The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
LOCAL ITEMS.


ing last at o'clock.
Brown Thompson shipped cur Loaf
of cattle Monday last.
A new line of ginghams, satteens, ant
century cloths, at Ordway's.
f. n Merrill, Esq, was in Augusta OF
professional business Monday.
MIR. b. NJ. Hight lost valuable family
horse last week from paralysis.
A. l.. Weston has the job of reminder
ing the boxes of the post office.
Hamburgs Ilamburgs lIamburgs a
prices that will astonish you. New YorE
Store.
Mr.. C. II. Canard of New York, was the
guest of V. NJ. Vickery and family ovel
the Sabbath.
Dress goods at White & Wildes' in tn,
new shades, gobein blue and mahogany
brown.
Prof G. A. Joy is to have class il
dancing at No. Arson, Fairfield, Dexter
aud Skowhegan.
The severity of the wind caused q
shut down for the day at the oil cloth
factory last Friday.
Prof. G, r. Sturgis, of Michigan, was
in town over the Sabbath, guest at
Hotel Heselton.
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geon, is critically ill at his residence on
Madison Street.
Our genial townsman, NJ. c. Foss, was
on the train that was stalled % hours in a
snowdrift at Greene.
A. G. Emery, Esq. made business
trip to Watervie and Fairfield, Monday,
returning in the afternoon.
People who insure would do well to
patronize good strong Cos. c. F, Jones
is agent for some of the best.
Mr.. Fred Addition came up from Win
throp, Saturday afternoon, passing Sun
day and Monday with his parents here.
1t gives us pleasure to state that Mr..
W. ii. Pearson who has been quite i'll
since our last issue is now convalescing.
Miss Gertrude Weston of this place
contemplates taking general course of
study at the Portland Business College
soon.
Miss Grace Mayo has been elected
President of a newly organized club of
little ladies in Fairfield, known as the
"B. BIS"
Several of our residents at the lower
end of Leavitt ST., had to come the circus
act by walking the fence for several days
last week.
Notice the call for the annual meeting
of the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society to be held at Il. A. II, Hall on
Saturday afternoon.
The regular meeting of the c. l.. S. c.
will be held with Mrs. +. X. Buck,
Madison street, Monday evening, Feb.
9th, at O'Clock.
The Rebeccas of Carrabassett Lodge
are to have meeting and supper at their
hall on tomorrow Thursday evening,
the 2nd inst, All are invited.
The meeting of the Womans Club,
which was postponed on account of the
storm, will be held this week, Thursday
Feb. 2, with Mrs. James Fellows.
H. U,a ebnr e
horses on Water Street, next Wednesday,
the weather permitting, as visit from
Bishop always calls them to the front.
Through the courtesy of their employ
ers the girls at the shoe factory and
wooden mill, were carried to and from
their labors Thursday and Friday of last
week.
Omar Clark came down from North
Arson, Monday. He was there during
the storm. He reports that not more
than foot of snow fell at Carratunk the
last storm,
Mr.. Albert Whorh, of Madison Center,
has mastif 10 months old that is #
and inch long from tip to tip, 30 inches
high at shoulders, .! inches around his
arm, and wears go inch collar.
The condition of things last week was
disappointment to the dancing public in
this vicinity, as it necesstated the post
ponement of the balls at Athens and
Pittsfeld and private German to have
been held at Hotel Coburn.
Rev. O. j. Hancock went to Cornville
Wednesday, to attend the funeral of Mrs
Reuel Robinson. The roads were impos-
sible and the services could not he held
until Saturday Mr. Hancock returned
to his home in Saco Monday.
Weston & Brainerd are making extern
sive repairs in and about their mills, un-
der the supervision of George A. Bar
nard. New fumes are being put in, the
water wheels dropped down several feet,
and numerous minor repairs, that will
take some two or three months to COM
plete.
Owing to the severity of the snow
storm 1.-THE World Co." were unable to
fulfill the engagement at Coburn Hall on
Friday evening last much to the disap
pointment of onr entertainment loving
people. The managers telephoned the
proper parties here early Friday evening
to that effect.
Twenty-six delegates to the Women 5
Relief Convention at Lewiston were OF
the snow bound train at Greene, among
them were the Skowhegan delegates
Mrs. Cora Pooler, Mrs Esther Vaughan
Mrs. Helen Brown and Mrs Abbie Robin
son with the President Mrs. L. l.. Bick
ford and Past President Mrs. Geo. b
Stafford, were among the number.
The following officers of Parmenas En-
campment, No. Is, |. o. .. f. have beer
elected and installed for the present term
F. L. Bray, C. p. j. B. Young, II. p. s
B. Steward, S. W. f. o. Head, j. W.
II. w. Gushing, Treasurer; M. B. Hesel
ton, Scribe; N. C. Thomas, Guide; Il. ID
Baker, LIST W.; w. H, Hanson, 2nd w.
Peter Vigue, O. G.; B. S. Eaton, |. q.
Miss E. Florette Sawtelle, ddcs
daughter of the late Maj Amaziah SAW
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