The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-11-20

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There is to be a grand ball In Athenl
Thursday, Thanksgiving evening.
VIM. M. Z. Brown, Esq, made bust
ness trip to Augusta and Hallowell Mon
day.
Wesley Gray Of Arson and John w
Wiley of Skowhegan have been sgranted
pensions.
Mrs. DIR. Geo. C. Friend of Gardiner is
in town, called here by the illness Of her
mother.
A new lot of tan color shawls at judi
kins Dunton's.
Mr.. Foster Ainley of this place is play.
Ing the double bass with Pullen's Orches-
ira of Augusta this winter.
We are indebted to Hon. S. l.. Milliken
and Col. Stanley Plummer for valuable
public documents from Washington.
Lewis Anderson, Esq, and his brother,
Thomas Anderson of Scotland, made trip
to Vermont this week, to visit relatives
there.
William Clark, clerk at the Augusta
aouse, spent Sunday with friends in
town, returning to Augusta Monday after
noon.
Mrs. A. 7. FELTON, of Boston, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Augustus Crowell
for the past three months, left for her
home yesterday.
Services at NJ. E. church next Sunday
at l0.45 A. M. Subject of sermon. ''Fhe
Sovereign Remedy" All are cordially
invited to attend.
Miss, Caldwell's class in physical train
ing will meet at Falrgrieves' Hall next
Wednes' .ay afternoon at 1 O'Clock in
stead of I, the regular hour.
Call at Smiths music store and see
those elegant upright plano case organs.
By mutual consent Of all interested we
learn, owing to the hall being leased for
other purposes the Skowhegan Tennis
club ceased to exist ON Tuesday last.
r. w. Brown has 500 Canada eve
lambs at his farm in Cornyille, which
are to be sold to farmers. Time given
II required. Improve this opportunity.
Rev A. j Rackllf attended the quarter
ly conference of the Kennebec and Somer-
set Ministerial Association of Congrega-
tional churches at Wateryille Tuesday
last
The members of Loyalty Lodge who
presented the play zone Hundred Years
Ago" SO successfully recently, we hear
are to repeat it at South Norridgewock
by invitation at an early day.
The Frye Light Guards of Lewiston
over 30 in number, have engaged rooms
at Hotel Heselton for Thanksgiving night
and will eat turkey on that day with
Landlord Heselton.
G. II. Durham, who has been in the
employ of w. f. Bacon recently, has
secured u good situation with the Port
land Machine Company and has moved
his family to Portland.
DR.. Sawyer will be at Emery's Hotel,
Athens, Monday, Nov. "a Bailey's Hotel,
Harmony, Tuesday Nov. 25!h aud Park
House, Hsrtland, Wednesday, Nov. Goth,
for the practice of dentistry.
L. X. Delano will serve In Grand Army
Hall, Thanksgiving evening, one of his
famous suppers in connection with the
Frye Guards exhibition drill and ball in
Cehs.:ae Hal! : shat o,7oa;,as. Z.
Another large lot of ladies' misses and
chldrens' cloaks just arrived at Ordwsy's.
Surveyor Gilman has completed the
Court Street sewer and also has finished
the job of paving with crushed rocks,
Water street as far as the Railroid
crossing. Thus are Water street and Is
land Avenue in condition to stand for
many years without further repairs.
The members of the A. O. U. W. with
their ladies' had an oyster supper in their
hall on Friday evening last, at which
time about 20 members of the Somerset
Lodge of Madison were their guests.
The supper was followed by sociable
which was prolonged until nearly IL
O'Clock.
Mr.. Thomas Sanders of, Haverhill,
Mass, was in town and at East tMadison
several days this week, leaving for his
h)me on the morning train yesterday. lie
Is the proprietor OF the Madison Slate
quarry and the farm connected there
with, and keeps some nice horses there.
He purchased nne Howard colt, of DIR.
Chas. II. Wilbur for which he paid u
handsome sum.
We are informed by Mr.. Tantish that
the business of the New England and U.
S. Express Co., has far exceeded his ex-
pectatious. He will remove to his new
office In Morrison & McClellan's new
block about Dec. lst, where he will have
as nice an office as any in the State, and
will be pleased to receive all holiday bun
dlesiat extremely low rates to any parts OF
the United States or Europe.
An elegant line of fancy towels, at
Stewards.
Jsnitor Smith, ever on the watch dis
covered a leak recently in the large water
pipe over the stage In Coburn Hall, and
by giving the same quick attention, saved
several stocks of goods in the stores be-
low from damage by deluge, as well a.
quite sum of money to the stockholders
of the block. Before the damage was
repaired Mr. Smith was thoroughly drench
ed, but as he accomplished his purpose
did not mind the wettng.
The examination of Leonard ii. Walk
| or of Embdeu, whose case is In Judge
Busaelrs Insolvency court was being
held when we went to press last week oc
cupied the remainder of the week and I'M
til Yesterday noon. some six days in all
Mr.. Walkers creditors petltioned him
into insolvency and the examination was
in regard to the ownership of certain
real estate and other property. The ex
animation was by Messrs. Walton and
Collins, J. j. Parlin represented Mr.
Walker. 1t is understood there will be
an examination Of Mrs. Walker and sor
of the respondent before the case comes
up at the December term.
Waste embroidery silks 25 cts. bunch
ct Ordway's.
Micah W. Norton was evidently mar
who had confidence In other men, judg
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