The Somerset reporter., 1890-01-23
LOCAL ITEMS.
New ginghams at Ordway's.


Beware of limitations of Brussels soaI
A few more bargains in remnants a
Stewards.
No better doing" will be had thi,
winter.
New spring dress goods and white
goods at Ordway's.
DR.. Pulsifer now occupies rooms in the
house of Geo. G. Greene, Water st.
Tickets %, 50 and SO cts. at Bixby &
Bucks to-day for Peck's Bad Boy.
Mr.. Frank W. Whittier of Lewiston is
passing a brief vacation in town.
See the bargains in hamburgs at 10, l2t
and 10 cts. at Ordways.
Mr.. Harry Foster has a good position
as clerk in L W. Rogers Tea and coffee
store, Waterville.
Mr.. Frank Nolin is numbered among
the i'll people, having been confined to his
house since Thursday last.
+. A. Williams will sell goods at auc-
ton Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evening.
Elegant sleighing In all directions, and
the farmers are making use of the same
in marketing their wood piles.
Every body who buys cloak gets it a t
about their own price at Ordway's for the
next 10 days.
Judge Boswell of Scion is at the Hesel-
ton, where he will remain through a
portion of next week.
Many of the private ice houses are be-
ing filled this week, with a first-class
quality of ice about ten inches thick.
By the breaking or the water wheel the
dynamos of the incandescent elec1ric
lights could not be run Saturday night
Attention is called to the rare business
opening offered in our ad columns. This
is grand opportunity for the right man.
E. C. Heseton leaves next week for
trip to New York and Washington, and
possibly may visit Chicago before return
ing.
Messrs. S. II. Hart, E. T. Goodrich and
C. F. Drew have been having pretty
hard pull with the "Grippe" the past
week.
William Fletcher, who for some years
past has resided in Nevada, has bsen Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Fletcher.
The Woman's Club will meet with Mrs.
Manley Pooler, at the usual hour, Thurs
day, Jan. 80. A picnic supper will be
served.
The Elm st. Studio Building will be
so'.;!! tso sSy ouo wishing II 10 move on
1t is l5x30 2 stories or one as desired, Dr.
Conant.
The opening of the hall in the new Odd
Fellows block in Athens, last week, was
a great success. About GO couples partic-
ipated in the dance.
Mr. Thos. Pease of St. Paul, Mimi,
formerly of No. Arson, is at home on
visit, and has been the guest of Dr.
Vaughan few days.
Miss Stella Foster returned from Cor
ham Normal School, Friday evening
She was member of the class that was
graduated from that school last week.
Charles Brainard. of the lumber firm
Weston & Brainard, left here Monday to
visit numbering operations at Moosehead
Lake, in which the firm is interested.
Dnsmore Bickford, ms. Agents, are
to be congratulated in having secured the
Agency of The National Fire ms. Co. of
Hartford, Conn. The Co. was cash
capital of one million dollars.
Rev. Mr., Rackliff attended the Minis
terial Association of Congregational
churches for Kennebec Counties at
Waterville Tuesday. Rev. Mr.. Jones of
Norridgewock was also in attendance.
The association meets once in two
months.
DR.. G. D. B. Pepper, ex-president of
Colby University, has been advised by
his physicians to take absolute rest for
another year. He is in Augusta now WIS.,
iting his son, c. H. Pepper, and is ex-
pected to visit friends in Waterville and
Skowhegan soon.
Judge Danforth was taken i'll quite
suddenly in the Court room Thursday
afternoon last, and was obliged for a
time to leave the bench. He recovered
however sufficiently to attend to what
business was necessary Friday to bring
the Term to a close.
Omar Clark of Carratunk, the veteran
lumberman, was before the valuation
commission, Thursday morning in rela-
ton to wild lands In Somerset county in
which he Is interested. Mr.. Clark's testi-
mony was very straightforward and clear
as to the condition and value of the tim
Der lands, and the commissioners were
highly pleased with his statements for
their honesty and fairness in all particu-
,ars, oaSs the Kennebec Journal.
Conductor Chandler informs the Re-
PORTER of a novel car of freight which
he took out of Portland Monday night for
Waterville, viz: car load of live tur-
keys, between 800 and 900, for II. C.
Burleigh of Vassalboro. These fowl
were purchased In Iowa, and this is the
second car load Mr.. Burleigh has pur-
chased this season. He fats and markets
them in Boston, where he can get 20 cts.
per ID. One "feller" in the lot weighed
SO lbs.
Our attention has been called to the
vigilant service being rendered by Mr.. c.
E. Turner, who, since the illness of
"Upcle Chas." Whittier, has been ofllciat-
ing as night watch. 1t Is only two weeks
since he discovered and squelched what
would In all probability have been lively
fire In the rear of Morrison & McClellan's
block, and again, on Sunday morning last
he saved the Skowhegan House from Sc
rious damage, If not total destruction,
from are. All these flames were kindled
In the same manner, viz : hot ashes turned
carelessly into barrel. We sincerely
trust that these examples of carelessness
as regards the emptying of ashes may
prove warning.
District Deputy Grand Warden, L. L.
Walton assisted by Messrs. Emery,
Stevens, and Cleveland Installed the fol-
lowing officers of Eureka Lodge No. 1928
of the New England Order of Protection