The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-21
LOCAL ITEMS.
Knitting silk at Stewards,

Stamped Linens of all kinds at Ord
ways.
C. I. Jones is in Lewiston to day OF
G. A. K. business.
Look at the prices of hats in Curtis
store window.
Col Stanley Plummer is spending
feN weeks in Boston.
Wash rope and twisted embroidery
silks at Stewards.
+. f. Fairbrother is on business tril
Ito Boston this week.
Is pes more of those % ct. dress fan
nels at Ordway's. How they go!
Holt and Thompson shipped two cars
of stock from this station Monday.
Additions to their stock of yarns at
Colby's-they always keep the best makes
Mrs. Caro- M. Palmer returned to her
home in China, by Saturdays train.
Free. No charge whatever beau
tiful organ will be given Ply S. II. Hart
Mr. James Howard who has been
severely i'll for week past is recover
ing.
Mr.. W K Shurtleff is on bushes.
trip west. He will probably go as far a.
Chicago.
Rosin is used to adulterate soap. Brus
sells soap contains "no rosin," and is sole
by L. S. Prescott.
Mr.. Fred Bradstreet of the lumber firm
Bradstreet Brothers, Gardiner, was il
town yesterday.
The party who found the heavy lined
buck glove, will confer favor by leav-
ing at this office.
The entertainment given by Skowhegan
athelets at Pennington was well patron
lied and well received we hear.
An elegant new Ivers & Pond Piano,
mahogany case and soft stop just received
at Smiths music store.
Misses Ella Hight and Lizzie Currier
Coburn parlors this Thursday after
noon.
week It'll other members &c the com
mittee, selecting furnishings for Bethany
church ediflce
Messrs. Forrest & Dow of this village
have secured the job of plumbing the new
pavilion at the Maine Insane Asylum
The price paid is $3.50.
George Cushing returned Friday last
from week spent in Boston purchasing
goods for holiday trade. Mrs Gushing
accompanied him to the Hub.
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 stoci
of crockery and his and 10 cent counter
goods, as he will change his business
after Jan. |. Now is the time to buy, as
they must go.
John H. Frame and family arrived
from The Forks yesterday, and establish
ed their residence in the house recent '
purchased by Mr.. Frame, of II. IL. Tufts
on North Street.
Mr. s. W. Philbrick went to Madison
Bridge Tuesday and adjusted the damage,
by cash settlement, that was done the
house of Mrs. BARLEY recently by men
blasting with giant powder.
Cairns & Goodrich have purchased p
B. Gilman's interest in the fish market al
l23 Water ST., and having leased the
store are having 1t remodelled, and viii
open a flrst-class market there soon.
An arctic owl clear white, sand large
one was recently shot near Madison Pond
and brought to w. r. Clifford who has
mounted him. We are informed that Il
very uncommon to find these birds in this
climate and severe winter may be look
ed for.
Mr.. Pat Murphy of West Forks was in
town Saturday, bringing down party OF
sportsmen who had been for several
weeks at his camps in the enchanted, with
the usual luck of visitors there. 1t is a
poor shot who frequents that section and
fails to get caribou, moose or deer.
Supper was served by the Women
Relief Corps to the members of Russell
Post, G. A. r., Friday evening last. Th'
attendance was good and the supper, as
matter of course, was excellent, we'll ap
preciated and enjoyed by all. Music
enlivened the feast.
The Baptist Hill second primary closed
on Friday last after term of ten weeks
Eleven pupils were perfect In attendance
Arab Davis, Tena Greene, Mary Warren
Victor Clark, Hiram Warren, Ltnnie Bad
ger, Ethel Badger, Fannie Emerson
Myrtle Tibbetts, Charles Foster, DAMMIT
Warren. This is doing very well for lit
tie folks, is it not?
Onoi Slhih, lIcds, was Ill WV" N-'
week and took the train for Moose River
via Bangor and Greenville, Wednesda.
morning. He informs the REPORTER tina
the lumber cut on Kennebec waters VII
be about the same as that of last season
The cut on Dead River and the Lake viii
exceed last year little, and that OF
Moose River will be somewhat smaller.
Mrs. Charles Blanchard, of Philadelphia
has presented q rich memorial window U
the Bethany Church. The window Is II
memory Of her parents, Dea. Jane
Cleveland and wife. The window VII
be in one sash, and will be placed in tn
auditorium near the pulpit. 1t Is beau
tiful and appropriate gift, end one which
Is greatly appreciated by the church thu
kindly remembered.
Frank Griffin was arrested for drunk
enness Thursday morning last and late'
was arraigned before Judge Priest AM
fined. He testified to having purchased
his liquor of one Chas. Goodridge. Late
Goodridge was was arrsigned for poke
peddling and fined $4,000 and costs. witt
80 days in Norridgewock jail, and In dc
fault of the payment Of the fine 80 day
additional,
The first of the private assemblies
Coburn Hall will occur on Monday eve
ming next, from $40 to 1880, with musi
by joys orchestra of four pieces, assist
ed by Prof. r. B. Hall Of Bangor
Names great cornetist, and Mr.. 20
Springer of Augusta, clarionetist o
Pullen's orchestra. An hours instru'