The Somerset reporter., 1888-01-25

BroWns instant Keller.
Deputy Sheriff, Lyman Grant, of Scion,
was in town yesterday.
Mr.. l.. L. Judkins informs us that he
saw a pair of crows yesterday.
Detective Head, of Portland was at
Hotel Coburn one night recently.
Hon. Turner Boswell, Scion, was in
town yesterday, on professional business.
Mrs. W. X. G. Estes returned home
last week from visit of some length in
Boston.
Miss Abby Racklit of Fairfield, was in
town over the Sabbath the guest of Mrs.
H. M. Jones.
Mr., Geo Philbrick is soon t. leave for
Alabama, in hopes the change will be
found beneficial to his health.
Mr.. +. B. Heselton started twenty-five
horses, with sleds aud men, yesterday,
for the scenes of his numbering operations
in Concord.
The Sunday evening lecture at the
Universalist church will be Brussels and
the Battle field of Waterloo, commencing
at six o'clock.
An informal meeting of the directors
of the Skowhegan Electrict Light Co.
will be held at Engine Hall this (Wednes-
day. afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Mr.. NJ. f. Herrin, of the Dexter Ga
zette, was a member of the orchestra that
furnished excellent music at Hotel IIesel
ton, last Thursday evening.
The Skowhegan Savings Bank publish
by Bank Examiner Richards in the RE-
PORTER this week. 1t is good showing.
Mr.. Goodrich, of Palmyra, started from
his home at IL O'Clock yesterday morn
ing and did not get to this village until
Z. NJ, on account Of the roads being
badly blocked with snow.
Among the managers of leap year
ball advertised to come off at Pittstield,
the 27th inst, we notice the names of
Mrs, NJ B. Heselton and Mrs &. b. Fair
grieves of this place.
The leap year party at Fairgrieyes
Hall, advertised for wednesday evening
of last week, was postponed, owing to
the storm, to Friday evening, when some
thirty-five couples participated.
Charles Weymouth has arrived from
Wales with shipment of ponies for
Ben Hilton, of North Arson They are
said to be fine animals and stood the win
er passage across the Atlantic well, ar
irving in splendid condition.
We notice Messrs. A. F. Adams of the
Stage House, Bingham, and ?. Murphy,
of Murphys Hotel, West Forks, were
voted in as members of the Maine Hotel
Association, at the semi-an
nual meeting recently held at Bangor.
Mr. Milton A. Carter of Boston, gen
tleman thoroughly conversant with cleo
trio lighting, has been engaged by the
Skowhegan Electric Light Co, as super
of their plants, and entered
upon his labors Saturday morning last.
Mr.. Fl. ID. Patterson, the poplar grocer,
has been taking stock the past week, and
informs us he is greatly pleased with his
first years business. For stranger to
come among us and work up such fine
trade as he has in 50 short time, is
greatly to his credit,
1t was fine party collected at Hotel
Heselton last Thursday evening, thus
eyincing that the new managers of this
popular hotel have hosts of friends in
town, Dancing was INDUCED in, and ice
cream and cake were served compliment
airy at intermisson.
Grand Patriarch l.. p. Woodbury. visit
ed Parmenas Encampment |. o 0. F.,
last night and exemplitled the work, and
assisted in comforting the Patriarchial de-
gree upon two candidates. He also ar
ranged for the officers of the Grand En-
to visit here on February 18th.
Prof. C. II. r. Atwood formerly of
Embden, is now teaching in the town OF
Shell Lake Wisconsin. He is principal
of the Grammer school of that town, in
which there are 22o pupils. He has been
teaching for several years in Minnesota.
He is a son of S. II. Atwood of this town.
improvements are fast being made by
the new managers of Hotel Ileselton.
The more noticeable are in the dining
room. fine collection of screens have
been placed across the entire lower end
of the hall, thus completely shutting out
the serving room from the view of the
guests, while the long tables are soon to
give way to the small square ones, so
popular. new piano has also been add
ed to the furnishings of the parlor.
The improvements in the post Office
apartments that have been in progress
for several weeks were completed yester-
day. The result is more than one hun
dred new lock boxes, all the lock boxes
moved to the north end of the room, a
convenient place made and window cut
for the money order and registered letter
nearer to the door The whole interior
is papered, and presents greatly improv
ed appearance and the change adds to the
capacity of the office.
The ladies of Russell Relief Corps met
at &. A, X. Hall, Friday last, and the fol
lowing officers were installed: Presi-
dent Emma l.. Bickford; S. V. p, Es-
Their II Vaughan; ]. V. P, Olive S.
Goodwin; Secretary, Abbie +. Robinson /;
Treasurer Helen S. Brown; Con, Helen
NJ Woodbury. Guard, Ellie Drew. They
also chose the following delegates to the
Convention at Lewiston Mrs. Cora
Pooler. Mrs. Esther Vaughan, Mrs. Hell
en- Brown and Mrs. Abbie Robinson with
the President and Past President
The Womans' Aid Society.
The late Gov. Abner Coburn in his will
made bequest for the deserving poor of
the town of Skowhegan, and in accord
ance with the condition of that bequest
the town at its last annual meeting nam
cd the ladies' to constitute the hoard