The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

nCle Hiram.
Horse blankets cheap at Ordway's.
new lot of vandyke rouchngs and
laces at Stewards.
About inches of snow fell at Parln
Pend Friday.
Have you seen the beautiful organ to
be given away Dec. 4th by S. II. Hart
The name of Lila Belle Lincoln, of
Skowhegan, has been changed to Lila
Belle Foss
B. F. Bartlett Esq. Valuation Com
missioner for Somerset County was in
town last week.
Rev. Mr.. Hammond of High Street
Church is confined to his room by sick
ness
The immense line of Christmas hand
kerchefs and mutllers have arrived at
0rdway's.
Geo. r. 8. Shepherd made trip to the
State College at Orono, Tuesday, return
ing Wednesday.
Have you seen those stamp photos
Hawkes., the photographer is making for
sl00 per 100?
The Woman's Club will meet with Mrs
william Dorau, Thursday Dec. 5, subject
for the afternoon, Thackeray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio W. Cushing left
Tuesday morning for Highland, N. C.
where they will spend the winter.
Road Commissioner Gilman has put In
granite crossing in front of Hotel IIesel-
ton where it was much needed.
Go to Mrs. Eva A. Burke's for ladies'
aud chldrens underwear in all grades
and sizes. A line bargain in jersey rib
bod! ..asis ct so cents
Every family in Skowhegan should
have one Of the patent soap trays James
Lumsden & Co. are giving with 30 cents
of BRUSSELS soap Ono rosin.)
Mrs. j. l.. Allen returned to her daugh
ter's in Dorchester, Mass, by Monday
train, after residence iu this place dur
I'M the summer months.
Some one of S. II. Harris customers
will be made happy on Dec. 4th by the
free gift of beautiful cabinet organ
now on exhibition at the store.
+. a. Williams will close out his stock
of crockery and bis and 10 cent counter
goods, as he will change his business
after Jan. |. Now is the time to buy, US
they must go.
The docket of December Term of Court
for Somerset County has just been print
ed and distributed among theI attorneys
of the County. The cases therein num-
Der 1926, some 26 more than the average.
Tonight wednesday, occurs the an
nual concert and ball of the Fairfield fire.
men, which is always made the event of
the season In that place. Co. +. also give
their exhibition drill and ball at Madison
Bridge this evening.
Omar Clark, our Somerset lumberman
is on a trip to North Carolina being called
there by telegraph Monday. 1t is not a
'ciy gnu tiinc lOi uiui " icaFo Woihc
now, that he Is getting his teams in for
winter operations in Somerset forests.
Mr.. Dow Baker of this village left here
Monday for North Carolina, where he
may take hand In the lumber business
there. He has long been engaged in
manufacture of lumber here for Weston
Brainard and knows the business
thoroughly.
The season continues so favorable for
outdoor work that quite number of
houses are being erected In town that we
did not account for in our estimate some
weeks ago, and we shall be obliged to
look over the ground again and report
again before many weeks.
Dinsmore & Bickford have recently
sold two Of those elegant, mahogany case
Hallet & Davis upright pianos. These
pianos are recommended by the greatest
artists of both hemispheres, also used in
the leading conservatives of the United
States, and public schools of Boston etc.
Dr. 0rrin Fitzgerald was at the Hese-
ton House Saturday last, when he had his
usual crowd of patients. He gives this
notice that he will visit Skowhegan
again next month at Hotel Heselton,
Tuesday, Dec. Gath, and will examine all
who may call during that time free of
charge.
The work on the interior of the new
Library building and on Bethany church
edilce are moving along well. The grad
Ing around the latter was quite job, but
Is substantially completed aud retaining
wall erected between the church lot and
that Of the adjoining lot. The grading
Involved the removal of large quantity
Of earth. Owing to the library building
lot being very fine one, the grading of
it was very light job, Good lots come
high, but 1t pays to buy them In the end.
Mrs. Sanborn, who with her husband
has resided in Canaan, was about our
streets early In the week and from her
actions 1t WAS seen that her mind was
deranged. Officer Hillman took her into
custody Monday night, placing her under
Keepers at the Skowhegsn House through
yesterday awaiting information from her
husband. A. near Is can be learned her
husband started with her last week for
her former home In Massachusetts,
where her parents yet reside, but some
how she managed to give him '"the slip
and returned.
The funeral services Of the late George
Bigelow, were held at the residence OF
Cyrus Bosworth In this village Thursday
afternoon. The devotional services were
conducted BY Rev. A. J. Racklif, pastor
Of the Congregational church. A quartet
consisting Of Mrs. Emery. Mrs. Halves
and Aessrs. Smiley and Sturtevant fur
nished appropriate music. A large mum
Der Of relatives Of the deceased followed
the remains 70 the cemetery and notwith-
standing he extremely muddy roads
many Of his old frisnds and neighbors
were present 70 pay their last respects 70
DIS msmosy. Through Soms missundsf-
standing but few Of Somerset +. = A.
\. were prsssats ed ths rites and cere-
monies of Maessie osdsr were not OBJ
'svsa = ~ snsesy.