The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-04

Mr.. Pat Murphy, of West Forks, was in
town last week.
Mr.. A. o. Frederic of Norrdgcwock
was in town yesterday.
Those black dress goods for 81 cts. Al
Ordway's, are going fast.
II. l.. Whitcomb, Esq, of Pennington,
was at the IIeselton yesterday.
The clothing stores are to close -four
evenings week until April LIST
S }. Walton, Esq. went to Bangor this
morning on professional business.
DR.. Johnson's office hours after Jan.
lst. will be from 3 to 4 and to F. NJ.
Hon. o. S. Haskell and II. s. Nickerson
Esq. of Pittsleld were in town Tuesday.
Hi Henry's Minstres are to appear at
Coburn Hall, Wednesday evening, jar.
18th.
Leslie G. Cornish of the firm of Baker
x Cornish, Augusta, was in town ye>ter-
day in attendance upon Court.
There will be a special meeting of the
Skowhegan Athletic Association next
Wednesday evening, Jan llth.
The ladies of the w. c. 7. L. have en-
gagged Mrs. Barney to lecture here the
18th of Jan. The lecture will be free.
Dir. Conant was confined to his house
by lines; brief time, last week, but is
now about again as genial as ever.
Iii Hcnrys famous MINISTRIES larger and
better than ever at Coburn Hall, Wednes-
day, Jan. llth.
Meeting of the Dining Club at Hotel
Coburn next Tuesday, Jan. 10, at which
time good supper and lots of fun may
be expected.
The regular meeting of the c. l.. s. c.
will be held with Mrs. l.. b. Jewctt, Mid
die street, on Monday evening. Jan. 9th
at O'Clock.
DIR. S. +. Conant has received from tie
Connecticut Stats Agl Society fine lli-
ploma for his exhibition at their annual
fair of 81.
Mr. C. L. butcher, having disposed of
his entire stock of Western horses to +,
b. Hesclton, returned to his home in
Texas last week.
Silas Leland, esq, left by train yester-
day morning to join his family in Florida.
His address for the present is, Kerr City,
Marion Co Florida.
The \, B, c. d, cooking club met with
Miss Gertrude Webb, on Saturday even
IS put in an appearance.
The Skowhegan Hall Association held
their annual meeting at the Office Of Crit
fin x Wentworth, Monday, and reelected
the same board of officers.
There will be Gospel Temperance
meeting in Coburn Hall, Sunday evening.
Jan. s. at 7.30 O'Clock, the meeting to he
conducted by the ministers of the town.
Mr. Walter I. Robbins left this MORN
ing for New York, to t Ike lessons of
practical optcian in fitting glasses to tie
eye. He expects to be gone about three
weeks.
Mr., Thomas Lombar ri has the thanks
of the REPORTER for a fine bag of oranges
grown at his grove in Macanopy, Fla.
He has four hundred trees, and this is
their second year at bearing.
S. p. Hutchinson, of Portlhnd Oregon.
was in town last week, the guest of Mr..
lothian Weston Mr.. Hutchinson ex
pressed himself as much pleased with
Oregon as Il numbering district and farm
ing country.
A special meeting of the Wesscrunsett
Wooden Mill Co. is called for Saturday.
next, the It'll inst. at 10 A. NJ. mt the
mill in East Madison to see if the stock
holders will vote to reduce the shares of
capital stock to one-half their present
par value.
The wire bridge across the back chan
mel collapsed suddenly Monday morning,
caused by defective cable Fortunately |
nobody was crossing at the time and a
serious accident was thus ayerted. Upon
examination the wire cable supposed I >
be solid, had centre Of hemp.
Upon getting steam heating works into
Cobnrn block it was found that the draft !
of the chimney was not sufficient and it |
became necessary to build an additional
one on the east end of the block outside.
1t was constructed of Is feet brick and
% fset of 30 inch iron pipe which was
put in place yesterday.
The you ladies of the c C. c. {. /
had one of their enjoyable meetings at
q. A. II. hall, on Friday evening last. In
vitations were issued to several gentle
man friends, who were only too pleased
to become the guests of such charming
entertainers for the evening Refresh
mentS were served
The contractors on the water works
have the pipelayng about closed up for
the season. There remains but few
pieces to be put in in the spring, that
across the Island being the largest job.
The bridges are to be placed and the con-
nections made probably not until spring.
There have been many delays, but these
usually happen in jobs of the magnitude
of this enterprise
One of our leading citizens suggests
that now the foot bridge has broken down
is the time to move for new iron bridge
in its place, and says a special town meet
ing should be called to consider the pro-
ject. Now that that portion of the VII
lage has got SO good start the project
is worthy of the best thought of our cit
liens. \ bridge would be a grand thing
to further develop the town.
The new year finds Hotel IIeScllon IN
der new management. Mr. + b. Hes.
elton, through whose efforts Skowhcgan
was favored with so fine Il hoStclry, and
who since its erection, has so success full
" OBLIGATED as landlord. is succeeded by
Messrs. T.. c. 4 w II. IeSeton, both of
whom are well and most 'favorably known