The Somerset reporter., 1889-12-05

III l-2 lbs, dressed weight. Next.
White & Wildes have got 20O0 yards
silk ribbons all coors and widths, sell
at one-half the regular price.
The County Commissioners will com
mence their December Term al the Court
House Tuesday next.
Cairns & Goodrich will give patent
soap tray with the first purchase onlv)
of 80 cents worth of Brussels soap.
DIR. ID. b. Sawyer and wife, of Lewis
ton, We're the guests of W. X Shurtlen
and family portion of last week.
The Woman's Club meets this after
noon with Mrs. William Doran. The
meeting of Dec. 10Th will be at Hotel
Cobhrn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Fuller, of Hartland.
and Miss Julia Fuller, of Idaho, were the
guests of Hiram Burrill and family over
the Sabbath.
Mr., Chas. B. Dodge who has fine
oithalipu WIN u ltdl cSldts ilflu III DDSIO0.
passed Thanksgiving with his father in
this place.
In the absence of Rev. A. J. Racklif
there were no regular preaching services
at the Congregational church last Sunday
morning.
The Coburn wooden mills were shut
down last week from Wednesday night
to permit of setting the new boiler and
making connections.
Fur topped gloves and mittens at
Colbys-A good present for almost any
time of year in this country, but more
especially about Christmas time.
G. W. Gray has put in a new wood fur
mace at the Court House. and further re-
pairs are heing made to increase the
capacity of heating apparatus there.
The The fa.aaaii;4si aaaaii;4si 7'oetinG, af H1s7oH Post,
G, A. r. will be held at their hall on Fri
day evening next, at which time the Of
fcers for the ensuing year will be ell
ected.
Mr.. Eugene Tripp of Lynn Mass. was
visiting his mother Mas. Fillebrown at
the residence Of C. A. Williams an learn
ing of the fire there returned to his home
Saturday.
The second of those popular private
assemblies at Coburn Hall will occur on
Monday evening next, and 1t is safe to
say all who were present at the first will
be numbered among the dancers of next
Monday evening.
The river was frozen over to such an
extent that skaters were seen upon its
surface Sunday. One young man, how
ever, ventured to his sorrow, breaking
through, and having narrow escape
from drowning.
Hotel Heselton has just purchased an
entire new line of china, silver, and glass
ware for their table service. The china
was manufactured for them in England,
and both that and the glass are artistic in
design and fine in quality.
A wild winter day was that of our
first touch of the cold season coming. 1t
is hard to realize more disagreeable
day than that of Thanksgiving, with its
wind, snow and hail, about inches fell,
and sleighing has been fine since.
Insurance Commoner Smith attended
the banquet given by the Maine Life.
Underwriters Association, to the bank.
ers of Portland, at the Preble House
Portland, Monday evening last. 1t wa,
pleasant occasion and the banquet was
one of Mr.. Gibsons best.
The stock shipments from this station
Monday last were Thompson & Holt,
two cars of stock to the Watertown mar
ket C. p. Whittmore, 3 horses and 3
cows to Boston, Calvin Stinchdeld cows
and 9 calves to Wenham, Mass, and W.
II. Wides one horse to W. II. Davis
Portland.
Mr.. c. L. Bigelow of San Francisco.
Cal. is visiting his mother, Mrs Pru-
dence Bigelow, and other relatives in this
village. He left Skowhegan, his native
place, fourteen years ago, and is now the
senior member of the arm Bigelow &
Little, proprietors of the Bay City Iron
Works at San Francisco. He will return
to the Pacific coast next week
Miss Georgia Ethel, the young daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Whittier gave a
party on Saturday afternoon last to about
thirty of her schoolmstes and little
friends, which was very enjoyable al
fair to all present, especially to Little
Ethel herself, as she was presented by
her parents with an elegant upright Hal
ret & Davis piano. Refreshments were
served.
The fair now going on at the Congre
gational vestry Is undoubtedly on small
er scale than the Paris Exposition, bu
MANY articles are on sale there that coulc
not be obtained elsewhere, and we wouo
advise all to visit 1t before buying Christ
mas presents, and also as source OF
pleasure. Open day and evening, ano
lunch served at all hours. Admission II
cents. Supper Thursday and Fridt
l5cts extra.
Remember the exhibition of painting
of the Battle of Gettysburg at Coburl
Hall. Saturday evening next. Mr. j. f.
Chase. who makes the exhibition, is
familiar with the scene of this great bat
tie and was one of the participants in it.
He has had much experience as lecturer
unon battle scenes. Remember also thai
Russell Post G. A. R. is Interested In this'
and the money received as its part OF the
nroceeds will be devoted to a worthy
object.
An edition of 10, 900 circulars, which
we are informed is only starter, mas
been s,ued at this office for the Fiberite
Company, setting forth the merits of the
famous Symmes patent Hay Cap, accom-
panied by some ringing testimonials from
those who have tried them. Among the
testimonials we notice the names OF some
Of the largest stock owners OF the coun-
trv. while the Agricultural Stations of the
limited States are well represented. AT
the price these caps are put on the mar
tet. only s37.50 per hundred, 1t seems to
ma much cheaper to have them than be
v,tbout them. We are informed that
orders are arriving by every mall in re-
spouse to these circulars and soon tne
i m,chiusry in the Fiberits mill will be run