The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

A new line of hamburgs from 2 to s.
cts per yard at Ordway's.
Monday.
Miss Vcsta Keefe is in Boston for few
days visit.
job lot of hamburgs for u! cts. pc
yard at Ordway's.
We shall get some good music to-day
from Iii Henry's Minstrel band
fine looking pair of grey horses are
now hitched to the Heseton House hack.
Mr. Frank W. Whittier of waterville
passed Sunday with his parents in thi:
place.
Master Myron l.. son of DR.. Mari oil
Boston.
Slas Leland, Esq, of this town has
been appointed as a Coroner for Somer-
set County.
Postmaster Estes has had all the adver-
Using signs removed from in and about
the post office.
Misses. King & Ward are closing out
their stock of hoods and toboggans at
cost and less than cost.
Mr.. S. p. Mayo, left on Mondays train
for Haverhill, Mass, on visit to his
daughter Mrs. j. B, Leighton.
Miss Minnie Bunker, of North Arson,
Colby SO, spent last Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. l.. w. Weston.
The Woman's Club will meet with Mrs.
Samuel Robinson on High ST., on Thurs
day, Jan. 10, from to 430 p. NJ.
The members of Loyalty Lodge are to
have a masked party at their hall on Sat
urday evening next, the l4th inst.
Hon. A. r. Bixby went to Augusta
Yesterday to meet with the committee ap-
pointed to examane the accounts of
Treasurer of State Burleigh.
The "Mother Goose Party" of the Soro-
sis, at Miss Grace Colby's last Monday
evening, was a complete success. About
thirty members attended in costu me-
About twenty members of the Cara
basset Lodge of O. o. F., attended the
installation {, f the lodge at Norridgewock,
on Monday evening last, and report fine
time.
Rev. o. J y ncock was in town Mon
day and acsday on his return from Scion
where he attended the funeral of Mr.. b.
+. Rowe,l, and IT turned this morning to
his home in Saco.
In mating ctr papers, it sometimes
happens hat a n;ne is missed upon the
list. We are alv avs pleased to rectify
any such m',;.at by supplying subscrb-
ers the missing number.
r. W. Brown & Co., and Thompson &
Holt shipped two car load of cattle by
early freight Monday. One of them was
said to be the best car of heavy beef ship
ped out of Skowhegan this season.
Members of Cornville Lodge, |. o. G.
T., will bring out the drama "Our Folks"
at the Cornville town house, Thursday
evening, Jan. 10. There will also be
songs and declarations by members of
the lodge,
The Quarterly meeting of the Maine
Central Christian Conference was held at
Albion Saturday and Sunday last. Rev.
Mr.. Poste, of this town attended the
meeting, which he reports as large and
interesting
Wesserunsett Lodge I. o. o. F., of
Athens, celebrated their Ssecond anniver
sary by a grand ball at Wade & Wares
hall ON Thursday evening, Jan. 10Th.
Music will be furnished by 81 Smiths or
chestra
U. S. Marshall Harmon was in town
Saturday, and on Monday w. M. f.
Brown Esq. accompanied him to Port
land upon an allegation of fraud in pen
sion cases. Mr.. Brown returned home
Tuesday morning.
Bragg & Varney, well-known young
men of this place have purchased the
stock and business of W. r. Trask, on
Madison Street. and taken possession.
Mr.. Varney was absent in Boston last
week after new goods.
The annual election of the officers of
the Second Ma onal Bank was held
Saturday last. II b. Shepherd, James
Fellows, John A. Colby, John Weston and
John r. Mcclellan were elected directors,
r. b. Shepherd, President and James
Fellows, Cashier.
Mr.. Geo Il. Snow of this village came
down from the lumber camps, near Par
lin Pond, Thurday last. He says the last
storm there was very severe one, about
10 inches falling and blowing about very
badly. The snow is about feet deep in
the woods there, just enough to make
good hauling.
The Skowhegan Dining Club held its
January meeting at Hotel Coburn Tues
day evening. Some thirty couples sat
down to well filed tables, and after one
of Landlord Haines' best bills of fare had
received due attention brief literary ex
ercses were INDUCED in, after which the
company repaired to the parlors where
hOul was oPSho III SSb''"' H'>'"''''y
Mr.. H. l.. Cushing has recently return
ed from Boston where he has been taking
lessons in crayon work. He has made
crayons of half dozen or more of citi-
zens of Skowhegan, giving the best of
satisfaction His last one is of the late
Samuel z. Cleveland and is now on exhi-
bition in the window of George Cush-
ings store. See his card in the REPoR-
TER.
Mr.. A. r. Smiley will be at the vestry
of the Congregational church, on Satur-
day evening next, Jan. l4th, at O'Clock,
with some neu, bright, and cheerful mu-
sic. He invites the singers of the village,
those who are interested in singing, In
the churches and Sunday schools, and all
those who desire to learn to sing, to meet
him and spend pleasant hour In singing
md discussing the question of music and
the best method of teaching it. No fee