The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-28
Read Ordway's new ad.
See ad of Minstrels coming.

LOOK at my 81 cent Ded puHs' D. -.
Take Notice Everybody" See Harts
New ad.
DIR. s. A. Patten went to Augusta this
morning.
Do you want a Dexter double and
twist? S. d.
40-inch dress goods just in at % cts.
White & Wildes.
The next regular meeting Of the W Il.
c., will be held March 18TH.
Take dinner at g. A. X. Hall town
meeting dav and help along worthy OBJ
ject.
Col, w. A. R. Boothby Of Wsterville,
was registered at Hotel Coburn. Tues
day.
You cannot help buying when you see
those nobby new striped dress goods at
! OrJway's.
Mrs. Li,ermore was the guest of Mis-
B. +. Eaton and family on her recent WIS.,
it In town.
New lot of kid gloves In undressed an d
dressed. lot of 4 buttons at 30 cts. at
White 4 Wildes'.
The thanks of the editor are due Mr.
W. II. Mort IN for fine stalk of celery,
grown by him this winter.
Mrs. A. S. Burke of Bingham, has re-
Gently purchased OF j. N. < /. J. Smith,
an elegant Briggs Upright piano,
The annual selection of pews In the
will occur, Tuesday evening March 9TH.
Look around and find out where 1t is
best to do your trading Don't work
against your own interests. Remember
Harris New Shoe Store.
The mercury was down to 20 below
zero (some say IS and 4O) on Sunday, A.
NJ, while Tuesday morning, the 30 de-
gree below mark was reached.
We print elsewhere the warrant for the
annual town meeting so that Skowhegan
citizens can see just what they are voting
for, and then vote Understandings.
There will be a special meeting of Par
menas Encampment, No. Is. |. o. o. +,
on Tuesday evening, March 8, for the
purpose of comforting the Patrarchal and
Royal Purple Degrees.
Daniel Boone, the famous old stock
horse now past the meridian, was sold by
H. A. Archer last week to Mr.. Geo A.
Alden of Waterville, who will ship him
to friend in New York.
Miss Bertha d. Farrand will entertain
the Sorosis on the evening of Wednes-
day, March 9Th, at the residence of her
uncle, Mr.. Z. B. Curtis. A character par
ty will be the evenings programme.
A guest at Hotel Coburn stated this
morning that he was kept awake all night
by the ticking of the town clock. And
yet there are some people who think the
striking of the clock Is not loud enough,
A representative Of the John II. Lowell
Arm Co., Boston, was la town Tuesday,
and 1t would not be surprising II two of
Skowhegan's star base ballists play with
the team that represent this company
this season.
The ladies' of the Relief Corps, Russell
Post, will furnish a dinner at G. A. X.
Hall, Monday, March 4th, 1889, All are
cordially invited. Proceeds for sick sol.
diers and their families who have no PEN
sions. Dinner 20 cents.
f. F. Danforth, Esq, took the 40
train of Monday to attend the annual ses-
sion and banquet of the Grand Lodge of
the New England District, A 0. L. W.,
Wednesday of this week.
We are glad to be able to correct the
false report current last week, that Mr.
j. II. McCone collected money on account
of an advertising sheet he was working
for the benefit of the &. A, II. Fair, and
appropriated 1t to his personal use. But
instead he gave several days labor to the
success of the affair.
The young ladies of the Congregational
Society observed Washington's Birthday
In fitting manner by giving Washing
ton Tea Party at their vestry, in the even
ing. The tickets were evidently designed
to be kept as souvenirs, being in the form
of the historic little hatchet," and bear
ing the inscription, "Washington's Birth
day, Feb. %, 1885," beneath bunch of
cherries, hand-painted. A large number
attended
Mr.. Lewis Anderson received letter
last evening from gentleman in Ala
bama, announcing the finding of the body
of a young man believed to be that of
Jno. TAFT, Jr., on the railroad track at a
flag station near Mobile, who had evi
IDENTITY been run over by a passing train
The only means of identification was
letter found on the body from Mr.. Ander-
son which had been written some months
ago. The people of the deceased were
residents of this place some years since,
now residing at Troy, N, Y, and they
are as yet ignorant of the sad fate of their
son, and will be till Mr.. Anderson's letter
of this date reaches them.