The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-12-26
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LOCAL ITEMS,
Wet goods at Ordway's.

If you are not insured please invest
gate A. o. U. W.
Gents mufilers 10 cts a piece at Orc
ways, regular price so cts.
DIR. c. H. Cook was at the Heselto
over the Sabbath.
F. II. Preble of the firm Colby & Prebl
was in town yesterday.
White & Wides commence clearanc
sale of choth cloaks to-day.
II. L. Whitcomb, Esq, of Pennington
was in town last week.
Particular attention given in adjusting
spectacles and eye glasses at Pearson's.
Dr. VIM. M. Pulsifer attends the chart
ty ball in Portland this evening.
Mrs. C. NJ. Vaughan spent Christina.
with her mother and family at New
Sharon.
Geo. Gushing will run his two stores
till after New Years at least, and Longer
perhaps.
The annual meeting of the Skowheg gan
Jersey Creamery occurs on Saturday Jan.
18th.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Hall Association is called for Monday,
Jan. 9Th, 1890,
The Indian "Maidens" who vended
their wares from house to house last
week were well patronized
E. F. Goodwin, Esq, is at home from
Boston for the holidays, and will remain
until the second week in January.
Drs. Fellows & Pulsifer will dissolve
partnership Jan. l. All bills due the firm
must be settled before that date.
Geo. W. Savage of Bingham drove
down from Bingham Monday morning
with sleigh, but said it was hard sled
ding.
merry Christmas and Happy New
Year" to the many readers and patrons of
the REPORTER and best wishes for their
success.
Ordway has been to Boston since the
fire, and purchased lot of the damaged
goods which you can buy at about your
own price.
There Is no firm manufacturing pianos
to-day who have more fine improvements
than the Ivers 8 Pond. Call and see them
at Smiths Music Store.
The Somerset r. r. are now running
all trains across the new bridge at Car
ratunk Falls into Scion village, where a
station has been erected.
T. II. Anderson departed on Saturday s
train for Maiden, Mass, and with Mrs
Andersen VIII pass the holidays with
VIM. P, Bailey and family.
William Clark, Esq, of Carratunk was
in town Monday. He says there was very
little snow In the woods at The Forks be-
fore the storm of Sunday.
Our merchants have had a fine Christ
mas trade, Notwithstanding the going.
The mails have been crowded with pack
ages and the express business heavy.
The Ivers & Pond new Patent Soft Stop
for the piano saves wear on your hus
bands temper and will encourage him to
try an evening at home. See ad.
Mr.. Frank Tufts was at home this
week, to pass Christmas with his parents
Frank has a fine position as book-keeper
for the Poland Paper Co., at Mechanic
Falls.
The Is year old son of Edw. Kicker,
while chopping in his fathers wood lot
near the house, last Saturday afternoon,
cut the top of the instep of his right foot
quite badly.
Another man made happy. Yesterday
the "boys" of Keene Bros. cutting room
pleasantly surprised their popular fore
man, G. f. Rice, with nice student rock
er from Bragg 6 Varney's.
Mr.. Chas. Alva Brown went to Port
land by Saturdays train, and remained
over Christmas and to the "Charity ball, :"
the elite event in the Forest city, which
occurs this evening.
C. P. Whittemore shipped car load of
nice beeves Monday morning to Water
town and Brighton. There were fifteen
of them, twelve oxen that will dress
about 1900 lbs. each.
Our streets and business places gave
evidence of an exceedingly brisk business
on Monday and Tuesday, the last two days
of holiday shopping. Our dealers, as
whole, report a larger business than last
season.
Have you seen the automatic electric
fire and heat regulator 1t Is small
neat instrument, like a thermometer, to
contract and regulate the fire. Address
Geo. W. Blanchard, Waterville for full
particulars.
Mr.. w. R. Clifford recently received
from The Forks 1ne large loupcervier,
to be mounted. Mr.. Clifford also succeed
ed In purchasing the fine moose spoken
of In last weeks paper, which he Is now
setting up.
People little realize the immense waste
of soap caused by allowing the soap 10
stand In q dish half full of water. All
this can be avOided by using the paten'
soap tray Cairns Goodrich give with
the first purchase Of so cents worth OF
Brussels soap.
The tickets for Uncle Hiram have been
placed a sale at Bixby Bucks, they
have met With an astonishing large SALE
which is IN assured fact they will have q
full houss. This Co. will give our peo-
pie rare treat, both IN the play and the
music, which is second to none in Ameri-
ca today.
In ss1ling out the calk factory at Corn
Vile. -. n. s. Messer did not sell his
large pueiness he had been 50 long estao-
lishins. and we are Informed that he
thinks seriously Of commencing the man
ufaature of calks in this place on larger
scale in the spring, If he can secure suit
able power.
We use an Item elsewhere wherein q
Rcckland paper claims for one OF its
citizens who is 50 years old, the credit OF