The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

Post Friday evening.
fW s. A. Bckford, Esq, paid visit to
81 the State capital Monday.
# Special bargains in new blk. dress
n goods, at White & Wildes.
IA A new lot of ladies cotton underwear
%opened this week at Ordway's.
Mrs. Z. X. Delano is visiting frie nds in
~ Auburn and Brunswick this week
~ My debtors must help Inc out. Please
"a do so without hesitating. s. ID.
I'll The Woman's Club will meet with Mrs.
n Alice Steward, Thursday, Feb. 2Sth.
"a Social dance at Fairgrieves Hail. Satur-
e day evening next, with music by JOY.
a If you are in need of a good pair of
u domestic stockings, call on S. ID.
.a Those new 40 inch all wool dress goods
for 29 cts. yard at Ordway's are bar
gain.
sA Come and see our prices and methods
h of doing business. Hart's New Shoe
Z Store.
.sg Col Stanley Plummer is at Washington,
Nd. c., where he will remain until after
the 4tb of March.
President Pepper of Colby, preached
\ for the pastor of the Bethany church,
Sunday last.
"a Senator and Mrs. Henry Nash of Addi-
4 son, Washington County, spent Sunday
with friends in town.
"a Freeman league tells us of a hen that he
srecently set on ~ light brahma eggs and
Matched out II chicks
Best quality of prints, new spring
! styles, 5 cents a yard, in remnants to
sl2 yds, at White & Wldes'.
~ Mr.. C. s. Durgin of The Forks was in
u town Tuesday, after material for the
IS manufacture of cant dogs.
N Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pearson returned
q home by Saturday Moons train from
their extended visit In Portland and Bos
4 ton.
Friday evening, Mar. %, has been fixed
4 upon as the date of the second annual ex-
& hibition of Skowhegan Athletic Associa-
U ton.
~ Mr.. f. b. Heselton left Monday for
trip to Augusta, Portland and Boston In
u the interest of the Skowhegan Clothing
4 Company.
n The athletic exhibition and dance in
Coburn Hall last Thursday evening was
well patronized, and passed off very
pleasantly.
MIR. II. w CLANCY has contracted to do
the carpenter work on the new residence
e of DR.. C. P. Sawyer, and work was be-
gun last week.
At a special meeting of Parmenas En-
campment No. Is, 1, o. o. F, Tuesday
evening, Feb. 10, the Golden Rule degree
n was conferred.
q ]. A. Dealey left Monday for New
York to buy spring goods, and take in
structions from one of the best cutters
in that city.
The piano to be drawn at g. A. X.
Fair, Saturday evening, is not second
hand one, but new Ivers & Pond from
J. n & l. j. Smiths.
Il The coffee party given at G. A. r. Hall
on Tuesday evening last by the young
u people of St. Mary's Church, was sue
q cess, both financially and otherwise.
4 At the last regular meeting of Parmen-
s. as Encampment No. Is, l. o. o. F., on
N Tuesday evening, Feb. &c, three app!ica-
81 tons were accepted and eight degrees
=! conferred.
81 Railroad Commissioner Wildes will at
~ tend meeting of the Commissioners of
VI the different States at Washington the
"a 9th of March, and take in the Inaugural
ton the 4th.
III Skowhegan people will be glad to learn
THAT there is good prospect of Rev. o. j.
#Hancock resuming his residence in this
place at an early day, as pastor of High
81 St. Church.
NJ Comrade ]. C. Ceilings presented Rus
cell Post with Two of the prettiest plush
X ottomans we have ever seen, which are to
be sold by ticket at their fair now In ses-
Y ssion in Coburn Hall.
IN Among the Skowhegan people who at
Il tended Gov. Burleighs reception at Au-
Xgusta last week, we noticed C. A. Mars
81 ton, James Howard, Miss Hill, Col. A. G.
b Blunt, Col Stanley Plummer and Col
a A. W. Wildes.
N Mr.. Archibald Rix, who Is employed by
~ the futile Bros, one day recently, be-
v tween the hours of 6 80 A. NJ. and $50
81 P. NJ, cut and split four cords and feet
II of rock maple wood from standing trees
q and also helped load the same. How's
that?
Mr.. C. A. Marston started last Friday
| morning on somewhat extended south
ern trip. He will make a short stop at
Boston, and be In Washington to witness
the inauguration ceremonies. He expects
to get as far south as Alabama before
his return.
Mr.. j. o. Haines the past week sold
his stylish Ave year old bay cold, Knox
and Morrill, blood, TO Mr.. Lyman Patch
of Fitchburg, Mass, for e650.O0. Mr..
Haines tells US he refused the same day
an offer Of $4,000 for yesrling colt by
Bay Fearnaught.
A party Of Fairfield Odd Fellows, 81
in number came to Skowhegan last even
ing took supper at the Heselton and 10 the
evening paid Carrsbassett Lodge visit
After the Lodge meeting the members of
Caarabassett Lodge with visitors had an
oyster supper at Delano's.
The arrangements for the Knight Tenn
plar ball to be given by De Molay Com
mandery are about completed. 1t prom
ises to be one of the most enjoyable
times, socially, of the winter, and all our
young IS well as older people are sure to
be fully represented on the floor.
Invitations have been received by many
Of our young people to the First Annual
Concert and Ball Of the Kennebec Ram
blers" bicycle club, to be given at the
new Fairfield Opera House on the even
ing Of the 18th inst, with music by Will
sons orchestra OF Lewiston. The name
of Fred H. Neal heads the committee Of
arrangements.
Yesterday forenoon Mr.. Ashley Keene