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


Mr.. Jas. White, formerly boss csrder in
the Coburn Woulen Mil, has been visiting
friends in town for few days.
j. c. Griffin is at home for Thanks
giving. He contemplates trip 10
Chicago and possibly farther west soon.
Cairns & Goodrich sell bars Brussels
soap (no rosin) for so cents, and give a
patent soap tray free with the first pur-
chase
Mr.. Harrison Salley Informs the RE-
PORTER that he killed a two year old
porker on Saturday last, that dressed out
6l0 lbs.
M. S. Messer has sold his calk factory
power and machinery at Cornville to J
B. Messer and j. S. Palmer who are to
continue the business.
After using Stanford oysters fresh
from the shell you will be satisfied with
no other, you will always find them at
Fairgrieve's restaurant.
James Walker, boss weaver at the
Wooden MILL attended the funeral of
Hon. A. Linn Tuesday. Mr.. Linn was
an uncle of Mr. Walker.
Mr.. T. o. King returned from his
sporting trip up river Saturday night,
and spent Sunday in town, returning to
his home in Hartford, CT, Monday,
Mr.. c. W. Reed of Madison has sold
his farm on the road from Skowhegan to
East Madison to f. F. Rowel, and has
with his family removed to Lewiston.
G. A. JOY has a Thanksgiving ball in
Mercer and L, +. Town furnishes music
for hop and party at the Quinnebasset
Hotel, Norridgewock, the same evening.
From the out look of the present skating
will be INDUCED in on the ponds about
Thanksgiving Day. 1t has been decided
ly colder since Monday night.
The patent soap tray given by f. S.
Prescott with the first purchase of 80
cents worth of Brussels SOAP, could not
be bought for less than % cents.
Joseph Tantish was caught in re-
volving pully at the Skowhegan wooden
MILL Saturday, and carried twice around
the shaft. Beyond few bruises he was
unhurt.
G. B. Fairgrieves evidently intends
some exciting sport at Fargreves Bay
as soon as the poud freezes solidly, as
we hear he is having several ice boats
constructed for use there.
John Parker of Madison sold pair Of
beef cattle to Goodrich & Cairns last
Saturday, that tipped the Fletcher scales
at 1910 lbs. standing, and dressed out
27i0 lbs. Pretty large that.
There is short vacation of eight days
at Colby and the five Skowhegan stu
dents, the Misses Fletcher, Dascomb
Coburn, and Hussey, and George Smith
came home Tuesday evening.
Hon. j. Manchester Haynes of Augusta
who has been at Parlin Pond on business
connected with his numbering operations
in that vicinity, will cut, the weather
permitting ~ 900 600 feet.
Mrs. Fletcher, with her young son of
Sherbrook, P. @, who has been visiting
her sister Mrs. II. w Gushing in this
place, left for Gardiner ON Tuesday
NOR ming, and will visit another sister
Mrs. H. NJ. Foster.
The friends and neighbors of Mr. Abb
bot Kendall, the son of T. il. Kendall who
resides about miles below the village,
paid him visit Saturday evening last,
In honor of his recent marriage to Miss
Kate Woodman of So. Norrldgewock.
A pail of varnish in the new house
being erected by Paul vigue on East
Front Street, took fire from spark from
a stove, but the painter and Mr. Vigue
succeeded in extinguishing it with small
damage. Insured with Dinsmore &
Bickford.
Mr.. C. II. Smith has shipped from this
station this season about 1000 barrels of
apples, their destination being Boston.
The price paid has run from sl.5o for
fair to so 90 for very best. He finished
shipping Saturday and reports the mark
ct more quiet than earlier.
Rev. Mr.. Harwood made an announce
mept from the pulpit of the Baptist
church Sunday last, that is generally con-
sidered modification of his resignation
as pastor, offered some weeks earlier by
which he may occupy thst pulpit longer
than was anticipated.
The first of the private assemblies at
Coburu Hall was held on Monday evening
last, and was pronounced success, about
50 couples participating. Prof. Joys
orchestra, with r. r. Hall as cornetist
and Mr. Springer of Augusta, as clarionet-
st. received many complimentary re-
marks, and the music was indeed ex-
cellent.
A meeting of Somerset County manu-
facturers of lumbermen's calks was held
at Hotel Heselton Monday, to talk over
matters pertaining to the business. we
understand some of the manufacturers
are in favor of forming pool to handle
these goods, but this ia not favored by all
and will fall through. All are desirious
- Loonipo IN the already established
combination prices.
The lookup had an occupant on ounoay
night, young man who had been into
the country, filled up with old cider ana
when arrested by officer Hillman, was
going furiously about town, making out
crys and rolling about in the wagon On
Monday night another fellow was given
an opportunity to sober of In the lookup
bv Officers Hillman and Thyng. Both
prisoners were brought before 'r'Ai
iustice and settled fnes and costs.
The FIRE police met at Engine Hall on
rnesday evening In response to the CAL
IN last weeks issue Of the RkpoRTER'
fter the meeting was called to order the
-arort NJ the committee on constitution
md bv.lsvs was read and the same
.donted. The following are the oncers
.lectsd. R. L. Mitchell. capt. A. "
nlunt. lst. Lieut.; J. H. Williams a.
ri.ut': Geo. A. Barnard, Sd. Lieut. :
rhos Il, Anderson, clerk.
r.. II, :. srd from Upcle Hiram5