The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-18
GEORGE w. HALVES
The PEOPLES CL07HIER
Baskets cheap-Blxby & Buck.

Millinery goods at about half price
now at Curtis.
Miss Mary c. Pollard is passing the
winter in Paris, Kentucky.
Have you seen the silk mufflers at M. B.
Heselton's2
Judge Whitehouse and Court Reporter
Estes have rooms at Hotel Coburn for
the term.
The prospect is that the present term
of Court will continue three or four
weeks.
To accommodate holiday shoppers the
dry and fancy goods dealers will keep OPP
en- every evening until after Christmas.
Sweet Florida oranges for the holidays,
at Patterson's SOC. per doz. This price is
for the holidays only.
A very pleasant evening was spent by
the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Walker
at their residence on Turner avenue,
Tuesday evening, it being the birthday Of
Mrs. Walker.
Geo. Gushing has new hanging sign
In front of his drug store, and big one
nearly at the top of the building over the
Flaw" windows. "Signs" are given in
his case.
Or Monday last Sherlff Vaughan and
Constable Lewis found some liquors In a
stable connected with the house on
nsavItu'.trorvr ovvupi-o uy !: Dp Guirof
aud seized them.
Pretty and cheap are the goods at Geo
Cushings.
At the solicitation of his patrons, Pat
terson ordered and will receive on Friday
of this week fresh lot Of extra fancy
Malaga grapes, and will sell them while
they last at lsc per 10. Remember, these
are the extra fancy and large clusters.
Good viii Home lost 500 feet of nice
hard lumber by the burningIof Bates Mil
at Oakland last week. The lumber had
been donated to the Home by Mr.. Geo. T.
Benson and had been taken to the mill to
be fitted when the fire came and destroy
ed 1t.
The interior finish, as we'll as work on
the cases In the new store of r. T. Pat
ten and Walter +. Robbins Is the work
of N. McQuillen, one of the many tasty
woodworkers Skowhegan can lay claim
to. The work is very artistically done
and much complimented.
Col. Edwin J. Cram of Governor Bur-
leigh's staff, and Inspector of Rife Prac-
tice, M. v. M, was In town Tuesday even
ing and addressed Co. E., I'd Reg't on the
best method of rifle practice. The COL
is thoroughly well posted on this subject,
and recommends systematic physical eX-
erclse for the strengthening of all parts
of the body.
The windows of the we'll known CLOTH
ing store of George W. Halves, present
q very attractive appearance A. they u.s.
ually do when they leave his artistic
hand. At this time one represents a snow
storm and the other hunters camp DO
side cliff. down the side OF which the
water gently trickles. The hunter stands
calmly At the door with all the trapplngs
of the wood and the camp around him.
The prettIest Pastel paintings you ever
saw at Geo. Cushlngs's.
The new jewelry store of Walter F.
Robbins has been the theme Of converse
tion the past week among the many who
since his removal have, given him call.
II is certsinly a fine one and would do
credit to any city In New England. The
large stock Of seasonable goods. that Mr..
Robbins Is displaying to holiday shoppers
never appeared to better advantage than
In those new quarters.
The Ladies' Missionary society OF the
CONGREGATIONAL church has lately sent
two barrels and one box Of clothing TO
Miss NJ. II. Lunt at Selma, Ala, to De
used in her work among the colored peo-
n,e. Miss Lunt is from Maine and Is en-
gagged in general mission work In Alaoa-
ma. Tho ladies' celebrated the compile
ton of this work by a supper at Mrs. L.
W. Weston g.. Wed nesday. evening, Dec. ~
tn which the gentlemen were invited. 1t
WAS pronounced by all very pleasant &C.
casion.