The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-14
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coat shop.
Ladies' Serge Congress boots, so cts. a
Harris.
Mr.. Sewall Brown of Canaan, was In
town Monday.
F. G. Green, ESQ.,, of Athens, was al
Augusta yesterday.
Ladies' Glove Kid Congress boots, Il
cents, at Harris.
Remnants of hamburg very cheap al
Heselton Bros. & Co.
slaughter Of the Innocents" at Harris
new shoe store.
Mrs. John Frame and daughter are
stopping at Hotel Heselton.
The new "Toile Du Nords" and sat
teens are selling fast at Ordway's.
Hon. Turner Boswell of Scion, was in
town Monday on professional business.
Only two plush sacks left at White &
Wildes. Two ladies' can get bargain.
Mr. A. T. Murphy of Augusta was in
town Tuesday, in the interest of the firm
by which he is employed.
The Woman's Club will meet with Mrs
Richards Wednesday, Feb. ID, at Z. NJ
A picnic supper will be served.
P. H. S. Vaughan returned to Bruins
wick Tuesday morning, to resume his
studies at the Maine Medical School.
Remember the nobbiest dress goods art
always selected first, so go at once &c
Ordway's and make your selections.
Supper and sociable at the Baptist
church, Saturday night. Supper from
five to seven. All are cordially invited.
We understand there is talk of organic
ing an orchestra among some of the
unsteady inclined gentlemen of our vii
lage.
We hear that Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. vii.
liams were not especially pleased with
the state of Florida and are already on
their journey home.
Mr. Slas Leland drives about oul
streets a span of young roam colts that
make "natty" team and command a
good deal of attention.
Gents fine hand made Kangaroo, Cor
doran and calf Congress button and lace
boots. They are all In the swim al
IIart's new shoe store.
Corsets at Ordways: Loomer's Cut.
away, Balls, Coraline, Tricora Health
Tricora X. F., two lines of French cor
sets and Improved Triumph.
Not an imaginative reduction but g
genuine downright serious one at Harris
shoe store, Madison st. Nothing wrong
with the goods, simply overstocked.
The menu for the Corn Supper given
by the young ladies of the Universalist
Church, Is printed in the lads" 1.-The
proof of the pudding is in the eating
The W. C. T. U. will give Bible Read
ing, conducted by Mrs. J. o. Smith; al
their parlors, 8 O'Clock, Tuesday after.
noon, Feb. 18th. All ladies are cordially
invited.
Gents machine sewed Congress and
lace boots, solid leather, no shoddy, al
the ridiculous price of one dollar pei
pair It's Hart but can't be helped.
Editor Pratt, of the Eastern State Dex.
ter has been visiting In town, the guest
of C. ID, Miller and wife. He made the
REPORTER pleasant call Wednesday
morning.
Through an error of the printer 1t has
been found necessary to change the date
of the meeting of Athens Hall Association
from Feb. Eth to Feb. 81. See notice
elsewhere.
The Star mail routes for Maine have
been let for the years ensuing. The
routes from Skowhegan to The Forks, anc
from Embden to North Arson were moi
given out.
At the next regular meeting of Par
menas Encampment l. o. o. f., which
is Tuesday evening February IL, the
Patriarchal degree will be conferred upon
two candidates
Mr.. b. d. Savage has .been harvesting
his ice crop for the past ten days, beside.
cutting considerable for the private Ice
houses of our citizens. The ice is of {
good quality, averaging nearly foot ii
thickness.
A committee of three was appointed a
the last regular meeting of Carrabasse
Lodge, No. "a l. 0. o. F. to get estimate,
of the cost of new regalas, and to recon
mend some stvle of hat or cap for adop
ton for street wear.
A new brick block on Madison street
is one of the possibilities In the building
| line for the season of 1899. III sucl
proves to be the case, the building viii
replace what is now an old landmark, ant
add much to the beauty of our business
centre.
The weather for the past week has tast
ed decidedly more of winter than that
which preceded it. Several mornings
the mercury has reached the zero mark
while on Monday morning the Their
mometer registered from twelve to flfteer
degrees below.
| Mr.. A. c. Swift has been in town fol
the past few days, circulating reading
matter in the interest Of Prof. Hosford''
Baking Powder. Mr.. Swift is a gentle
man one is pleased to meet, and he /:
thoroughly interested in his work.
The entertainment planned by Cara
bassett Lodge, No. "a, l. o. o. F., TO
Wednesday eve, Feb. 9th, was postponed
until Feb. 18th, when tits expected that
Quinnebasset Lodge, I. o. o. F., of Nor
ridgewock, will meet with them.
Russell Post is represented at the Stat
Encampment at Lewiston, which begin
to-day, by Chas. F. Jones, Chas. Smith
F. r. Buck, B. ID. Savage and E. L
Walker, the two first named being dele
gates. Col Dyer went a day earlier to at
tend to mis- duties as member Of tn
committee of administration.
The "Poonoosac's", charming club O.
Skowhegan young ladies', were hospitabl.
entertained at "Riverbank," the home O.
Miss Josie W. Smith, one Of their mum
Der, on Friday evening last, Miss JOSIE
giving Ave O'Clock tea in their honor
After the collation. carefully arranged
program was presented, consisting of vo
cal and instrumental music, select read
ings, etc.