The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

yesterday.
White skirts 40 cts, night robes SO cts
at Ordway's.
q Mr.. Heman Whipple of Scion was il
Il town yesterday.
4 Pillow case cotton all width a
q Stewards.
ri Quite lively snow storm prevails al
II the time of going to press.
q +. A. williams will close out his stock
In trade at bargain.
EN-. Merrill, Esq, with little Ned, is
on a trip to New York city.
Is New spring and summer goods arriv-
II ing about every day at Ordway's.
% Another car Aroostook potatoes, as
il good as ever at w. NJ. & G's.
d Full lines of both the Hathaway and
Il Peerless underwear at White & Wildes
q There is to be an Old Folks Ball at
4 Athens Friday evening of this week, the
L 1lst inst
Gen. r. B. Shepherd started on bust
! ness trip to Michigan Tuesday to be gone
two weeks.
I Mrs. Roswell Taylor of Melrose, Mass,
is on visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d Alder. Fuller.
Morse & Aubin are putting out some
/ fine beef We hear their prices are about
| right, too.
Another lot Of Lockwood SO inch cot
| tons In from to 20 yds. at 6 IA cts. at
White s wides
Mr.. II. b. Russell of No. Cornville went
to Boston by Wednesday afternoon train
on business trip.
The pupils of the Park Schools, will
give an entertainment, Friday evening, at
4 the Methodist vestry.
4 Those new serge dress goods for 30 cts.
yard in IA different shades at Ordway's
are great value
The Chinese Laundry has been removed
to the Skowhegan Laundry building OPP
posite Hotel Coburn.
The first of course of Assemblies,
comes off at G. A. X. Hall tonight. Mu-
sic by Towns orchestra.
Hon. W. Symonds, formerly judge of
! the Supreme Court was in town yesterday
on professional business.
q Morrison & Mcclellan have fixed up 2
"a offices in the ruins of Morrison Block.
g X. s. Hillman will temporarily occupy
= one of them.
n We hear the annual Poverty Party"
Z and Ball at Coburn Hall will occur in
4 about two weeks, with music by joys
orchestra
Mr.. William Clough who recently went
to Fl. Payne, Ala with a view to invest
ing in land there was suddenly recalled
on account of serious illness of his wife.
The size of the flag purchased by Mr..
r. L. Lyon for the High School building
is x lG feet instead of 8 Z II feet as the
types made us state last week.
Messrs. Z. f. Farbrother, A. G. Blunt
and w. H. Wildes represent the Skowhe
gan Board of Trade at Auburn to-day,
President Anderson was unable to attend.
Favorable reports come to Skowhegan
regarding the health of Mr.. and Mrs. IL
w. Cushing, who are passing the winter
months in the South. Their many
friends will read of this with pleasure.
State bounties have been granted to
agricultural societies In the State to the
amount of $500. Societies in this
County received as follows: East Somer-
set, sl9I 81; Somerset Central, S207.94.
Omar Clark was in town yesterday. He
says there were never four better weeks
for hauling lumber In Somerset lumber
woods than the past four weeks have
been, and they have been we'll improved.
One of our prominent citizens thinks
that the people generally do not know
where to go to give a fire alarm and that
much valuable time may thus be lost af
ter fire is discovered Ifthis is the fact
it would be well to have instructions
made public.
Russell Post have inaugurated series
Of War Histories, either to be related
verbally or resd by the participants, mem
bers of the Post, to the end that their
meetings may be made more interesting
and encourage the members to attend
more regular.
The old reliable jewelry firm Of Geo.
Philbrick & Son have engaged space in
the REPORTER for the coming year, that
they may be able to lay before our readers
some plain facts In regard to their line of
business, with both profit to themselves
and their customers.
OF the burned out firms X. T. Patten
is located at the corner store in williams
block; L. s. Prescott, at the former omar
ters Of the Chicago Beef Co. Madison
Street; the Chinese Laundry at the for
mer home Of the Skowhegan Laundry
and L. L. Morrison has an office on the
ruins.
The Calendar Fair given by the "Cheer
full Workers" of the Methodist society, In
the vestries of that church on Thursday
and Friday evenings Of last week. was a
grand success. the lecture on Thursday
evening by Rev. H. H. Clark of the U. s.
N, on Pompeii, was highly interesting.
The net proceeds from the two evenings
was about $50.
Insurance adjusters for several of the
companies Interested in the Morrison
Block fire were In town yesterday
Messrs. Emerson of the Home, Hillard
of the Aetna, Hiscock of the German
American, Damon of he Springfield.
Mr. Damon also represented the Western
and Griffin & Wentworth adjust the loss
for the People, New Hampshire, and the
Imperial. The Queen and the CONNER
cial Union also have losses.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, num-
bering sixty musicians, will give one Of
their delightful concerts In City Hall,
Portland, next Wednesday evening, Feb.
&c. This entertainment will be one OF
the best in the Stockbridge course, and
the only chance Of hearing this famous
orchestra this side Of Boston during the
season. Tickets may be obtained from
Ira c. Stockbridge, aud holders Of tickets
will be given half rates on the railroad.
Upon complaint BY letter Sheriff
Vaughan visited tho premises Of y. C.