sleds.
Geo. E. B Jackson, Esq, of Portland
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. A. n. Burke has a fine assortment
of Christmas goods. an aelr goods.
A. o. Frederic, Esq, of So. Norridge.
wock was in town yesterday,
Have you seen Ordway's immense line
of hd'kf's and mufilers for Nmas?
Anyone in want of household good,
will do well to call ON +. A. Williams.
George L. Washburn has leased the
Skowhegan House to Charles f. Horn.
You can buy very pretty china cup
saucer for 10 cts. at Ieseton Bros. < Co,
Hon Elliot Walker of Portland, was in
attendance upon Probate Court yester-
day.
Mrs. Maxwells toe-capped leggins are
the best made. Call for them at King
& Wards.
Misses Louise and Fannie Coburn are
spending few days visiting friends in
Boston.
A dress, shawl, or a cloak makes a
nice Christmas present and Ordway has a
fine assortment.
II. S. Blaisdell, the clothier has a new
ad this week announcing a sweeping re-
duction in clothing,
The regular meeting of the C. l.. s. C..
will be held with Mrs. IL. S. French,
Leavitt St, ON Monday evening, Dec. Il,
at ! O'Clock,
Mr.. b. F. Ford with men and teams
started for. the numbering regions Mon
day, as did also Capt, A. c. Tobey \ Son,
with teams.
About inches of heavy snow we'll sat
urated with water fell Tuesday, night and
the cold weather following makes fine
sleighing,
DR., B. T. Sanborn, Supt. of the In
sane Hospital and Hon, James Wey-
mouth, Chairman of the Board of Trus :
ees was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Jefferson Taylor of Wateryile, is
meeting with success in selling Johnsou's
Cyclopedia in this village, and his many
friends here will be glad to know it,
The songs by Miss Lamb of Fairfield,
and Miss Withee and Mrs. f. o. Sawyer
of Skowhegan, will greatly add to the at
fractions of the Kermis for Monday even
ing.
The concert given in Coburn Hall,
pany was not very larg Fly attended, the
evening being stormy, The company
purpose to return here after the holidays
On Tuesday evening next, Manager
John S. Moulton will present his Dramat-
ic Company to the theatre going people
of Skowhegan, who open their engage
ment with the musical comedy, MY Best
Girl"
Thos. II. Anderson left Monday morn
ing for Boston, on business connected
with the wooden mill of l.. Anderson &
Co. Miss Sadie Anderson also left home
Monday, on brief visit to friends in
Mas sachusetts.
Some fine looking horses attached to
the teams of Lawrence, Phillips CO., of
Somerset Mills, together with twenty
five men, passed through this place early
in the week for the scene of their lumber
operations.
Mr. Geo. Savage was in town Tuesday
evening, en- route from Augusta to his
new uDlue III Diupudul- L NC hi'AihS'
of his new hotel purchase at Bingham, he
has had shipped via Somerset r. r. to
Embden.
We received a pleasant call Monday
from Mr.. S G.. Behenna, business man
ager of the famous McGibeny Family, l6
in number, who are to appear in Coburn
a., "a r o. To-
the local management of L. c. Heselton.
Bay Fearnaught, the fine stallion own
ed by j. o. Haynes of this village, has
some good honest colts in this vicinity
Two of these, years old, have recently
been sold for $500 each and two year
old for $3.50. 1t pays to raise such colts
as these.
Mr.. VIM. Holbrook, senior member Of
the firm of Hobrook & Hawes, returned
on Monday night last from visit of sew
eral weeks in Massachusetts whittier he
went for his health. We are pleased to
be able to state he found the change bene-
fetal
Our extra sheet this week will be found
to be an interesting one. Beside county,
state and general news, it has an article
In regard to the Somerset School Super
Visor's Association and four co umns OF
Illustrated Christmas miscellany Nine
columns extra of a pleasing variety Of
reading matter.
The Germans Minstrels, 80 in number,
gave a very enjoyable entertainment at
Coburn Hall on Monday evening last, to
a comparatively small house. The COM
pany introduced many new features IN
their entertainment doing away with the
old stereotyped first part entirely Inc
music was leading feature.
The cake in Delano's window is beau
". and is to given away free. Anyone
Duying a pound of candy is entitled 10
nuess. and the one who guesses the near
est to the number of lbs. of candy sold
from Delano's candy kitchen between
Thanksgiving until New Years evening
has the cake. 1t is worth at least So
Quarterly Meeting at NJ +. Church
next Saturday and Sunday. Services
Saturday at ESQ 7. NJ. and A. NJ
Quarterly Conference, at close of evening
service Saturday, Love Feast at 9'io' I.
NJ. Sunday, preaching by the Presiding
Elder. Rev. G. {. Andrews, at lO'f5. All
are cordially invited to attend TINS meet
Ing.
Mr.. T, o. King of Hartford, Conn ar
rived by Saturday night train and VIII