The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-12-26

Best Goods 90 Prices
GEORGE w. HALVES
THE' CL0THlER.

Mr.. William 2. Bailey was in tow
Friday last.
See what White & wildes say abou
cloth cloaks.
Ed. Leach is visiting for few days il
Franklin, Mass.
Auction Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, +. A. Williams.
Gents winter underwear at half price
at Ordway's, perhaps wet little.
Miss Lizzie Williams is spending the
holidays with her parents in Hartland.
DR.. McGlynn, the great lecturer, i.
soon to visit Skowhegan.
Mr.. H d. Patterson is on a business
trip to Lewiston and Portland.
Bar pins, ear jewels sets and Other
jewelry for sale at low prices at Parsons
Bed blankets and puffs damaged only
by water, at very low prices at Ordways
Save money by buying bars of Brus
sells soap for so cents, at E. S. Prescott's.
Those dress goods from the Boston fire
at Ordway's must sell very quick at the
prices they are quoted.
There is to be New Years dance at
Levi r. Bigelow's, Tuesday evening, the
3lst.
Be sure and see the ladies cotton under
wear, slightly damaged by water, at about
half price at Ordway's,
Cheaper than dirt bars of Brussels
soap (no ro.in) for so cents, and patent
soap tray free, at James Lumsden & Cos.
Mrs. Henry Rawles treated her twenty
eight scholars in the Mechanic Street
school to Christmas tree bearing pres
ent for each.
Mrs. L. II. Webb accompanied her
daughter, Miss Mida, to Boston to-day,
for treatment by DIR. Stevens, formerly
of this town.
Take your watches, clocks, jewelry,
ETC., to W. C. Pearson for repairs. In the
store occupied by John Dealy. All work
warranted.
The schools in the Park school build
ing and on Leavitt Street and III the High
School building are to commence Mon
day, Jan. 9th.
Christmas is past, but Bragg & Varney
still have on hand fine assortment of
chairs and other furniture suitable for
any day in the year.
The young ladies' of the C. C. c. G. de
sire to express their gratitude to those
who 80 kindly assisted them in providing
for the Christmas dinner.
Rev. c. M. G. HARDWOOD will close his
labors with the First Baptist Church next
Sunday afternoon. The service will COM
mence at quarter of two O'Clock.
Remember the third of the private
assemblies occurs at Coburn Hall on
Monday evening next. We learn an eff
fort is to be made to have three more.
i'm. ST. j. Smith have fine stock of
those celebrated Carpenter Organs.
Don't examine them unless you want one,
for if you do you cannot help buying one.
About 10 young couples from this place
went to the Quinnebasset, Norridgewock
yesterday afternoon, taking supper and
having hop in the evening with music
by Joy.
An elegant Ivers & Pond piano (mahog-
any case and soft stop was Christmas
present 20 Miss Nellie M. Preble of Bing-
ham, from her mother. Sold by j. N.
|. j. Smith.
One of Skowhegan's prominent bust
ness men told the REPORTER few days
ago that he would contribute s. bill to
the fund to place flags on the school
houses in town.
Rev. A. X. p. Small of Portland has
accepted the invitation to preach the ded-
icatory sermon of the Bethany Baptist
church edihce. The time for the service
is not yet determined.
Farm Poultry" one year and can of
Sheridan's Condition Powder for Sl.50,
is the generous offer made by 1, S. John
son & Co., not Sl5 as the types made the
REPORTER say last week.
We publish elsewhere the statement of
the Skowhegan Savings Bank, by which
1t will be seen that the standing of the in
stitution Is excellent, the character Of its
securities first class, and the surplus
large.
Pat Murphy of West Forks is In town.
He informs US he has just secured the
mail stage route from The Forks to Moose
River and will run daily stage on the
route. Pat is sure to give satisfaction as
he is popular all along the route.
The New England Conservatory of
Music of Boston who have used the Ivers
& Pond Pianos largely during the last
eight years have recently bought rs more
with all the latest patents, including the
Soft Stop, which makes nearly 200 more
in that institution.
Conductor Joseph Anderson Of the
Maine Central, is suffering from small
tumor in the larynx which has seriously
affected his voice. He went to Boston
last week and submitted to an operation
to have it removed. His many friends
here will be glad to know that the opera
ton was successfully performed. They
hope he will recover completely and re-
turn again to the train he has so long
conducted, that from Skowhegan to
Portland via Lewiston.