The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-04-12

his patrons
The next dancing school at Fargrieves
hall will be held Tuesday evening next
April 18th.
The skowhegan Womans Club will
meet tthis Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. J, o. Smith.
II. NJ. Jones sold this week a fast gray
mare to W. IL. Swift of New Bedford,
Mass for $4,000.
Edwin Haskell and William Goodwin
aud wife Of Canaan, returned from Cali
fornia Monday last.
Mrs. H. Il. Bigelow returned home
Saturday night from several weeks visit
in Boston and New York.
Medium weights and colors in half and
all wool goods for boys knee pants aud
full length suits at Arnold's
Small quantities of snow still linger
by the way side about town. bat ruaners
have been discarded for several days
Miss Colby, assisted by Mrs- Curtis, is
in Boston this week selecting millinery
and other goods for the spring trade.
Mr.. William Tucker has an up stairs
tenement of 5 rooms to let. Inquire at
his place of business, Sc Water Street
At a regular meeting of the Union
Hose Co, held recently, the old board Of
officers were elected for the coming year.
We publish an announcement from
Fairview Stock Farm, NJ. T. Pooler pro-
prietor, to which the attention of breed
ers is called.
The "Olde Foxes concert and anti
quarian supper will be given in Coburn
Hall, next Tuesday evening, the 18th.
See posters.
The regular meeting of the c. L. s. c.
will be held with Miss Belle Robinson,
Middle street, on Monday evening, April
10th at I O'Clock.
Look at the new cotton underwear at
Colby's and see if it does not compare
fayoraby rs to prices and finish with any
other in the market.
The former business Office of Weston
\ Branerd was purchased by VIM. Clough
and has been moved on to the North
Street plains, where he will fit it up for
rent.
The Union Fast day services will be
held in the Methodist church next Thurs
day morning at ol5. 1t is hoped the
new Methodist minister will preach the
sermon.
The Bethany Church will hold services
on Fast Day forenoon at quarter before
eleven. Sermon by the pastor. Sub
ject the relation of Christianity to Pat
riotism and Public Spirit
Mr., f. II, Gowan, of the Water Com
pany, came to town Tuesday last, paid up
the balance of the construction bills, and
made arrangements to commence trench
ing across the Island in about two weeks.
The old brick store formerly occupied
by Geo. S. Webb and the old blacksmith
shop that was near it are no more, having
been RACED to the ground preparatory 10
the erection Of Robinson Brothers new
mill.
Mr. joys Friday evening dancing
school at Fairgrieves Hall has been post
poned, for which notice will be given,
The Saturday afternoon class will be
postponed to Thursday afternoon, April
10Th.
Mr. G. A. JOY gives a grand concert
and ball at Ileselton Hall tomorrow
friday evening, the 18th inst. Prof.
II. B. Hail. Names great cornet soloist,
and other frst-class talent are to assist at
the concert.
meeting of Skowhcgan Board of
Trade is called for Monday evening next,
at Grand Army Hall. The matter to be
considered is one that should interest
every citizen of Skowhegan and we be-
speak a rouSing meeting.
We hear that one of Skowhegan's dry
goods dealers has been passing consider
able of his spare time the past winter, in
becoming an expert on the bicycle, and
is liable to bloom this spring into con-
tesant for the champion belt.
f b. Heselton returned from New
DIRK, Friday morning, and reports the
horses shipped by him as reaching their
destination in good condition. He is now
on the lookout for several more good ami
mails for which he has customers.
Ex-Governor Common was in town Frid
lay last on business, coming on the even
ng train and returning to his home Sat
nrday morning Mr.. S. b. Glazier OF
Atkinson, Kansas, Cashier of a National
bank, formerly of Augusta accompanied
him.
a Great Concert will be given by
chorus of Eye learned professors of
musick, consisting of sacred harmonycs,
songs of ye olden time, solos, Duets quar-
tettes sc. At Coburn Hall, Tuesday even
ing the 18th, at 8 O'Clock. For particulars
see posters.
Rev Mr., Frost preached his closing
sermon as pastor Of the NJ. +. church in
this village, last Sunday. The text was
Heb. 81, and the sermon an earnest
exhortation to the church to go on in the
work, building from the foundations al
ready laid.
The REPORTER is under obligation to
Mr.. l. s. Rowe of the firm of Rowe,
Stone & Carr of Seattle, Washington
grasses by mail, This shows quite am
advance in the season over our latitude
here. Mr.. Rowe is native of Somerset
County aud has relative now residing in
Madison.
Among the gentlemen in attendance on
Probate Court this week were L. F. Viles
of New Portland, 7. b. Barrett of Canaan
c. A. Harrington and Edward Lowe,
Norridgewock, Warren Russell, X. C.
Gray, Madison, w. IL. Haynes, Smith.
field, Abel Davis, Esq. and J. w. Man
son, Esq, Pittsteld; j. J. Parlin, Esq ,
Arson; J. F. Holman, Esq, C. II. Jones,
Athens.
Skowhegan's board of police, composed
as follows IL. II. Tufts, chief; ii. Z.
Thyng, II. W. Weston, C. c. Whittier
Zenas Vaughan and Henry Hanson, or
ganized on Tuesday evening last by choos.
Ing officer Hanson as clerk, whose duty
1t will be to keep a complete account OF
all the arrests made the coming year
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